Family Connection - August 2, 2019

FAMILY CONNECTION | August 2, 2019

WELCOME TO THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR!

Fall Sports

Cross Country, Football, Soccer, and Swimming & Diving officially begin Monday, August 12. All freshmen must submit a Pre-Participation Physical Form & Waiver Documentation plus the Emergency Medical Form to participate. The Physical Form is already on file for returning athletes who submitted it within the last school year, but you must still submit a new Waiver Documentation and Emergency Medical Form. Visit our Athletics page to download these forms and for specific information regarding each sport.

VIANNEY ATHLETICS

Griffins' Cafe

Vianney will offer MySchoolBucks as our payment system beginning August 26. Students should bring cash or existing cafe cards until that date. MySchoolBucks allows you to deposit up to $150 at a time to an online student account to securely pay for meals in Griffins' Cafe. Visit MySchoolBucks or download the mobile app to register your student using his formal name and birthdate. There is a $2.49 program fee per transaction. Cash and existing cafe cards will continue to be accepted in Griffins' Cafe.

MYSCHOOLBUCKS

Grandparents' Mass & Breakfast

Our 2019 Grandparents' Mass & Breakfast is Sunday, September 8. We are updating our database and would like current addresses for all grandparents before mailing the invitations this August. Please use the link to submit this information online.

GRANDPARENT ADDRESS FORM

Student Schedules

Student schedules are in Blackbaud this year. Instructions for accessing them were mailed in June. If you have any questions, please contact Academic Specialist Dennis Matreci at [email protected] .

Save the Dates

Mark your calendar for the following back-to-school events:

Thursday, August 15 | First Day of School from 7:45 am-2:40 pm with All-School Mass | All students must dress in shirt, tie, slacks, and belt.
Tuesday, August 20 | Student Picture Day (Grades 9-11)
Wednesday, August 21 | Back-to-School Night
Thursday, September 5 | Parents' Club Meeting at 7 pm in Griffins' Cafe

School Calendar

We encourage families to view and download our Google Calendar for all of our events in the 2019-20 school year.

GOOGLE CALENDAR

Senior Families | Class of 2020

Monday, August 12 or Tuesday, August 13

Senior Parent Meeting | 7:30-8:30 pm in the Media Center

NOTE: Senior parents must attend one of the two meetings, either Monday, August 12 or Tuesday, August 13, with optional Blackbaud Help Sessions available 7-7:30 pm.

Freshman Families | Class of 2023

Monday, August 12

Freshman Student Orientation | 7:45-11:45 am | Day 1

NOTE: Casual dress. Do not bring books/supplies. This is a day of team building and getting to know classmates. Lunch will be provided to end the day.

Tuesday, August 13

Freshman Student Orientation | 7:45-11:45 am | Day 2

NOTE: School dress code. Bring books/supplies as we will set up and organize lockers. Students will meet their first-semester teachers. No lunch will be provided on this day.

Monday, August 12 or Tuesday, August 13

Freshman Parent Meeting | 6:30-7:30 pm in the Griffins' Cafe

NOTE: Freshman parents must attend one of the two meetings, either Monday, August 12 or Tuesday, August 13, with optional Blackbaud Help Sessions available 6-6:30 pm.

Freshman Spanish Students

Just before our Used Book Sale in June, we were informed that the Spanish workbook is no longer in print. It was removed from the MBS site but still appears on our book list. There is no need to purchase this workbook as our Spanish teachers are working around the issue.

Student Carpools

Families interested in forming carpools should contact Monica Sabatino at [email protected] for a list of current students in your zip code.

Cafe Volunteers Needed

How can parents get involved at Vianney? Contact Chris Amelung at [email protected] to learn about helping in Griffins' Cafe.

ACT Prep Course

Are you taking the ACT this school year? Consider the ACT Prep Course offered at Vianney before taking the national exam.

ACT PREP COURSE

School Office Hours

The office resumes regular hours from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm as of Monday, August 5.

DID YOU KNOW?

There were up to 25 work-study students on campus each day, preparing spaces for the new school year. The m oney they earned this summer directly offset their tuition.

Feast of St. John Vianney

We join Marianists around the world on Sunday, August 4, in celebrating the Feast of St. John Vianney.

MARIANIST MOMENT

"I am like a brook that makes no effort to overcome obstacles in its way. All the obstacles can do is hold me up for a while, as the brook is held up; but during that time it grows broader and deeper and after a while, it overflows the obstruction and flows along again. That is how I am going to work."

~ Bl. William Joseph Chaminade, 1854