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Lumen News – 08/31/2017

Our Mission: As a ministry of St. Benedict Parish,
Lumen Christi High School provides a rigorous Catholic education
in a Christ-like environment!

Our Core Values: Living Faith, Celebrating Family, and Achieving Excellence

Important Upcoming Dates:

August 31st-September 1st: Senior Class Retreat
September 4th: No School, Labor Day
September 6th: School Picture Day
September 11th (2pm): Rosary for 9/11
September 21st-22nd: HS Retreat
October 11th: PSAT Testing (9th-11th)
October 20th: No School, Teacher In-service
October 23rd: Academic Awards (2nd Sem. 2016-17 SY), 2pm
October 26th & 27th: ½ Days for Parent-Teacher Conferences
November 10th: No School, Teacher In-service
November 23rd & 24th: No School, Thanksgiving Holiday
December 19th, 20th, 21st: Finals
December 22nd-January 5th: No School, Christmas Break
January 8th: Classes Resume

Principal’s Update: Thanks to the many families who attended Back to School night and brought a dish to share for our potluck afterwards. It was great to see everyone! Congratulations to our high school and junior high soccer teams for wins over Birchwood Christian Academy on Tuesday! Go Archangels!

Ever wonder why a Catholic education is important for your child? Here are five reasons:

Prayer each morning before the school day begins
Prayer before eating lunch
Prayer at the end of the school day
Weekly Mass with their closest friends
Learning about saints and other heroes of faith

Please be safe and have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

Add/Drop Deadline: Students have until 12:30 on September 1st to make any changes to their schedules. They should meet with Mrs. Brewer to discuss any possible changes. You may email her at dbrewer@lumenchristiak.org or schedule a time to meet with her.

Schedule Information for Next Week:

Monday-No School
Tuesday-Morning Mass at 7:15am
Wed-Friday-No Morning Mass due to the Priest convocation
Thursday-No Mass due to the Priest convocation and students will follow a Monday schedule.

Picture Day: School picture day will be on the morning of Wednesday, September 6th. Please come dressed in your uniform best. Portrait options for purchase from Fitzgerald Photography were sent home on Monday August 28th. Please return them with payment if you would like to have pictures sent home this year.

Remind: We will be using Remind this year for communicating announcements in the event of school closures, emergency notifications, and general school reminders. Mrs. Estes will be adding each parent to Remind so look for a notification from Remind to arrive early sometime next week. At that time you may customize your settings to receive: emails, text messages, or app notifications or all of the above.

Substitutes: We are currently looking to add onto our substitute list. If you are interested or know someone who would be, please contact the front office for more details.

School Tie Update: Details previously shared about our school ties have changed. Parker Uniforms will not be able to add our tie to Lumen’s shopping on their website as originally planned. We will be ordering them in bulk to sell out of the office like we have previously done. There will be a longer wait for our order to be processed and fulfilled and I will keep everyone posted. Thank you so much for your patience as we continue to work out the details.

HS Girls Volleyball: High school girls volleyball begins Wednesday, September 6th. Please visit our sports website to see the schedule: http://lumenchristiathletics.com/ All players will need to have a current physical and sports packets filled out (girls who are currently playing soccer do not have any additional paperwork or physical). You can access the sports paperwork here: http://lumenchristiathletics.com/main/filesLinks

Spring Academic Awards Assembly: Students who earned academic awards for 2nd semester of the 2016-17 school year will be honored during assembly on October 23rd at 2pm in the gym. All are welcome to join us.

