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Lumen News – February 27, 2020

Important Upcoming Dates:

  • Fridays, Feb 28th – April 3rd: Late dismissal at 12:35p, see below for more information.
  • Feb 29th:  Fur Rendezvous Parade, 10:30am
  • Mar 2nd:  All School Rosary, 2pm
  • Mar 3rd: Post Gala/Wrap Up Meeting, 7pm
  • Mar 5th: No All School 9a Mass
  • Mar 6th:  Inservice Day (No School)
  • Mar 7th-15th:  Spring Break
  • Apr 3-4:  Spring Drama Production at APU

Principal’s Update:

GOOD NEWS!   Our cooperative sports agreement with the Anchorage School District was approved by the ASAA Board of Directors this week!  This agreement allows our students to participate in ASD high school sports which we do not offer, including football, baseball, hockey, softball, tennis, wrestling, swim/dive, gymnastics, and Nordic skiing, without having to be enrolled in an alternative education/home school program.  Students can attend Lumen during the day, and head to their public school sports team after school, without having to do twice the academic work of other students. We hope the local press will pick up this good news story! PRAISE BE TO GOD!

We have entered the season of Lent.  Starting this Friday, Feb 28th, our bell schedule will adjust to allow for Stations of the Cross (9-9:45am) as well as lunch (11-11:25am).  For Friday Lenten lunches, the school staff will provide hot soup & rolls for lunch for all students. The cost is $2 with 100% of proceeds being donated to Refugee Relief Services.  Please note the later dismissal at 12:35pm (instead of 12:20pm). There are 4 Fridays which will have this lunch/late dismissal schedule in place: Tomorrow/Friday February 28th, (nothing on March 6th or 13th due to Spring Break), then resuming for Friday March 20th and 27th and April 3rd.

The 2020-21 School Calendar has been posted to our website and can be located at www.lumenchristiak.com under the “Calendar” tab. You’ll notice that there are different start dates for Junior High (Monday, August 17th) and High School (Tuesday, August 18th.)  Our sister/elementary school, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, will start classes on Monday, but all ASD public students will not start until Tuesday. We chose to split the difference, allowing our youngest and newest students (7th and 8th graders) a full day to get oriented to school without the distraction of the older students present.  All our students will be in school on Tuesday, August 18th, and we plan to have a first day of school Mass that day as well. Hard copies of the calendar are available in the Front Office.

We hope to see your family out at the Fur Rondy Parade this Saturday.  Please refer to my email earlier this week on details. Be at the corner of 8th and D Streets in spirit wear by 10am.  We should be finished by noon. Any student that attends and walks/rides in the parade will earn a spirit day on Wednesday, March 4th.

Virtue of the Week: 

This week’s SportsLeader Virtue is ACCURACY: The strength to achieve an objective with precision and exactness. The opposite of accuracy is CARELESSNESS: The weakness of not striving for precision or excellence in our work or habits.

Catholic Schools Campaign Update:

Hand written letters may seem a thing of the past, but amidst the amount of junk mail that clogs our mailboxes, personal notes can be powerful.  Thanks to all who worked with their student(s) to get cards and letters out – we continue to receive notes from supportive friends and family!

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school, students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

“Laugh and grow strong!” St. Ignatius

  • Lane Crosby played her violin beautifully for our school Mass on Thursday!! Thank you, Lane, we make our worship even more beautiful!

  • Mollie McCamy is our Senior Spotlight in this week’s St. benedict Bulletin.

  • Thank you everyone for your kind donations to and attendance at our Fat Tuesday Pancake dinner. It was a great success!

  • Please join us tomorrow at 9 a.m. in the school  Stations of the Cross. This is a beautiful prayer as scripted and led by our Lumen students.

  • We  still need a few volunteers for our Passion Encounter.  Students can sign up on the bulletin board outside room 120.

  • Please send Mrs. Loeffler news and activities happening in your parishes!

Prayer Spot

  • For health and healing of the sick in our school and greater community.

  • For peace among all nations and peoples.

  • For those without adequate food, shelter and clothing throughout the winter.

  • For all those who are living with a mental health condition.

If you would like special intentions listed in Lumen News and Prayer Book of Intentions send them directly to Mrs. Loeffler.

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for health in our community

Pray for Peace. Act with Peace.

Archangel Sports Update:

Our last home basketball game is TONIGHT against Birchwood, the Girls will start at 5:30p and the Boys at 7p.  It will also be “Senior Night” so please come out to cheer on our teams as well as recognize the graduating seniors who have contributed to team successes over the years. Once tonight’s games are over, the next stop for both teams will be the Regional Conference in Soldotna March 47th – 7th and then the State Tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center from March 18th – 21st.

Archangel Shout Out

Our students do amazing things both on campus and off. Shout out to these two, today!

