Cardinal Ritter High School
Junior High Newsletter
26 September 2019
Parents, 

Next week starts Homecoming Week! We are so excited to participate in all of the fun activities and instill a real sense of Raider Pride! Please see below for important announcements.

  • Homecoming week starts on Monday, September 30. Please see this document for all of the specific dress up days.

  • Homecoming hallway decoration will take place Monday after school. If you would like to donate any supplies for decorating, please send them in with your student or drop them off to me! We will use any and all types of donated decorations, but are needing general materials like streamers, tissue paper, and more!

  • As a reminder, Junior High students are not allowed to wear shorts after October 1. Please ensure that your student has a pair of pants that fit.

  • 21st Century Scholars Sign-Up Night: You have the opportunity to help your child get a hard start on their college planning. If qualifications are met, the 21st Century Scholars Scholarship provides up to four years of undergraduate tuition to any participating public college or university in Indiana. We will be having a 21st Century Scholars Application Night here at Cardinal Ritter High School on Wednesday, October 16 from 5-7 in room 206. We encourage you to join us if you would like help enrolling your student in this program. The application must be submitted online at www.scholartrack.in.gov by June 30, 2020 (for 8th graders) or June 30, 2021 (for 7th graders). Contact Catie Triplet with any questions.

  • If you have not signed into Family Link yet, your log in is firstname.lastname (use parent name) and the password is Parent1234. You will be immediately directed to a page that will require you to make a new password. The link to check your student's grades is: http://familylink.cardinalritter.org/Familylink/Login.aspx. Please check your student's grades regularly and expect them to explain any low grades. Let's work together for the success of your son or daughter! Need more assistance? Please contact Mrs. Locke or respond to this email.

  • The CRHS Placement Test Workshop is quickly approaching. See this flyer for more details. Catie Triplet will be registering students and collecting money. Please contact her for additional information.

Regards, 

Melisa Wilzbacher
Junior High Dean
From the Classroom
7th grade took two assessments this week. One in Theology and one in Social Studies. You will see these scores in FamilyLink within a couple of days. The service learning component was explained to 7th graders on Wednesday. If there are any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

8th grade also took an assessment this week over Images of the Church. Our next area of study will be Mary, Our Spiritual Mother. October is the month of the rosary, so we will take time to pray the rosary as well.

Junior High Theology classes have an intern for the semester. Her name is Madalyn Hardig. She will be in the classroom for several weeks observing and teaching short lessons to prepare for her career in Theology. Madalyn is a senior at Marian University.

7th grade math: Students are learning how to calculate the slope of a line and will be learning how to find percentages this upcoming week. There will be a test on Thursday in both 7th grade math sections.

7th grade science : Students are learning about matter, chemical and physical properties of substances and in the upcoming week, students will be learning about atoms and the periodic table. Students will have an Element/Atom project that will be due October 7th/8th. 

8th Grade Science : Students are currently learning about Elements and electron configuration for different elements. This upcoming week, students will learn about chemical reactions, balancing chemical equations and will have a Lab report due on September 30th.