Campus Ministry:

Seniors will be on retreat this Thursday and Friday, August 31 and September 1. Please keep them in your prayers.
All are invited to join us for Mass in our new Archangels Chapel at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
We are creating a Lumen Families bulletin board in the main hallway of the school. Please send family pictures in to Mrs. Loeffler for posting.
September 21 and 22nd are retreat days for high school students and special activity days for middle school..
- Middle School students (grades 7 and 8) will remain primarily on campus and High School students (grades 9-12) will be at St. Theresa Camp in Wasilla.
- For the high school retreat we are in need of parent volunteers to help prepare meals, set up for sessions and clean up during the retreat. Please contact Liz Loeffler, eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org if you can help.
- The week before the retreat (September 12-15) we can use help in organizing materials for the high school sessions. Please contact Liz Loeffler, eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org if you can help.
- More information regarding Middle School activities will follow; I am sure Mrs. Brewer and Mr. Bauzon will need help with the Middle Schoolers also!
Service Project Opportunity: “Trick or Treat in the Heat” is a neighborhood-wide fundraiser that allows kids to trick-or-treat early, without cold weather to encumber their costume-wearing. Proceeds go to Ronald McDonald House, Make A Wish Foundation, and Hospice of Anchorage. The event takes place Sunday, September 10 at the end of Yukon Charlie Loop, from 5 to 7 PM.
- The following student volunteers are needed:
- Saturday, September 9: 4 students to help prep (contact Erica Dufrane for time)
- Sunday, September 10: 5-10 students to help (4:30 – 7:00 p.m.) with making cotton candy, set up, tear down, marking wristbands, patrolling areas and helping with young children.
- Please contact Erica Dufrane, (907) 602-1795, if your son or daughter would like to volunteer.
Keep an eye on Campus Ministry News for upcoming Service opportunities and if you know of a worthy cause in need of volunteers let us know so we can get the word out!
We are looking forward to a year filled with many blessings!

PVO News: It was great to see so many parents at Back to School Night. We have had a great start to the school year and we are excited to have Mary Gore as Vice President of our PVO- thank you Mary!

PVO MEETING: Our first PVO Meeting of the year will be Tuesday, September 12th at 7pm. Please consider attending!

ATTIC FRIDAYS: Our sign up for extended hours on Fridays at the Attic are now online for the fall. Please look at the schedule and see if there is time you can help. Below are few particular areas we need filled.

We would like to get consistent helpers on the 2nd and 3rd Fridays of each month. If you can commit to helping every 2nd or 3rd Friday, please sign up online or contact Danielle.
We need Student Supervisors on Fridays from 12:30 to 3 pm to oversee up to 4 students while they complete community service hours at the Attic. Anyone that signs up for these spots should have a current background check and Safe & Sacred.
We would also like to have an Attic Friday Coordinator. This person would check the sign up spots each week we have extended hours, make reminder calls to helpers that are signed up, remind the Attic to put out our Friday sign, and let PVO know if we need to send out a message to recruit more volunteers for that week. This should not take more than an hour a week that we have extended Friday hours, can be done from home, and count as fundraising share hours!
Link to sign up for Attic Fridays: http://signup.com/go/cVMeBzw

AVAILABLE PVO POSITIONS:

Attic Friday Coordinator-see description above
Concession Stand Food Coordinator (Purchase food for the Concession Stand)
Gun Show Coordinator for Next Year- (shadow this year’s coordinator this fall to learn the ropes)
Catholic Schools Week Coordinator

If you are interested in helping with any of these positions or have any questions about them, please contact Danielle (tanddrybicki@gmail.com). Thank you!

Gold Cards: Money from Gold Card sales are due back into the front office by September 8th. If you need additional time to finish selling your Gold Cards, please let the office know.

Yearbook: Did you forget to order a yearbook at registration? It’s not too late!! This Friday (September 1st) is the last day for our early-bird pricing! You can order anytime throughout the year; however, right now the yearbook is only $65 and includes the student’s name on the cover. After September 1st, the price will increase to $70 and the name will no longer be an option on the cover. Please see Mrs. Estes if you’d like to purchase a yearbook.

Gently Used Uniforms & Lumen Spirit Wear: If you are looking for gently used uniform items, please visit the Archangel Attic. For gently used uniforms with our “Lumen Christi” logo or for Lumen Spirit Wear, please see Mrs. Estes at the office. FYI: This week we received several gently used LCHS Sweaters and a couple plaid skirts so please stop by the office if you are interested in taking a look.