8th graders Kateri Everard and Ryan Solberg competed in the State Battle of the Books competition this week. They battled hard through the first round, advanced into the second round, and competed well overall. We are so proud of their determination, constant reading and re-reading, and their strong teamwork. Good Battling, Kateri and Ryan!

School Announcements:

Student Helpers Needed

Once a year, all priests in Alaska come together for a week of meetings – this year the meetings kick off this coming Monday, March 2nd. We are looking for a group of 8 – 10 students who would like to help serve dinner to the priests that Monday (March 2nd) at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral from 6:15p – 8p. This is a wonderful way to represent our school and to say thank you to those who have answered the vocation call. Please call/text or email Ms. Gore (who will be supervising) if you’d like your student to help!

25th Anniversary Gala – WRAP UP MEETING

Tuesday March 3rd @ 7pm in the Library

Whether you volunteered in the weeks and months leading up to the event, volunteered the day or night of, or attended the event, now is the time to share our successes and what we can improve upon for next year. Earn a fundraising Share Hour for attending!

PLEASE MAKE TIME TO ATTEND OUR LAST MEETING – ALL INPUT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!  Please contact us if you have questions- 273-1530/gala@lumenchristiak.org

Danielle & Julie

Lumen Christi Gala Co-Chairs

907-273-1530

gala@lumenchristiak.org

DEADLINE – TODAY! Senior Slide Show

Senior parents & guardians… if you haven’t by now, please send a collection of 10-20 pictures of your student by the end of today to Mrs. Spillers.  These are for the graduation slide show and typically range from when they are little to their current age. mspillers@lumenchristiak.org.

On-going Share Hour Opportunity

The Clothesline, a high end women’s clothing consignment store located on Northern Lights near Minnesota makes clothing available for our Archangel Attic to sell. These items represent pieces that have cycled through their store without being purchased and bring in top dollar when sold at the Attic. For the past 3 years, two Lumen moms have taken responsibility to pick up these donations and deliver them to the Attic but are now ready to hand the job off. This is a year round, once a week (Monday before 4:30p) obligation and would fulfill your family’s 40 hr/year Share Hour obligation, and then some! Please let Ms. Gore at the Front Desk know if you are interested in this job. It’s easy, routinely scheduled, and most of all, supports the Archangel Attic’s inventory, 100% of the proceeds which come to support the school.

Bunny Rabbit Sitter Needed!

Mrs. Craig is in need of a bunny sitter for Spring Break (March 6-15) and the Easter holiday (April 10-13.)  Jidor the rabbit is very friendly and would love to have a home over the extended break. Mrs. Craig will supply bedding and food for the vacation.  Please contact her directly if you are available to bunny sit! acraig@lumenchristak.com

Birthday Bag Drive

National Honor Society is having a drive for birthday bags from February 26-March 5th.  Items collected will go towards monthly birthday bags that are delivered to kids at the Clare and Covenant house.  We are asking that students bring in the following items based on grades:

7th:  Cake Mix

8th:  Frosting

9th: Gift bags (large present sized bags) and tissue paper

10th: Small kid games and decks of cards

11th:  Socks

12th: Coloring Books

Thanks in advance for anything you can provide. Please contact Mrs. Craig at acraig@lumenchristiak.org with questions.

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

St. Benedict’s Youth Group 

All Lumen students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

High School Youth Night: Wednesday, March 4th, Testimony & Pizza Night: 7p-9p, Upper Room.

Junior High Youth Night:  Thursday, March 5th, 6-8p in the Upper Room.

 

Have a great rest of your week and weekend!
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Lumen News – February 20, 2020

Important Upcoming Dates:

  • Feb 22nd:  Junior High Social, 3-6pm (after last volleyball games)
  • Feb 22nd:  Valentine’s Dance (High School only), 8-11pm
  • Feb 25th:  Mardi Gras Pancake Dinner and Open House, 5:30-8pm – Volunteers & supplies needed, see below!
  • Feb 26th:  Ash Wednesday (All School Mass at 9am)
  • Feb 27th:  Basketball Senior Night vs Birchwood, 5:30pm (girls), 7pm (boys)
  • Feb 29th:  Fur Rendezvous Parade, 10:30am
  • Mar 2nd:  All School Rosary, 2pm
  • Mar 3rd: Post Gala/Wrap Up Meeting, 7pm
  • Mar 6th:  Inservice Day (No School)
  • Mar 7th-15th:  Spring Break
  • Apr 3-4:  Spring Drama Production at APU

Principal’s Update:

As we are marketing on Facebook and other social media, February is School Choice Month.  Please bring a prospective family to one of the following events next week and let’s show others why they need to choose our school!

1.  Our Mardi Gras Pancake Dinner on Tuesday, Feb 25th from 5:30-8pm.  Who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner? Especially when it is free (donations accepted, of course!)  Come join our other Lumen families for free pancakes and sausage and leave dinner to us. More details below.

