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Lumen News 05/04/2017

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 6th: St. Benedict Parish Spring Clean Up
May 10th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 11th: Graduation, 7pm
May 15th: Field Day, 12:30pm – 2:30pm
May 22nd-24th: Finals
May 24th: Last Day of School
May 25th-26th: Teacher Inservice

Principal’s Update: As expected, Prom was a beautiful event. Thank you to the parents who decorated Gateway Hall at the Alaska Zoo to look like a circus big top and to those who stayed late cleaning up in record time. Our students were very well behaved and appeared to have a great time. They were very patient too (and a tad bit concerned) when the chaperone staff took to the dance floor to give our Tony Manero renditions of “Staying Alive” by the Bee Gees! Needless to say, a fun time was had by all!

This Saturday, on May 6, we hope you can take time out your busy schedules to come support St. Benedict Parish’s Spring Clean Up Day from 9am-1pm. There is plenty of work to do to make our Church and our School shine, and we appreciate the dozen or so families who have already signed up. St. Benedict’s extends us so many blessings in the form of financial and spiritual assistance. This is a great way to “give back” to the Parish and thank the parishioners for their years of strong support to our school.

You will see in the upcoming dates above a “Field Day” on May 15th. This event is still in planning, but we will most likely schedule this as a Friday B day with classes from 7:45am-12:20pm. Instead of early dismissal though, we are planning on having a school field day full of fun activities for our students to celebrate the year and blow off some steam before finals the next week. Coach Billy is working on basketball, kickball, and volleyball games between the grade levels and we plan to open up the concession stand to sell any remaining food we have left over from the year. We might even have a dunk tank and a pie throwing contest! If you are interested in helping to plan the event or be willing to help out on the 15th, please let me, Mrs. Estes, or Coach Billy know. More to follow!

On a final note, the thirteen Seniors from the Lumen class of 2017 will have their last day of school tomorrow. We are very proud of their accomplishments and look forward to Baccalaureate Mass and Graduation next week. All Lumen families are invited to these events, so we hope to see you there. You will see our awesome graduates profiled on our website at www.lumenchristiak.com. Congratulations Class of 2017!

St. Benedict’s Spring Clean-up: May 6th at 9am until approximately 1pm is Spring Clean-up of the grounds surrounding St. Benedict’s and Lumen Christi. Please bring your own tools (rakes, gloves, etc). Mark your calendars and come on out to help. This would be a great way to complete any parent share hours or community service. Please click on this link to sign up and come help: http://signup.com/go/iFSPrBT

Baccalaureate Mass & Graduation: Our Seniors are graduating! This is a very special time for our Seniors, please come out and celebrate them by attending the Baccalaureate Mass and Graduation.

Baccalaureate Mass: May 10th at 7pm at St. Benedict’s Parish
Graduation: May 11th at 7pm in the LCHS Gym

Penny Wars: It was an competitive end to penny wars yesterday afternoon. The Senior class needs to count the money so stay tuned for the results to see which class won!!

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

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.

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

Campus Ministry:

Congratulations Kaare Helgesen on his confirmation!
Next Week we resume service hours at SEAS! Sign up by 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9.
Great Service opportunity! Enjoy the Spring weather and make a difference! Saturday, May 6th, is Community Cleanup for St. Benedict Church. We will be cleaning up and beautifying the Church grounds. The day begins at 9 a.m. and go until 1 p.m. Please join us for some or all of the day!
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
Don’t forget: Tonight, May 4 at 6:00 p.m., is the ladies tea at Highland Glen Bed and Breakfast,11651 Hillside Dr. Proceeds support the Young Life Friends Camp. This is a wonderful organization that helps teen mothers walk the path of faith and love. You can help by volunteering, attending the event and/or giving a contribution. RSVP to ANCHORAGEYOUNGLIFE@GMAIL.COM
Please pray that our seniors will be blest with faith, compassion and perseverance, as they prepare for graduation!
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!

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.

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.

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

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Lumen News, 04/28/2017

Important Upcoming Dates:

April 29th: Prom, 8pm-11pm
May 6th: St. Benedict Parish Spring Clean Up
May 10th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 11th: Graduation, 7pm
May 22nd-24th: Finals
May 24th: Last Day of School
May 25th-26th: Teacher Inservice

Principal’s Update: We are approaching the end of our time with our awesome Seniors from the Class of 2017 and the end of classes for other grades. Snow is melting and our lives outside are getting busier. The last day of classes is less than a month away!