Scrip: Have you heard of Scrip fundraising yet? This is a great way to help Lumen raise funds while you do your everyday shopping and gift giving. Please see Mrs. Estes with any questions you may have. In the meantime, visit shopwithscrip.com to learn more. After visiting shopwithscrip.com and you’d like to set up your account, please call Mrs. Estes for Lumen Christi’s enrollment code. Our first order deadline of the year will be on Friday, September 15th at 1pm.

Fred Meyer Community Rewards: Please take a moment to register your Fred Meyer card so that Lumen Christi can receive rewards from your shopping, a super easy way to help Lumen raise funds. If you have already registered your card, you may want to check to see if it needs to be renewed. Please click on this link and follow the steps: https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4

Box Tops: Lumen collects box tops so be sure to bring them into the school. There is a little collection box just outside the front office.

Shop A Roo: Shoparoo is an app in which you simply take photos of receipts on your smartphone and submit. Lumen then earns “Roo Points” which are converted at the end of the year into a donation to the school. Follow these simple steps after you download the app from either the App Store or on Google Play:

SHOP: Shop for any product, at any store.
SNAP: Take a picture of your receipt.
EARN: Earn cash donations & sweepstakes entries

Amazon Smile: Do you regularly shop on Amazon? Consider logging into your Amazon account through smile.amazon.com and choose Lumen Christi as the organization that you’d wish to receive benefits from your orders.

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School Auction: Our 34th Annual Auction “Oui, Oui, Paris” is Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Anchorage Marriott Downtown starting at 5:00 pm. Tickets to attend the event are available at the auction office inside St. Elizabeth Ann Seton school. We are looking for donations of new items, basket items, and artwork. Donations can be dropped off at the school or picked up at your convenience. We also have advertising space available for our purchase in our auction booklet. Thank you for your continued support of Catholic education. If you have any questions, contact the auction office at 345-2327 or auction@akseas.com

Link to Signup.com: By now you have received emails from Signup.com highlighting volunteer opportunities. Below is a link where you will find all of Lumen’s current signups in one spot.

http://www.volunteerspot.com/group/151523700124?utm_source=group-badge-volunteer-green

Winter Weather Reminder: Just a reminder that as winter approaches, so does the possibility for school closures. If the Anchorage School District (ASD) cancels school, so does Lumen Christi. Sometimes ASD will close some schools for weather conditions but not all schools, please listen to the radio or check ASD’s website. If Sand Lake and/or Dimond cancels school, then so will Lumen Christi.

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Lumen News 08/22/2017

Our Mission: As a ministry of St. Benedict Parish,
Lumen Christi High School provides a rigorous Catholic education
in a Christ-like environment!

Our Core Values: Living Faith, Celebrating Family, and Achieving Excellence

Important Upcoming Dates:

August 25th: Back to School Night & Picnic, 6pm

August 31st-September 1st: Senior Class Retreat

September 4th: No School, Labor Day

September 21st-22nd: HS Retreat

October 11th: PSAT Testing (9th-11th)

October 20th: No School, Teacher In-service

October 26th & 27th: ½ Days for Parent-Teacher Conferences

November 10th: No School, Teacher In-service

November 23rd & 24th: No School, Thanksgiving Holiday

December 19th, 20th, 21st: Finals

December 22nd-January 5th: No School, Christmas Break

January 8th: Classes Resume

Principal’s Update: What a beautiful first day back to school on Monday! Our students and staff started the year off right in a celebration of Mass with Archbishop Etienne, Father Tom, Father Whitney, parents, friends, and parishioners of St. Benedict’s. Following Mass, two of our Seniors, Falon Methonen and Matthew Goodwin, honoring a Lumen tradition, led their fellow students in a procession and brought the Light of Christ back into the school. Father Tom said a short prayer and then went around the school blessing students, teachers, and our classrooms.

For those of you who wonder what happens during “Advisory” at the start of school, the students and teachers start every morning as a school with the Pledge, prayer, and morning announcements from Student Government. We also end the day in prayer in grade level advisory cohorts as well.

