Bronco Bytes November 8th

11/9/2018

Bronco Bytes November 8th

STUDENTS PREPARE FOR SEASON OF GIVING

The start of November traditionally kicks off the "Season of Giving" as we prepare for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. At Montini Catholic the students, faculty and staff preparing to give to those less fortunate. This past Monday, student government kicked off the 22nd Annual Golden Gobbler Food Drive which benefits local food pantries. Students are proud to be responsible for donating over 328,000 items since the program's inception to food pantries throughout DuPage County."We are glad to be able to support the food pantries at Christ the King, St. Pius X and Woodridge," said Campus Minister, Michael Blanchette. "Each year we also give food to the families from Clearbrook and Eisenhower Co-Op, agencies serving families with children with disabilities. (Katie Laurinaitis '04 is a teacher at Eisenhower.)

In 1997, under the leadership of the principal at that time, Jim Segredo (now president), Montini Catholic kicked off the very first Golden Gobbler Food Drive. Since then the event has become a welcomed tradition to students and their families encouraging students, homerooms and classes to bring in non-perishable food items for local food pantries.

Additionally, some of the food collected is allocated for families that are "adopted" by Montini Catholic during the Christmas season. The Adopt-a-Family Program kicks off after the Thanksgiving break. Each homeroom adopts a family from local organizations and provides food for a holiday meal as well as gifts and essentials for the families. The Drama Club provides supplies for each homeroom to make a blanket for their family as

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part of the gifts provided. It's a busy time of year, but students understand how fortunate they are and are happy to help share some joy with others during the season of giving.

NOMINATE AN ALUM The Montini Catholic Alumni Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Inductee Class. Nominations can be completed via the online nominations form or emailed directly to alumni@montini.org. Alumni can be nominated for achievements in academics, athletics, professional careers and service to others.

Visit the Alumni Hall of Fame page to see who was inducted this past September and for a complete list of members of the Alumni Hall of Fame. The 2019 Hall of Fame Inductions will take place in the Fall of 2019.

WHAT IS A POLYMER? Montini Catholic Chemistry and Physical Science students had the opportunity to participate in engaging demonstrations conducted by Mrs. Elizabeth Egan, representing PlastiVanÂŽ. The PlastiVanÂŽ Program is designed to excite students about opportunities in science and engineering within the plastics industry.

Montini students were educated about the chemistry, history, processing, manufacturing, and sustainability of plastics and how the science and real-world applications relate to their everyday lives. They also took part in several fun activities involving polymers/plastics. The classroom presentations encourage students to seek careers in engineering. https://www.montini.org/cf_enotify/view.cfm?n=1595

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CLASS OF 1989 GET TOGETHER The Class of 1989 will be meeting at O'Sullivan's Public House in Forest Park on December 8, 2018 between 4:00pm 5:00pm. All members of the Class of '89 and their friends are invited for a evening of fun. Visit the Class of '89 Facebook page for more information.

Is your class planning a get together? Share the plans with the alumni office - we'll help you promote your event. Don't forget to share your photos with the alumni office at alumni@montini.org.

2018 Fashion Show Alumni and alumni families are invited to the Montini Catholic Parent Club's Fashion Show on Sunday, December 2nd at the Sheraton Lisle from 11:30am – 3:30pm. Tickets are $65 per person. In addition to fashions modeled by Montini Catholic students and alumni, guests will be able to participate in raffles and help support the San Miguel Scholarship Fund benefitting Montini Catholic's scholarship program. Click here to register for the event.

Registration closes on November 26th.

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