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Lumen News 01/19/2017

Important Upcoming Dates:

January 27th: Deadline to Add/Drop Classes
January 29-Feb 4: Catholic Schools Week 2017
January 30: All Schools Catholic Schools Mass, 10:30am at Our Lady of Guadalupe
January 30: “State of the School” Parent Meeting, 7pm
February 5: Lumen/St. Benedict’s Community Mass, 10:30am
February 13th: Fall Academic Awards Assembly, 2pm
February 15th, 16th: ½ days for Conferences
February 17th: No School, Teacher Inservice
February 20th: No School, President’s Day
February 25th: Lumen’s Great Gatsby Gala, 5:30pm
March 10th: No School, Teacher In-Service
March 13th-17th: No School, Spring Break
April 4-6th: JH Testing Days
April 13th: ½ day, Holy Thursday
April 14th & 17th: No School, Easter Break
May 10th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 11th: Graduation, 7pm
May 22nd-24th: Finals
May 24th: Last Day of School
May 25th-26th: Teacher Inservice

Class Add/Drop Deadline: The last day to add or drop any classes is January 27th. Please contact Mrs. Brewer with any schedule changes and/or questions.

Speed Limit Reminder: Just a friendly reminder to parents and student drivers to please be aware of the speed limits around Lumen Christi. As you drive through the neighborhood by the school, the speed limit is only 15 mph in some areas. We received a phone call from a concerned home owner who asked us to remind everyone to drive safely.

Lumen’s Great Gatsby Gala:

ONLY 5 WEEKS UNTIL THE GALA!!!

Gala will be held at Lumen Christi on February 25th, 2017 at 5:30 pm in the gym.
Next Gala meeting is on Thursday, January 19th at 6:30pm in the Library.
For 2016 Gala tax statements: In preparation for the upcoming tax season, if you need a Gala receipt to reflect either your donations or purchases, please contact the Gala committee at gala@lumenchristiak.org.
Signup for Wine donations for share hours here: http://signup.com/go/L5Btum
The Basket committee is looking for some random items to make complete baskets out of donations we have already received. The list is here: http://signup.com/go/nB3fo8
Nearly 400 Gala Invitations were mailed out last week. Individual tickets and tables to attend the event are on sale now. Contact the gala office or Mrs. Estes if you want to purchase.
Now is the time to decide if you would like to attend the event and help out before and/or after, or if you would like to volunteer during event night. There are still several volunteer opportunities available the weekend of the event. The Gala volunteer sign-up sheet can be found here: http://signup.com/go/sEDn4i Not sure how you can help? Just ask and we will help find a job for you.

Daily Mass: No daily Mass on Tuesday, January 24th because Fr. Tom is unavailable. Also, no daily Mass on Monday, January 30th because of All Catholic Schools Mass for Catholic Schools Week.

BP Teachers of Excellence: Nominations for BP Teachers of Excellence accepted at BPteachers.com until February 1, 2017.

Click. Pick. 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.

Next Scrip Order Date: Our next Scrip order deadline will be Tuesday, January 31st at 3pm. To place an order visit shopwithscrip.com, create an account with Lumen Christi’s enrollment code: B968B67E44853. If you do not wish to create an account right now, simply fill out the attached order form and turn it into the office with payment…It’s that easy! Have any questions? Contact Jessica at 245-9231

Basketball Concession Stand and Gate: Basketball season has begun and there will be a lot of home games this year. Please click on the following link to volunteer to help with concessions and gate. http://signup.com/go/AM4MpV

Fall Semester Academic Awards Assembly: On Monday, February 13th, please join us as we celebrate our students who have earned academic awards for 1st semester. It will be held in the gym at 2pm.

Campus Ministry

Many students have already signed up to volunteer at St. Elizabeth’s school on Fridays after school until 2:30 p.m. You can still make the most of Friday afternoon service time because there is plenty of room for more volunteers! Students can sign up on the hall bulletin board here at Lumen. Parents are also welcome to email Liz @ 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 Thursday of each month at 6pm.
Students who attend their Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
It is great to see so many new altar servers serving for our school Masses. There is plenty of room for more! We invite all Catholic students who have never served to be trained here at school.

