Crusader Connection; October 31, 2019

A Message from the Attendance Office Personal responsibility is one of the foundational aspects of preparing our students for life after high school. With that being said, one of the prime responsibilities of our students is to BE ON TIME for school.

Whenever a student is late for school, they must fill out an admission slip which are located in the attendance office. The student is to report immediately to the Attendance Office upon arriving late for school. If no one is in the Attendance Office please see someone in the Main Office.

Lateness due to a professional appointment (doctor, dentist, therapist, etc.) will be excused as long as documentation is provided.

Anyone arriving after 9 AM without a doctor’s note or professional note will NOT be permitted to participate in any after school events, practices or games that day.

Upcoming Events 2nd Quarter Begins & Penn Square Music Event October 31

All Saints’ Day Fall Blood Drive FPA Concert: Mass Rizzetta’s Tones

November 1

November 5

November 6

FPA Event: Piano Bar

November 7

Women in Business

Last week the Lancaster Chamber Mentorship Program headed to the Spooky Nook MiniExpo!

Mini-THON Assembly What happens when “E.T. Phone Home” or Mr. Miyagi teaches Daniel to “Wax on, Wax off?”

Why we must be back in the 80’s!

Lancaster Catholic’s mini-Thon hosted a kick-off assembly on Monday, October 28th where they announced the 2019-20 mini-Thon theme, Back to the 80’s!

Crusaders Alive!

Click here to view a recap video of the Crusaders Alive Open House/Youth Rally!

CTC Tour The sophomores toured the Brownstown CTC Campus.

Students toured all six Junior Career Programs: Construction, Health, Transportation, Culinary Arts, Manufacturing, and Visual Communications.

They were able to interact with current CTC students and try out some of the activities.

LCHS Earns Cardinal Newman Society Status Lancaster Catholic High School was recognized as a Catholic Education Honor Roll School by the Cardinal Newman Society on Monday. LCHS was one of just three high schools in Pennsylvania to earn the honor.

“It is great affirmation for Lancaster Catholic to be recognized by the Catholic Education Honor Roll,” Lancaster Catholic’s president Tim Hamer remarked. “This distinction confirms our commitment to the mission of Catholic education.

I applaud the leadership, administration, students, parents, teachers, and staff for their hard work in assuring a strong Catholic identity permeates all that we do in preparing our students to be future leaders in both society and the Church.”

Lancaster Catholic engaged in a thorough internal and external review of its comprehensive program offerings before being awarded this status. It has received specific recognition for its strong integration of Catholic identity throughout its efforts, including the integrity of its mission, and the strength of its community and rich spiritual live. The Honor Roll also recognized the school’s efforts at integral formation of the minds, bodies, and spirits of its students as well as its comprehensive academic program which seeks to instill a Christian vision of the world and human wisdom and culture.

“The Honor Roll is a helpful tool for families and benefactors in recognizing the quality of a Catholic high school,” said Patrick J. Reilly, president of The Cardinal Newman Society. “It is external validation that a school is both focused and successful in meeting the high calling of Catholic schools to serve the well-being and salvation of students and to serve the common good. We are very pleased to have Lancaster Catholic join in the nationally recognized ranks of excellence; this is a select group. The school has well demonstrated they are successful in meeting the key principles that guide Catholic education.”

The Cardinal Newman Society has recognized over 300 high-performing Catholic high schools nationwide since the program’s inception in 2004.

Fall Blood Drive Did you know that a premature newborn may need 1-4 units of red blood cells while in ICU, or an automobile accident victim may need 4-40 units? You can save lives by being a donor at our annual “fall� blood drive. It is a safe and easy process which takes approximately 45 minutes.

The drive will be held Tuesday, November 5 from 8:00 to 2:00 in the Old Gym. The Blood Drive is sponsored by our Future Medical Leaders of America Club and Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank.