A special shout out to the great students from our Drama Club who put on two fantastic performances of Agatha Christie’s “The Hollow” last weekend. We know the hard work and commitment our students put into the production and it clearly showed on the stage on Friday and Saturday night. Great job to all and thank you to those supported Mrs. Robertson, the crew, and cast!

As we close out a spirited week of costumes ranging from “Tourist Tuesday” to Wednesday’s “Dynamic Duos and Trios”, we look forward to a special night at Prom this weekend. We appreciate the staff, parents and students who have agreed to set up, decorate, chaperone, and clean up. It is sure to be a great evening!

Next Saturday, on May 6, we are requesting parents and students take time out your busy schedules to come support St. Benedict Parish’s Spring Clean Up Day from 9am-1pm. There is plenty of work to do to make our Church and our School shine, so we hope to see you there. As I have expressed before, St. Benedict’s extend us so many blessings in the form of financial and spiritual assistance. This is a great way to “give back” to the Parish and thank the parishioners for their years of support to our school.

Enjoy the warmer weather and the longer days! God Bless You!

Penny Wars-Deadline has been extended!! The annual competition is in full swing and the Senior class has decided to extend the deadline until Wednesday, May 3rd!!! Here’s how it works…there are 7 jars in the office one for each class plus one for the teachers. The goal is for each class to collect as many pennies as possible but watch out because other classes can put silver coins in another grade’s jar which will count as negative. The contest will end at precisely 2:45pm on Wednesday, May 3rd. The event gets very competitive each year!!! Which class will win this year? The winning class will get to dress down on final exam days. The money raised during this event will go towards the Senior’s Graduation and a charity.

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.

Prom: Prom will be on April 29th from 8pm-11pm at The Alaska Zoo. Prom tickets are now on sale in the office.

Drama Production: Congratulations to Mrs. Robertson and her cast and crew for an amazing job!! Great job everyone! Also, a huge thanks to all who helped make it a success.

Next Scrip Order Date: The next order deadline will be April 28th at 1pm. 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

Campus Ministry:

Bob McMorrow will be hosting an informational meeting about World Youth Day on Sunday, April 30th at 3PM in the upper room at Lumen Christi School.
Great Service opportunity! Enjoy the Spring weather and make a difference! Saturday, May 6th, is Community Cleanup for St. Benedict Church. We will be cleaning up and beautifying the Church grounds. We begin at 9 a.m. and go until 1 p.m.. Please join us for some or all of the day!
Please pray that our seniors will be blest with faith, compassion and perseverance, as they prepare for graduation!
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.
Service hours at SEAS will not be held until the beginning of May. We will post the date in our next Lumen News.
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!

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.

St. Benedict’s Spring Clean-up: May 6th at 9am until approximately 1pm is Spring Clean-up of the grounds surrounding St. Benedict’s and Lumen Christi. Please bring your own tools (rakes, gloves, etc). Mark your calendars and come on out to help. This would be a great way to complete any parent share hours or community service.

Parent Share Hour Opportunities:

Help set-up and/or clean-up Prom: on Saturday, April 29th. Please contact Mr. Palumbo at bpalumbo@lumenchristiak.org OR Student Government at studentgov@lumenchristiak.org if you’d like to help with this event.
St. Benedict’s Spring Clean-up: St. Benedict’s Spring clean-up will be on May 6th from 9am-1pm. We are looking for parents to do some work around the school. Come get the last of your share hours or just come to help make Lumen look great. We want to stain our new Gala shed and it also needs a ramp built. We may need a sprayer if someone has one we can borrow. We have mulch to lay down and many other items.
- Parent and student help needed!!!
- Stain shed
- Build ramp for shed
- Work on flower gardens and spread mulch

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

2017-18 School Calendar: Please see attachment. 2017-18 Calendar Final (1)

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.