Holy Rosary’s Drama Production:

Holy Rosary Academy presents

Shakespeare’s Macbeth

Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Lunney Center

January 20th-21st, 2017

12:30 PM and 7:00 PM each day

Dinner available before Saturday evening show at 6:00 PM for $25 per plate

Ticket prices: $4 Students/Children, $7 General Admission

Questions & Reservations at 907-276-5822 or frontoffice@hraak.com

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 01/12/2017

Important Upcoming Dates:

January 16th: No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 27th: Deadline to Add/Drop Classes
January 29-Feb 4: Catholic Schools Week 2017
January 30: All Schools Catholic Schools Mass, 10:30am at Our Lady of Guadalupe
January 30: “State of the School” Parent Meeting, 7pm
February 5: Lumen/St. Benedict’s Community Mass, 10:30am
February 13th: Fall Academic Awards Assembly, 2pm
February 15th, 16th: ½ days for Conferences
February 17th: No School, Teacher Inservice
February 20th: No School, President’s Day
February 25th: Lumen’s Great Gatsby Gala, 5:30pm
March 10th: No School, Teacher In-Service
March 13th-17th: No School, Spring Break
April 4-6th: JH Testing Days
April 13th: ½ day, Holy Thursday
April 14th & 17th: No School, Easter Break
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: It is wonderful to see everyone back from Christmas break and getting right back into the swing of things. We already have student built catapults launching marshmallows in the gym and mock trials taking place in the upper room and it has only been a couple of days! Please remember that daily Mass is offered at 7:15 for anyone who wishes to attend and please note our Catholic Schools Week activities below. I’m still looking for a few parent and student volunteers to speak briefly and passionately about our school at parish Masses on Sunday, Jan 29th. I’ll provide the script if you provide the time and talent! Welcome Back!

No School Monday: There will be no school on Monday, January 16th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Class Add/Drop Deadline: The last day to add or drop any classes is January 27th. Please contact Mrs. Brewer with any schedule changes and/or questions.

Lumen Spirit Wear: The pre-order of Lumen Spirit Wear (sweatpants & hoodies) have arrived. We ordered a small selection of extras in various sizes in case anyone missed the pre-order and would like either sweatpants and/or hoodies. These are available in the front office.

Speed Limit Reminder: Just a friendly reminder to parents and student drivers to please be aware of the speed limits around Lumen Christi. As you drive through the neighborhood by the school, the speed limit is only 15 mph in some areas. We received a phone call from a concerned home owner who asked us to remind everyone to drive safely.

Lumen’s Great Gatsby Gala:

Gala will be held at Lumen Christi on February 25th, 2017
Next Gala meeting is tonight, January 12th at 6:30pm in the Library.
For 2016 Gala tax statements: In preparation for the upcoming tax season, if you need a Gala receipt to reflect either your donations or purchases, please contact the Gala committee at gala@lumenchristiak.org.
The Gala sign-up sheet can be found here: http://signup.com/go/sEDn4i

BP Teachers of Excellence: Nominations for BP Teachers of Excellence accepted at BPteachers.com until February 1, 2017.

Click. Pick. 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.

Next Scrip Order Date: Our next Scrip order deadline will be Tuesday, January 17th at 3pm. To place an order visit shopwithscrip.com, create an account with Lumen Christi’s enrollment code: B968B67E44853. If you do not wish to create an account right now, simply fill out the attached order form and turn it into the office with payment…It’s that easy! Have any questions? Contact Jessica at 245-9231

Basketball Concession Stand and Gate: Basketball season has begun and there will be a lot of home games this year. Please click on the following link to volunteer to help with concessions and gate. http://signup.com/go/AM4MpV

JH Volleyball: The JH Volleyball season has begun. This is a Co-Ed team and you may see the schedule by clicking the following link and choosing JH Volleyball: http://lumenchristiathletics.com/ There is still time to join and if you have any questions just contact Coach Billy at athletics@lumenchristiak.org

Fall Semester Academic Awards Assembly: On Monday, February 13th, please join us as we celebrate our students who have earned academic awards for 1st semester. It will be held in the gym at 2pm.

