Last night the football dads presented their sons with jerseys for the 2018 football season. Join us tonight for the season home opener against Monrovia at Marian University beginning at 7:00 PM!
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Message from the President
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Dear Parents,
What a great first week this has been. In spite of the rainy weather, the Raider spirit has by no means been dampened.
Our student ambassadors welcomed the 7
th
– 9
th
graders on Monday and on Wednesday we commissioned our students leaders at Mass with our new Chaplain Coordinator, Fr. Dufresne, Associate Pastor at St. Monica Church. We welcomed 148 new freshmen and 42 7
th
graders along with 11 new teachers. I am so excited about the possibilities that this year holds for us.
Please remember that August 30 is our Back to School Night at 6:00 pm in the gym. This is the evening where you are able to pick up your Raider Resource Guide and Family Link codes. I hope all of you can be here that evening.
As you may know, this year’s theme is that of Kindness. We have challenged our students to seek out ways to show kindness. Kindness is selflessness. It is through Kindness that teamwork exists. We listen to what others have to say and realize that it matters. People have said that kindness is steadily fading from modern society. We as a community are committed to breaking the norm. Parents please join us by continuing to discuss with your student how important our theme is.
Thank you for your support!
God Bless,
Mrs. Hoy
“Let us learn to live with Kindness, to love everyone, even when they don’t love us.”
– Pope Francis
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Mum Sale
The fourth annual fall mum sale has begun. Order forms can be picked up outside the school office or by clicking
here
. There are five color choices for the garden mum and one purple aster. NEW this season: FLOWERING KALE. All plants are nine inches. The cost per mum and flowering kale is $10.00 per plant. Use the
web link
to place an order.
Ordering and payment
online is easy: pay by credit card or check box noting that cash or check will be paid at pick-up. Make checks payable to Cardinal Ritter High School.
Please consider buying mums from the Parent Club especially if you typically purchase mums for the fall season. Sell to your friends, neighbors, and family too! This is one of the largest fundraisers for the Parent Club.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Kick-off: Wednesday, August 8
ORDER DEADLINE: Thursday, August 30 @ BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT (order online or order forms and payments can be collected)
DELIVERY PICK-UP: Friday, September 7
Pick-up location: CRHS Chapel Circle Drive
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Little Ways of Kindness
The theme for the 2018-2019 school year is Little Ways of Kindness, inspired by French Carmelite nun, St. Therese of Lisieux. The lives of the saints often read like adventure stories with tales of hardships endured, challenges overcome, and miracles wrought by the power of God. One can easily begin to think that holiness is beyond the reach of us “mere mortals”. But as the bishops at Vatican II reminded us, there is a
Universal Call to Holiness
. No one is outside the scope of God’s call. That is why the Church extols saints like Therese, who died at the young age of 23. In her writings she describes what she calls her “Little Way”. Therese knew that she was not going to be a widely travelled missionary or a valiant martyr, but she also knew that the path to holiness winds through the ordinary decisions of everyday life. Holiness, then, is choosing to do little things, everyday, with love and intention, for the glory of God and the good of our neighbor.
One of the little things that is so easy to overlook is Kindness. Our fallen world does not encourage us to be kind, and in fact, it makes it quite easy to be the opposite. Nor does our culture readily foster empathy and compassion. Yet, after proclaiming that the Greatest Commandment is to love God wholeheartedly, Jesus quickly paired with it the command to “Love your neighbor as yourself.” How can we say that we love our neighbors if we do not exhibit kindness?
During the homily at the faculty retreat Cardinal Ritter chaplain, Fr. Jeffrey Dufresne, reminded the teachers and staff, “We strive to prepare students to be successful not only academically, artistically, and athletically, but we strive to prepare them for Eternal Life. This is the purpose of a Catholic Education.” Indeed, this is why Catholic Schools partner with parents - to help young people become holy - to be saints. This year we invite you to walk with us together on the path of kindness, empathy, and compassion - this Little Way that will lead to life in Christ.
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CR Travel Abroad Opportunity
Is your student interested in visiting Ireland, Wales and England this summer? Join us for a meeting at the end of Back to School Night on Thursday, August 30 in the Guadalupe Room. If you're unable to attend or need more info prior to, please contact
Kerry Lynch.
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Our Little Ways of Prayer
Our Campus Ministry team wants to pray for you! When someone in the school community is in need of prayers, or knows of someone who is, he or she can submit a prayer request, and every other week the Campus Ministry team will be in the chapel praying for the needs of our community.
Click
here
to submit a prayer request.
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Celebrated the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Mother Mary at our first All-School Liturgy of the school year on Wednesday. At the end of Mass, our Campus Ministry students and Student Council Executive Officers received a special blessing from our new Chaplain Coordinator, Fr. Jeffrey Dufresne.
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Emma Balding ('22) represented Cardinal Ritter over the weekend for the first Indiana Interscholastic MTB Association race of the year. Emma finished in second place. Congratulations, Emma!
