FALL MUSICAL - CALL OUT FOR AUDITIONS

Our fall musical is fast approaching, and while we can’t tell you the name of it yet, as we are waiting for approval. We can tell you that it is going to be a fantastic production that you will want to be a part of!

Auditions for this year’s musical will be held after school on Tuesday, August 23rd and Wednesday, August 24th. Starting next week, audition sign-up sheets will be available on the box office ledge. 

Please prepare a 60-second segment of a song, preferably from a musical theatre production. We will have an accompanist to play your sheet music or you can play a music track which you will need to provide. Please do not sing with the artist on the track… background music only. Your audition group will also learn and perform a dance audition piece. 

If you have any questions, please see Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Bohn, or Mrs. Masten.

INDIANA CHOICE SCHOLARSHIP (AKA VOUCHER) DEADLINE - AUGUST 31

The deadline to file a Choice Scholarship is fast approaching! If you do not see a Choice Scholarship credit on your tuition account, one has not been filed for your child. Don't miss out on thousands of dollars in tuition help. Please contact Amy Kuntz at akuntz@roncalli.org if you have any questions about this program or to check your eligibility.  

HEARING SCREENING 

The Marion County Public Health Department will be at Roncalli to administer the state mandated hearing screening services for sophomores on Wednesday, August 31. A parent/guardian has the right to decline this service for your child. If you do not want the health department to conduct a hearing screening for your sophomore child, please send in a written note to Andi Baker in the front office. If you have questions, please contact Andi Baker at abaker@roncalli.org or 317-787-8277, ext. 221 in the main office.

REQUIRED PERMISSION SLIP

Attention all parents and guardians of freshmen and transfer students, your students need to have an up to date permission slip on file at Roncalli. Please click here to access and complete the permission form by Monday, August 29. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Michael Wantz, Assistant Principal for Student Life mwantz@roncalli.org.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN

Roncalli High School works with local law enforcement officials continuously reviewing and updating our Emergency Preparedness Plan based on best practices learned from school experiences all across the country. Law enforcement has shared with us that a review of some school shootings shows that they have taken place during the time period in the morning prior to the start of school when students, teachers and staff are arriving on campus and entering the school. They (law enforcement) have recommended that we collect student cell phone numbers so that we can communicate directly with students if an emergency situation exists in the time period leading up to the start of school when we may have students in the parking lot, driving into school, etc.

NOTE: The school's only use of these numbers will be for emergency notification.

While many families may have already registered their child's cell phone number with us, we will be verifying all numbers in the system during the week of August 22 for both incoming freshmen and transfer students. Please notify Tim Crissman our Dean of Students if you as parents/guardians do not wish for Roncalli to have your child's cell phone number. 

PARENTS WANTING TO SET UP ACCOUNT IN CANVAS

For parents wanting to make a parent account in canvas.DIRECTION

CANNED FOOD DRIVE

When? August 22 - 26

How much should students donate? $35 or 70 cans per student OR $60 and 110 cans per family. Once students donate, they are out of uniform for the remainder of the week!

How can students donate? NEW THIS YEAR: Early drop off will be offered Friday, August 19th after school. This will be the first opportunity to turn in money in order to be out of uniform beginning the following week. NO CANS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT EARLY DROP OFF ON FRIDAY. Students will also be able to donate cans or money before school on August 22 - 26 in the Bishop Chartrand gymnasium. There are NO after school donation times during the week of the drive this year. 

What do students get? The good feeling of helping out those in need! Also, out-of-uniform days for the remainder of the week once you donate. If you donate on August 19 or the morning of August 22, you can be out-of-uniform Monday-Friday!

SUMMER SOCIAL TIE-DYE T-SHIRTS

Get the cool tie-dye t-shirt for $20! We have a few of these cool shirts left from the Summer Social. Contact Tina Hayes at thayes@roncalli.org.

SOCIAL WORK SERVICES AT RONCALLI

Please read attached letters for social work services here at Roncalli.

GRANDPARENTS DAY

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

8:30 AM - NOON

Roncalli High School is excited to announce that our school’s very special celebration of Grandparents Day is back and will be held on Friday, September 2. Even better news is that after having to limit attendance in previous years, we now are able to invite grandparents of all of our students to join us thanks to the spacious nature of our new Ascension St. Vincent Gymnasium.

DETAILS

The format this year will include an opening program just for grandparents followed by an all school liturgy.

At the conclusion of mass, students and grandparents are welcome to tour campus or depart for the weekend.

RSVP

Registration for this year’s Grandparents Day will be done electronically through the link provided below. Anyone (grandparents, parents, grandchildren) can access the link and complete the registration. There will be no invitation letter or paper registration this year. Any grandparents who wish to be a part of our celebration this year must submit the following information (name, address, email, cell phone number) through the link. We will send a follow-up reminder email with details two weeks prior to the event.

We are looking forward to the return of this wonderful day and to welcoming our grandparents back to campus!! Grandparents, please do not arrive on campus before 7:45 AM as this creates great congestion for our students as they arrive for their school day.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR GRANDPARENTS DAY EVENT - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

We are in need of a few parent volunteers to help out at Grandparents Day! This is a fun-filled day beginning at 7:30 AM and ending around noon. Please email Raegan Evans at revans@roncalli.org or call 317-787-8277 ext 231 for more information or if interested in volunteering for this day.

CARPOOL - HELP NEEDED

Please consider helping with rides to and from Roncalli. Contact Andi Baker at abaker@roncalli.org with any carpool needs. 