Campus Ministry

This Sunday, January 15 we have our Parent Discussion Group from 4:00 to 5:45 p.m. we meet in Room 109. This week we will discuss the Catholic response to the many issues that are brought up by the rapid growth of the transgender issue.
Below I also included a link to an article that appeared in the Catholic Anchor http://www.catholicherald.com/Opinions/Changing_my_body_to__match__my__identity__/
Many students have already signed up to volunteer at St. Elizabeth’s school on Fridays after school until 2:30 p.m. You can still make the most of Friday afternoon service time because there is plenty of room for more volunteers! Students can sign up on the hall bulletin board here at Lumen. Parents are also welcome to email Liz @ 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 Thursday of each month at 6pm.
Students who attend their Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
It is great to see so many new altar servers serving for our school Masses. There is plenty of room for more! We invite all Catholic students who have never served to be trained here at school.

Reminder-Changes for Spring Semester: Below are some reminders about the changes for Spring Semester which were also highlighted in a letter from Mr. Ross before Christmas break.

Change #1 Our Bell Schedule and Weekly School Mass Day: We have adjusted our bell schedule for 2nd semester, which moves our weekly School Mass Day to Thursday. Please note also the start time of Mass will move to 9am. This allows us more time to celebrate our weekly Mass while getting our students to 2nd period on schedule. It also puts our two block days closer together (Tuesday and Wednesday) allowing for a better structure and flow of classes throughout the week. And it gives those parents with children at St. Elizabeth’s the opportunity to attend their Mass on Wednesdays and our Mass on Thursdays.
Change #2 Daily Mass offered at Lumen at 7:15am: Father Tom has generously offered to celebrate Mass at our school every morning at 7:15 during the school year, except Thursdays. This Mass is non-mandatory and completely optional. Our hope is that students, parents, and others will take advantage of this unique opportunity as they are moved to do so.
Change #3 Additional Opportunities for Reconciliation: Father Tom has also agreed to make himself available to our students for reconciliation and penance services at least once a week. He will be in the confessional at the Parish during our Tuesday lunch schedule (11:05-11:30).
Change #4 No First Friday Mass: We will no longer have First Friday Mass. This means that, with the exception of Lent, our Fridays will either be an A schedule or a B schedule, with dismissal at 1220. During Lent, we will extend our day slightly with the Stations of the Cross, teachers serving a simple lunch (a Lumen tradition for many years), and dismissal at 12:35.
Change #5 Campus Ministry as a 7th hour Elective: Campus Ministry is being offered as an elective during 7th hour in the same manner as Yearbook, Drama, Art, Archery, and Study Hall. Students will meet during 7th hour on Tuesdays and Wednesdays with our Campus Minister, Mrs. Loeffler, and plan faith in action and outreach opportunities and organize liturgy, prayer, worship, and fellowship programs. Students who successfully complete the Campus Ministry elective are eligible to receive .5 elective credit.

Catholic Schools Week:

Sunday, January 29th: This Sunday is the official start to Catholic Schools Week. I am soliciting parents and students to serve as “Ambassadors” for our school. These Ambassadors agree to speak at their parish Masses or Sunday church services or even hold an informational meeting for families from their church or denomination. The purpose is to have our current families to sing the praises of our school in order to move us from the “Best Kept Secret in Anchorage” to the “Best Known School in Anchorage” and to grow our enrollment. If interested in this opportunity for Share Hours, please contact Brian Ross directly at 907-273-1503 or bross@lumenchristiak.org.
All Catholic Schools Mass (Monday, January 30th at 10:30am): On Monday, January 30th Lumen Christi will join St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Holy Rosary, and Our Lady of the Valley for an All Catholic Schools Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe at 10:30am. Please join us if your schedule allows.
State of the School Parent Meeting (Monday, January 30th at 7pm): New this year, we are hosting a “State of the School” meeting for all current parents and prospective families. Light refreshments will be served and there will be a few raffle prizes. We have also invited the new Archbishop to attend. You can expect a series of short presentations by me, Father Tom, and others highlighting our mission and vision, academics, campus ministry, finance, and athletics. If you want information on what our school has done this year and where it is going in the future, you do not want to miss this event.
Lumen Christi Community Mass at St. Benedict Parish (Sunday, February 5th at 10:30am): As Catholic Schools Week comes to a close, what a better way to celebrate our school than with the parishioners of St. Benedict’s. Our students and staff will participate in the liturgy as altar servers, lectors, extraordinary ministers, gift bearers, and hospitality. This is not a mandatory event, but I am requesting parents and students to attend whether you are Catholic or not. As a ministry of St. Benedict, our school benefits greatly from the generosity, support, and hospitality of the parish. This is our way of showing our deepest appreciation by celebrating the Mass with them.