You will see the notice below, but I look forward to seeing everyone at Back to School night on Friday, August 25th. This isn’t last year’s Back to School Night! Parents and students will be able to visit classrooms for 30 minutes and then we will all gather in the school gym for a few remarks and prayer before sharing in fellowship over a potluck dinner.

Thursday, August 24th: Since we had Mass on the 1st day of school, on Thursday students will follow a Monday Schedule.

Add/Drop Deadline: Students have until 12:30 on September 1st to make any changes to their schedules. They should meet with Mrs. Brewer to discuss any possible changes. You may email her at dbrewer@lumenchristiak.org or schedule a time to meet with her.

Back to School Night: Please join us on August 25th for Back to School Night at 6pm.

6-6:30pm Meet our Teachers: When you arrive, pick up your child’s class schedule and visit with their teachers.

6:30pm: Everyone will meet in the gym for a brief welcome and introduction from the Principal, Pastor, PVO President, and School Board Chair before the Picnic.

Picnic: There has been recent change and we will be having a potluck style picnic. Please click the following link to sign up to bring a dish to share. http://signup.com/go/svBHtwZ

Senior Retreat: Permission slips for the Senior Retreat are due by this Thursday, August 24th.

PVO News: Thank you to all that attended our Coffee & Tea on the first day of school. It was great to meet so many new parents and catch up with returning families!

ATTIC FRIDAYS: Did you know that 100{d4876d85bca45a190b33d6c696456a399841af28eb325342d1f9ba09483f3a19} of the proceeds from the Archangel Attic support our school? The attic is open Monday – Friday from 10 am to 3 pm and Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm. Spread the word and encourage family and friends to donate their unused items to the Archangel Attic.

This year we will be expanding the Friday hours of the Attic from 3pm to 7pm on as many Friday’s as we can. This is an easy way to bring in more money and it could add up to as much as an extra $10,000! We will need to staff these hours with Lumen parents. This is a fun way to earn money for our school and count as fundraising share hours. Look for sign-up times at Back to School Night and we will send out an online sign up soon.

AVAILABLE PVO POSITIONS:

Attic Friday Coordinator
Concession Stand Food Coordinator (Purchase food for the Concession Stand)
Gun Show Coordinator for Next Year- (shadow this year’s coordinator this fall to learn the ropes)
Vice President of PVO

If you are interested in helping with any of these positions or have any questions about them, please contact Danielle (tanddrybicki@gmail.com).

PVO MEETING: Our first PVO Meeting of the year will be Tuesday, September 12th at 7pm. Please consider attending!

Gold Cards: Do you still have Gold Cards to sell? There is still an opportunity to sell them after Masses this weekend at both St. Benedict’s and St. Elizabeth’s. This will be the last weekend to sell Gold Cards after Masses. Please click on the following link to sign up to sell this weekend: http://signup.com/go/gMfCXAG

Gently Used Uniforms & Lumen Spirit Wear: If you are looking for gently used uniform items, please visit the Archangel Attic. For gently used uniforms with our “Lumen Christi” logo or for Lumen Spirit Wear, please see Mrs. Estes at the office.

Student Government Lunches: Student Government will not provide lunch the first week of school. Please be sure to send a lunch to school with your child during the first week of school. SGA lunches will begin on Monday, August 28th.

Alumni Soccer Scrimmage: On Thursday, August 24th our HS soccer team will compete against our very own Alumni at Kincaid’s soccer field at 6pm. Come cheer both teams on!!

Picture Day: School picture day will be on the morning of Wednesday, September 6th. Please come dressed in your uniform best. Portrait options for purchase from Fitzgerald Photography will be sent home during the second week of school.

Yearbook: Did you forget to order a yearbook at registration? It’s not too late!! You can order anytime throughout the year; however, right now through September 1st, the yearbook is only $65 and includes the student’s name on the cover. After September 1st, the price will increase to $70 and the name will no longer be an option on the cover. Please see Mrs. Estes if you’d like to purchase a yearbook.