2.  Archangels vs Warriors Basketball on Thursday, Feb 27th.  Come support our school teams as we compete against our archrival, the Birchwood Christian School Warriors.  Girls play at 5:30pm, boys play at 7pm. Our boys team is 17-3 and poised to head to the State Championships in March!  This is also our “Senior Night” where we recognize our senior athletes from the mighty class of 2020. All Lumen families in spirit wear get in free!

We look forward to seeing you this week for fun events at our school!  Thanks again for all your support!

LUMENary Drive Update:

We’re getting close and SO appreciate each and every LUMENary donation that has come in to date. And yes, they’re still coming in!  Remember that we strive for 100% family participation and no amount is too small to give. Together as a community we’ll reach our goal and collectively support Catholic education.

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s SportsLeader Virtue is PASSION: The strength to intensely pursue a goal. The opposite of passion is SLUGGISHNESS: The weakness of being unwilling to act quickly or seek improvement.

Catholic Schools Campaign Update:

Slow and steady, the “I Love My Catholic School” cards continue to arrive in the Office. To date, over $1,345.00 has come in. Thank you for helping your students complete that note-writing task at home. And hey! if the cards are still sitting in a pile on your kitchen counter, you can still send them out even though Catholic Schools Week was last month. All support is good, and no judgement for late mailing – life gets busy, we get it.

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school, students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

“Laugh and grow strong!” St. Ignatius

  • Our tenth grade retreat has been rescheduled to Friday, April 24th, at The Holy Spirit Center.  We are looking for a parent to organize lunch for the class.

  • We begin Stations of the Cross next Friday, February 28th in the school. Please come and experience this beautiful prayer as scripted and led by our Lumen students.

  • We  still need a few volunteers for our Passion Encounter.  Students can sign up on the bulletin board outside room 120.

  • Please send Mrs. Loeffler news and activities happening in your parishes!

Prayer Spot

  • For health and healing of the sick in our school and greater community.

  • For peace among all nations and peoples.

  • For those without adequate food, shelter and clothing throughout the winter.

  • For all those who are living with a mental health condition.

If you would like special intentions listed in Lumen News and Prayer Book of Intentions send them directly to Mrs. Loeffler.

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act with Peace.

Archangel Sports Update:

The Jr. High Volleyball Rally last Thursday was another thumbs-up afternoon of awesome playing and great fun. Our co-ed Team continues to impress & improve and are sitting in the middle of the pack as far as standings go. There’s a 2 day tournament starting tomorrow –  Friday’s games will be from 5p-8p (our team plays at 7p) and Saturday’s play will run 9a-3p (our team will either play at 9a or 10a depending on if we win or lose Friday night.) We could use some help in concessions during the tourney, please sign up here if you want to earn some Share Hours and can help! https://signup.com/go/GoHkPcy

This week’s Tuesday night basketball game against South JV was cancelled due to the heavy snow & road conditions. The next game isThursday, February 27th against Birchwood, Girls at 5:30p/Boys at 7p. This is our last home game for the teams before the Conference Tournament in Soldotna March 6th – 8th. It will also be “Senior Night” so please come out to cheer on our teams as well as recognize the graduating seniors who have contributed to team successes over the years.

School Announcements:

Junior High Social

Directly after the Jr. High Volleyball tournament ends on Saturday at 3p, there will be a Jr. High social in the Upper Room. Games/pool/ping pong/air hockey + pizza! This is something that the Jr. High has asked for so we hope there will be a great turnout. Students can bring friends from outside of Lumen to join in the fun if they wish. Pizza will be provided around 5p, pick up your student by 6p.

If your student comes to support the Volleyball game AND goes to the Social, Mr. Ross said they can have a dress down day on Monday, Feb. 24th.

Mardi Gras Pancake Dinner – this coming Tuesday 

One of the things that makes Lumen great is the sense of community that is present among our families. Whether you’re a new family to the school or one who’s been around for a while, please come to the Student Room in the school on Tuesday, Feb. 25th from 5:30 – 8:00p to enjoy time together and a free pancake dinner (c’mon…who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner?) The night will also serve as an informal Open House for new and prospective families so make sure to reach out to a new face in the crowd if you see one!

To support the night, we’re looking for donations of Krusteaz Pancake mix, sausage links or patties, orange juice, syrup & butter.  Drop off donations by Tuesday morning & get a Share Hour. Volunteer to help pre-make pancakes or serve that night and get a Share Hour!

25th Anniversary Gala

REMAINING GALA ITEMS

Stop by or call Anne at the front desk to purchase these items:

  • Pi Day Party- Come and perfect your pie making skills with our Lumen Culinary Instructor, Carol Sturgulewski on Pi Day- 3/14/2020 @ 2 pm. Pie tins and ingredients provided, adult beverages will be served!  1 spot left- $39.25
  • Ladies Poker Party- Enjoy dinner, tutorial, and a Texas Hold‘em Tournament!!  3/28/2020 @ 6pm. Prizes- 1st place $150, 2nd Place $100, 3rd Place $50 to Raven’s Nest Spa.  $100 to play!!
  • Barista Training Class at Caffe D’arte $25- Includes coffee mug of treats and $10 coffee card.
  • Body Renew 3- Month Membership- $75
  • Braces Starter Kit with Koropp Orthodontics $100- $500 certificate towards orthodontic treatment (new patients only), includes Oral B electric toothbrush & dental care items.

