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April 2
7th Grade Visit Day
April 3
Morning Mass
April 5
Fathers' Club Fish Fry
Spring Play
April 6
Spring Play
April 7
Spring Play
April 9
Spring Open House & Art Show
April 10
7th Grade Visit Day
Rosary
Mothers' Club Meeting & Social
April 13
Senior Prom
April 16
7th Grade Visit Day
April 18-28
Easter Break
May 1
Named Endowed Scholarship Senior Mass
May 3
Choir & Band Spring Concert
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Seeds of Service
Plant Sale
Now through April 12
Click here
to purchase flowers, vegetables, and herbs from Dean's Greenhouse.
Selections will be delivered to Magnificat and available for pick-up May 9-11.
Proceeds from the sale help fund the Seeds of Service Club,
including the purchase of plants and garden tools, nature retreats, and field trips.
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Click here to make your gift to
The
Magnificat Fund.
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Magnificat is proud
to be a 2018
Green Ribbon School for our commitment to sustainable practices and for leadership in facilities, health, and environmental education.
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Dear Alumnae, Parents, and Friends,
I hope you will join me in celebrating the many endeavors and accomplishments of our students that are highlighted throughout this issue of the Magnificat Monthly. Thank you for all you continue to do to encourage and support these talented young women. We have much to be grateful for as we look back and much to be excited about as we look to our vision for the future!
It's hard to believe that we are less than two months away from the end of the school year! Please keep the members of the Class of 2019 in your prayers as they prepare for graduation and the next chapters that await them. These students have done incredible things throughout their time at Magnificat and have grown into true leaders in the classroom and beyond.
I wish you many blessings as we move through the final weeks of Lent in preparation for the joyful hope of the Easter season.
In the Spirit of Mary's
Magnificat
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Moira Clark '77
P.S. Please join us next week for the Spring Open House & Art Show. All are welcome!
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A Prayer for April
by Katie Higgins, Theology Teacher
Creator God,
Awaken us to the beauty
springing forth from the Earth,
to the blossoming crocuses and daffodils,
to the birds' songs and busy building of nests,
to the slow greening
around
us.
As winter nears its end,
help us to be patient and steadfast,
trusting that with your grace upon grace,
there is also a slow greening
within
us.
Cultivate our hearts
so that seeds of hope may spring up.
Renew our spirits so that they may be transformed mysteriously
in the light and darkness of these forty days
and by the love incarnate
in your suffering, death, and resurrection.
Amen.
We invite you to read Sr. Helen Jean's
April Reflection
"Unless the Grain of Wheat."
Please join us this month on Wednesday, April 10 for the recitation of the Rosary at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel. All are welcome!
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Spring Open House & Art Show
All are invited to Magnificat's Spring Open House & Art Show!
Tuesday, April 9
6-8 p.m.
Tour the school, attend the Art Show, and meet with faculty and the administration to learn more about what Magnificat has to offer.
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Blue Streak Disco Ball
 Thank you to everyone who attended the Blue Streak Disco Ball on March 23rd! The fun and exciting sold-out evening raised funds that will go a long way to support the future of Magnificat High School and tuition assistance for our students.
Thank you to the many sponsors, volunteers, and donors who made the event such a success, and to our dedicated committee who worked tirelessly to bring everything together. We are grateful for the strong support of our community!
Click here to view photos from the Blue Streak Disco Ball. Save the date for the party next year: March 21, 2020. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Artistic Accolades
Congratulations to the many talented students who have received special recognition this spring for their artistic accomplishments!
Chloe Becker '20 was awarded a Silver Medal from the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for her painting, "Not a Drop of Water," for which she won a gold key at the regional level.
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Anastasia Hertelendy,
"Be Still My Beating Heart" |
Anastasia Hertelendy '19 received the
White Ribbon Award from Cleveland Clinic eXpressions for her work, "Be Still My Beating Heart."
The following students currently have artwork on display at the Beck Center for the Arts as part of the
Rotary Club of Lakewood & Rocky River Juried Local High School Competition:
Grace Barrett '20, Delaney Baumbick '19, Chloe Becker '20, Lillian Brogan '19, Alyssa Chambers '19,
Maddie Chronister '20, Aurora Dzina '20,
Melaina Earls '19, Catherine Fields '19, Erika Greer '19, Darla Hastings '19,
Anne Hummer '19, Maeghan McCarthy '20, and
Grace O'Toole '19.
Congratulations to Chloe Becker '20 for winning first place in the show!
We invite you to view their work on display now through April 8 at the Beck Center. Click here to access an online gallery of their work.
