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Hello Loyola families,
Today we fulfilled our Catholic School's Week plans by honoring the Joe Frederick, Sr. family. If you remember back to the months of January and February, many of our plans were adjusted or put on hold due to mother nature and the severe weather. Our rescheduled Catholic Schools Week Mass date did not work for Joe Sr. but I am very glad we were able to honor the Frederick family today. We express great gratitude for them and their support and partnership with Loyola.
It was a wonderful all school Mass.
Today's Mass prompts a good time to mention our remaining Masses for the school year:
Wednesday, May 1
10:40am 7-11 Mass
1pm K-6 Mass
Our seniors will be at the Diocesan Baccalaureate Mass in Winona.
Thursday, May 9
1pm All-School Mass and celebration of May Crowning of Mary led by our 8
th
grade. This is a bridge to a new tradition of being on one campus. Our 8
th
graders will lead this mass. Since we are on one campus we will no longer be holding an 8
th
grade graduation like we did when we had separate campuses. To continue a tradition, 8
th
graders are asked to dress up and 8
th
grade families are encouraged to attend.
Wednesday, May 15
1pm K-6 Mass, no 7-12 Mass due to Baccalaureate practice
7pm Loyola Baccalaureate Mass in our chapel
Please see the All-School News portion of this newsletter for information regarding an opening our School Board of Trustees starting in the 2019-2020 school year.
Have a safe and blessed weekend,
Adam Bemmels
School Leader/Preschool-12 Principal
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PLEASE NOTE:
District 77's regularly scheduled late start on May 14th will become a full school day. Morning busing will now be available.
NEW! FACTS PARENT ALERT
You should have received a text today introducing our new FACTS parent alert system. If you did not receive a text, please be sure to include your cell phone number when you re-enroll online via FACTS. (You should have received an email with re-enrollment info a couple of weeks ago; contact Angie Casteel 507-388-0615 with questions.) We will be using the FACTS parent alerts for important information regarding Loyola.
LOYOLA PROM & GRAND MARCH- TOMORROW 4/27
The Grand March for Prom will be held at 6pm in the Fitzgerald auditorium. All are welcome!
$2.00 for adults and $1.00 for students grades 5-12. Grades 4 and younger are free.
BOARD OF TRUSTEE VACANCY
The Loyola Board of Trustees is seeking a candidate to fill one vacancy. The Board is established to act as a decision-making authority, responsible for the governance of Loyola Catholic School. This candidates must have an interest and commitment to Catholic education and be willing to participate in school functions throughout the year, and be a member of a Mankato-area Catholic church, among other expectations. Legal background preferred. For more information or to apply, please send a letter of interest and resume to:
boardoftrustees.support@loyolacatholicschool.org
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
On Wednesday night we honored the Loyola students who were inducted into the National Honor Society.
To be inducted into NHS, students are required to excel in four areas: Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character.
Congratulations to the members of Loyola's National Honor Society:
Inductees:
Seniors: Alexander Backman, Sidney Botker, Nicolas Goebel, Noah Haefner, Brendan Kane, Jaiden Moore, Alison Rempfer, Micah Rentschler, Mackenzie Reynolds,
Teresa Weber
Juniors: Hailey Barker, Owen Casteel, Benjamin Ellingworth, Megan Frutiger, Holly Huynh, Brianna Johnston, Marina Kerekes, Mariah Kreykes, Garrigan Morgan, Dennis Muga, Cyemone Nusser, Kaitlyn Sizer, Zoey Weller
Existing Members: Grace Dehen, Sara Gartner, Molly Hodapp, Brayton Matuska, Claire Orcutt, Anne Wood
BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR 2019/20
Transportation forms will be sent home with each Loyola student next week. District 77 asks that ALL families complete the form, regardless if you will be using busing services.
Please remember the following District 77 guidelines:
- Please turn in all completed forms to the (Loyola) office by May 24.
- Students who fail to complete forms during spring registration must visit Central Registration over the summer to turn in forms.
- Forms received for all public and non public students after August 1st are not guaranteed busing or a pass until October 1st. Students who register during the spring are 1st priority
- Only students living within Mankato School Districts are eligible for busing
- K-5 students must live more than one mile walking distance from your school to be eligible for busing; 6-12 grades must be more thantwo miles
- All students are only allowed to be transported to and from one single address, and it must be the home of their parent/legal guardian, or an eligible daycare
- No transportation form = no bus pass = no ride
SUMMER CLUBHOUSE
We are excited to announce we are FULL for summer Clubhouse. 75 students will be joining us this summer at Loyola! We will be starting a waitlist.
