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From the Office of the Principal
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Dear parents,
Lent is a season of conversion through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. At Loyola Catholic School, our mission is to guide students to their full potential, walk with them in their faith, and equip them to guide and serve. Lent is a perfect season for us to focus even further on achieving this mission.
T
his year, Sister Mary Beth has coordinated a service project for our school community to work on. We will be "building" a house for a needy family in San Lucas, Guatemala, with collected donations. Our teachers will be encouraging the students to practice fasting from something extra by not spending all of their earned funds on themselves but instead giving alms as Christ calls us to do.
Each week our students will be celebrating this holy season with a theme. This first week's theme is "Live Up To Our Baptism." Lent is a time when we are called to renew our baptismal commitment, promising to believe in God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and to reject sin. We encourage you to talk about this theme with your children. Remind them that there is ONE Baptism for all Christians and that baptism is a Sacrament of Initiation and lasts forever. We hope you take time this Lenten season to grow closer as a family by participating in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving together. We can begin together as a Loyola family as we come together for an all-school mass next
Wednesday, March 1st for Ash
Wednesday Mass on the Upper Campus.
I hope to see you there!
Have a great weekend!
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
There will be
NO
School on Monday, March 20,
AND
Monday, March 27. However, spring conferences will be held on Monday, March 27, from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. Watch for further details.
BLOOD DRIVE
The Loyola High School Key Club is sponsoring a Blood Drive on
Tuesday Feb. 28th from
8:30 - 1:30 in the Upper Campus gym. If you would like to set up an appointment to donate go to
redcrossblood.org or email Sue Goebel at
sgoebel@loyolacatholicschool.org
DISRUPTION WEEK/WEEK WITHOUT WALLS
Many of you have seen the term "disruption week" on the school calendar for March 21-24. This was noted because many of the high school students will be gone on the band and choir trip that week. It was also intended as a good time to schedule family vacation or college visits. It was thought that this would be a great opportunity to provide our secondary students with learning experiences that they may not typically get in their everyday classrooms- family consumer sciences, mechanics, building, science research projects, business experiences, etc. The week's special activities/expectations are geared toward our high school students, however as we get closer to the week, we will make final plans and share with parents. To read the detailed email that was sent to high school families, click here.
MESSAGE FROM NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
NHS's four pillars are scholarship, character, leadership, and service. The main thing that NHS does is a large service project every year. This year, for our service project we are going to be sleeping outside overnight in efforts to raise money for the homeless in our community. If this is something you would like to participate in, it is on
March 4th at 8 pm
; this event will be held on Good Counsel Hill at Loyola. We are asking each person to bring their own cardboard box and blankets to sleep in and a minimum donation of $50. If this isn't something you can participate in, but you'd still like to help out with, we are accepting donations of any size. All money raised will be going to Reach, an organization that helps the Homeless Youth in our Community.
CONGRATULATIONS, MR. BIEHN
Mr. Biehn was awarded KEYC's Golden Apple A
ward on Wednesday! The award
recognizes the people and programs that make a dramatic difference in education
.
Click
here
for the video.
A while back we sent a survey to current students, parents, and alumni asking for their thoughts about Loyola. We've compiled their comments and will be sharing them in a series called
#TestimonialTuesday on Facebook, and we'll share them here as well.
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PARISHES:
In order to receive a tuition grant from your respective parish for the 2017-18 school year, parishes are requesting that families complete and submit a
Parish Grant Affiliation and Parish Involvement Form
. In order to ensure that your LCS Smart Tuition account accurately reflects your Catholic Parish Grant, please be sure to return this form directly to your respective parish office
no later than Friday, March 3.
Please contact your parish office if you have any questions.
As a courtesy, we have attached a copy of the Parish Grant Form here
RE-ENROLLMENT FOR 2017/18
Enrollment information for the 2017-18 school year is now available.