GALA WRAP UP MEETING

Tuesday March 3rd @ 7pm in the Library

Whether you volunteered in the weeks and months leading up to the event, volunteered the day or night of, or attended the event, now is the time to share our successes and what we can improve upon for next year. Earn a fundraising Share Hour for attending! PLEASE MAKE TIME TO ATTEND OUR LAST MEETING – ALL INPUT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!

Please contact us if you have questions- 273-1530/gala@lumenchristiak.org

Danielle & Julie

Lumen Christi Gala Co-Chairs

907-273-1530

gala@lumenchristiak.org

Senior Slide Show

Only a week left! Senior parents & guardians – please send Mrs. Spillers a collection of 10-20 pictures of your student for the graduation slide show. These typically range from when they are little to their current age. Please send by February 28th to mspillers@lumenchristiak.org. Thank you!

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

Raisin’ o’ the Green

This is for the St. Therese’s Camp Annual Fundraiser. Held at the Bridge Restaurant, this event sold out last year so buy your tickets early! They can be purchased online at www.stthereseak.com!

St. Benedict’s Youth Group 

All Lumen students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

High School Youth Night: Wednesday, February 26: Lent, Game Night & Open Gym. 7p-9p, Upper Room.

Junior High Youth Night:  TONIGHT! Thursday, February 20th, 6-8p in the Upper Room.

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Lumen News – February 13, 2020

Important Upcoming Dates:

  • Feb 13-14th: Early Dismissal at 12:20p (Parent Teacher Conferences)
  • Feb 13th-14th:  Parent Teacher Conferences (see schedule below)
  • Feb 13th:  Principal-Parent Forum, 7pm (see details below)
  • Feb 14th-16th:  St. Benedict High School Winter Retreat
  • Feb 18th: 5:30 Girls/7:00 Boys Basketball Games vs. South High JV
  • Feb 19th:  25th Anniversary Planning Meeting, 7pm
  • Feb 22nd:  Junior High Fun Night, 4-6pm (after last volleyball games)
  • Feb 22nd:  Valentine’s Dance (High School), 8-11pm
  • Feb 25th:  Mardi Gras Pancake Dinner and Open House, 5:30-8pm
  • Feb 26th:  Ash Wednesday (All School Mass at 9am)
  • Feb 27th:  Basketball Senior Night vs Birchwood, 5:30pm (girls), 7pm (boys)
  • Feb 29th:  Fur Rendezvous Parade, 10:30am
  • Mar 2nd:  All School Rosary, 2pm
  • Mar 3rd: Post Gala/Wrap Up Meeting, 7pm
  • Mar 6th:  Inservice Day (No School)
  • Mar 7th-15th:  Spring Break
  • Apr 3-4:  Spring Drama Production at APU

Principal’s Update:

This week we wish Class of 2022 sophomores Vaeda Michaelson and Jack Murkowski GOOD LUCK as they compete in the Alaska State Debate Championships in Juneau.  After a 2nd place finish at a recent debate at Service, Jack and Vaeda are posed to put Lumen back on the DDF (Drama, Debate, Forensics) map.  Good luck Archangels!

For the past several weeks and as part of our spring enrollment marketing campaign, we have been paying to boost ads and other materials about the school on Facebook.  One of these launches is our new marketing video which was shown for the first time at the Gala. This video is a great tool to share with potential families and emphasizes that an education at Lumen Christi goes far beyond the required public school curriculum. If each family could SHARE the below link on their own Facebook page, we can likely make a big impact in attracting new students and families.  The more internal/organic SHARES we have, the farther our paid boost will go. So please SHARE!

https://www.facebook.com/lumenchristiak/videos/512149623048731/

And finally, Gala – what a wonderful night it was! I would like to thank everyone who supported the event in so many ways, from procurement, to basket making, to set up, tear down, and everything in between.  I would be remiss in not specifically mentioning Danielle Rybicki, Julie Irving, and Michell Goodwin for their above and beyond, extraordinary work as well – without them there wouldn’t be a Gala.  While the final numbers are not yet in, the preliminary figures show we did very well towards our goal, especially in tuition scholarship monies. Well done Lumen community!

LUMENary Drive Update:

Speaking of well done Lumen community, we jumped from 93% to 94% this week, slowly and surely we’ll make it to our 100% goal!  In addition to our 100% of goal mark, we also hope for 100% family participation but we seem to be holding right at 61%. If you haven’t contributed yet, now’s the time, and remember no gift is too big or too small $20 million or just $20 – it’s all good!

