Weekly announcements to help parents and students stay informed about important news and events.
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Thank you to all of the first responders, parents, students and faculty/staff who participated in our 9/11 prayer service. A special thanks to the first responders in our community whom we honored with a special breakfast afterwards.
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Dear Parents and Students:
In the midst of all of the recent scandals and abuses in the Catholic Church, SJND will be sponsoring two Campus Ministry events on the same day, Tuesday, September 18, which display a much different reality of the Catholic church: a heroic priest captured by ISIS who never loses his faith and trust in God and a martyred bishop in El Salvador who fights for justice for the poor in his country knowing that his proclamation of the Gospel may lead to his death. The theologian Avery Dulles in his book
Models of the Church
lists as one of the eight models as a
prophetic model of church
. The lives of these two men represent that prophetic tradition.
Father Tom Uzhunnalil, SDB
will be on the SJND campus on Tuesday and speaking with our students in their Theology classrooms. Father Tom has written the book
By The Grace of God
which recounts his 557 days in terrorist captivity by ISIS in war-torn Yemen. Father Tom’s story shared with the students will be a story of love, forgiveness, and his remarkable trust in God who was his strength and refuge. Father Tom is one of the few clergy to ever be released by ISIS. His story does not end with his release from captivity in Yemen but his prophetic stance of forgiveness for his captors.
In the evening, SJND Campus Ministry will sponsor a viewing of the
new documentary on the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero
, the slain Archbishop of El Salvador who was shot and killed as he was saying mass. The documentary will be shown at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday night in Notre Dame Hall...
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Upcoming Events & Deadlines
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- Archbishop Romero Documentary Screening with Producer Gianna Beretta: Tuesday, September 18, 6:00 p.m.
- RSVP here
- College Night for Juniors and Parents: Wednesday, September 19, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
- RSVP here
- Junior Unity: Sunday, September 23, 1:30 p.m.
- Additional information below
- Admissions Information Night: Wednesday, September 26, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
- Help spread the word about all of our Admissions Events! Learn more at www.sjnd.org/visit-sjnd
- Parents Association Presents an Evening with Dr. Michael Torres: Tuesday, October 16, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
- Learn more and RSVP here
- Open House: Sunday, October 21, 3:00-5:30 p.m.
- Help spread the word about all of our Admissions Events! Learn more at www.sjnd.org/visit-sjnd
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- Please join us tonight, September 18 at 6:00 p.m. in Notre Dame Hall for a special showing of "El Desagravio", a documentary based on the the life of Blessed Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador. Pope Francis will canonize Archbishop Romero as an official saint of the Catholic Church on Sunday, October 14 in Rome. Italian Film Producer Gianni Beretta will also be present at the screening for a meet and greet and Q&A. RSVP here.
- Student Life Fundraiser: All students are encouraged to continue to participate in the Student Life Fundraiser. Sell those raffle tickets, cookie dough and magazines!
- Class of 2020 Junior Unity: All Juniors and their families are invited to attend this year's Junior Unity. This celebration takes place on Sunday, September 23 at 1:30 p.m. in the Basilica. Junior Unity is both a Mass and celebration of the junior class. The event will begin with a Mass focusing on the themes of unity and kinship. Afterwards, we will transition into the Unity ceremony. All students will get their class gift and a class ring for those who ordered it. After, there will be a reception in NDH featuring a special slideshow of the junior class. Food and drinks will be provided.
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- Dig Pink Match and T-Shirts: SJND will be hosting its Eighth Annual Dig Pink Match on Wednesday, October 10th – JV at 4:30 p.m. and Varsity at 6:00 p.m. T-shirts are $20 each and order forms are due to Coach Hagan or Mr. Pondok by Tuesday, September 25. Please make checks payable to SJND Athletics (Memo: Dig Pink) or pay/donate online here. Cash is also accepted.
- The Runway: Shop SJND gear from the comfort of your own home! The SJND Runway is now available online. Check it out at www.sjnd.org/sjnd-runway or shop in person after school on Mondays from 2:30-4:00 p.m.
- Counseling:
- This Wednesday, Mrs. Park and all of the counseling team will be at the CSU Counselor Conference gaining valuable professional development about California State University admissions updates.
- The Counselors in the Classroom program continues this week with visits to Sophomore classrooms. The lesson, Relationships: Personal Boundaries and Healthy Dating, wil engage sophomores in identifying their personal boundaries and students will practice asserting their boundaries when they are challenged.
- Below are the upcoming college representative visits to SJND:
- September 18: University of Massachusetts - Lowell, Duke University
- September 20: University of Connecticut
- September 21: Suffolk University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Juniors and seniors must register in Naviance. For a full list of all the representative visits, please click here.
- Practice PSAT Exam: SJND will administer a practice PSAT exam on Saturday, September 22 from 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All Juniors are strongly encouraged to take this exam. The practice PSAT exam will give students the opportunity to prepare for the actual PSAT exam, which will be given to ALL Juniors on Testing Day, October 10. The PSAT exam measures a) what you learn in high school and b) what you need to succeed in college. The PSAT is the qualifying exam for the National Merit Scholarship Program and the National Hispanic Recognition Program, among many other scholarship/recognition programs. The Practice PSAT administered at SJND will include individualized score reports which students can use to personalize their PSAT and SAT practice.
- The registration deadline is Wednesday, September 19. There is an exam fee of $10 that can be submitted by cash or check on the day of the exam. Students should bring two Number 2 pencils, a calculator, snacks, and water. Register here and contact Mrs. Park at jpark@sjnd.org with any questions.
- The Princeton Review's ACT ULTIMATE 18 Prep Course: SJND is a proud partner of The Princeton Review and will offer two prep courses on campus this year: an ACT Prep Course in the fall and an SAT Prep Course in the spring. Junior and Senior students should strongly consider taking the ACT prep course in the fall, in preparation for the December 8th ACT exam. The ACT Ultimate 18 Prep Course offers 18 hours of focused class time, unlimited access to SAT Advantage LiveOnline sessions, 3 scheduled proctored practice tests, and additional full-length and single-section practice tests. Our SJND students will also receive homework assignments tailored to them, customized study plans for their prep pace, and interactive goal setting and improvement tracking. All prep materials are included in the cost of the course, which is $643 after discount (use promo code STJOSEPH30OFF).
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he deadline to register is September 25
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- SAT Math Workshop for Seniors: SJND Seniors are invited to sign up for a FREE 5-day workshop that will prepare them to tackle the SAT Math sections. Students will gain valuable practice in the calculator and non-calculator sections of the exam, including grid-in responses. Each day, students will work through real SAT Practice Exams and review problem-solving approaches and strategies with the teacher. The SAT Math Workshop will be taught by Ms. Bissonnette, who teaches Geometry at SJND. Ms. Bissonnette is an experienced teacher who has taught Algebra, Geometry, and Pre-Calculus in the past.
- The first 15 students to sign up will be guaranteed a spot for the SAT Math Workshop. Students must bring a check for $50 to the first class. Students will receive their money back if they attend ALL 5 SESSIONS. The registration deadline is Monday, October 15. After the maximum capacity (15) has been reached, students will be placed on a waitlist for the workshop and will be notified as spaces become available.
SAT Math Workshop Dates (in preparation for the December 1 SAT Exam):
Tuesday 10/16
Tuesday 10/23
Tuesday 10/30
Tuesday 11/6
Tuesday 11/27
*ALL courses begin at 3:00 p.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. in Room 3
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- Support our partners at St. Joseph Elementary School by attending El Rancho on Saturday, October 6!
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- Read the latest news from St. Joseph Basilica. View the parish newsletter here.
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