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

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Lumen News 04/07/2017

Important Upcoming Dates:

April 11th: Lenten Penance Service, 11:40am – 1pm
April 13th: ½ day, Holy Thursday
April 14th & 17th: No School, Easter Break
April 21st & 22nd: Drama Production, “The Hallow”, 7pm
April 25th: School Board Meeting, 6pm
April 29th: Prom, 8pm-11pm
May 6th: St. Benedict Parish Spring Clean Up (Tentative, all day)
May 10th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 11th: Graduation, 7pm
May 22nd-24th: Finals
May 24th: Last Day of School
May 25th-26th: Teacher Inservice

Principal’s Update: Our CSI teams busily worked this week to gather evidence, question suspects, and investigate the “crime” that occurred last week. They have even held a press conference that was live-streamed on Facebook! Good luck to our sleuths as they continue to try and identify the perpetrator.

Next week, we look forward to Holy Week, with a half day on Holy Thursday and no school on Good Friday. On Tuesday, we will hold a Lenten Penance Service during the day as we prepare our hearts and minds for the Triduum.

After Easter, St. Benedict Parish will begin Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament five days a week from 10am-10pm. Our theology courses will join St. Benedict parishioners in this Adoration during class time at least one day a week for the remainder of the school year.

Enjoy the sun and the warming weather and have a wonderful weekend!

Holy Thursday (April 13th) Schedule: School dismissal on Holy Thursday, April 13th will be at 12:20pm. The students will follow a Friday B schedule.

2017-18 School Calendar: Please see attachment.

Jador, Mrs. Craig’s classroom bunny: Jador is in need of a family to take care of him over Easter break. If you are interested, please let Mrs. Craig know.

Athena Camp Scholarship Program: Eligible applicants are high school girls who have finished their freshman year of high school through 18 years of age with an interest in business and entrepreneurship who live in the Anchorage area (Anchorage, Eagle River/Chugiak and Girdwood). A flyer with additional information is attached to Lumen News.

Drama Production: Lumen Christi’s Drama Department presents “The Hollow” by Agatha Christie at Grant Hall on APU Campus at the following days/times:

Friday, April 21st at 7pm
Saturday, April 22nd at 7pm

Tickets are currently on sale for $5 each at Lumen Christi’s office. Tickets at the door will be $7 each.

St. Benedict’s Spring Clean-up: May 6th is the tentative date scheduled for Spring Clean-up of the grounds surrounding St. Benedict’s and Lumen Christi. Mark your calendars and come on out to help. I will send more details about this event as we receive them. This would be a great way to complete any parent share hours or community service.

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.

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.

Soccer Gear Drive: Sixth grader, Rowan, is organizing a soccer gear drive to help the support Anchorage’s refugee soccer team, The Fugees, through Catholic Social Services. If you have any new or gently used soccer gear you’d like to donate, please bring them to the school. If you do not have any soccer gear to donate but would like to help Rowan’s efforts in this soccer gear drive, monetary donations are also appreciated.

Prom: Prom will be on April 29th from 8pm-11pm at The Alaska Zoo. The Prom committee is looking for parent volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up, please contact the office if you are interested in helping with this.

Next Scrip Order Date: The next order deadline will be April 13th at 1pm. 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

Campus Ministry:

This Sunday begins Holy Week. Triduum services: Attending Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday are a wonderful way to celebrate these holy days. Information on these services can be found on the Campus Ministry bulletin board.
Check your parish bulletin or the Lumen Christi Ministry board for information on the Good Friday Faith Walk.
St. Benedict Youth Ministry is holding a Holy Thursday retreat beginning Thursday evening and ending Friday with the Faith Walk. The walk begins at 8:00 a.m. Friday morning for all who would like to join.
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.
Please join us in the Gym each Friday of Lent for Stations of the Cross. We begin at 9:00 a.m.
Looking for a great Lenten bond with your son or daughter? How about coming to 7:15 Mass once a week together at Lumen Christi, room 120? Mass is finished in time for students to have a few minutes before class begins at 7:45.
Be on the lookout for Parish missions at both your your home Parishes and sister parishes. Parish Missions offer talks and interactive discussion with dynamic speakers on Faith. Missions generally run 4-5 sessions in one week. These are great times of Faith renewal and reflection for teens and adults.
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.
Please join our Ladies prayer group each Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in the Library. This is a great time of prayer and fellowship.
Service hours at SEAS will not be held until the beginning of May. We will post the date in our next Lumen News.
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!
We are looking for altar servers for school Mass! Catholic students who have never served to be trained here at school.
Bob McMorrow will be hosting an informational meeting about World Youth Day on Sunday, April 30th at 3PM in the upper room at Lumen Christi School.