Needs assistance:

• Ride home after school. (Located off East Epler Avenue)
• Ride to school in the morning thru February. (Near St. Barnabas)
• Ride to and from school. (Fairview & Morgantown Road - Fair Oaks)
• Ride to school in the morning thru February. (Stop 11 & 5 Points)
• Ride home after school on Tuesday and Thursday. (135 & Olive Branch)
• Ride home from school. (Thompson & Sherman)
• Ride to and from school. (Smith Valley & 37)
• Ride home on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & every other Friday. (Banta & Bluff - Dakota Ridge Apartments)
• Ride home from school each day. (located two minutes from St. Roch)
• Ride to and from school. (Mooresville area)
• Ride home a few days a week (Main Street & US 31)
• Ride home from after school. (Southport & Bluff)

FALL & SPRING BREAK POLICY 2022-2023

School policy does not provide for any early start of or extension of either fall or spring break. No student will be excused from school on any day(s) the week before or the week after fall or spring break. Any student’s absence on these days will be considered unexcused. An unexcused absence means that two points will be deducted from the student’s cumulative grade in each class at the end of that grading period. Teachers are not required to make special provisions for students who are unexcused. Students absent because of illness on the day(s) preceding and/or immediately following fall or spring break will be required to bring a doctor’s excuse to the Attendance Officer upon their return to school. Parental support of this policy is an expectation and is greatly appreciated.  

THE 2022-2023 RONCALLI HANDBOOK

The updated 2022-2023 Roncalli Handbook can be found here. As a reminder for the school year, students are to be dressed in a uniform polo shirt, quarter zip or crew neck sweatshirt purchased from the school. Additionally, students are permitted to wear cotton twill pants of their choice in either Navy Blue or Khaki color. The pants are to be a minimum of boot cut and/or straight leg and may not be worn in a manner that hugs the complete contour of the lower body. Also, the only visible piercing that is permitted are piercings in the ears. No other facial piercings are permitted to be worn. Students are not allowed to have any unnaturally occurring hair color. Finally, all young men are to clean-shaven daily.  

Handbook Revisions for 2022-2023

Each year in an effort to continue to meet the academic, social and spiritual needs of our student body, a comprehensive review of our Roncalli Handbook is conducted. In response to our review of the handbook, here are a few of the updates made to the Handbook:

• Wearable Technology - Smartwatches or other such devices that connect to a phone or directly to a wireless network are no longer permitted to be worn during the school day. Please review section 6.3.7.
• Fall Break Policy - Spring Break Policy was updated to include Fall Break as well as to how student absences will be accounted for. Please review section 5.1.7.
• Tardy to School - As tardy situations accrual the number of associated detentions, Saturday Schools and Suspension grow. Please review section 5.1.8.
• Tuesday Late Arrival - Please see the updated school schedules which indicate that school will start at 8:15 AM on Tuesdays throughout the school year. Please review section 5.2.1.

Each student will receive in his/her theology class, a Handbook Read Receipt Form that must be signed after both the student and a parent/guardian reviews the handbook.  This form is due back to school no later than August 12th.   

Please feel free to contact Tim Crissman, Dean of Students, with any Handbook related questions. 

RONCALLI CAFETERIA ANNOUNCEMENT

The school meals program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, school corporations across the country have been operating with the use of a federal waiver that allowed them to feed every child without charge through June 30, 2022. The use of this waiver will NOT be available next school year and corporations will return to the traditional eligibility requirements for free, reduced and paid meals. This means that for School Year 2022-2023, we will need to process free and reduced-price meal benefit applications.

The Roncalli Cafeteria does have the ability to Directly Certify students who receive SNAP, TANF, some Medicaid, and /or are certified as homeless, migrant, or are wards of the state (foster children). Households who are directly certified will be notified in writing of the free or reduced-price meal status prior to the start of school and will not need to complete and application.

Families may now apply online for free/reduced meal benefits at mymealtime.com. Households are encouraged to apply before the start of the school year to avoid unpaid meal charges. Students who were approved for free or reduced-price meal benefits last year through direct certification or by an approved application will have these benefits extend through the first 30 school days of 2022-23. After that, students will be classified as “paid status” and meal charges will begin to accumulate. Meal charges accrued before the approval of a meal benefit application will be the responsibility of the household.

You do NOT need to complete an application if you receive notification that your child(ren) are directly certified.

Please have money in your student’s account on the first day of school mymealtime.com. Please direct questions to Mrs. Horan at ehoran@roncalli.org.

*Please note, applications received prior to July 1 will NOT be effective for the 2022-2023 school year.

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PLEASE PRAY

• For the repose of the soul of Michael Mahoney R'98, uncle of junior Connor and sophomore Killian Mahoney, who unexpectedly passed away. God let your perpetual light shine upon him and grant him peace.
• For God’s blessings and mercy upon Archbishop Charles Thompson and his ministry in shepherding the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
• For those who struggle to find adequate food, clothing, shelter, and medical services and for those most in need of God’s mercy.
• For healing of body, mind and spirit for all people dealing with depression, addiction or mental health issues.
• For strength and healing for all those fighting off life-threatening illness and for their families and caregivers.
• For the men and women of our armed forces and their families, especially our Roncalli High School alums who are serving in the military.
• For our Roncalli alums preparing for a religious vocation as a priest, religious woman or missionary.
• For vocations to the priesthood, religious life and missionary field, and that Roncalli High School and its families will provide a nurturing environment that fosters and supports these vocations.