Unified Journeys: Unified Journeys (formerly known as Catholic Student Exchange) is looking for families who are interested in hosting a student from Guatemala from Mid-October through Mid-December. Three of our families did this a couple years ago and it was a great experience for everyone. Please see the office if you are interested or have additional questions.

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Lumen News 08/15/2017

Our Mission: As a ministry of St. Benedict Parish,
Lumen Christi High School provides a rigorous Catholic education
in a Christ-like environment!

Our Core Values: Living Faith, Celebrating Family, and Achieving Excellence

Important Upcoming Dates:

August 14-18th: Teacher In-Service
August 17th: New Parent Orientation, 7pm
August 21st: First Day of School
August 25th: Back to School Night & Picnic, 6pm
August 31st-September 1st: Senior Class Retreat
September 4th: No School, Labor Day
September 21st-22nd: HS Retreat

New Parent Orientation: A huge welcome to all of our new families, we are excited that you are now part of Lumen’s family!! New parent orientation will start at 7pm on August 17th. This is a great forum to meet some of our staff members and get all of your questions answered before school starts.

1st day of School: Monday, August 21st is the 1st day of school. Just a few reminders and tidbits:

Schedules will be handed out as students arrive
HS students will be available to help JH students open lockers if needed.
Daily Mass will not be offered on the first day of school because we will have an all school Mass with Archbishop Etienne at 9am. All parents are welcome to join us.
We will follow a Thursday schedule due to Mass.
The tardy bell will ring at 7:45am. Students should start the morning and end the day in their Advisory Program classroom as follows:

7th grade: Mrs. Robertson

8th grade: Mr. Bauzon/Mr. Palumbo

9th grade: Mrs. Spillers

10th grade: Mrs. Craig

11th grade: Mr. Harmon/Dr. Carlson

12th grade: Ms. Brewer

Back to School Night: Please join us on August 25th for Back to School Night at 6pm.

6-6:30pm Meet our Teachers: When you arrive, pick up your child’s class schedule and visit with their teachers.

6:30pm: Everyone will meet in the gym for a brief welcome and introduction from our Principal and Father Tom before the BBQ.

School Ties: School ties are no longer available for purchase at the school office. The vendor we previously ordered from has gone out of business. We have found a near perfect match through Parker Uniforms and have decided to add this tie to Lumen Christi’s shopping site on their website. Keep in mind when ordering that the tie will be available in two different sizes (Prep size and Adult). We have finalized the details with Parker Uniforms and they said the tie should arrive on Lumen’s shopping site within the next week.

Unified Journeys: Unified Journeys (formerly known as Catholic Student Exchange) is looking for families who are interested in hosting a student from Guatemala from Mid-October through Mid-December. Three of our families did this a couple years ago and it was a great experience for everyone. More details are attached to Lumen News. Please see the office if you are interested or have additional questions.

Picture Day: School picture day will be on the morning Wednesday, September 6th.

Yearbook: Did you forget to order a yearbook at registration? It’s not too late!! You can order anytime through the year, however right now through September 1st, the yearbook is only $65 and includes the student’s name on the cover. After September 1st, the price will increase to $70 and the name will no longer be an option on the cover. Please see Mrs. Estes if you’d like to purchase a yearbook.

PVO News: We are excited to have our Parent Volunteer Organization (PVO) starting back up this year! Danielle Rybicki will be our President and Jessica Lirette will continue to be our Secretary. Please consider attending our first PVO Meeting Tuesday, September 12^th at 7pm. We will be looking for ways to support our school and taking ideas for the future of our Lumen PVO. We are also looking to fill a few positions-

Vice President of PVO
Concession Stand Coordinator: Someone to keep the concession stand organized and do the shopping for our home sporting events.
Gun Show Coordinator for Next Year- (shadow this year’s coordinator this fall to learn the ropes)PVO would also like to invite all parents to join us for coffee and tea following drop off on the first day of school- August 21st downstairs in the parish hall. Say hello to friends and welcome new parents. Mass will be celebrated at 9 am with Archbishop Etienne. This is a great way to start off the new school year and we hope to see you there.
If you are interested in helping with any of these positions or have any questions about them, please contact Danielle (tanddrybicki@gmail.com).