PVO President & Vice President: If you are interested in becoming our PVO President or Vice President, please see Mrs. Estes or Mr. Ross. If you think you might be interested but have questions, please let us know. 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.

Parent Share Hour Opportunity: Our Lady of the Valley (OLV), a fellow Catholic School in Wasilla is having their Auction on April 22nd. For those parents who still need to complete their parent share hours, Mr. Ross will approve your volunteer hours to go towards your Lumen parent share hour requirement if you choose to sign up to help OLV’s auction. Each year a group of staff and teachers from OLV volunteer at Lumen’s Gala, so this will be a great way to give back while helping to support another Catholic school. OLV was very impressed with our high school students who volunteered at Lumen’s Gala and they would also love to have any high school student to help volunteer as well. If you and/or your high school student are interested, please talk to Mrs. Estes for details. Please note: This happens to be the same night as our second night of Drama Club’s performance of “The Hallow”. If you and/or your student choose to volunteer at OLV, maybe you will be able to catch Drama Club’s first performance on Friday the 21st.

Re-enrollment Packets: It’s not too late to turn in your re-enrollment packets. The commitment fee (also known as the application fee) has increased to $250. Please let Mrs. Estes know if you need another packet or if you have any questions.

Gala Gift Certificates Available for Purchase:

Alaska’s Best Water & Coffee: This certificate is for 3 months cooler rental & bottled water delivery, up to four five gallon bottles per month. Expires February 2018. Purchase Price: $50.00 (Value: $150.00).
UAA Gymnastics Meet: 4 Tickets: 2018 Season. Four tickets to a regular season home women’s gymnastics meet of your choice. Expires 3/31/2018 Purchase Price: $20.00 (Value: $48.00)

Parent Share Hours: Just a reminder to update your completed parent share hours in the book. We have seen many families actively volunteering but your family log sheet doesn’t reflect that. You may also email Mrs. Estes your completed hours and she will be more than happy to record them for you. In April, parent share hours will be assessed and any incomplete hours will be billed to your account at $35 per hour. Please let Mrs. Estes know if you have any questions.

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

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Lumen News 03/31/2017

Important Upcoming Dates:

April 5th: JH Testing Day
April 11th: Lenten Penance Service, 11:40am – 1pm
April 13th: ½ day, Holy Thursday
April 14th & 17th: No School, Easter Break
April 21st & 22nd: Drama Production, “The Hallow”, 7pm
April 25th: School Board Meeting, 6pm
April 29th: Prom, 8pm-11pm
May 10th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 11th: Graduation, 7pm
May 22nd-24th: Finals
May 24th: Last Day of School
May 25th-26th: Teacher Inservice

Principal’s Update: What a great week! We thank God for covering his creation with a fresh, beautiful blanket of snow and for giving our students an unexpected break from school on Wednesday! As we continue our Lenten resolutions of prayer, sacrifice, and almsgiving, we will walk and remember the Stations of the Cross on the next two Fridays at 9am in the gym. In addition, our Big A and Little A students are conducting an Easter Basket drive for children from the Clare House and Student Government is supporting the Knights of Columbus from St. Benedict Parish in their “40 Cans for Lent” canned food drive. If your son or daughter asks you to go to the store to buy Easter Basket materials or canned food, you can know that he or she is actively participating in Lenten almsgiving. We appreciate your support in these events.

Finally, as you walk through school, you may notice “CRIME SCENE” tape blocking certain locations in the building. DO NOT BE ALARMED! The students from Ms. Brewer’s Forensics Science class are playing Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) and putting into practice all the techniques for evidence gathering and handling that they have learned this semester. Good luck in finding the culprit!

JH Testing Days: JH testing will take place on April 5th, during 4th and 5th period. Please have your child arrive to school on time and eat a good breakfast. This year, we will be administering the PSAT 8/9 test instead of the Terra Nova test. You can learn more about the PSAT 8/9 at https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-8-9.

2017-18 School Calendar: Please see attachment.

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.

Drama Production: Lumen Christi’s Drama Department presents “The Hollow” by Agatha Christie at Grant Hall on APU Campus at the following days/times:

Friday, April 21st at 7pm
Saturday, April 22nd at 7pm

Tickets are currently on sale for $5 each at Lumen Christi’s office. Tickets at the door will be $7 each.