Virtue of the Week: 

This week’s SportsLeader Virtue is DIGNITY:  The strength to be worthy of respect and honor. The opposite of dignity is DEGRADATION: The weakness to disrespect, bully or dishonor others.

Catholic Schools Campaign Update:

The “I Love My Catholic School” student letter writing campaign is working! Here are a few testimonials we received this week:

“In response to the letter from (student) that we received last week, a donation has been made to Lumen Christi. Study hard!”

“I was so touched by the letter I received from (student). The transformation in (student) over the past three years has been amazing. Thank you for all you do.”

So Thank You parents, for helping your students get those cards out the door. Spreading the news about our amazing school is a top priority and there’s no better way to do that than through 1:1 conversations be they face to face, electronically or hand-written.  Keep up the good work.

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school, students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

“Laugh and grow strong!” St. Ignatius

  • St. Benedict Youth Retreat starts tomorrow, Fri. Feb 14th and ends on the 16th. There is still room! Contact Elise Martinez at 273-1541 for more information.

  • Our tenth grade retreat has been rescheduled to Friday, April 24th, at The Holy Spirit Center.  We are looking for a parent to organize lunch for the class.

  • Mikayla Terry is our featured senior this week in the St. Benedict Parish bulletin’s “Senior Spotlight.”

  • We are now signing up volunteers for our Passion Encounter, Mardi Gras Dinner and Stations of the Cross. Have your student contact Mrs. Loeffler if interested.

  • Please send Mrs. Loeffler news and activities happening in your parishes!

Prayer Spot

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

  • For the Helgesen and Goerisch families as they mourn the loss of grandparents.

  • For health and healing of the sick in our school and greater community.

  • For peace among all nations and peoples.

  • For those without adequate food, shelter and clothing throughout the winter.

  • For all those who are living with a mental health condition.

If you would like special intentions listed in Lumen News and Prayer Book of Intentions send them directly to Mrs. Loeffler.

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act with Peace.

Archangel Sports Update:

We’re hosting a Junior High Volleyball Rally TODAY in the gym! Watch here next week for an update on play. We continue to be proud of our 7th & 8th grade Archangel athletes.

It’s been a busy basketball week with games Monday (v. Anaktuvuk Pass) Tuesday v. Birchwood) & Wednesday (v. Noatak). The Girls were so close to a victory Monday and lost by a mere 4 points! It was neck & neck for the Boys in the first half of the game but they pulled out a victory in the end. Tuesday against Birchwood saw similar results with the Girls taking a loss and the Boys, a win. On Wednesday as the teams battled Noatak, the tables were turned and the Girls came out on top but the Boys took a hit and went down against the Lynx.

There are only 2 home games left before the season ends in tournament play: Tuesday the 18th (vs. South High School JV) and Thursday the 27th (vs. Birchwood.)

**Of special note regarding last Monday’s game: Anaktuvuk Pass shares a school district with the village of Kaktovik, who lost their school and community hub in a devastating fire this past weekend. A Go-Fund-Me Page has been set up to aid in it’s reconstruction – please give generously if you can:

https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/harold-kaveolook-school/kaktovikcommunityfoundation?modified=1

School Announcements:

Parent Teacher Conferences – TODAY!

As a reminder, Parent Teacher Conferences are today, February 13th from 3p – 7p and tomorrow, February 14th from 1p – 4p. This is a great time to talk to your student’s teachers one on one. See you in the Student Room.

Principal/Parent Forum – TONIGHT!

Thoughts? Questions? Concerns? Ideas? Come and share them all with Principal Ross on Thursday, February 13th at 7p. Yes, this is directly after the first day of Parent/Teacher Conferences.  You might as well stay and make an evening of it. Wine served starting at 6:30p.

25th Anniversary Gala

THANK YOU to everyone that helped to make this event a great success!!  The evening was a celebration of our community coming together to support Catholic Education.  We couldn’t be more blessed with a sold out event and great bidding!!! THANK YOU!

WRAP UP MEETING – Tuesday March 3rd @ 7pm in the Library.   Whether you volunteered in the weeks and months leading up to the event, volunteered during the event, or attended the event, now is the time to share our successes and what we can improve upon for next year. Earn a fundraising Share Hour for attending!  PLEASE MAKE TIME TO ATTEND THIS LAST MEETING – ALL INPUT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!

PSAT Testing

9th, 10th & 11th Grade Parents – On Monday, Mrs. Brewer handed out results from their October PSAT tests to bring home. If your student did not share those with you, please ask them to retrieve it out of their locker or bottom of backpack!

Senior Slide Show

Attention senior parents: In preparation for graduation (ahhhh! it’s coming!), please send Mrs. Spillers a photo collection of 10-20 pictures of your graduating senior. These typically range from when they are little to their current age. Please send by February 28th to mspillers@lumenchristiak.org. Thank you!