2nd Semester Art Class: Mrs. Glenn is offering art class 2nd Semester and the following art mediums will be covered:

Watercolor painting
Set Design: Design and create set pieces for our Drama’s Spring performance.
Acrylic Painting
Free draw day so students can explore and have the freedom to work on their own drawings

2nd Semester Art Class will have the same fee ($355.00) as 1st semester. Please contact the office or Mrs. Brewer at dbrewer@lumenchristiak.org if your student would like to take Art class 2nd semester. Students have until January 27th to add this class to their schedule.

Holy Rosary’s Drama Production:

Holy Rosary Academy presents Shakespeare’s Macbeth Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Lunney Center

January 20th-21st, 2017

12:30 PM and 7:00 PM each day

Dinner available before Saturday evening show at 6:00 PM for $25 per plate

Ticket prices: $4 Students/Children, $7 General Admission

Questions & Reservations at 907-276-5822 or frontoffice@hraak.com

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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Letter from Principal Ross 12/22/2016

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Lumen News 12/15/2016

Important Upcoming Dates:

December 15th-17th: HS Lumen Invite Basketball Tournament
December 19th-21st: 1st Semester Finals
December 20th-School Board Meeting
December 22nd-January 8th: Christmas Break
January 9th: School Resumes
January 29-Feb 4: Catholic Schools Week 2017

Principal’s Update:

The school has been a beehive of activity in the last few days before finals and the holiday break. We handed out academic, athletic, and spirit awards on Monday, including the “…And Then Some” award to senior Ned Kretchik. This award was last presented in 2007 and is given to that student, junior or senior high, who goes above and beyond that expected of Lumen students. Congratulations to all our award recipients and well done Ned!

Most of our students participated in a very moving Advent Reconciliation Service on Tuesday organized by Mrs. Loeffler. Junior high students are giving presentations on the Founding Fathers in Mrs. Spillers class and wrapping “Beanie Boxes” for Bean’s Cafe with Mrs. Robertson. Physical science students in Mr. Palumbo’s (a.k.a. Professor Liberty) class are testing and racing mouse trap cars down the hallway. The art class with Mrs. Glenn are finishing up their clay designs with some cool ones on display in the front entryway. Secret Santas are handing out gifts and high schoolers are preparing for the Snowball Dance on Saturday evening. Thanks to a design developed by senior Natalie Dickhaus, we are sending out over 200 Christmas cards to parents, supporters, and friends of Lumen. And, once again, our school is hosting a basketball tournament this weekend with teams from across the State, so come on out to volunteer or to support our Lumen Archangels boys and girls basketball teams. It’s truly a busy time of year!

Thank you to those who filled out the short online survey titled “Survey of Intended Enrollment.” It is exciting to see that over 98{d4876d85bca45a190b33d6c696456a399841af28eb325342d1f9ba09483f3a19} of our students are planning to return next year and your input will certainly help us with next year’s planning. Thank you for the great response!

Our 22 members of Team Lumen Christi raised almost $900 for the Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk last Saturday. It was awesome to see the spirit and cheer of our runners and walkers despite the -2 degree temps! Way to go Team Lumen!

In a few days, I’ll be sending out a letter explaining changes to the bell schedule and our calendar for second semester. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me or Mrs. Estes. Have a blessed weekend!

Click. Pick. 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.

Are You Giving Gift Cards for Christmas?: Order them through Scrip and Lumen can earn rebates!! Our next Scrip order deadline will be Monday, December 19th at 1pm and the gift cards should arrive by December 21st or 22nd. To place an order visit shopwithscrip.com, create an account with Lumen Christi’s enrollment code: B968B67E44853. If you do not wish to create an account right now, simply fill out the attached order form and turn it into the office with payment…It’s that easy! Have any questions? Contact Jessica at 245-9231

Snowball Dance: This Saturday, December 17, 2016 the Lumen Student Government will be hosting a Snowball Dance. It is semi-formal dress wear and high school only. The dance is from 8pm to 11:30pm. The admission is $5. Some visiting basketball teams from the Lumen tournament are invited so they will be attending as well.