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Summer Programs for Girls Entering Grades 1-9
Registration is open for Magnificat's Summer Programs, offered:
- June 10-14
- June 17-21
- June 24-28
- July 8-12
Summer Programs include:
- Magnificamp: For girls entering grades 1-8
- Summer Enrichment: For girls entering grades 7-8
- Athletic Camps: For girls entering grades 1-9
Explore the worlds of science, art, athletics, and more. Make the most of the summer at Magnificat with hands-on learning for girls to explore, create, and grow.
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Congratulations to Magnificat's Dance Team!
The 2018-2019 Magnificat Dance Team returned as
National Champions
from the Contest of Champions dance competition in Orlando, Florida. We are proud of the commitment, teamwork, and artistry of our talented students!
Along with many trophies, the team also won the Spirit Award, given to the team that exhibited outstanding sportsmanship, integrity of character, and overall kindness while competing for three days.
Special congratulations to Mary Grace Geise '19 for her first place win in a field of more than 100 solo performances.
We invite you to come see these incredible students in action as they perform for the Spring Dance Concert, "Gratitude," on Thursday, May 9 and Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available here.
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Spring Performances
Magnificat Performing Arts is excited to present the classic of America theater
Our Town by Thornton Wilder as our Spring Play.
Friday and Saturday,
April 5 and 6 at 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m.
Adults $13 | Students $8 | Seniors $8
Please plan to join us for the
Choir & Band Spring Concert
Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m.
Celebrate spring with the Show Choir, Chorale, Performance Troupe, and our new instrumental program,
Magnifi-Pops. Admission is free.
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Genesis Student Spotlight
This month we are proud to feature Julia Ludwick '19. Click here to learn more about Julia's Genesis experience working in orthopaedics at Orthopaedic Associates and University Hospitals.
Genesis has been undergoing an exciting renewal over the last several years as it transitions from what was a single experience for students at the end of senior year to a four-year program designed to foster student learning, leading, and serving.
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The Art of Reflection: An Evening of Creativity and Prayer with Zoe Murphy
Thursday, May 1
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Credit: J. Plenio
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(Maximum of 24 participants)
The theme for the evening is, "The Flowering of Spring in Nature and the Soul."
Participants will learn about the art of using mandalas as a spiritual practice and will be guided to create their own. The evening will begin in the Lourdes Chapel with prayer and reflection before guests adjourn to the Art Studio for the art experience.
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Health and Wellness Day
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Dr. Nora McNamara '86 |
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n March 27, students and staff participated in the 2nd annual Health
and Wellness Day in support of our Mission "to educate young women holistically." The day afforded the members of the Magnificat community invaluable opportunities to learn about health and wellness and how to practice self-care.
Special thanks to keynote speaker, Dr. Nora McNamara '86,
Principal Investigator, Discovery and Wellness Center for Children at
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, who shared insights from neuroscience about how we can help children and adolescents develop the best brains possible.
 In addition to the keynote presentation, students also participated in a wellness reflection activity with their advisories and rotated through a variety of interactive sessions, including self-defense, spiritual wellness, yoga, and nutrition. Many thanks to the session facilitators, who included Magnificat faculty and staff, alumnae, and community members!
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"Getting in Shape: Glimpsing Physical Fitness History through Magnificat School Newspapers"
This month's
Archives Antics
feature, written by archivist Mary Cay Doherty, will continue with the final article of a three-part series about the history of athletics at Magnificat.
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"The sports pages of our school newspaper reveal that beyond the world of intramural and interscholastic sports, Magnificat's young women were keyed into the evolving world of recreational fitness. Our students were unaware at the time that Magnificat's first decades were coinciding with shifting sands in American ideas about exercise and its role in health and wellness beyond dieting. While today we embrace exercise as a necessary measure to preserve health, concrete links between disease prevention and exercise were just emerging in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s...
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Click
here for the full article.
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What is The Magnificat Fund?
 The Magnificat Fund is crucial to the holistic education of our young women. Year after year, generation after generation, the generous support of our contributors provides students with a multitude of academic, co-curricular, service, and spiritual growth opportunities that create the unique Magnificat experience.
The Magnificat Fund seeks unrestricted gifts to support every aspect of a Magnificat education. Unrestricted gifts not only provide critical financial aid to deserving students, but also ensure that Magnificat students continue to have access to the best programs, learning environment, and faculty.
Make a gift
here to support The Magnificat Fund today. Thank you for your support!
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More Magnificat News and Events
Click below for more stories from various departments about news from March and upcoming events for April.
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