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McNicholas celebrates Computer Science Education Week
We live in a world surrounded by technology. And we know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly depend on understanding how technology works.
That's why Archbishop McNicholas High School is joining in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code, during Computer Science Education Week (December 4-10). More than 100 million students worldwide have already tried an Hour of Code.
Our Hour of Code is making a statement that McNicholas is ready to teach these foundational 21st-century skills. McNicholas students learn some basic skills in Technology & Communication classes. Our curriculum also includes classes in animation, game design, computer programming and AP Computer Programming. Math classes this week have included lessons on coding. Activities this week in the library include several coding opportunities, pixel art, and Google widget creating. Advisory periods on Thursday focus on creating a Google Doodle using the programming language Scratch.
Director of Educational Technology Emily Materna helped math classes with coding lessons this week as part of McNicholas High School's Computer Science Education Week.
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Junior and Senior Parent meetings
Junior Parent Meeting
Thurs., Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.
Cafe and Student Union
Topics include upcoming retreats, getting ready for the college application process, and graduation.
Senior Parent Meeting
Thurs., Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.
Main Gym
Class of 2018 graduation plans announced
Semester Exam Schedule for December 2017
Monday, December 18
7:40 a.m.--Students are to report to A Bell for announcements
7:45 - 9:15 a.m.--A Bell exam
9:35 - 11:05 a.m.--B Bell exam
11:05 - 11:35 a.m.--Eat lunch in your C Bell classroom. We are encouraging students to pack their lunches, but the cafeteria will be open for cheese pizza and fries as well as the snacks in the convenience store.
11:35 a.m. - 1:05 p.m.--C Bell exam
1:05 p.m.--Announcements
1:10 p.m.--Dismissal
4:00 p.m.--Library closes
Tuesday, December 19
7:40 a.m.--Students are to report to D Bell for announcements
7:45 - 9:15 a.m.--D Bell exam
9:35 - 11:05 a.m.--E/F Bell exam
11:05 a.m.-- Announcements
11:10 a.m.--Dismissal
1:30 p.m.--Library closes
Wednesday, December 20
7:40 a.m.--Students are to report to G Bell for announcements
7:45 - 9:15 a.m.--G Bell exam
9:35 - 11:05 a.m.--H Bell exam
11:05 a.m.--Announcements
11:10 a.m.--Dismissal for Christmas Break
Noon.--Library closes
Peer tutoring and essay reviews available
National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta offer peer tutoring at different times. Click here for more information and to sign up.
National Honor Society now offers essay review. Please allow five days for someone from NHS to review your essay. Click here to submit your paper.
Rocket Band Christmas Concert
Join us for sounds of the season when the Band presents its Christmas Concert on Fri., Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Cafe and Student Union.
Spirit wear pick-up next Wednesday
Nike and Winter Sports Spirit Wear orders can be picked up on Weds., Dec. 13 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the school lobby. Any remaining orders will be sent home with students the following day.
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Campus Ministry
Second Week of Advent Reflections & Opportunities
from Jeff Hutchinson-Smyth, Theology Teacher + Director of Campus Ministry
"Thus, particularly in this Season of Advent, which is the time of waiting, in which we prepare ourselves to welcome once again the comforting mystery of the Incarnation and the light of Christmas, it is important to reflect on hope."
from the General Audience of Pope Francis on December 7, 2016
As the parents of a both a Rocket and a future Rocket, my wife and I find ourselves joyfully anticipating the coming weeks of Advent and the opportunities the season holds for us to grow in faith together as a family, and hoping our efforts bring a little light in the midst of the darkness.
We hope the sampling of ideas below is of help to you and your family as we all await Christ's coming:
Light the Way.
In the midst of the bustle of the season, we strive (and regularly fall short, of course) to make our home a sanctuary, and it's especially around the dinner table that we find/make time for daily Advent reflections. The lighting of the Advent wreath is a great way for all to be reminded that we're living in sacred time, especially when it's accompanied by an abbreviated version of the
daily examen
or one of the following reflections.
Live in Sacred Time
The Advent season is a perfect opportunity to give special attention to how we live in time by following the rhythm of the calendar together as a family. While my crafty wife has created an Advent calendar that we fill with chocolates and kind gestures (much to the delight of all in the house), printable Advent calendars with daily reflections and suggested activities can be found here from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and here at U.S. Catholic website.
Take back St. Nicholas.
While it wasn't a part of my childhood growing up, we observe the feast of St. Nicholas (December 6) in our house by giving each of our boys a Fair Trade hand-crafted Christmas ornament from Ten Thousand Villages in O'Bryonville in their stocking each year. My wife is always prepared with a brief reading or reflection on the life of the real St. Nicholas despite the little that is known of him.
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
This Friday, December 8, our entire school community will gather at 1:20 pm in the sanctuary of Guardian Angels parish to celebrate the Eucharist on this holy day of obligation with McNicholas alumnus Fr. Jan Schmidt presiding. Please feel free (as always) to join us if your schedule allows.
Friday Morning Mass
Because we will celebrate Mass as a whole community on Friday, there will be no Friday morning Mass on December 8, and Fr. Dave Endres will be with us for the Friday morning Mass at 7:00 am in the chapel on December 15.
Lessons and Carols
The celebration of Lessons and Carols is a beautiful way to enjoy the sacred music of the season as a complement to the unfolding of our salvation history. The annual Lessons and Carols service at Mt. St. Mary's Seminary will be held on Thursday, December 7at 7:30 pm in the St. Gregory the Great Chapel.