Anyone age 16 or older, weighing at least 110 pounds and in good health on the day of the drive may donate. Pennsylvania law requires a parent consent form for students who are 16 years old. Permission forms are available in the Library and must be returned

by Friday, November 1. Unfortunately, International students may not donate since they have not been in the U.S. for 1 complete year.

All donors must present a photo ID at the time of donation.

Beginning Tuesday, October 22 sign-up sheets for donating will be available in the Library.

Please encourage your son or daughter to donate. If you would like to donate please email Miss Susan Martin at smatin@lchsyes.org with your preferred time.

Lancaster Catholic High School Campus Ministry

November 10, 2019 1 PM LCHS Cafeteria

And They Lived Holy Everafter...

With all the pressures of parenting and modern culture, keeping our children connected and practicing faith is difficult. We’ll discuss the joys and challenges of parenting in this age and name practical tools parents can use to instill and share faith. Come and take a humorous and refreshing look at parenting.

Special Guest Mike Patin

Mike Patin uses energy, humor and stories to affirm God's goodness and presence among us while inviting others (and himself) to take the "next step" in our journey with God. Since 1984 Mike has been privileged to speak to groups ranging from 10 to 23,000 in over 130 dioceses in the U.S. and Canada.

Mike has published two books: A Standing Invitation, and This Was Not in the Brochure: Lessons from Work, Life and Ministry.

Lancaster Catholic High School | 650 Juliette Ave, Lancaster PA 17601 717.509.0315 | www.lchsyes.org

Winter Sports Physicals Winter sports start on November 18th.

Before a student can participate in official practices or tryouts, all students must turn in a PIAA physical if they have not already turned one in this year.

If your student played in a fall sport, a recertification physical is needed. A recertification physical is also needed if you turned in a physical prior to October 8th.

If students or parents have questions, they should contact Ms. Newill, the athletic trainer at bnewill@lshyes.org or at 717-509-0316.

Part-Time Help Wanted in Cafeteria Lancaster Catholic High School is in need of a part-time cafeteria worker for the current year. Hours are Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

If interested, please contact Misty Pitrovich at 717-509-0306 or pick up an application in the LCHS main office.

St. Anthony holds 34th bazaar St. Anthony of Padua Church will hold its 34 th annual Christmas Bazaar Nov. 9, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Nov. 10, 9:30 a.m. to noon, in the Resurrection Catholic School cafeteria at 521 E. Orange St. With the theme Jesus is the Reason, much is offered including wreath and garden, trim-a-tree, crafts, religious items, and gift baskets. There’s always a treasure to be found at the jewelry table for just a few dollars.

Raffle items are valued at a minimum $50. For $1, take a chance on a television, Fit-bit, garden wagon and bench, mani-pedi, Sister Irenita watercolor, and many gift cards to local restaurants and businesses. Raffle will be drawn at 2 p.m.

Saturday.

Food will be offered throughout, including authentic Vietnamese eggrolls, soup and sandwiches. Contact Livia Riley, 717-299-6617 for information.

Artist-In-Residence Day with Joseph Ross Join us on Thursday, November 7, in the Old Main Gym as poet Joseph Ross presents four open readings with Q&A sessions throughout the day.

Joseph Ross is the author of four books of poetry: Raising King (forthcoming in 2020), Ache (2017), Gospel of Dust (2013), and Meeting Bone Man (2012). He is a six-time Pushcart Prize nominee and his poem “If Mamie Till Was the Mother of God” won the 2012 Pratt Library/Little Patuxent Review Poetry Prize.

He will share his own poems and discuss the craft of writing, “When readers explore my work, I hope they discover three main traits; I hope they find poems that say something, use surprising language, and are moving. To me, these are the marks of a strong poem. I teach these three traits to my students and they seem to help them make meaningful poems.”

The poet will also teach a Master Class open to the first 15 students who submit a poem on a subject that Ross has addressed in his own work. These students will share their poems with him over a lunchtime celebration.

