One of my favorite quotes comes from Luke, “To whom much is given, much is required.” I feel truly blessed to be given the opportunity to lead St. Roch Catholic School. It is an honor that I take seriously, and I strive through my actions each day to thank God for the opportunity that he has given me.
Roch-a-thon is always one of my favorite days of the year. It is a reminder of what I love about St. Roch Catholic School. I love that I have the gift to fully practice my faith with everyone I encounter each day. I love our students who are always eager to learn and grow. Their smiles, hugs and laughter fuel my soul. I love our parents, and the love and support they show our students, teachers and staff. I love our parish. The parishioners are always generous, and constantly looking for ways to help at our school.
What a great day to be a Rocket!
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We would like to take this opportunity to extend a huge thank you to all those supporters of our annual Roch-a-Thon! Our goal for this year was $22,000, but in true Rocket fashion we met and passed that goal! Our final total (as of the writing of this article) is
$26,955.00
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Our top three students bringing in donations were:
Mia Thornburg
Eliza Newton
Mike and Joel Riedeman
Our top donation class was Pre-K, they will be making their way to Chuck E’ Cheese in the near future for a celebration.
The highlight of Roch-a-thon for this year was the Family Celebration sponsored by our PTO last night. The music, the games, the dancing, the campers, the s’mores, and the fellowship made it an amazing evening. Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Fields, Mr. and Mrs. Hammans, and Mr. and Mrs. McGuire for bringing their campers. Thank you to the PTO for organizing the parents to bring corn hole, fire pits, other games, and the supplies for s’mores! Thank you to the PTO for scheduling Kona Ice to visit the party! Finally thank you to all the families who came out to party. We heard from the Madden’s and the Riedeman’s that our music and fun could be heard from blocks away!
In closing, please know that the community spirit and generosity of the members of the parish and school are the two things that make Saint Roch a special place to attend Mass and educate your children. Thank you for making Saint Roch a special place!
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Saturday, October 5th after 5:30pm Mass
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Chili Cook-Off Oct 5 after 5:30 Mass
Sponsored by: Hearts for Haiti Ministry
Does your chili recipe have what it takes to win?
We are looking for YOU to bring your favorite recipe
to our 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off at the St. Roch Pavilion!
We will have all the chili fixins’, hot dogs, and s’mores to make by the fire for dessert! Bring your cooler and some camping chairs! We will have picnic seating in the pavilion and some tables, music, campfire to enjoy, and cornhole boards set-up to play. Call the church office or email church@strochindy.org with any questions.
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Thursday, October 3rd
Flyers will be sent home next week
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Junior Weather Forecasters
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Mrs. McClurg’s 3rd grade class is participating in a Junior Weather Forecasting Program through Fox 59. Fox 59 will be coming to their classroom to meet the students, and give a presentation on October 23rd. In addition, some students were selected to go to Fox 59 and present a LIVE weather report. They will get to be on the air and tour the station. Below you will find the students who are going, and the dates to tune and watch the morning weather.
September 26 - Maria Carothers
October 3 - Hattie Knot
October 10 - Landyn Boyd
October 24 - Lucas Blackmon
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Boys Basketball Registration
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Boys basketball registration is now open! Until Friday, September 27th. Please note because of our required team submissions to CYO, there will be NO LATE REGISTRATIONS, NO EXCEPTIONS. We hope everyone understands that the amount of teams we enter, we pay for each. Additionally, having any late registrations completely changes how we divide and make up our teams. So please understand the reasoning for this policy. Thank you.
The fee to play is $95.00 and this includes the use of a basketball uniform. You will not pay through the CYO system, but you still must register through CYO system. We will add your basketball fees to you FACTS account as an incidental billing on September 27th. You will have 2 weeks to pay without incurring a late fee. This is another way we hope to streamline all billing for our families at St. Roch.
If you are interested in coaching a team, please contact Jeff Borders no later than September 15th by email to:
jeff.borders@sbcglobal.net
. There will be a coaches meeting the week of the 16th. Thank you!
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One more chance to purchase Spirit Wear for Basketball. The online store will be open through Fall Break. Orders should be delivered by October 25th.
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Roch-A-Thon Celebration Party
A special THANK YOU to everyone who celebrated with us last night!!! It was a great night - smores, Kona Ice, games, a dance party and NO homework!Thank you to all of our friends and families who helped us exceed our goal of $22,000 - we couldn't have done it without you!
Thank you to everyone who donated for the teacher development day last week! We will have another opportunity to volunteer with our upcoming Parent-Teacher conferences on October 10th. The signup genius will be sent out next week.
Upcoming PTO sponsored events:
The second PTO meeting is on November 20th at 6:30pm in the cafeteria!
Our second dine to donate at City BBQ was a great success pulling in $200.43! Thank you for coming out and supporting Saint Roch!
Mark your calendars - The next dine to donate is on October 3rd at Bubba’s.
Uniform orders will be sorted over the weekend and distributed next week. Once that happens, the spiritwear sale will open up.
Mother/Son Night 2/8
He and Me Dance 2/22
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All School Masses will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays at 8:15am unless otherwise noted.