Lumen Invite Basketball Tournament: Lumen Christi will host its annual Lumen Invite basketball tournament from December 15th-17th. Click on the following link to see how you can volunteer to help out at the annual fun event: http://signup.com/go/hjtTmt. The schedule of games are attached…come out and cheer on our girls and boys basketball teams.

Semester Finals-Schedule: Below is our schedule for Finals week, December 19th-21st

Monday, December 19th

7:45 – 8:00 — Snacks in Student Room

8:00 – 9:30 — Period 1 Final

9:30 – 9:45 — Break and Snacks

9:45 – 11:15 — Period 2 Final

Students are dismissed at 11:15.

Tuesday, December 20th

7:45 – 8:00 — Snacks in Student Room

8:00 – 9:30 — Period 3 Final

9:30 – 9:45 — Break and Snacks

9:45 – 11:15 — Period 4 Final

Students are dismissed at 11:15.

Wednesday, December 21st

7:45 – 8:00 — Snacks in Student Room

8:00 – 9:30 — Period 5 Final

9:30 – 9:45 — Break and Snacks

9:45 – 11:15 — Period 6 Final

Students are dismissed at 11:15.

Jidor, Our School Pet: Mrs. Craig is looking for someone to take care of Jidor, her classroom bunny over Christmas break. He is very friendly and plenty of food and bedding will be provided. Please contact the front office or Mrs. Craig at acraig@lumenchristiak.org if you are interested.

2nd Semester Art Class: Mrs. Glenn is offering art class 2nd Semester and the following art mediums will be covered:

Watercolor painting
Set Design: Design and create set pieces for our Drama’s Spring performance.
Acrylic Painting
Free draw day so students can explore and have the freedom to work on their own drawings

2nd Semester Art Class will have the same fee ($355.00) as 1st semester. This price is based on 10 students: Less than 10 students, the price will increase. Please contact the office or Mrs. Brewer at dbrewer@lumenchristiak.org if your student would like to take Art class 2nd semester.

Gala: For 2016 Gala tax statements: In preparation for the upcoming tax season, if you need a Gala receipt to reflect either your donations or purchases, please contact the Gala committee at gala@lumenchristiak.org. The Gala sign-up sheet can be found here: http://signup.com/go/sEDn4i

Campus Ministry

We are in the third week of Advent the waiting is almost over!
Tuesday’s Advent Penance Service was peaceful and prayerful. Thank you to everyone who helped and to students for their thoughtful reflection.

Please consider adopting a child or family for Christmas. Giving Trees are at the church entry ways or halls throughout Anchorage. Choose a tag off the tree and purchase the gift for a needy child or family.
Hats, gloves, blankets and hand warmers are needed at our local shelters during this time. As you go through your closets to make room for new Christmas gifts please consider bringing unused and unneeded items to Lumen. Our Student Campus Ministry Team is always collecting and will deliver item to Brother Francis and other local shelters.
Mr. Klem and Mrs Loeffler are taking the Polar Plunge this Saturday, in support of Alaska Special Olympics. What a great cause! The money raised goes to training of athletes. Donations for this charity can be made at specialolympicsalaska.org. We appreciate your sponsorship!
All students grades 6-8 are invited to St. Benedict’s Junior High youth group on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 6pm.
Students who attend their Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
Our next Parent Discussion group will Sunday, Jan . 15, 4:00 – 5:45. Topic to be announced We hope to see your here!
This Saturday is Junior High Fun Day for the Diocese of Anchorage. Festivities begin at 9 a.m. at the Dimond Center Ice Chalet. First, we’ll have a welcome and will go over some basic expectations for the day (which is partnering with another teen for safety throughout the day and being where you are supposed to be, when you are supposed to be there), then we’ll ice skate, then we’ll bowl, then we’ll grab a quick lunch or may just have to eat on the run to the movie. 54 tickets for a 12:30 p.m. showing of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story at the Dimond Center Regal Cinemas and an additional 40 for a 1 p.m. showing have been reserved. You can pick up your kids at the South East Entrance between 4 – 4:30 p.m. It would be awesome if adults and teens would RSVP@ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOBSzG_IabkcW9hj7AwLgbAhhl5GLw5-c_fzgDvx5vmHjoZw/viewform
It is great to see so many new altar servers serving for our school Masses. There is plenty of room for more! We invite all Catholic students who have never served to be trained here at school.
Many students have already signed up to volunteer at St. Elizabeth’s school on Fridays after school until 2:30 p.m. You can still make the most of Friday afternoon service time because there is plenty of room for more volunteers! Students can sign up on the hall bulletin board here at Lumen. Parents are also welcome to email Liz @ eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org or call Lumen’s main office for parent sign up!