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Lumen News 05/18/2017

Our Mission: As a ministry of St. Benedict Parish,

Lumen Christi High School provides a rigorous Catholic education in a Christ-like environment!

Our Core Values: Living Faith, Celebrating Family, and Achieving Excellence

Important Upcoming Dates:

May 22nd-24th: Finals
May 24th: Last Day of School
May 25th-26th: Teacher Inservice
July 26th: HS & JH Soccer Begins
July 26th: HS & JH Cross Country Running Begins
July 26th: HS Tennis Season Begins
August 3rd: Registration, 2pm-7pm
August 21st: Classes Begin
August 25th: Back to School Night & Picnic

Principal’s Update: Excitement is in the air as we approach the last few days of the school year. We wish the students the best of luck on their final exams. Next week, I hope to send out a letter to parents highlighting some pending changes to the school for the next school year as well as key dates to mark on your calendars. More details will be provided at our Back to School Night on August 25th, but I would like to give everyone an advance notice of what you can expect to see when students return from the summer. Have a wonderful and blessed summer break!

Finals Week Schedule: On May 22nd, 23rd, and 24th we will have a special schedule for Finals.

Monday, May 22nd: Periods 1 & 2 Finals with school dismissal at 11:15am
Tuesday, May 23rd: Periods 3 & 4 Finals with school dismissal at 11:15am
Wednesday, May 24th: Periods 5 & 6 Finals with school dismissal at 11:15am

Student Community Service Hours: Student community service hours are due no later than Friday. Please have your student turn their forms into the front office. If needed, students may also come look at the book to see how many hours they have turned in so far.

Jador (Mrs. Craig’s Class Pet) Needs a Summer Home: If your family is interested in taking care of Jador for the summer, please let us know. If you’d like to help but cannot do the whole summer, let us know those details as well. You can contact Mrs. Craig at acraig@lumenchristiak.org or Mrs. Estes at lchs@lumenchristiak.org

Yearbook: As we head into Summer Break, we are thinking of next year’s Yearbook. This is a reminder that Summer is a great time to take Senior photos. The due date for Senior Photos is October 31^st, 2017.

Tuition Assistance for the 2017-18 School Year: Lumen Christi High School works with Covenant Tuition Services (CTS) to determine eligibility for financial aid. Families who wish to apply for financial aid, please click on the following link: http://cts-tuition.com/app/lumancak The deadline for applications is July 15th, 2017.

2017 Archbishop’s Golf Tournament: Attached to Lumen News is a flyer detailing the Archbishop’s Golf Tournament on June 7th to benefit seminarian education.

Attention all 11th Graders!!: A message from Mr. Loren Leman: I want to be sure that any qualified student from your school who is just completing the junior year in high school is aware of the This summer, Alaska Girls State and Boys State programs will be at St. Therese’s Camp in Wasilla for any qualified student completing their Junior year. The week-long civic/leadership training program for girls will be June 3-9 and for boys June 11-17. I attended the first Alaska Boys State way back in 1967–and it made a huge difference in my life. I have continued to return to teach at these programs for nearly the past 30 years.

I am looking for well-grounded students to attend who will be willing to stand strong on timeless values and make a difference in these camps. These are fully hosted–which means local American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary posts are covering the costs. Two attendees will be chosen from each program to go to Girls Nation and Boys Nation in Washington, D.C. in August–all expenses paid!

You can find more information as well as the application forms at http://alaskalegionauxiliary.org/GirlsState.htm and http://www.alaskalegion.org/boys_state_info.htm. They are still accepting applications, but don’t delay. I hope your students will consider this.