Soccer Gear Drive: Sixth grader, Rowan, is organizing a soccer gear drive to help the support Anchorage’s refugee soccer team, The Fugees, through Catholic Social Services. If you have any new or gently used soccer gear you’d like to donate, please bring them to the school. If you do not have any soccer gear to donate but would like to help Rowan’s efforts in this soccer gear drive, monetary donations are also appreciated.

Prom: Prom will be on April 29th from 8pm-11pm at The Alaska Zoo. The Prom committee is looking for parent volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up, please contact the office if you are interested in helping with this.

Next Scrip Order Date: The next order deadline will be April 13th at 3pm. If you’d like to place an order or create an account, please contact Jessica Estes at the front office and she will help you out.

Campus Ministry:

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.
Please join us in the Gym each Friday of Lent for Stations of the Cross. We begin at 9:00 a.m.
Looking for a great Lenten bond with your son or daughter? How about coming to 7:15 Mass once a week together at Lumen Christi, room 120? Mass is finished in time for students to have a few minutes before class begins at 7:45.
Be on the lookout for Parish missions at both your your home Parishes and sister parishes. Parish Missions offer talks and interactive discussion with dynamic speakers on Faith. Missions generally run 4-5 sessions in one week. These are great times of Faith renewal and reflection for teens and adults.
Our next Parent Discussion Group is this Sunday, April 2’ from 4:00 – 5:45 in room 109. Our Topic is Social Media. We hope to see you there!
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.
Please join our Ladies prayer group each Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in the Library. This is a great time of prayer and fellowship.
Does your student still need service hours? Remember SEAS service on Friday afternoons. Students can sign up on the hall bulletin board here at Lumen. Parents are also welcome to email Liz at eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org or call Lumen’s main office for parent sign up!
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!
We are looking for altar servers for school Mass! Catholic students who have never served to be trained here at school.
Looking ahead: World Youth Day is January 22-27, 2019 in Panama. Watch your Parish bulletin for updates.

Parent Share Hour Opportunity: Our Lady of the Valley (OLV), a fellow Catholic School in Wasilla is having their Auction on April 22nd. For those parents who still need to complete their parent share hours, Mr. Ross will approve your volunteer hours to go towards your Lumen parent share hour requirement if you choose to sign up to help OLV’s auction. Each year a group of staff and teachers from OLV volunteer at Lumen’s Gala, so this will be a great way to give back while helping to support another Catholic school. OLV was very impressed with our high school students who volunteered at Lumen’s Gala and they would also love to have any high school student to help volunteer as well. If you and/or your high school student are interested, please talk to Mrs. Estes for details. Please note: This happens to be the same night as our second night of Drama Club’s performance of “The Hallow”. If you and/or your student choose to volunteer at OLV, maybe you will be able to catch Drama Club’s first performance on Friday the 21st.

Reminder-Re-enrollment Packets are Due: Re-enrollment packets have been sent home with your children and if you have any questions, please let me know. There have been a few questions about enrollment fees which are usually highlighted on the financial agreement which will come out later. As a reminder of what those fees are, there is a commitment fee of $100.00 and the book & technology fee which is $300.00 (after March 31st the commitment fee will increase to $250.00). If your packet is missing, please let Mrs. Estes know and she will prepare another one for you.

Gala Gift Certificates Available for Purchase:

Dimond Tuxedo Rental: The Gala has one $150.00 gift certificate from Dimond Tuxedo for a tuxedo rental available for purchase for only $50.00. Prom is coming up!! Any takers? If you are interested, you may purchase from the office.
Alaska’s Best Water & Coffee: This certificate is for 3 months cooler rental & bottled water delivery, up to four five gallon bottles per month. Expires February 2018. Purchase Price: $50.00 (Value: $150.00).
UAA Gymnastics Meet: 4 Tickets: 2018 Season. Four tickets to a regular season home women’s gymnastics meet of your choice. Expires 3/31/2018 Purchase Price: $20.00 (Value: $48.00)

Scholarships:

Pioneers of Alaska Scholarship: Scholarships are available for graduating seniors who have a family member who is/was a member of the Anchorage Pioneers of Alaska (Men’s Igloo #15 or Women’s Igloo #4). See Mrs. Brewer for the forms.
Additional Scholarships: Please visit the following link to additional scholarships: http://www.asdk12.org/counseling/scholarships/

PVO President & Vice President: If you are interested in becoming our PVO President or Vice President, please see Mrs. Estes or Mr. Ross. If you think you might be interested but have questions, please let us know. 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.