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 12/07/2016

Important Upcoming Dates:

December 8th: Gala Meeting, 6:30pm
December 12th: 2015-16 Spring Semester Academic Awards Assembly, 2pm
December 15th-17th: HS Lumen Invite Basketball Tournament
December 19th-21st: 1st Semester Finals
December 20th-School Board Meeting
December 22nd-January 8th: Christmas Break
January 9th: School Resumes
January 29-Feb 4: Catholic Schools Week 2017

Principal’s Update:

Congratulations to our girls volleyball team who placed 4th at the Regional championships in Soldotna over the weekend and ended the season with a 14-13 winning record. Natalie Dickhaus, Chiamaka Lebechi, and Madeline Josey made the All-Academic team and Chiamaka made the All-Conference and All-Tournament teams as well. Way to go ladies!

In Junior High basketball, our boys team won the ACSAA tournament championship for the 4th year in a row. It was great seeing so many boys and girl athletes on the court representing Lumen Christi, including quite a few 5th and 6th graders from St. Elizabeths. Nice work, Archangels!

Thanks to the 31 Lumen families who have filled out the short online survey titled “Survey of Intended Enrollment.” The survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6W97PLH. Your survey input will help us with next year’s planning. We are asking all families to complete the survey by Friday, December 9th.

We have raised over $650 and currently have 21 members for Team Lumen Christi in support of the Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, December 10th. We are in the top 5 teams in members and Thank you to those who have joined the team and thank you to those who have donated to this worthy cause! Our team page can be found at http://www.jbr.org/anchorage/teamlumenchristi. It is not too late to join us!

On a final note, our former PVO President, Gerianne Thorsness, is representing Lumen Christi and St. Benedict Parish at a meeting of the Municipality of Anchorage’s Urban Design Committee on Wednesday, December 14th, at 6:30pm at the Loussac Library. Gerianne has put countless hours into working on a new sign on Jewel Lake Road for both the school and church and this important meeting will determine whether we get a variance to have an LED message board instead of black and white letters. The more support we get to the meeting, the better! Thank you Gerianne for your hard work and dedication!

Gala Meeting Thursday: All parents are invited to come to this week’s Gala meeting on Thursday, December 8th at 6:30pm in the Library. Come learn all about our Gala and how you and your family can help make our Gala a success! One share hour is granted to those who attend.

Procurement callers will meet immediately following the Gala meeting.
The Gala sign-up sheet can be found here: http://signup.com/go/sEDn4i

Jidor, Our School Pet: Mrs. Craig is looking for someone to take care of Jidor, her classroom bunny over Christmas break. He is very friendly and plenty of food and bedding will be provided. Please contact the front office or Mrs. Craig at acraig@lumenchristiak.org if you are interested.

Gala Tax Statements: In preparation for the upcoming tax season, if you need a Gala receipt to reflect either your donations or purchases, please contact the Gala committee at gala@lumenchristiak.org.

Spring Academic Awards Assembly: Students who earned academic awards for 2nd semester of the 2015-16 school year will be honored during assembly on December 12th at 2pm in the gym. All are welcome to join us.