FREE Concert: Don’t miss the FREE CONCERT with Jesse Manibusan as he leads the evening with song, laughter and prayer. Come to Lumen Christi Gym, Monday, June 5, 2017 from 8:00PM to 9:30PM. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Alaska Catholic Youth Conference (ACYC) 2017: ACYC will be held this year from June 5th-8th for all middle school and high school students. Online registration opens on April 17th. Early bird pricing is until May 1st for $99. After May 1st, pricing is $120. Please visit www.archdioceseofanchorage.org for registration and information.

Fall Sports: Many of our Fall sports will begin before school starts and the season start times are listed below. If you child plans to participate in any of the Fall sports, please contact Billy Hunt at athletics@lumenchristiak.org.

Soccer (HS and JH): Starts on July 26th
Cross Country Running (HS and JH): Starts on July 26th. The cross country running teams are dependent on the number of students participating.
Tennis (HS Only): Starts on July 26th. The tennis season is dependent on the number of students participating.

PVO Officers Needed: We are currently looking for parents who would be interested in being an officer for PVO…please call the office for more details. This is a great way to become more active at Lumen Christi, earn your parent share hours and meet other parents. We need to start looking forward to the next school year and it would be great to have PVO leadership in place before the end of the school year. If you are interested and would like more information, please contact Mrs. Estes at lchs@lumenchristiak.org or Mr. Ross at bross@lumenchristiak.org.

Lumen Christi School Board: The school board is looking for new members for next year. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Ross, Fr. Tom Lilly, or Mrs. Helgesen.

Campus Ministry:

A special thanks to our Campus Ministry Team: Sophia Dupras, Nathan Goodwin, Gage Hogue, Chidubem Lebechi, and Josef Mey who have done a great job creating Garden Prayer Rocks for the newest members of the Church. They were beautiful and greatly appreciated!
The Campus Ministry Team posts information for activities at all local Anchorage and Eagle River Churches. This can be found on the bulletin board outside room 121. If you have anything to add for your parish please email to Mrs. Loeffler or send it in with your teen.
Have you considered taking an hour a week to be still with Christ in Adoration? St. Benedict will be holding Adoration Monday – Friday each week from 10am to 10pm in the Church, beginning April 17. Students and parents are invited to sign up for Eucharistic Adoration at your home Parish or at St. Benedict Parish.
All students grades 6-8 are invited to St. Benedict’s Junior High youth group on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 6 p.m.
Students who attend their home Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!

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Lumen News 05/12/2017

Our Mission: As a ministry of St. Benedict Parish,

Lumen Christi High School provides a rigorous Catholic education in a Christ-like environment!

Our Core Values: Living Faith, Celebrating Family, and Achieving Excellence

Important Upcoming Dates:

May 10th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 11th: Graduation, 7pm
May 15th: Field Day, 12:30pm – 2:30pm
May 16th: School Board Meeting, 6pm
May 22nd-24th: Finals
May 24th: Last Day of School
May 25th-26th: Teacher Inservice
July 26th: HS & JH Soccer Begins
July 26th: HS & JH Cross Country Running Begins
July 26th: HS Tennis Season Begins
August 3rd: Registration, 2pm-7pm
August 21st: Classes Begin
August 25th: Back to School Night & Picnic

Principal’s Update: Thank you to the Lebechi, Pintner, Northcutt, Hersh, Thorsness, Alvarez, and Simono families for coming out to help with St. Benedict Parish’s Spring Clean Up Day last weekend. Many hands made light work as we made the school and parish grounds look great.

Congratulations to our junior high track team who came in 3rd place at last weekend’s meet at Hanshew. A special shout out to Lam Puoy, Tommy Simono, Evan Powell, and Jamie Estes for doing so well in each of their events.

The 10th grade class won the Penny War competition, with the school raising over $650 through donations of coins! Well done! Half of this amount will go to support senior graduation next year, while the other half will be donated to the Children’s Lunchbox program at Bean’s Cafe. For more information on this charity, see https://www.beanscafe.org/the-childrens-lunch-box.

