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A Message From the Principal
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are looking forward to our annual One Billion Rising week that begins on February 5, where students focus on violence prevention against women worldwide. We have a number of events planned, including a presentation by Contra Costa County Deputy District Attorney Paul Graves, who will speak to students on February 8 about issues of sexual assault awareness and intervention.
Jackson Katz, founder of the Mentors in Violence Prevention, will also be on campus for a parent education night hosted at De La Salle on the evening of February 15. This is a shared parent education event for both our Carondelet and De La Salle communities and all are encouraged to attend. Please
RSVP here.
Mr. Katz is internationally renowned for his pioneering scholarship and activism on issues of gender, race and violence. Mr. Katz will also be leading faculty and staff from both schools in professional development workshops on February 16. Additionally, we have reached out to a bystander project organization that has expressed a desire to partner with Carondelet on creating programming and intervention training over the course of the spring semester.
We continue to partner with De La Salle to discuss respectful behavior and our expectations related to student interactions both on and off campus. The administrations from both schools met with student leadership from both campuses three times during the fall semester, and we will have another lunchtime meeting for all interested students in the De La Salle theater on Friday, January 26. We will continue this dialogue and continue to explore ways for all students to interact in a positive, respectful way, knowing that this is a conversation that must be ongoing and must include our students and adults from both campuses.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out.
Sincerely,
Kevin Cushing
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Helping Our Dear Neighbor
Last year, Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa was destroyed by the catastrophic North Bay wildfires. During Advent, our students collected gas cards for their faculty and staff to
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Photo Credit: Gabrielle Lurie, The San Francisco Chronicle
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help them with the cost of their commute to their satellite classrooms and offices.
For the past two months, retired Carondelet teacher Dr. Marcy Fox has been volunteering at Cardinal Newman High School. She kindly delivered the gas cards to them on behalf of our school. Cardinal Newman teacher and football coach Paul Cronin was very moved by the students' generous donations. Their faculty and staff have expressed sincere appreciation for our students' heartfelt gesture and support.
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Crab Feed Tickets Now On Sale!
Join us for an evening of great food, rockin' music and lots of fun at our annual Crab Feed on Saturday, March 3.
Carondelet's Crab Feed is also our Parent Association's biggest fundraiser of the year. All proceeds go toward supporting our girls!
We look forward to seeing you and your family and friends for this 21-and-over event!
Last year's Crab Feed sold out and we expect another sellout this year. Buy your tickets today!
Carondelet Crab Feed
Saturday, March 3, 2018
5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Garaventa Center
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Mother-Daughter Retreat Coming Feb. 25
Tickets for Carondelet's annual Mother-Daughter Retreat are now on sale! This retreat is a special time for women to explore, affirm and celebrate their unique bonds in a renewing, relaxing and spiritually-enriching atmosphere.
The event, hosted on campus, is open to all mothers/guardians, grandmothers, aunts, alumnae and their daughters who are in 8th grade, high school, college or beyond.
Tickets are two for $55; three for $80 and four for $100. Financial assistance is available. Please contact
Sr. Joann Heinritz, CSJ, with any questions.
Mother-Daughter Retreat
Sunday, Feb. 25
9:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Garaventa Center
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Cougars Take First Place at UC Davis Cheer Competition
The Carondelet Competition Cheer team had an outstanding performance this past weekend at UC Davis. In the varsity competition, Carondelet was awarded first place in the show cheer level two division of the CIF-sanctioned JAMZ Adrenaline Championship. With a score of 90.6 and no deductions, the Cougars hit every stunt and tumbling pass.
The Cougars' next competition is in three weeks at the JAMZ State Championship. With only six weeks until JAMZ Nationals in Las Vegas, the Cougars are continuing to build difficulty and energy to their routine. Way to go, ladies!
Spring Sports Tryouts Begin February 5
The Spring Sports season is just a few short weeks away. Tryouts for Carondelet's lacrosse, softball, swimming and diving, and track and field teams are scheduled to begin on Monday, Feb. 5 at various locations. If you have specific sports tryout questions, please use this directory to reach out to that sport's varsity head coach.
With the construction of the Carondelet Athletics Complex still ongoing, the school will utilize external facilities for some programs as the season gets underway.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse tryouts will be held on Monday-Thursday, Feb. 5-8, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The location for tryouts has not been determined at this time, so please visit our Athletics web page or see future newsletters for location updates.
Softball
Tryouts for the 2018 Carondelet varsity and junior varsity softball teams will be held at Willow Pass Park on Monday-Thursday, Feb. 5-8, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Swimming and Diving
Tryouts for the swimming and diving teams will be held at the Carondelet Athletics Complex on Monday-Thursday, Feb. 5-8, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Track and Field
Tryouts for the track and field team will be held at the De La Salle High School track Monday-Friday, Feb. 5-9. Student-athletes are asked to arrive at the track 15 minutes after the last bell of the school day.
Spring Sports Registration and Tryouts
Parents and guardians of all student-athletes wanting to play a Spring sport must make sure their daughter's online registration is complete.
Carondelet requests that all registration for the spring season be completed by Monday, Jan. 29 to ensure that students are cleared to participate on the first day of tryouts. Late registrations may delay students' participation time with their desired program.
Carondelet Athlete of the Week
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Alex Brown '19
Varsity Basketball
Junior forward Alex Brown has continued to show improvement for the Carondelet varsity basketball team this season. Alex continues to provide outstanding teamwork, while showing selfless play on the court for the Cougars.
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School Store Volunteers Needed
The school store is staffed by parent volunteers and there is a need for several shifts to be filled for the upcoming semester. The primary requirements are that you are an all-cleared volunteer and that you are able to commit to the same shift each week for the remainder of the academic year. Training will be provided. Volunteers earn PIP hours!
Available volunteers shifts include:
- Mondays 9:40 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
- Tuesdays & Wednesdays 2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
- Thursdays 1:50 p.m.-2:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Please contact Kathleen Henggeler at [email protected] or at 925-686-5353 x151 if you are interested in learning more.
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Grad Night 2018 Volunteers Needed
Did you miss your opportunity to earn PIP hours with Visions? Need to earn double hours in one sitting? Help contribute to a safe graduation night for our seniors!
Grad Night is scheduled for May 27, 2018. Visit the Volunteer Opportunities page of our website in order to register for your selection. There are four different options for helping out, so choose the one that works best with your schedule, or choose multiple if you just want to get those hours out of the way!
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PIP Hour Opportunities
Looking for a way to get involved and earn your 20 PIP hours? Visit the
Volunteer Opportunities page of the website for a list of available opportunities.
If you have any
questions
regarding your volunteer
requirements and
clearance, contact our
Volunteer Coordinator Ms. Renee Gistand.
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As a reminder, this will ONLY add you to our E-Newsletter distribution list, it will not update any of your information in PowerSchool. For PowerSchool updates, please contact Ms. Katie Almonte, Data Analyst.
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Upcoming Events & Special Schedules
| Wednesday, Jan. 17 |
Alumnae Association Meeting - all alum welcome
6 p.m.
Convent Community Room
RSVP Here
PSAT Score Return - Juniors (Class of 2019)
7 p.m. |
| Thursday, Jan. 18 |
Special Schedule
Class meetings
1:55 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 24 |
PSAT Score Return - Sophomores (Class of 2020)
7 p.m.
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