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Wed. 10/2
- Mr. Watson's 6th Grade
Fri. 10/4
- Mrs. Agresta's 5th Grade
Wed. 10/9
- Mr. English's 5th Grade
Fri. 10/11
- Mr. G's 4th Grade
Wed. 10/23
- Mrs. Payne's 5th Grade
Fri. 10/25
- Mrs. McClurg's 3rd Grade
Wed. 10/30
- Mrs. Agresta's 5th Grade
Fri. 11/1
- Mr. Tindall's 7th Grade &
Mrs. Border's 1st Grade
Wed. 11/6
- Ms. Leppert's 2nd Grade
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K-Jordan 60%
K-Plummer 53%
1-Borders 57%
2-DeArmond 69%
2-Leppert 69%
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3-McClurg 59%
4-Gallamore 64%
4-Payne 87%
5-Agresta 87%
5-English 69%
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6-Sr. Anne 67%
6-Watson 53%
7-Tindall 68%
8-Chamberlin 80%
8-Feltman 80%
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Total School Attendance = 67%
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Salad Option -
Grilled Chicken Salad
Entree Option -
Grilled Chicken
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Monday
Pepperoni Calzone
Green Beans
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Tuesday
Grilled Cheese
Baked Beans
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Wednesday
Egg/Cheese Omelet
Hash Brown
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Thursday
Hamburger
Carrots
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Friday
Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuit
Cal. Blend
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Saturday, 5pm
Gavin Farris
Leila James
Rylen James
Sunday, 8am
Chloe Painchaud
Annabelle Snyder
Carlie Gaskill
Sunday, 10:30am
Paul Pittman
Kendall Kocher
Ashlynn Gilmore
Sunday, 5:30pm
Collin Ash
Kialeah Washington
Grace Troxell
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Thank you for the donations thus far. We truly appreciate the generosity.
- 3 Bean Bag Chairs
- Lego's
- 3 inexpensive cookie sheets (for games)
- Expo vis-a-vis wet erase markers (any colors) need 15
Any purchased wish list items may be turned into the school office. Thank you for your support.
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Upcoming Dates and Events
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- October 1st - We Are St. Roch Shirt Day
- October 2nd - Mission Wednesday
- October 3rd - Dine to Donate
- October 4th - End of 1st Quarter
- October 7th - College Go Week
- October 9th - Mission Wednesday
- October 10th - 1pm Early Dismissal (Aftercare Available)
- October 10th - Parent/Teacher Conferences
- October 11th - 1st Quarter Attendance and Honor Roll Recognition
- October 14th-18th - NO SCHOOL Fall Break
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On September 27, 2019, Roncalli High School will host its 50 year homecoming celebration. At half-time during the 7:00 PM game against Brebeuf Jesuit High School, the 50th class and the 25th class will be recognized. Awards will be given for Alumni of the Year and Honorary Alumni.
After the presentations, the homecoming festivities will continue under the big tent with food, drink and a live band performance by local favorite “Tastes Like Chicken.” This is an over 21 gathering, and tickets to the tent party are $10 which include food and band. Beverages will be available for purchase.
To purchase your tickets for the tent party, please contact Gary Armbruster at 317-787-8277 ext. 242 or email
garmbruster@roncalli.org
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KATHY TROCCOLI PERFORMANCE AT RONCALLI
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Mark your calendars! Christian recording artist, Kathy Troccoli will be performing free of charge at Roncalli on Tuesday, October 8. Two of the Roncalli choirs will be performing with her, and each south deanery grade school will be represented during this performance! Tickets are available in Roncalli's Main Office starting on Tuesday, September 3rd from 8 AM - 3 PM. There are limited seats, so get yours early!
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Rebel Wrestling Foundation
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Registration for elementary and middle school club wrestling is now open and you can sign-up at any time throughout the year. You can sign up during preseason practices on Tuesday and Thursday 4:15 - 5:30 PM and Sunday 7:00 - 8:00 PM at the Roncalli High School Wrestling Room. The youth wrestling season will start November 5, with practices on Tuesday and Thursday (Beginners 6:00 - 6:45 PM, Advanced 6:45 - 8:00 PM), and we will have a full competition schedule. Club and CYO wrestling schedules are coordinated together and compliment each other so our athletes can participate in both programs.
More details can be found on the website -
rebelwrestlingfoundation.org
OR contact Coach McClurg @ 317-501-8306,
wrestling@roncalli.org
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STARS Resource Program
Roncalli High School
Parent Information Meeting
Who: Parents of students identified with Specific Learning Disabilities,
ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Impairments,
Hearing Impairments, Visual Impairments, Emotional Disabilities
and Other Health Impairments
When: Tuesday, October, 22, 2019 7:00 pm
Where: Roncalli High School
Media Center
What: Learn the process for students to receive accommodations on Roncalli’s
high school placement test and hear details about the STARS resource
Program. ** Please bring a copy of your student’s Individual Education
Plan (IEP) or Individual Service Plan (ISP) as well as any psychometric
testing to the meeting.
If unable to attend please contact:
Michelle Roberts
Director of Special Services
mroberts@roncalli.org
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St. Roch Catholic School
Phone: (317) 784-9144
Fax: (317) 784-7051
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