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

St. Benedict’s Youth Group

All Lumen students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

High School Youth Night: Wednesday, February 19, Ice Skating & Hot Chocolate; 7-9p, meet in the Upper Room.

Junior High Youth Night:  Thursday, February 20th, 6-8p in the Upper Room.

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Lumen News – February 7, 2020

Important Upcoming Dates:

  • Feb 8th:  25th Anniversary Gala
  • Feb 13th-14th:  Parent Teacher Conferences (see schedule below)
  • Feb 13th:  Principal-Parent Forum, 7pm (see details below)
  • Feb 14th-16th:  St. Benedict High School Winter Retreat
  • Feb 19th:  25th Anniversary Planning Meeting, 7pm
  • Feb 22nd:  Valentine’s Dance (High School)
  • Feb 25th:  Mardi Gras Pancake Dinner and Open House, 5:30-8pm
  • Feb 26th:  Ash Wednesday (All School Mass at 9am)
  • Feb 27th:  Basketball Senior Night vs Birchwood, 5:30pm (girls), 7pm (boys)
  • Feb 29th:  Fur Rendezvous Parade, 10:30am
  • Mar 2nd:  All School Rosary, 2pm
  • Mar 6th:  Inservice Day (No School)
  • Mar 7th-15th:  Spring Break
  • Apr 3-4:  Spring Drama Production at APU

Principal’s Update:

What an awesome and busy Catholic Schools Week last week!  Thanks to all the staff, students, and parents who made the week a successful and exciting one!

This week, we have turned our attention this week on the 25th Anniversary Gala on Saturday.  The gym is decorated, chairs and tables are set up, and the school is transforming into a night “Under the Stars”!  We thank all of those working hard to bring it all together, especially Danielle Rybicki, Julie Irving, and Tracy Ross, and we look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday night!

Thanks to all those who attended and watched on Facebook (from as far away as Azerbaijan) at last week’s State of the School.  Besides highlighting our academic, athletic, and spiritual excellence, I issued a “Three Ways to Help in the Next 30 Days” challenge.  Here you go:

  1. Bring a prospective family to Pancake Dinner on Feb 25th and other upcoming Lumen events.

  2. Attend and support the Gala on Feb 8.

  3. Have your son or daughter write out five note cards to friends and family and help us raise $500 per family following Catholic Schools Week.

I’ll add one additional challenge.  As we approach Lent (Ash Wednesday is Feb 26th), perhaps you will consider attending our morning daily Mass at 7:15am as a family?  Mass is about 20 minutes long and a great way to start your day! We hope to see you!

LUMENary Drive Update:

We’re holding steady at 93% of our goal with 61% of families having contributed so far. Remember no amount is too small (or too big!) to give and 100% family participation would be awesome.

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s SportsLeader Virtue is CAMARADERIE: The strength to have mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together. The opposite of camaraderie is CLIQUISHNESS: The weakness of choosing to connect, associate or communicate with only a select group.

Catholic Schools Campaign Update:

We’re happy to report that “I Support Catholic Education” envelopes are coming through the mail – meaning that students have sent off their “I Love My School” letters to friends and families! Thanks to all of you as parents who undoubtedly made this happen through a certain amount of ‘reminding’ (nagging?!) The extra effort by you and your student makes a difference in the amount of support for our school.

Shout out to the Henry family – the very first donation came in before Catholic Schools Week even ended and included a note “Per request from Michael Henry Jr.!”   Thank you Michael!

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school, students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

“Laugh and grow strong!” St. Ignatius

  • Our tenth grade retreat has been rescheduled to Friday, April 24th, at The Holy Spirit Center.  We are looking for a parent to organize lunch for the class.

  • Lenten Rice boxes will be sent home with students the week of February 26th – collecting and donating your spare change is a great way to support mission work!

  • Mai Do our featured senior this week in the St. Benedict Parish bulletin’s “Senior Spotlight.”

  • We are now signing up volunteers for our Passion Encounter, Mardi Gras Dinner and Stations of the Cross. Contact Mrs. Loeffler if interested.

  • Please send Mrs. Loeffler news and activities happening in your parishes!

Prayer Spot

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

  • For the Helgesen and Goerisch families as they mourn the loss of grandparents.

  • For health and healing of the sick in our school and greater community.

  • For peace among all nations and peoples.

  • For those without adequate food, shelter and clothing throughout the winter.

  • For all those who are living with a mental health condition.

If you would like special intentions listed in Lumen News and Prayer Book of Intentions send them directly to Mrs. Loeffler.

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act with Peace.

Archangel Sports Update:

The Basketball teams had an amazing time on the road last week and came home with both wins and losses behind them. The Girls were bested by CIA, Nikolaevsk and Ninilchik, the Boys were able to take down CIA and Nikolaevsk but lost to Ninilchik.