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Prevention Matters
We are excited to announce Cardinal Ritter High School has been awarded grant funding from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. The grant is part of Prevention Matters – a three-year initiative launched by the Fairbanks Foundation to help schools identify, implement and sustain proven substance use prevention programs. CRHS was one of 24 grant recipients in Marion County. Our school is part of an initiative that is projected to serve 71,112 students across 151 Marion County schools by the 2020-2021 school year. Prevention Matters funding will help our school deliver evidence-based prevention programs to students beginning this school year. The program we have selected is designed to help students avoid drugs and alcohol, and also help improve academic achievement, attendance, and classroom behavior. These programs can reduce bullying and violence, as well. More information is available here:
rmff.org.
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Booster Club Fundraiser - Laundry Detergent
The Cardinal Ritter Booster Club is sponsoring their annual fundraiser this year to raise money for all sports. We will be selling five gallon buckets of laundry detergent, fabric softener, as well as pods again this year. ALL money and orders are due at The Back to School Night on Wednesday, August 30. Product will be delivered during the first week of September. Please help continue this great program with a purchase of product. Click
here
for the order form.
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Your Kroger Plus Shopper’s Card can earn rewards for CRHS!
Log in to your Kroger account and click "
My
Account" at the top of the homepage to get to your Account Summary page. Click the "Add
Card
" button under "
Plus Card
and Alt ID(s)." Type your 12- or 13-digit
Kroger card
number into the "
Plus Card
-or-Alt ID Number" field. This number is at the back of your
Kroger Plus card
. Then you can click on community rewards on the side bar and type Cardinal Ritter High School into the search space. CRHS will earn money every time you swipe your Kroger Card! We currently have 119 households signed up, but there’s no reason we can’t double that.
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Cardinal Ritter fans, show your school spirit and get your new Raiders debit card at
Indiana Members Credit Union
today! Every time you use the debit card as a signature based transaction Cardinal Ritter Athletics benefits! Visit any IMCU branch for details. Sign up online at
IMCU.com
.
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CYO Football
Any Junior High boys interested in playing CYO football for St. Michael-St. Gabriel, please contact Mike Cmehil at
stmikesfootball@aol.com.
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Amazon Smile
Don't forget to select Cardinal Ritter High School as your charity of choice at
smile.amazon.com
and a portion of your sale will be donated to CRHS!
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CYO Cross Country
Registration for CYO Cross Country is available on the CYO Indy website. Cost is $40 and all runners must have a physical turned in before practice begins. Parents, if you are interested in volunteer coaching this season, please let Mr. Powers know ASAP. Register
here
.
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CRHS Job Opportunities
The Cardinal Ritter High School Cafeteria is hiring. Part-time employees receive a
25% tuition discount.
Click
here
for more information.
We have a part-time janitorial position open, as well. Please reach out to
Eric Argyelan
for more information.
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Football broadcasts for the 2018 season will be available on the NFHS Network. See the video below for a preview!
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CRHS Golf Outing
Saturday, October 6, 9:00 AM
Check out the video below for more details.
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College Counseling Corner
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Hamilton County College Fair
Thursday, September 18, 6:30-8:00 PM
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NACAC Performing Arts and Virtual Arts College Fair
Tuesday, Oct. 23rd
Butler University
7-9 p.m.
NACAC College Fair at the Indiana Convention Center
Thursday, Sept. 20th
9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
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New Scholarship Opportunity
Scholarship Name: PhentermineClinics Health Scholarship
Minimum Eligibility Requirements: You are currently enrolled in a college, university, high school or trade school. The content you submit in your application must be unique and must offer value to the reader. Creative, high-quality submissions have a higher chance of winning.
Application Deadline: December 31st, 2018
Award Details: One winner will be selected by January 15th, 2019 and will be awarded the $1,000 scholarship.
Click
here
to learn more.
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SCRIP Update
Welcome back to school and welcome back to scrip! Our normal ordering schedule will begin next week. Orders are due in the office by 8 AM on Monday mornings, and will be available for pick up or will be sent home with your student by Thursday. Remember if you don’t want to wait until Thursday (or don’t trust your child to remember to go to the office to pick up the order) you can always order reloads and e-certificates on the
shopwithscrip.com
website. See instructions below.
Please contact
Connie Grider
with questions. As always, thanks for supporting SCRIP and CRHS!
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONLINE ORDERING
1. Go to
shopwithscrip.com
and create an account. Our organization code is FE97AB26258L.
2. Once your account is created, click on "Shop" and browse the hundreds of products available
3. After your order is complete, choose your payment method - either check or PrestoPay. You DO NOT have to use PrestoPay to order online. If you choose check, just send your payment in with your student on Monday morning.
4. Look for your order to come home on Wednesday or Thursday-unless you ordered ScripNow (e-certificates) or Reloads. Those will be available as soon as the order is processed on Monday if you pay by check, or almost immediately if you pay with PrestoPay.
5. Click
here
for more detailed instructions.
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Cardinal Ritter Mission Statement
Cardinal Ritter is a Catholic high school entrusted by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and the parishes of the West Deanery to provide, within a college preparatory curriculum, the highest standards of academic excellence to students of diverse socioeconomic, racial, and religious backgrounds. Cardinal Ritter challenges its students to grow spiritually, intellectually, athletically, and artistically. The Cardinal Ritter community values and fosters the unique intellectual, cultural, social, and physical gifts of each student. As followers of Christ, we encourage our students to share their gifts and talents in service to others.
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