Yesterday, our middle school students had a quick staging practice to prepare for their Christmas Program. As I watched all of our students singing the final song, I knew it was going to be a great evening. Asking 90 middle school students to perform in front of a packed church, is not an easy task. As we were wrapping up our practice, I had a chance to speak to them and let them know of the gift they were giving others by their performance.
I could easily tell that they already knew the gift they were giving. For those students that do not like to sing or perform, the gift was for their parents and fellow classmates. The gift was for Mrs. Elam and Father Hunter. I did not even need me to remind them, because we have great kids at St. Roch who are able to look beyond their own wants and needs. Days like yesterday always remind me that although my role in our school is “principal teacher,” I spend a lot of time learning from the beautiful souls that fill this building. What a great job to have!
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Hats, Gloves, Scarves, & Socks
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Student Leadership will be collecting Hats, Gloves, Scarves and Socks beginning December 9th until Christmas Break. We appreciate any and all donations. The kids will hang these on their Advent Bulletin Boards in the Hallways as a visual reminder that Advent is a Season of Giving.
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Free Casual Days
-Sponsored by Student Government
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Student Government is sponsoring two free casual days next week as we prepare to head into Christmas break.
Monday, December 16th- Pajama Day
Thursday, December 19th- Red and Green
Thank you to our Student Government for planning these days, and also for the cookie decorating they are sponsoring next week.
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Next week, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the Secret Santa Shop will be open for business. This is a great way for students to purchase Christmas gifts for family members at a low price. There will be several new items this year, including several monogrammed St. Roch items. All items are priced between $1 and $8. Please click the link for the schedule of when each class will be visiting.
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We are in need of volunteers to help at the shop. If you are interested, please click the link below.
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Save the date:
*Dine to Donate - January 9th at Chick-fil-A
*Mother-Son Event on Feb 8th, 2019 in the St. Roch Gym from 6 to 8:30pm.
There will be multiple game stations, pizza, and drinks.
*Purse Bingo: Feb 20th - Doors open at 6pm and bingo starts at 6:30 in the cafeteria at St. Roch.
*School Night Fundraiser with the Indiana Pacers
The Saint Roch Rockets will be headed back to the Bankers Life Fieldhouse again this school year for their School Night Fundraiser. This is a great opportunity to make some money for our school while enjoying family time at a basketball game. More information to follow - but please mark your calendars now for
Friday, January 17
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Indiana Pacers vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves at 7:00pm.
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All Students must bring a sack lunch to school on
Tuesday, December 17th.
The PTO Is hosting a special Christmas luncheon for the faculty and staff. We would like for our cafeteria workers to be able to attend as well.
In addition, we are still in need of volunteers to help cover classrooms during the staff lunch on the 17th. Please click the link below to sign up.
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Cadet Wrestling Registration (Grades 5 – 8)
Registration for the 2020 wrestling season is now underway. Cadet Wrestling is open to all Parish boys in grades 5-8. All cadet practices will be held at Roncalli High School. Practice will begin Tuesday, January 7. Cadet wrestling registration is on the CYO website (
www.cyoarchindy.org
). To register for CYO wrestling, go to the Participant Registration
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PK - 4
th
Grade Wrestling Registration
Registration for Pk-4
th
Grade is now open. You may register your child by filling out the survey below. We ask you to please get your child registered by Friday, December 20
th
. The survey takes less than 2 minutes and fees for pk-4 are not due at this time.
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Roncalli High School will be hosting Dr. Amy LaHood, Family Medicine Specialist at St. Vincent Hospital, who will be speaking to parents on "The Vaping Crisis." Dr. LaHood has been in family medicine for over two decades and has been on the front lines battling the vaping crisis with families and teenagers. Parents, please join us for this important presentation on Monday, January 27th in the Roncalli Auditorium from 6:30-7:30pm. Any parent of a St. Roch student that attends will receive a wristband that allows their child(ren) to be out of uniform that next day. Please note that this presentation is geared towards parents, and not children nor students.
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If we ever have a 2 hour delay, early dismissal, or school closing because of inclement weather, we will notify the teachers and parents using the following:
1. Notified via email to all parents and staff.
2. Posted on our "Saint Roch Catholic School" Facebook Group Page
3. Posted on our Twitter page
4. A text Alert
5. Posted via local TV stations: Channel 4, 6, 8, 13, 59 (this is the last places I notify, please look for above methods first)
As always, as the parent YOU are the one that makes the decision on whether to bring your children to school each day because of weather and/or road conditions. If we are in school at a normal time and the roads around your home or area are not safe to travel, please call the school office and notify the school that your children will not be attending school because of inclement weather. Your student will be given an excused absence.