Parent Share Hours: Just a reminder to update your completed parent share hours in the book. We have seen many families actively volunteering but your family log sheet doesn’t reflect that. You may also email Mrs. Estes your completed hours and she will be more than happy to record them for you. In April, parent share hours will be assessed and any incomplete hours will be billed to your account at $35 per hour. Please let Mrs. Estes know if you have any questions.

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

Link to Signup.com: 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

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Lumen News 03/24/2017

Important Upcoming Dates:

March 23rd: Post Gala Meeting, 6:30pm in Library
April 4-6th: JH Testing Days
April 13th: ½ day, Holy Thursday
April 14th & 17th: No School, Easter Break
April 21st & 22nd: Drama Production, “The Hallow”, 7pm
April 25th: School Board Meeting, 6pm
April 29th: Prom, 8pm-11pm
May 10th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 11th: Graduation, 7pm
May 22nd-24th: Finals
May 24th: Last Day of School
May 25th-26th: Teacher Inservice

Principal’s Update: Welcome back from Spring Break! We hope that you had a restful and relaxing week.

Thank you to those students and parents who completed our AdvancED online surveys before the break. We truly appreciate your feedback and comments. In coming weeks, we will summarize the results and make them available for your review. Thank you again!

Our track team started practices this week, and as spring continues, we look forward to cheering on our junior high and senior high competitors at various track meets around the State.

Our front door electronic keypad access control system and security camera is on order (thank you again for all the wonderful donations) and should be installed by the end of next week. I am sure that there will be a few “bugs” and “kinks” to work out, so thanks for your patience as we transition to this new system.

Finally, we are halfway through Lent at this point. We hope you will accept our invite to attend daily Mass at 7:15am with your son or daughter here in the school, or participate in Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 9am in the gym, or pray the Rosary on Monday, April 3rd, at 2pm in the church. We would love for you to join our student and staff faith community as you are available. Blessings to you and your family!

Tonight-Post Gala Meeting: While the Gala is fresh in our minds, please think about what worked, what didn’t, and bring any ideas you have for next year. Our post Gala meeting tonight, March 23rd at 6:30pm in the Library.

Reminder-Re-enrollment Packets are Due: Re-enrollment packets have been sent home with your children and if you have any questions, please let me know. There have been a few questions about enrollment fees which are usually highlighted on the financial agreement which will come out later. As a reminder of what those fees are, there is a commitment fee of $100.00 and the book & technology fee which is $300.00 (after March 31st the commitment fee will increase to $250.00). If your packet is missing, please let Mrs. Estes know and she will prepare another one for you.

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.

Parent Share Hour Opportunity: Our Lady of the Valley (OLV), a fellow Catholic School in Wasilla is having their Auction on April 22nd. For those parents who still need to complete their parent share hours, Mr. Ross will approve your volunteer hours to go towards your Lumen parent share hour requirement if you choose to sign up to help OLV’s auction. Each year a group of staff and teachers from OLV volunteer at Lumen’s Gala, so this will be a great way to give back while helping to support another Catholic school. OLV was very impressed with our high school students who volunteered at Lumen’s Gala and they would also love to have any high school student to help volunteer as well. If you and/or your high school student are interested, please talk to Mrs. Estes for details. Please note: This happens to be the same night as our second night of Drama Club’s performance of “The Hallow”. If you and/or your student choose to volunteer at OLV, maybe you will be able to catch Drama Club’s first performance on Friday the 21st.

Drama Production: Lumen Christi’s Drama Department presents “The Hollow” by Agatha Christie at Grant Hall on APU Campus at the following days/times:

Friday, April 21st at 7pm
Saturday, April 22nd at 7pm

Tickets are currently on sale for $5 each at Lumen Christi’s office. Tickets at the door will be $7 each.

Next Scrip Order Date: The next order deadline will be March 28th at 3pm. If you’d like to place an order or create an account, please contact Jessica Estes at the front office and she will help you out.