This free, artist-in-residence style event will be presented on Thursday, November 7, in Old Main Gym. Joseph Ross will present four open readings with Q&A sessions at the following times: 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. , 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. , 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. , and 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. All are welcome.

Save the Dates for these Upcoming FPA Events Wednesday, November 6: Rizzetta’s Tones Concert featuring Cody McSherry’21 Thursday, November 7: Artist-in-Residence Day with Joseph Ross Saturday, November 9: Piano Bar Night *21+ event* Saturday, November 16: BIG BIG Jazz Band Dance *21+ event* Thursday, November 21- Saturday, November 23: Little Women Fall Play

Order your Yearbook today!

Yearbooks are now on sale! Make sure to order your piece of Lancaster Catholic history today!

Need some help ordering your yearbook? Check out the short video below with instructions that will walk you through the ordering process!

Click here to order your yearbook! The Yearbook Order number is 4248!

Civitas LCHS Fundraiser Civitas LCHS is selling the Lancaster/York SaveAround coupon books. Most of the coupons are for a BOGO deal.

Businesses included are Valentino’s Cafe, Scoops, Arooga’s, Sandwich Factory, Duck Donuts, College Corner Cafe, Cravings, Capt Gus’s, HotZ Pizza, Barnes & Noble and MANY more!!

You can download the app and not need to carry the book. Contact Mr. Sharp at dsharp@lchsyes.org to order your book. The cost is $25. Check out the book at Savearound.com.

Lancaster Catholic High School

Teacher Spotlight

Jim Rothwell Geek, Nerd, Educator Science Teacher

B.A. in Physics & Mathematics

What has been the most rewarding part of teaching?

What is your favorite thing about Lancaster Catholic?

The school is like a giant extended family

If you could have a super power, what would it be?

Remembering faces and names instantly

If you could have any other job, what would it be?

I think it would be fun to be a cryptanalyst, that or be independently wealthy enough to spend my days on the beach.

Visible light bulb moments - those times when a struggling student suddenly gets it. Followed closely by those times when students come back from college and tell stories about what I taught, in the curriculum or not, that helped them.

How long have you been teaching at Lancaster Catholic?

I started teaching at Lancaster Catholic in 2008 and plan on teaching physics and math here until forced to retire.

What is a few of your favorite hobbies?

Reading, Pathfinder, and the PA Renaissance Faire are all tied for first!

What is the last book you read?

Failure Is Not an Option by Gene Kranz

Christmas in the Big Apple to benefit the LCHS Field Hockey Team What: Where: When: Why: Cost:

“Do As You Please” Bus Trip to New York City Sunday, December 15, 2019 ~ 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. to benefit the LCHS Field Hockey Team $54.00 per person - includes driver gratuity

On Sunday, December 15, 2019, we will depart Lancaster Catholic High School at 7 a.m. sharp!

We will be dropped off at the rear of the Winter Garden Theater which is a prime location to enjoy shopping, the theater district, the museums, and Time Square. NYC will be abuzz with Christmas decorations and good cheer.

Bus picks up at the same location at 7 p.m. for an approximate return to Lancaster Catholic High School at 10 p.m.

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Tickets cost $54 which includes the gratuity for the • bus drivers.

• We have two buses reserved for this event so space • is limited - first come/first served.

Make your reservation by November 22 at the latest!

Money due with your reservation.

Make checks payable to LCHS Boosters.

Questions? Please contact Diana Anater at (717) 951-5198 or danater@lchsyes.org.

