February 16, 2018
                                                                                                           
Principal's Message
Dear Parents,
 
As we are firming up our 2018-2019 school calendar, our school leadership team is seeking input on what your preference is for the timing of the start of our school year. We have had two years of starting school two weeks before Labor Day, but traditionally, we have started one week before Labor Day. Another option would be to start the same time as District #77, which is after Labor Day.   While our administration and school board will have the final vote, your feedback is extremely important; please see the survey link below.
 
The other question is in regard to two-hour late starts. This year we decided to not have two-hour late starts even though District #77 kept them. We want your opinion on whether you prefer the two-hour late start or to bypass them again.

Click here  to complete the short calendar survey.
 
Thank you for your input on both questions.

Our timeline for approving our school calendar:
  • Staff & Parent surveys on start date and 2-hour late starts: February 16th
  • Analyze Data from two surveys: February 23rd-March 1st
  • District #77 adopts 2018-2019 & 2019-2020 calendar: Monday, March 5th
  • Loyola admin & staff calendar committee designates and confirms school year calendar to lift up to our Activities and Academics committee: March 6th-March 9th
  • Recommendation for a motion from our Activities and Academics Committee: Monday, March 12th
  • Loyola Board of Trustee Vote: Thursday, March 15th
  • Publication of 2018-2019 Loyola Calendar Friday, March 16th
 
Next Thursday, February 22 nd is our enrollment night. Our courses that we will be offering for the 2018-2019 school year will be available for our secondary level that evening. We will have staff available in Sohler Commons next to the Chapel to talk about our courses for next year. We anticipate the first round of registration to begin the following week!
 
I also invite you to meet the two new coaches for our co-ops with St. Clair next Thursday evening. That includes Brandon Greiner, softball coach and Dustin Bosshart, football coach. They will be in Sohler Commons.  Please stop by and meet our new St. Clair/Loyola Spartan Coaches!

Adam Bemmels
PS-12 Principal
 

All School News
IMPORTANT DATES:

*ENROLLMENT NIGHT FOR CURRENT AND NEW FAMILIES: February 22 6-8pm
Come for dinner (free-will offering is appreciated!) and complete your online enrollment forms. Help with enrollment/tuition assistance will be available. Please click here for more info.

SPRING CONFERENCES : February 22/23. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

NO SCHOOL K-12 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, Spring Conferences. NOTE: Preschool/PReK still in session, but after school Clubhouse will not be available.

*KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP: Monday, March 19, 6pm



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BLOOD DRIVE
The Loyola High School Key Club is sponsoring a Blood Drive on  Feb. 27th from 8:30 - 1:30 in the Loyola gym.  Walk ins are welcome but if you would like to reserve a time, go to  redcrossblood.org or email Sue Goebel:  sgoebel@loyolacatholicschool.org


VIRTUS TRAINING
Wednesday, March 14,  6:00pm   in the cafeteria. This will be the last training at Loyola this school year..  All participants need to pre-register. Go to  www.virtus.org select Winona, MN (Diocese) as the location.

It's to start thinking spring . . . and GOLF
Save the Date: Monday, May 14th, 2018
Loyola Crusader Golf Classic: Four-person scramble golf event friendly enough for the weekend golfer but challenging enough for the competitive player!
Registration information coming soon!
  
Activities News
LOYOLA/ST. CLAIR CO-OP NEWS
The new mascot for the Co-op is the Spartans.  Both school colors will be used in the design of the logo. 
Mr. Brandon Greiner will be here at Loyola to meet with girls that are interested in softball in grades 7-12  on Tuesday morning.  Please encourage your daughter to attend and find out the exciting new opportunity for our girls. 
Mr. Griener (Head Softball) and Mr. Dustin Bosshart (Head Football) will be here on  Feb 22nd for Enrollment Night to meet some of our families.  Let's give them a warm Loyola welcome!

LOYOLA SPEECH
On Saturday, the Loyola Speech Team finished hosted the Crusader Classic speech tournament, and had several placings in the final round:

Rachel Kohlmeyer placed 2nd in in Novice Creative Expression 
Elizabeth Benzmiller placed 4th in Discussion
Brooke Mendele and Amanda Streett placed  2nd in Novice Duo Interpretation
Brooke Speiser placed 5th in Novice Extemporaneous Reading 
Mathew Gartner placed 6th in Extemporaneous Speaking
Javen Tasler placed 1st in Novice Extemporaneous  Speaking
Anita Goharfar placed in 5th Great Speeches and 1st in Original Oratory 
Tiffany Dinh placed 5th in Informative Speaking 
Addison Fraze placed 5th in Novice Original Oratory 
Elizabeth Peller placed 6th in Prose Interpretation 
Landon Javens placed 1st in Storytelling
Luiza Flores placed 2nd in Storytelling
Cyemone Nusser placed 6th in Storytelling

As a team Loyola tied for 3rd with Mankato West


On Thursday the Loyola Jr. High speech team went to New Prague and competed in their speech tournament.   We took nine students with a total of eight events:

Duram Kelly placed 2nd in Creative Expression  
Rachel Kohlmeyer placed 1st in Creative Expression 
Andrew Naples placed 3rd in Discussion 
Leo Simpson placed 2nd in Discussion
Brooke Mendel and Amanda Streett placed 2nd in Duo
Brooke Speiser placed 3rd in Extemporaneous Reading
Matthew Back placed 3rd in Original Oratory 
Marie Leonard placed 9th in Prose Interpretation

As a team we placed 3rd overall.

The team is traveling to West High School  on Saturday  and Mankato East on 2/24.