Our Baccalaureate Mass was a beautiful celebration. The Class of 2018 officially received the Paschal Candle from the Class of 2017 and are now entrusted to lead our student body in lighting the hallways of our school and the whole of our community with the Light of Christ.

Finally, we look forward to recognizing our graduating seniors tonight at Graduation. We hope to see you there. You will see our awesome graduates profiled on our website at www.lumenchristiak.com. Congratulations Class of 2017!

Graduation: Our Seniors are graduating! This is a very special time for our Seniors, please come out and celebrate them by attending Graduation tonight at 7pm in Lumen Christi’s gym.

Monday, May 15th-Field Day: On Monday the 15th, we will follow a Friday B schedule but instead of dismissal we will have an afternoon of fun. We will start with lunch and recommend that you send a sack lunch with no heat ups. The concession stand will be open with hot dogs, nachos, corn dogs, candy, soda, and etc. available for sale. Fun games and class competitions are planned with normal school dismissal at 2:30pm. Students may also dress down day on Monday. Standard dress down rules apply.

Next Scrip Order Date: The next order deadline will be May 15th at 3pm. It’s a great time to purchase gift cards for graduation presents, household shopping, home improvement projects, and so much more. An order form is attached to Lumen News for your convenience or call Mrs. Estes and she can help you set-up your own account on Shopwithscrip.com

Finals Week Schedule: On May 22nd, 23rd, and 24th we will have a special schedule for Finals. There will also be a sign-up coming out soon for parents to sign up to bring snacks for the students.

Monday, May 22nd: Periods 1 & 2 Finals with school dismissal at 11:15am
Tuesday, May 23rd: Periods 3 & 4 Finals with school dismissal at 11:15am
Wednesday, May 24th: Periods 5 & 6 Finals with school dismissal at 11:15am

Soccer (HS and JH): Starts on July 26th
Cross Country Running (HS and JH): Starts on July 26th. The cross country running teams are dependent on the number of students participating.
Tennis (HS Only): Starts on July 26th. The tennis season is dependent on the number of students participating.

2017 Archbishop’s Golf Tournament: Attached to Lumen News is a flyer detailing the Archbishop’s Golf Tournament on June 7th to benefit seminarian education.

Lumen Christi School Board: The school board is looking for new members for next year. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Ross, Fr. Tom Lilly, or Mrs. Helgesen.

Penny Wars: The 10th grade class won the Penny Wars. They have earned dress down days for finals on May 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. Standard dress down rules apply.

Campus Ministry:

Congratulations to Hagen Lirette, Maeve Bakic, Nathan Marshall, Mark Loeffler, Joey Novcaski, and Matthew Goodwin on their Confirmation!
The Five First Saturday Devotion is a powerful observance revealed to the children of Fatima. Fr. Christopher Brannan, OP will be celebrating Mass and speaking on this devotion on Saturday, May 13 at 8:00 a.m. at Holy Family Cathedral. All are welcome. For more information on this devotion go to: http://www.themostholyrosary.com/appendix2.htm
The Campus Ministry Team posts information for activities at all local Anchorage and Eagle River Churches. This can be found on the bulletin board outside room 121. If you have anything to add for your parish please email to Mrs. Loeffler or send it in with your teen.
Have you considered taking an hour a week to be still with Christ in Adoration? St. Benedict will be holding Adoration Monday – Friday each week from 10am to 10pm in the Church, beginning April 17. Students and parents are invited to sign up for Eucharistic Adoration at your home Parish or at St. Benedict Parish.
All students grades 6-8 are invited to St. Benedict’s Junior High youth group on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 6 p.m.
Students who attend their home Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!

Shoparoo: Shoparoo is an app in which you simply take photos of receipts on your smartphone and submit. Lumen then earns “Roo Points” which are converted at the end of the year into a donation to the school. Mrs. Estes and Mrs. Brewer both got this app on their phones and it is super easy and fun to use. Follow these simple steps after you download the app from either the App Store or on Google Play:

SHOP: Shop for any product, at any store.
SNAP: Take a picture of your receipt.
EARN: Earn cash donations & sweepstakes entries