March 2, 2018
                                                                                                           
Principal's Message

Greetings,
 
On Friday, March 16  we will be hosting Crusader for a Day. We are welcoming guest students to come and do a shadow day with one of our current students, or come with their family for a tour to see what a day is like here at Loyola. 
 
This is a great opportunity to encourage anyone you may know to come and check out Loyola, whether they have mentioned us in passing or you feel may be a good fit here.
 
We have had numerous tours, requests for information, and shadow days occur already this year and we are very excited about this.
 
We had a wonderful enrollment night and a reminder that you can continue to enroll. Just
click here to make that happen! We are in our 2018-2019 budget formation stage and we need your help by registering early to help us craft the best budget we can for your children.
 
We have now hit March Madness! There is so much going on from playoffs, competitions, contests, state tournaments so please stay in-tune to all of our events and we'll do our best to keep you in the loop on how our students are doing.
 
It will be a busy March until we hit spring break but we are going to do our best to embrace the "Madness" of March.


Have a great weekend!


Adam Bemmels
PS-12 Principal
 

All School News
IMPORTANT DATES:

FAMILY TOUR/SHADOW DAY: Friday, March 16. Spread the word to your family and friends!

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

ENROLL NOW T O TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS- deadline to take advantage is April 15.


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.







LOYOLAPALOOZA- YOUR OPINIONS NEEDED ON A NAME CHANGE!
The LoyolaPalooza committee has determined that now is the time for a name change for our summer music festival! We are looking for your input on new names... please click here for more info and to give your feedback!   
Activities News
SPRING SPORTS MEETINGS
Wednesday, March 7
6-12 grade Baseball: 5pm
6-12 grade Track: 5:30pm
7-12 grade Golf: 6pm
All meetings will be held in the Loyola gym.
Information regarding a softball meeting will be shared soon.


SPEECH
Last Saturday, the Mankato Loyola Speech team competed at the Mankato East Speech Fiesta! Below are the individual and team results:

Rachel Kohlmeyer placed 3rd in Novice Creative Expression
Sadie Blace placed 5th in Discusion
Landon Javens and Brayton Matuska placed 4th in Duo Interpretation
Mathew Gartner placed 5th in Extemporaneous Speaking 
Anita Goharfar placed 5th in Great Speeches and 3rd in Original Oratory 
Brayton Matuska placed 1st in Humorous Interpretation 
JD Jentgens placed 2nd in Novice Informative
Sara Gartner placed 4th in Prose Interpretation 
Elizabeth Peller placed 2nd in Prose Interpretation 
Ceymone Nusser placed 4th in Storytelling 
Luiza Flores placed 3rd in Storytelling
Landon Javens placed 1st in Storytelling 

As a team Loyola placed 3rd!


CONGRATULATIONS TO MATTHEW SALZLE AND THE EAST/LOYOLA HOCKEY TEAM
On to State! Stay tuned for game time and details!





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.






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



 All LCS parents are welcome!  To join click here
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COMMUNITY NEWS


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



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



PRESCHOOL FUN IN THE SNOW






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
6th GRADE BIZ TOWN FIELD TRIP
 


GIRLS CLUB UPCOMING DATES:
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


Grades 9-11:  There are many summer camp opportunities-a few are free, some are low cost, and some have a higher fee but offer scholarships.  I have a folder in my office for anyone who wants to look at the opportunities.  I will list a couple of my favorite here.


Grades 9-12:  Minnesota Business Venture.  Yes, even current seniors can attend this one. MBV is an excellent leadership camp that will help with financial literacy, exploring some career paths, and developing teamwork with other high school students from across the state. They have outstanding inspirational business leaders sharing wisdom also.  If you apply before April 15th, this camp is just $150 for a 6 day overnight camp, either at St. John's (July 22-27) or St. Cloud U. (July 8-13).  Jerrid Buhs and Colton Corcoran both attended in recent years and loved it.   www.bestprep.org/mbv   They have scholarships readily available.  Great Value!!  Excellent for the student who wants some leadership experience for their NHS and college applications.

Ages 14-18:  Scrubs Camp is a hands on experience to learn about the many careers in the healthcare field.  It is a 3 day camp that will be held in Mankato June 18-20 for $150.  Register SOON as this fills up fast. http://healthforceminnesota.org/students/scrubscamp_registration.html
Students may use this in place of one of their 3 job shadowing experiences as long as they attend the full 3 days.  There are some scholarships available for this camp.  Email Mrs. Arians if you are interested in scholarships.

Juniors:  Camp College-free overnight camp at Bethany July 16-18.  Megan Hillisheim and Tatyana Beck both attended and loved it.  This camp will help you with college applications, financial aid, scholarships, and more. http://www.mn-acac.org/CAMP-COLLEGE      

Juniors:  There will be a few college reps visiting in spring.  Here is the link to see when Bethany, Southwest MN State, and St. Cloud will be here. Click here to get College Rep Visit

Seniors:  Keep working hard on all the local scholarships! Click here for Scholarship Info  Remember that the Dollars for Scholars is a must for anyone at all serious about scholarship money.  Deadline is March 15.

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                     
4/14                  3/9
6/9                    5/4
7/14                  6/8

Mark Your Calendars

3/14 Virtus Training, cafeteria, 6-pm
3/16 Family Tour/Shadow Day at Loyola
3/19 Kindergarten Round up 6pm
5/14 Crusader Golf Classic

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

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for all upcoming events!
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