Back on their home turf against King Cove Tuesday night, the Girls went down but the Boys pulled out a victory – it’s worth noting King Cove were the State Champions last year so this was a nice win for our team.  Games next week are Monday (v. Anaktuvuk Pass) and Wednesday (v. Noatak) here at the school (5:30p/Girls; 7:00p/Boys) and Tuesday out in Birchwood, same times – 5:30p/Girls and 7p/Boys.

Switching gears to volleyball, it’s great to see that our Jr. High players are really coming together as a team.  In their scrimmage against Grace Christian last Thursday they won 3 out of their 4 matches. They continued to play well the next day at the All School Rally and won the majority of those games as well. The next Rally will be Thursday, February 13th, time TBD.  We’re always proud of our newest players as they figure out team play for the first time!

Archangel Shout Outs

Our students are amazing both on campus and off, shout out to the following for particularly impressive work in the past week:

*10th graders Jack Murkowski and Vaeda Michaelson who coached by Ms. Kelli Reed took second place in their most recent Public Forum Debate as they argued “Should the United States replace a Means Tested Welfare System with Universal Income?”  This win was particularly impressive as Jack & Vaeda were up against not just the South/East/Service/Eagle River/West High teams that they normally debate but also additional teams from Kodiak and the Kenai Peninsula as well. Jack, Vaeda & Mrs. Reed are headed to the State Tournament in Juneau next week. We’re enormously proud of these two and their amazing Coach, Ms. Reed!

*8th graders Kateri Everard and Ryan Solberg…aka Team Black Swan…who competed through Raven Home School last week in the middle school Battle of the Books competition. They blew their first round competitors out of the water with a score of 104 to 64! They went on to defeat their second round competitors as well and are now headed to State Competition at the end of the month. Way to go Kateri and Ryan – your perseverance and dedication to BOOKS is something to be celebrated for sure!

School Announcements:

Senior Slide Show

Attention senior parents: In preparation for graduation (ahhhh! it’s coming!), please send Mrs. Spillers a photo collection of 10-20 pictures of your graduating senior. These typically range from when they are little to their current age. Please send by February 28th to mspillers@lumenchristiak.org. Thank you!

Parent Teacher Conferences

As a reminder, Parent Teacher Conferences are next Wednesday, February 13th from 3p – 7p and Friday, February 14th from 1p – 4p. You meet with teachers on a walk-in basis: first come, first served! All will be set up in the student room for ease of meeting with them one after the other.

Principal/Parent Forum

Thoughts? Questions? Concerns? Ideas? Come and share them all with Principal Ross on Thursday, February 13th at 7p. Yes, this is directly after the first day of Parent/Teacher Conferences.  You might as well stay and make an evening of it. Wine & snacks served starting at 6:30p.

25th Anniversary Gala – TOMORROW!

Our event is sold out!  If you’re not attending please note that we still could use an adult or two to help keep student volunteers on task tomorrow night, and a few more hands helping clean up on Sunday would be fabulous.  To volunteer for either of these jobs sign up here: https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD or call the Front Office by 3p today.

If you signed up to bring a dessert for the Dessert Dash, you can bring it to the school by 3p today and we will refrigerate it overnight, or you can bring it Saturday in between 8a & 3p. Please don’t bring it with you at 5:30p when you arrive to attend!

THANK YOU to one an all who have signed up and been helping so far. We couldn’t pull this off without all of your help.

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

St. Benedict’s Youth Group 

All Lumen students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

High School Youth Night: Wednesday, February 12, Celebrating Our Lady of Lourdes and Sledding. 7-9p, meet in the Upper Room.

Junior High Youth Night:  TONIGHT!! Thursday, February 6th, 6-8p in the Upper Room.

Annual Winter Retreat! Who: all St. Ben’s Youth Group members. When: Friday, February 14th/3:30p – February 16th/3p. Where: St. Therese’s Camp in Wasilla. For more information, including permission slips and volunteer forms, please see Ms. Gore at the Front Desk.

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Lumen News – January 30, 2020

Important Upcoming Dates:

  • Feb 8th:  25th Anniversary Gala
  • Feb 13th-14th:  Parent Teacher Conferences (see schedule below)
  • Feb 13th:  Principal-Parent Forum, 7pm
  • Feb 14th-16th:  St. Benedict High School Winter Retreat
  • Feb 25th:  Mardi Gras Pancake Dinner and Open House, 5:30-8pm
  • Feb 26th:  Ash Wednesday (All School Mass at 9am)
  • Feb 27th: Katmai Eye & Vision Center Presentation 6:30-8:30p (see below)
  • Feb 29th:  Fur Rendezvous Parade, 10:30am

Principal’s Update:  

Can you say “Other Duties As Assigned”? Mr. Ross is currently wearing his bus driver hat and is enroute to Soldotna with the High School Basketball teams. Watch for a Principal’s update next week.