SOCCER FRENZY CAMP soccer.jpg
The Loyola/LCWM/St. Clair/Made lia boys and girls soccer teams are holding a s occer camp on the three Saturdays:  March 3,  March 1 0 and March 17  for kids in  gr ades K-7 attending Loyola Catholic School, LCWM St. Clair and Madelia.  This  is a great place for kids to interact with high school players and have fun learning and playing soccer. 
Each camper will receive a free Crusader Soccer t-shirt and a chance for prizes. Please click  here for the registration form.


CHOIR: PLEASE NOTE
The HS choir rehearses at Christ the King Church on 2/19 not at West, as previously noted.


DRAW THE CIRCLE WIDE CHOIR CONCERT



Be sure to check our  Activities Calendar for upcoming events and activities! Come out and show your Crusader pride!
Home & School Association News



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COMMUNITY NEWS
MANKATO AREA LACROSSE ASSOCIATION
 LACROSSE-A-PALOOZA for boys and girls, grades 2-10th grade
Monday, February 26
Mankato East High School
7:30pm
Contests, drills, game play and stringing clinic. Activities for ALL skill levels.




COLLEGE OF ST. BENEDICT/SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
CHAMBER CHOIR CONCERT
Saturday, March 3  8pm  Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Free admission, free will donations requested

If you are interested in housing  one or more choir members for one night, call Grace Kunkel at SSPP: 507-388-2995/102














Quick References
ATTENDANCE LINE:
507-386-5312

PReK VALENTINE FUN
 

PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT 2018/19
2018/19 Preschool Enrollment for current families is open Enrollment will be open to the public February 22. Click here for enrollment information. Click here for class offerings

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Spring conferences. Please see your teacher for more information:

PreK:  2/27, 2/28 & 3/6:  3:30-6:30 

Mrs. H:  2/27, 2/28 & 3/6:  3:30-6:30

Mrs. Z: 2/28= 3:30-6:30
            3/1= 12:30-3:00
            3/5= 3:30-6:30
            3/6=  12:30-3:00




Elementary News

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART- A MESSAGE FROM MR. STALOCH
We are kicking off our Jump Rope for Heart program in school on February 2.  This will included students in grades 3-5.  The American Heart Association supports your child learning about healthy nutrition and being active.  As your child participates in this program, they may wish to honor a family member or neighbor who is affected by heart disease. Your stude nt will learn that being healthy is fun and helping others is rewarding. If your family chooses to donate to this cause (optional), we hope that you will consider creating an online fundraising page through the school's Jump Rope for Heart page.  Follow these easy steps:

1. Go to www.heart.org/jump and search for Loyola Catholic School - click "Log on to fundraise" OR click this link to be taken to the page: http://www2.heart.org/goto/loyolacatholicschool
Not only are the students helping people with sick hearts, but our school will also earn gift certificates for physical education equipment.

Thank you for your support and if there are any questions please feel free to contact me,  Jacob Staloch if you have questions.



GIRLS CLUB UPCOMING DATES:
Wed. February 21
Wed. March 21
Wed.  A pril 18

Secondary 7-12  News
GRADES 7-12 FIRST SEMESTER HONOR ROLLS:
A HONOR ROLL           B HONOR ROLL


7-12 YEARBOOK ORDERS
Click here to order online, click here for the order form, complete and return with payment by March 15.



8th GRADE FIELD TRIP
The 8th grade will attend Diary of Anne Frank at the Park Square Theatre in St. Paul on  Friday, March 16. Please complete the permission slip found here


Seniors:  The Dollars for Scholars local website is now open.  Go to http://mankatoarea.dollarsforscholars.org to apply.  They give over 25 local scholarships ranging from $500-$1000.  Anyone who has at least a 2.5 GPA and over 40 hours of community service should apply as it is a lottery once the student has those 2 criteria.  There will also be two $1000 scholarships for Loyola students who attend SCC!!  In addition, there are academic scholarships.  ANY SENIOR WHO IS AT ALL INTERESTED IN SCHOLARSHIP MONEY SHOULD APPLY FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP.   Important tip concerning the application:  Under "Add an Activity",  choose "volunteer work" or "volunteer church work" (it is listed alphabetically) rather than "community service" or "church/religious" to list your volunteer work.  If you have done it correctly, at the end it will ask you for your grand total # of volunteer hours.  After you put the total in, be sure to hit the "submit app" button.



ACT test   Registration
                           
2/10                  1/12
4/14                  3/9
6/9                    5/4
7/14                  6/8

Mark Your Calendars

2/22  Enrollment Night for current/new families 6pm 
2/22-2/23  K-12 Conferences
2/23 NO SCHOOL K-12, Preschool/PReK in session, no preschool Clubhouse
2/27 Blood Drive 8:30am-1:30pm
3/14 Virtus Training, cafeteria, 6-pm
3/19 Kindergarten Round up 6pm

Elementary Mass: 9:50am Wednesdays
Secondary Mass: 10:40am Wednesdays

Please be sure you are checking the
for all upcoming events!
SPIRIT SHOP NEWS


**Last sale this year is 2/22 6-8pm during Enrollment Night. 20% off all regular priced items.**

Shop the online Spirit Shop! Click  here

Be sure to  follow the Spirit Shop on Facebook for updates!

Questions? e mail the Spirit Shop
Booster Club News

Meetings: 2nd Wednesday of the month
Loose Moose Saloon
6:00 Gambling Meeting
6:15 Club Meeting


DID YOU KNOW?
You can contribute to the Loyola Booster Club simply by shopping on Amazon! Your Amazon shopping experience will be the same... and it's easy!  Go to www.smile.amazon.com and search Loyola Booster Club and select it as your charity of choice. 


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