We are looking for end-of-the-year/left-over school supplies for summer Clubhouse. If you have extra crayons, pencils, notebooks, folders etc we would love to use them for our summer Clubhouse program! We will have a box located by the main office.
REDEEMABLE COLLECTION
As the year is wrapping up we will be collecting Hy-Vee receipts until the last day of school. We can only accept receipts from this school year so they must be dated Sept. 1st or later.
FORD DRIVE 4 UR SCHOOL FUNDRAISER
Loyola's Student Council will be hosting Mankato Ford Drive 4 UR School on May 4,
9:30am - 2:00pm. This is a great fundraiser for our school, please plan to participate!
NEW THIS YEAR: please pre-register! Click here
RE-ENROLLMENT FOR 2019-20
You should have received re-enrollment instructions via email. Because the new
FACTS enrollment process is online, you are able to complete
re-enrollment from home. However, we are calling April our "Re-enrollment Month" and if you would like to stop in for re-enrollment help, staff will be available after school hours to help with the enrollment process on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays until 6:30pm throughout the month of April, excluding Monday, April 22 (Easter break).
Be sure to enroll
by May 31 to take advantage of the early registration discounts:
1 installment plan receive 5% discount
2 installment plan receive 3% discount
10 installment plan receive 2% discount
A new billing system within FACTS, to set up your payment plans, will seamlessly be part of the online enrollment via FACTS. You may choose from three payment plans:
1 installment due May 1st or 15th
2 installments due May and October
10 monthly installments due May through February
If you have any questions, please contact Angela Casteel
2019/20 TUITION ASSISTANCE
We are excited to roll out our new Financial Aid application platform called FACTS Grant & Aid. We know you understand the value of a Loyola education and that as a part of the Loyola family, we know that you are making financial sacrifices to educate your children in the atmosphere and tradition Loyola provides. Thank you! Loyola Catholic School is able to provide tuition assistance to K-12 families who provide documentation of their financial need, via FACTS Grant & Aid. By offering tuition assistance, Catholic education becomes affordable for more families who desire a partnership with us.To start the financial aid process for 2019/20, click
here
SEEDS OF FAITH
The Seeds of Faith applications are available in the Finance Office. Seeds of Faith is financial assistance for need-based families. Seeds of Faith, a Catholic Foundation of Southern Minnesota has $134,400 to award for 2019-2020 school year. Last year they were able to help over 229 families with tuition assistance in Minnesota. You do not need to be Catholic to apply for this.
SUMMER LEAP CATALOG- summer camps and classes at Loyola, preschool-12!
SCRIP NEWS
We are looking for a new volunteer to take over the scrip program for the 2019-2020 school year. The SCRIP program runs solely on the help of volunteers and we would love to see this program continue! If you are interested in volunteering, please contact
scrip@loyolacatholicschool.org or call Angela Casteel: 507-388-0615
The SCRIP order dates for the next year have been updated on the Loyola website- click here for a complete list.
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Advancement Department News
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LUCKY 20 RAFFLE - WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Complete your
proxy tickets
and return them to school and we will get their tickets in the mail to them.
We are down to
2 WEEKS LEFT TO SELL!
You still have time to make those asks to f
amily, grandparents, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances you hang out with at your child's activities!
It takes all of us to make this a successful fundraiser for our school.
We thank you and applaud you for taking the time to help by asking the simple question -
"Would you like to win $10,000?", let me tell you how it's possible."
Loyola's one and only annual raffle!
With your help, we have an opportunity to raise $80,000 for our school.
Questions? Contact Ginger Leiferman 507-386-5381
CRUSADER GOLF CLASSIC- WE ARE FULL!
You can still join us for social hour and dinner!
Click
here
to register!
Watch for the online silent auction info coming soon!
ROCKIN' ON THE HILL 
Back by popular demand Pop ROCKS will be headlining from 8:00-11:00pm
Opening Band Time Machine 5:30-7:30pm
Featuring Classic & Current Country and 70's Arena Rock
**TICKETS ON SALE SOON!**
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Athletics/Activities/Clubs News
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DID YOU KNOW?
On Tuesday, Ben Ellingworth and Owen Casteel pitched a combined no-hitter in the Loyola baseball team's 10-0 victory over St. Clair. The team is off to a great start with a 6-1 record.
GIRLS BASKETBALL MEETING
Please join us for a meeting regarding the girls basketball co-op with Nicollet on Wednesday, May 1, 5:30pm in Loyola's upper commons. This is for current 7-12 grade parents and players.
Be sure to check our
Activities Calendar
for upcoming events and activities! Come out and show your Crusader pride!
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