@ A Second Glance
UPDATE: Invest In Kids Scholarship Applications
Temporarily SUSPENDED
This was posted to Empower Illinois' website yesterday regarding Invest In Illinois Scholarship applications. Please continue to monitor the website for updates:

APPLICATION SUSPENDED
The scholarship application will not be activated tonight. Please do not continue to try to access the site as it has been suspended. We do not yet have an update on when the student application will relaunch however we will provide advance notice. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused students and families.

We knew the demand for quality educational options was strong, but no one estimated the overwhelming statewide demand we saw today. Parents get one chance at a quality education and thousands took every opportunity to make sure their kids were first in line. More than 24,000 families visited the application site within the first few minutes of its availability causing a technology failure. We will continue to do our best to ensure fairness while maintaining compliance with the regulations imposed by the state.
Read On For Additional Updates
It's STILL Catholic Schools Week!
Today:
Olympics Day (students dress in their country color and compete throughout the day)
Girls Basketball vs. St. Joseph-Ogden JV = 6:00 Varsity = 7:30
-help us honor Lauren Shanks for surpassing 1,000 career points & maybe a few other surprises
Friday:
REMINDER: Dress Code Day. All-School Mass at 9:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Church of Merna (Students must check in with their 1st hour teacher in the church entrance prior to Mass. They are dismissed for the day directly from the church following Mass.)
Pack the Place & Spaghetti Dinner: More info below
REMINDER: Spaghetti Dinner and Pack The Place FRIDAY
Don't miss our annual Spaghetti Dinner served from 4:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. on FRIDAY, February 2. It's also Pack the Place Boys' Basketball Game as we close out Catholic Schools Week playing the High School of St. Thomas More.

Spaghetti Dinner Info
$7.00 Adults
$5.00 Kids under 12
Avanti's Spaghetti, Meat Sauce, Bread, Salad, Dessert & Drink
All Proceeds go to our Senior Charity, The Crisis Nursery

Pack the Place Info
All junior high students are admitted free with a paying adult
Junior Varsity Game at 6:00 p.m.
Varsity Game at 7:30 p.m.
Fun activities throughout the night including a halftime game of Knockout for all 5th-8th grade students! Junior High Cheerleaders join our Cheerleaders
Junior High Band members step up with our band
HEADLINE CORRECTION: Showcase Central Is February 7
Help us invite all seventh and eighth grade students and parents to explore the only Bloomington-Normal high school to ever receive the US Government’s highest academic achievement. As you may have heard, we are a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School. Showcase Central is Wednesday, February 7 and is a great opportunity to meet our teachers, administration and coaches. Doors open at 5:30 and the tour begins at 6:00.
We have several opportunities coming up for 7th and 8th grade students and families to visit Central Catholic. Please share this Schedule of Events along with our Parent Open House dates.
Cheer Camp Registration Underway
Our Cheer Camp is Saturday, February 10 from 9:00 a.m. - noon and registration is underway. Register by FRIDAY to guarantee a t-shirt. Here is the registration form.
Catch Saints Athletes In Action
Keep up with all of our athletic teams and the latest athletics news by checking out our Athletics Website. Click on our Athletics Calendar to find out where the Saints are in action.