Lumen Invite Basketball Tournament: Lumen Christi will host its annual Lumen Invite basketball tournament from December 15th-17th. Click on the following link to see how you can volunteer to help out at the annual fun event: http://signup.com/go/hjtTmt

Order Gift Cards for Christmas: Are you giving gift cards as Christmas gifts? Order them through Scrip and Lumen can earn rebates!! Our next Scrip order deadline will be Monday, December 19th at 1pm and the gift cards should arrive by December 21st or 22nd. To place an order visit shopwithscrip.com, create an account with Lumen Christi’s enrollment code: B968B67E44853. If you do not wish to create an account right now, simply fill out the attached order form and turn it into the office with payment…It’s that easy! Have any questions? Contact Jessica at 245-9231

2nd Semester Art Class: Mrs. Glenn is offering art class 2nd Semester and the following art mediums will be covered:

Watercolor painting
Set Design: Design and create set pieces for our Drama’s Spring performance.
Acrylic Painting
Free draw day so students can explore and have the freedom to work on their own drawings

2nd Semester Art Class will have the same fee ($355.00) as 1st semester. This price is based on 10 students: Less than 10 students, the price will increase. Please contact the office or Mrs. Brewer at dbrewer@lumenchristiak.org if your student would like to take Art class 2nd semester.

Schedule Change Week of December 12th-16th: We have altered our schedule for the week of December 12th-16th and the changes are highlighted below:

Monday, December 12th: Normal Monday schedule
Tuesday, December 13th: Normal Tuesday Schedule
Wednesday, December 14th: We will follow a Thursday schedule. Please note: NO MASS this day.
Thursday, December 15th: We will follow a First Friday A Schedule (Mass included). Please Note: Early Dismissal this day at 12:35pm
Friday, December 16th: We will follow a Friday B schedule with school dismissal at 12:20pm.

We made these changes to provide our students additional time on the 15th and 16th to prepare for final exams the following week.

Campus Ministry

Happy St. Nicholas Day! St. Nick visited Lumen last night and left treats. He loves our students as much as we do!
Coming to the end of the semester and short on community service hours?? Parachutes is in great need of volunteers. Please the information below.

All students grades 6-8 are invited to St. Benedict’s Junior High youth group on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 6pm.
Students who attend their Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
This coming Tuesday, December 13, we will have an all school Advent Penance service in the church from 11:35 – 1:10. We are most thankful to the priests from our sister parishes who will be with us to hear confessions and talk with students.
“How to Talk to Your Teens about Chastity” is the topic for our Parent Discussion group this Sunday. We will meet in the High School this Sunday, Dec. 11, 4:00 – 5:45. We hope to see your here!
Calling all altar servers if your son or daughter is an altar server in your parish please encourage him or her to sign up to serve school Masses. We invite all Catholic students who have never served to be trained here at school.
Many students have already signed up to volunteer at St. Elizabeth’s school on Fridays after school until 2:30 p.m. You can still make the most of Friday afternoon service time because there is plenty of room for more volunteers! Students can sign up on the hall bulletin board here at Lumen. Parents are also welcome to email Liz @ eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org or call Lumen’s main office for parent sign up!
Please join us for the Jingle Bell Run on Dec. 10. You can sign up at http://www.jbr.org/anchorage/teamlumenchristi.
Parachutes is an organization that gives youth a safe a place to go and enjoy playing games and they even have people there that will help them with their homework. They need help with gift wrapping the Sears Mall to raise donation money. Following are the dates of the event:

Saturday, Dec. 10: 12 – 6 pm

Sunday, Dec. 11: 12 – 6 pm

Friday, Dec. 16: 10 am – 9 pm

Saturday, Dec. 17: 10 am – 7 pm

Sunday, Dec. 18: 10 am – 6 pm

Monday, Dec. 19 through Friday, Dec. 23: 10 am – 9 pm

Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24: 10 am – 6 pm

Sign up at http://www.parachutesalaska.org or Call Katie Walter at 907.830.0738

Semester Finals-Schedule: Below is our schedule for Finals week, December 19th-21st

Monday, December 19th

7:45 – 8:00 — Snacks in Student Room

8:00 – 9:30 — Period 1 Final

9:30 – 9:45 — Break and Snacks

9:45 – 11:15 — Period 2 Final

Students are dismissed at 11:15.

Tuesday, December 20th

7:45 – 8:00 — Snacks in Student Room

8:00 – 9:30 — Period 3 Final

9:30 – 9:45 — Break and Snacks

9:45 – 11:15 — Period 4 Final

Students are dismissed at 11:15.

Wednesday, December 21st

7:45 – 8:00 — Snacks in Student Room

8:00 – 9:30 — Period 5 Final

9:30 – 9:45 — Break and Snacks

9:45 – 11:15 — Period 6 Final

Students are dismissed at 11:15.

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