LUMENary Drive Update:

We’re happy to announce…..drum roll please……..we’re at 93% of our LUMENary Drive Goal!  Through many generous donors, over $46,000 ($46,364 to be exact) has come into the school  in response to our ask for support. We can’t thank all those who have given enough.

To recap on giving: we’re holding steady at 61% of families having contributed at varying levels.  Remember there is no amount too small to give. If you can afford $40, perfect. If you can afford $40 million (!) that’s perfect too. While the goal remains to give or help raise $500*, just as important is having 100% family participation. Why is that important? Because it demonstrates to all other donors that our families are committed to the school and value what is offered to each and every student.

*Speaking of helping raising $500, by now you should have received in the mail five “I love my school!” Catholic Schools Week cards for your student to write to family and friends. Last year this effort brought in over $6,000 from nearly 30 new supporters to the school. Please encourage (nag?!) your kids to get those cards out. Parental help in getting that done is hugely appreciated.

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s SportsLeader Virtue is EXCELLENCE: The strength to achieve objectives with perfection and skill. The opposite of adaptable is MEDIOCRITY: The weakness of giving or accepting less than our best.

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school library, students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

“My daddy, Rev. A.D. King, my granddaddy, Martin Luther King, Senior – we are a family of faith, hope, and love,” Dr. Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King Jr.

  • We are now signing up volunteers for our Passion Encounter, Mardi Gras Dinner and Stations of the Cross. Have your student contact Mrs. Loeffler if interested.

  • Please send Mrs. Loeffler news and activities happening in your parishes!

Prayer Spot

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

  • For the repose of the soul of Antonio Villasenor

  • For all victims of abuse

  • For the victims of natural disaster

  • For peace among all nations and peoples

  • For those without adequate food, shelter and clothing throughout the winter

  • For all those who are living with a mental health condition

If you would like special intentions listed in Lumen News and Prayer Book of Intentions send them directly to Mrs. Loeffler.

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act with Peace.

Archangel Sports Update #Lumenproud:

The Girls took on Kodiak last Friday night and won handily. On Monday, both teams took on Sand Point with the Girls fighting hard but being overtaken. The Boys were more successful with another win on our home court.

Both teams hit the road today and have lots of driving as they take on Cook Inlet Academy (Thursday), Nikolaevsk (Friday), and Ninilchik (Saturday) on their home turf. Safe travels and stay tuned next week for updates on those games.

We hosted our first Junior High Volleyball Rally last weekend with Birchwood, Anchor Lutheran, Faith Lutheran & Holy Rosary Academy. Designed to give teams maximum play time, the Rally was a success with many games and all teams being able get their early season kinks worked out!

There’s a scrimmage tonight at 6p against Grace Christian and another full Rally with all teams tomorrow/Friday from 3:30p – 8p, Lumen players should be here at 3p to warm up. Support the team and knock out some Share Hours by signing up to sell concessions tomorrow!  Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/GoHkPcy

School Announcements:

Mark Your Calendars: Katmai Eye & Vision Center Presentation

Please join the fine clinicians from Katmai Eye & Vision Center at a special presentation on binocular vision and visual processing and how those are related to, and affect learning in students. This presentation will be held at our sister school, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton from 6:30 – 8:30p on Thursday, February 27th. Katmai has been to both Lumen and SEAS to provide an inservice on this topic and staff have found it so important that a coordinated effort to get information to parents was organized by SEAS. Thank you for hosting!

NEXT SATURDAY!!! 25thAnniversary Gala, February 8th

Our event is sold out! If you are not attending, please consider helping the night of the event.  We are desperately in need of volunteers to oversee our high school students that night – please let us know if you can help!!

Please bring in items and WINE DONATIONS as soon as possible!!

Basket Making /Gala Work – This Saturday February 1st 11:30-2:30 pm

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

  • BEFORE GALA – Data Entry, Creating Live Display Boards
  • FRIDAY – Gala Setup and Decoration Help
  • SATURDAY – Auction Set Up, Decoration Help
  • DURING GALA – Student Volunteer Monitors, Run Slide Show during the Live Auction, & Clean Up
  • SUNDAY- Clean Up – lots of help is needed!

To VOLUNTEER for the event- https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD or call the Front Office. Please contact us if you have questions- 273-1530/gala@lumenchristiak.org

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

St. Benedict’s Youth Group 

All Lumen students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

High School Youth Night: Wednesday, February 5th, Testimony & Pizza Night. 7p-9p in the Upper Room.

Junior High Youth Night:  TONIGHT!! Thursday, January 30th, 6-8p in the Upper Room.

Annual Winter Retreat! Who: all St. Ben’s Youth Group members. When: Friday, February 14th/3:30p – February 16th/3p. Where: St. Therese’s Camp in Wasilla. For more information, including permission slips and volunteer forms, please see Ms. Gore at the Front Desk.

Enjoy the rest of the week and have a great weekend. 
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