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December 19th
Matinee Performance
@ 1:30pm
Evening Performance
@ 6:30pm
Pre-K - 5th grade students
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2020-2021 School Calendar
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St. Roch Catholic School
2020-2021 Official School Calendar
August 5
- First day of school - Dismiss at 1pm
September 4
- Free day- Labor Day Weekend
September 7
- Free day – Labor Day
October 12-16
- Free days – Fall Break
November 25-27
- Free days – Thanksgiving Break
December 18
- Last day of school prior to Christmas Break
January 4
- First day of school following Christmas Break
January 18
- Free day – Martin Luther King Day*
February 12
- Free day Presidents’ Day Weekend*
February 15
- Free day – Presidents’ Day*
March 19-26
- Free days- Spring Break
April 5
- Free day - Easter Monday
May 20, 21
- Free Days- Mayfest*
May 27
- Last day of school
All days marked with * (an asterisk) may be used for snow make-up days if needed. We will use them as E-Learning Days.
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Please click the button below to see more details concerning our E-Learning days.
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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. 12/18
- Mr. Tindall's 7th Grade
Fri. 12/20
- Sr. Anne's 6th Grade
Wed. 1/8
- Mr. Watson's 6th Grade
Fri. 1/10
- Mrs. Agresta's 5th Grade
Wed. 1/15
- Mr. English's 5th Grade
Fri. 1/17
- Mr. G's 4th Grade
Wed. 1/22
- Mrs. Payne's
Fri. 1/24
- Mrs. McClurg's 3rd Grade
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K-Jordan 67%
K-Plummer 67%
1-Borders 52%
2-DeArmond 71%
2-Leppert 63%
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3-McClurg 53%
4-Gallamore 69%
4-Payne 73%
5-Agresta 87%
5-English 69%
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6-Sr. Anne 76%
6-Watson 63%
7-Tindall 67%
8-Chamberlin 93%
8-Feltman 100%
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Total School Attendance = 70%
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Salad Option -
Italian Salad
Entree Option -
Breaded Chicken Patty
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Monday
Mac & Cheese
Green Beans
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Tuesday
Salisbury Steak w/ Brown Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
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Wednesday
Corn Dog
Baked Beans
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Thursday
Chicken & Rice Bowl
Broccoli
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Friday
Pizza Quesadilla
Chef's Choice
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Saturday - 5pm
Carlie Gaskill
Frankie Eagan
Lucas Sigler
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Sunday - 10:30am
Paul Pittman
Matthew Hudson
Addie Durrett
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Sunday - 8:00am
Lachlan Borders
Sawyer Borders
Cicily Borders
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Sunday - 5:30pm
Nicholas Bastida
Kendall Kocher
Kale Appleby
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Thank you for the donations thus far. We truly appreciate the generosity.
- Used TI-84 Graphing Calculators
- Would like to have a classroom set of 8-9 graphing calculators to use with the Algebra class.
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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
- 12/16 - Pajama Day
- 12/16-12/18 - Santa Shop
- 12/17 - Parish Christmas Concert
- 12/18 - Mission Wednesday
- 12/19 - Red and Green Casual Day
- 12/19 - PK - 5th Grade Christmas Concert 1:30pm & 6:30pm
- 12/20 - 2nd Qtr. Attendance and Honor Roll Recognition
- 12/20 - 1pm Early Dismissal (Aftercare Available)
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St. John's Christkindl Village
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Maternity Leave Positions
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Roncalli High School is seeking to fill two maternity leave positions for portions of the spring semester; one in Biology and one in Chemistry. If interested, please contact Principal Chuck Weisenbach at
cweisenbach@roncalli.org
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Roncalli High School Application
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Roncalli is excited to welcome the Class of 2024 next fall! As a reminder, the Application for Admission is now available online at
https://apps.roncalli.org/application
. Once the application is complete and the $100 registration fee is received, you may continue the registration process. For those who have not been in a South Deanery Catholic grade school for grades seven and eight, those next steps will include scheduling an admissions interview for Saturday, January 11 (limited space available). For all others, it will be scheduling your appointment to meet with your student's counselor to create their freshman year schedule. Please contact Director of Admissions Allie Ross at
aross@roncalli.org
or (317) 787-8277, ext. 243 with any questions.
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Future Female Lady Rebel Golfers
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Interested in playing golf at Roncalli? Check out this great opportunity for lessons. Please contact
John Stetzell at
girlsgolf@roncalli.org
for more information.
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St. Roch Catholic School
Phone: (317) 784-9144
Fax: (317) 784-7051
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