Gala Gift Certificates Available for Purchase:

Dimond Tuxedo Rental: The Gala has one $150.00 gift certificate from Dimond Tuxedo for a tuxedo rental available for purchase for only $50.00. Prom is coming up!! Any takers? If you are interested, you may purchase from the office.
Alaska’s Best Water & Coffee: This certificate is for 3 months cooler rental & bottled water delivery, up to four five gallon bottles per month. Expires February 2018. Purchase Price: $50.00 (Value: $150.00).
UAA Gymnastics Meet: 4 Tickets: 2018 Season. Four tickets to a regular season home women’s gymnastics meet of your choice. Expires 3/31/2018 Purchase Price: $20.00 (Value: $48.00)

Prom: Prom will be on April 29th from 8pm-11pm at The Alaska Zoo. The Prom committee is looking for parent volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up, please contact the office if you are interested in helping with this.

Soccer Gear Drive: Sixth grader, Rowan, is organizing a soccer gear drive to help the support Anchorage’s refugee soccer team, The Fugees, through Catholic Social Services. If you have any new or gently used soccer gear you’d like to donate, please bring them to the school. If you do not have any soccer gear to donate but would like to help Rowan’s efforts in this soccer gear drive, monetary donations are also appreciated.

Scholarships:

Pioneers of Alaska Scholarship: Scholarships are available for graduating seniors who have a family member who is/was a member of the Anchorage Pioneers of Alaska (Men’s Igloo #15 or Women’s Igloo #4). See Mrs. Brewer for the forms.
Additional Scholarships: Please visit the following link to additional scholarships: http://www.asdk12.org/counseling/scholarships/

PVO President & Vice President: If you are interested in becoming our PVO President or Vice President, please see Mrs. Estes or Mr. Ross. If you think you might be interested but have questions, please let us know. 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.

Parent Share Hours: Just a reminder to update your completed parent share hours in the book. We have seen many families actively volunteering but your family log sheet doesn’t reflect that. You may also email Mrs. Estes your completed hours and she will be more than happy to record them for you. In April, parent share hours will be assessed and any incomplete hours will be billed to your account at $35 per hour. Please let Mrs. Estes know if you have any questions.

Pick. Click.Give: When you choose Pick.Click.Give to benefit Lumen Christi High School, your money supports the education programs that have prepared our students for college and life. Your generous donation ensures that our students continue to be equipped with academic excellence and faith. Thank you for prayerfully considering Lumen Christi on the list of your Pick.Click.Give. donations. Your link to Pick.Click.Give.

State of the School: For those that missed the State of the School on January 30th, we have posted our slide presentation as well as a short report of the evening on our website. At the end of the presentation, I provided a list of 10 things that friends of Lumen can do to help light the path to the future for our school. That list is:

1) Talk about the 4 great things about our school to anyone you know

2) Attend the Community Mass on Sunday, Feb 5^th

3) Invite a prospective family to the Open House on Mar 7^th

4) Volunteer to serve as a Parent/Student Ambassador

5) Volunteer at the Archangel Attic

6) Volunteer with Friday afternoon Faith in Action opportunities

7) Volunteer to sell concessions at our home games

8) Support the Gala (attend, invite others, volunteer, find donations)

9) Donate to the LUMENARY Drive and invite at least 5 of your friends and family to do the same

10) Commit to SCRIP, Fred Meyer Rewards, Pick.Click.Give., and Amazon Smile

Campus Ministry:

Looking for a great Lenten bond with your son or daughter? How about coming to 7:15 Mass once a week together at Lumen Christi, room 120? Mass is finished in time for students to have a few minutes before class begins at 7:45.
Be on the lookout for Parish missions at both your your home Parishes and sister parishes. Parish Missions offer talks and interactive discussion with dynamic speakers on Faith. Missions generally run 4-5 sessions in one week. These are great times of Faith renewal and reflection for teens and adults.
Our next Parent Discussion Group is Sunday, April 2 from 4:00 – 5:45 in room 109. We hope to see you there!
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.
Please join our Ladies prayer group each Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in the Library. This is a great time of prayer and fellowship.
Does your student still need service hours? Remember SEAS service on Friday afternoons. Students can sign up on the hall bulletin board here at Lumen. Parents are also welcome to email Liz at eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org or call Lumen’s main office for parent sign up!
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.
All students grades 9-12 are invited this Friday to a nerf gun war in the upper room and gym. 7 – 9 p.m.
Students who attend their home Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
We are looking for altar servers for school Mass! Catholic students who have never served to be trained here at school.
Looking ahead: World Youth Day is January 22-27, 2019 in Panama. Watch your Parish bulletin for updates.

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

Link to Signup.com: 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