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“Do As You Please” Bus Trip to NYC - Sunday, December 15, 2019 - Reservation Form Names of attendees ______________________________________________________________________ with at least one ______________________________________________________________________ contact email and phone number: ______________________________________________________________________ PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE REQUIRED: We understand this is a non-chaperoned trip. I have spoken to my child about adhering to the time schedule. _________________________________________________________________________________________ A contact phone number for the day of the trip is ____________________________. ______# TICKETS @ $54 PER TICKET = ________ Make checks payable to LCHS Boosters| Make your reservations by November 22, 2019 Mail or deliver completed form with payment to: Lancaster Catholic Athletic Office · 650 Juliette Ave. · Lancaster, PA 17601 · ATTN: NYC TRIP/FIELD HOCKEY

School Counseling Corner All Treats, No Tricks - All seniors and parents of seniors are invited to the

FAFSA Completion Night at Lancaster Catholic on November 12, 2019 in the Library at 5:30 PM. This is an outstanding way to complete this Financial Aid, ask questions of Sonya Mann-McFarland from PHEAA and eat pizza for all of your hard work! Please RSVP to Mrs. Grosh by November 8th.

College Fair at Conestoga Valley High School - all juniors and seniors

were given the official pamphlet which lists the colleges and universities that will be attending this college fair on Monday, November 4th from 6-8 PM.

Seniors, the last SAT of 2019 is December 7, 2019. Registration Deadline is

November 8th. register at www.collegeboard.org. The last ACT of 2019 is December 14 and the registration deadline is November 8th. Register at services.actstudent. org. Good luck!!

Attention All Juniors! - CTC tours will be held on November 12 (Brownstown)

November 13 (Mount Joy) and November 14 (Willow Street) for anyone interested in full day programs for senior year, it’s essential to take a tour. See Mrs. Taormina for more information.

AP Testing Alert! All students planning on taking AP tests in the spring must

register and submit payment through www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/392100.

Mrs. Grosh visited many of the AP classes reminding students that the deadline to decide if you are taking an AP test is approaching 8:00 a.m. on November 15, 2019 will be the last day students may register for a test without a $40.00 penalty.

Letters were sent home to parents last week explaining College Board’s new deadlines.

College Spotlight - California University of PA - one of the 14 state institutions, is less than 14 miles away from Pittsburgh with 100% of their classes taught by their own faculty. 98% of first time freshman receive some sort of financial aid and the university offers merit scholarships based upon grade point average starting at 3.0 and above and SAT scores at 950 and above. Any interested student who wishes to apply to Cal U can ask Mrs. Grosh for the application fee waiver code. Check out Cal U at www.calu.edu.

2019 DIOCESE OF HARRISBURG ANNUAL CATECHETICAL CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Making Disciples for Jesus and His Church DEADLINE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 - PAPER/ONLINE REGISTRATION REGISTRATION INFORMATION COST $35.00 per person (includes continental breakfast and lunch) We respectfully request that each parish/school pay the registration fee for those catechists, teachers, etc., who will be attending from their parish catechetical programs and/or Catholic schools.

Although we will do our best to place everyone into the workshops that they choose, we reserve the right, due to space limitations, to move registrants into alternate workshops if workshops become full. We have been at or near capacity attendance for at least the last 15 years of this conference! We anticipate having another large crowd for this year’s conference! For this reason, we can only guarantee admittance to the first 400 persons who register for the conference. Therefore, please register either online or via paper registration as soon as possible! There will be no refunds for “no-shows.” Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

WORKSHOPS/FOOD/SCHEDULE The day will include the celebration of Mass, the Keynote Address, and four workshop sessions. List the names of those attending the conference from your parish/school and specify which three or four workshops each person will be attending (indicate by number, e.g. A1). We suggest that conference participants choose one of the first three workshop sessions in which to eat lunch.

A variety of box lunches such as roast beef, ham, turkey, vegetarian and gluten-free will be provided for registrants. Lunch is available during workshop sessions A, B, and C only. NOTE: If you would like to attend all four workshops, you may still get a box lunch, but you will need to eat it between sessions in the Diocesan Center Dining Room, as no food is permitted inside the classrooms. (Bottled water may be brought into the workshops).

Participants will be awarded five hours of elective credit toward catechist certification.

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