Our own celebration of Lessons and Carols will feature the very dedicated and talented McNicholas High School Liturgy Choir under the direction of Dr. Loretta Graner and will take place on Sunday, December 10 at 7:00 pm in the sanctuary at Guardian Angels. We hope you'll make plans to attend with your family and to invite other families to do so as well!
Enter the Story.
When St. Francis of Assisi initiated the first Nativity scene in the early 13th century, he was both hoping to awaken the senses to the story of Jesus' birth as depicted in Luke's Gospel and also to deepen peoples' appreciation of Christ's humble beginnings in contrast to the materialism and excess that characterized life for a growing number of people in his day.
A visit to the Nativity Scene at Krohn Conservatory, complete with live animals, has been a sacred family outing for me going all the way back to my own childhood. Our youngest son was especially enamored a few years back by the baby lamb that was born there on Christmas Eve.
Additionally, since 1947, the Comboni Missionaries have hosted an annual Animated Nativity with music and narration at their mission center at 1318 Nagel Road. To reflect together on the Nativity stories the Gospels of Matthew and Luke is a powerful way to root the experience of Advent in the story of Christ's coming.
Give a gift to the world.
While visiting with family during the Thanksgiving break, the toy commercials blaring during a cartoon on TV had our youngest son enumerating his lists of wants for Christmas. My wife and I both come from families where the annual Christmas purchases often go well beyond generous and into budget-busting. We try to make it a point annually to emphasized the tradition's origin in (and departure from) the gifts given by the Magi as reported in Matthew's Gospel. We also maintain a tradition to make a family "gift to the world" a part of our Christmas day rituals, typically by setting aside a portion of our Christmas budget to make a donation to Catholic Relief Services through the organization's Gift Catalog. We enjoy giving our kids ownership of the process by allowing them to decide which type of program we'll be supporting.
However you and your family celebrate the sacred season approaching Christmas, on behalf of the Campus Ministry Team and the entire Faculty and Staff of Archbishop McNicholas High, we wish peace and blessings to you all!.
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#RocketsCare
Rockets for Life's collection for pregnancy help center
Rockets for Life is sponsoring a collection for A Caring Place Pregnancy Help Center who is in desperate need of
- diapers (all sizes, but especially size 6 and pull-ups)
- clothes (fall/winter clothing for girls & boys sizes all sizes but especially sizes 2T, 3T, 4T, 6T, 6X)
All items can be dropped off to Room 309 in the Convent. We will continue to collect through December 15. Thank you for your generous donations!
For more information on A Caring Place Pregnancy Center visit https://www.acaringplace.org
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Hooray for Rockets!
Congratulations to the World Languages Students of the Month for November!
Anna Brail--Spanish I
Lauren Cox & Anna Rahner--French I Honors
Tara Reich--Latin II Honors
Gabriela Scorti--AP Spanish
Brianna Taylor--Spanish II Honors
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Your support is appreciated!
Rocket Band selling Cincy Foodie Deck
Does your gift list include McNicholas?
In December, the Christmas spirit has spread throughout the McNicholas campus. The Spirit of Giving is found all around school in the many great Christmas activities and projects our students, faculty and staff are taking part in every day. The Spirit of Giving is truly of big part of the Christmas season. As you and your families are looking for groups to provide a gift this Christmas season, please remember the McNicholas Annual Fund. Your tax-deductible gift will have a tremendous impact on the lives of both current and future McNicholas Rockets. If you would like to make a gift to the Annual Fund, you can either mail a check (payable to McNicholas High School), or
click here to make an online donation. You are now able to designate an area of the school you would like your donation to help. Help make this a great Christmas for McNicholas High School. Please
email Mark Doran or call 231-3500, ext. 5141.
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Athletics
Men's basketball home opener this Friday; tickets available at lunches
Men's Basketball's first home game is this Friday, December 8, against Carroll with 3 games at 4:30, 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. Pre-sale tickets will be available at all lunches on Friday for $5.00. Tickets at the gate are $7.00.
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McNicholas Marketplace
Rocket Shop
The Rocket Shop is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. when school is in session.
The store also will be open every Monday night from 5-8 pm through Christmas. ( Dec. 11 and 18)
Performance sweatshirts and the Holiday Bundles are in at the Rocket Shop!
The bundles are sweatpants and a long sleeve t-shirt $35. Please stop by and check them out!
SHOP THIS WEEKEND!
Rocket Shop will have the below special hours to meet your holiday shopping needs:
- Friday, December 8-- during the men's basketball games 5pm- through halftime of varsity game
- Saturday, December 9--during the women's basketball games 10:30am-2pm
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PTSA
December PTSA Meeting
Please Join Us for the PTSA December Meeting Tuesday, December 12, at 7:00pm Hyde Perk Coffee Shop and Wine Bar 3664-B Edwards Road, Hyde Park. Appetizers provided~ coffee, tea, cocoa, wine available for purchase Optional $5.00 gift exchange RSVP by December 8 to Eva Booher @ eva@rookwooddr.com or Jen Malof @
jenmalof@cinci.rr.com
After Prom Meeting - Volunteers Needed!
After Prom volunteers are needed to help plan decorations and activities. If you are interested, please join us on Tuesday, December 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the library.
All volunteers are welcome! This is an incredibly rewarding event to be involved with and a great way to meet other McNick parents. Questions? Please contact Kirsten Hagenbarth at khagenbarth@gmail.com. We hope to see you on the 19th!
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