For 2017-18 Tuition information, click
here
For instructions on how to complete the online
re-enrollment process, click
here
If you would like to request tuition assistance, click here:
https://smartaidforparents.com
OPEN HOUSE, PRESCHOOL-GRADE 12
Our next Open House is scheduled for March 14, 5:30-7:30pm. Please spread the word to family and friends! Current families are welcome! Come and find out what to expect in your child's grade next year!
Kindergarten Round up: Session 1: Friday, March 10, 9:30-11am, Session 2: Friday, March 10, 12:30-2pm, Session 3: Tuesday, March 14, 6-7:30pm. Please spread the word to your family and friends who may be interested in Loyola!
Because our Kindergarten and Preschool teachers will be greeting and hosting new families, there will be no school for Kindergarten and Preschool/PreK that day. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
VIRTUS TRAINING
If you need to complete another Virtus session there are four scheduled in the near future. They are: Wednesday, March 1, at 6:00 P.M.; Saturday, March 11, 9:00 A.M.; and Wednesday, March 22, at 6:00 P.M. All sessions will be held on the Upper Campus of Loyola Catholic School.
(A person needs to attend another VIRTUS session if you had training prior to 2016 or if you have never attended a VIRTUS session before.) Please pre-register by going to:
virtus.org. Please call or email
secretary@loyolacatholicschool.org
or 388-0600 with questions.
SAVE THE DATES!
Crusader Golf Classic - Monday, May 15, 2017 Mankato Golf Club
LoyolaPalooza - Saturday, July 29, 2017, Good Counsel Hill Football Field. Details to come.
If you have questions, please contact:
Ginger Leiferman, Key Events Associate
HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION NEWS
Next meeting: March 7, 6:30pm, Upper Campus
Stay connected to Loyola's Home & School Parent Association in a way that works best for YOU:
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BASKETBALL
The first round playoff games for both boys and girls will be at home. The girls play Tuesday, Feb 28th at 7:00PM and the boys play Monday, March 6th at 7:00PM. Both games are at the Fitzgerald Gym. No passes are allowed. Hope to see everyone there!
YOUTH BASKETBALL
The Loyola 5/6th grade won the Blue Earth 6 grade tournament on Saturday! Congratulations, boys!
Avery Schmitz received the Hoop Shoot Contest State Champion Award in Hutchinson last weekend! She earned first place in the 8-9-year-old girls' division. Congratulations, Avery!
SPEECH
Congratulations to the Speech team on taking 2nd place overall at the Scarlet Invitational Speech Meet at Mankato West!
Individual results:
1st Place
Anita Goharfar - Original Oratory
Becca Kohlmeyer - Creative Expression
Isabel Zwaschka - Humorous Interpretation
Megan Hillesheim Poetry
2nd Place
Elizabeth Benzmiller - Discussion
3rd Place
Charlotte Lena - Great Speeches
Luiza Flores - Storytelling
Peter Garcia MacLean - Extemporaneous Speaking
4th Place
Elizabeth Benzmiller - Original Oratory
Meghan Schaub - Great Speeches
5th Place
Brayton Matuska and Claire Orcutt - Duo Interpretation
Brennan Houlihan - Discussion
Cymone Nusser - Storytelling
6th Place
Emma Goebel - Humorous Interpretation
Finalists
Nic Goebel and Will Tauer - Duo Interpretation
Caroline Cardenas
was inadvertently omitted in last week's speech results in News Prague. She placed 6th in Info category at the meet. Congratulations, Caroline!
EAST/LOYOLA GIRLS HOCKEY
We sent Elizabeth Peller off in style, as she traveled with her teammates to the State Girls Hockey Tournament on Wednesday. Congratulations on your State Tournament Appearance, girls!
SOCCER FRENZY
Soccer Frenzy will be held for interested K-7 students at Loyola, LCWM and St Clair. Dates are March 4, 11 and 18. Click
here for the registration sheet, due by Feb 27!
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL COACH
Loyola is seeking a varsity volleyball coach starting with the 2017/18 school year. For more information, click
here
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