Parent Paws - 2.25.24

Principal's Message:

In order to stay up-to-date with the outstanding activities going on at Gross Catholic, I encourage students, parents, faculty, and community members to follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and Threads @GCPrinEubanks.

I will highlight the many accomplishments of our students and staff each day.

Dux Esto!

Stephen P. Eubanks

Principal

Office Notes:

FACTS Enrollment Help Night at Gross:

Wednesday, February 28th between 3:30 and 6:30pm.

Translators will be available if needed.

Enrollment Packets are Open:

FACTS Family Portal: Login HERE

Grant & Aid Applications:

Apply by February 29th, 2024

FACTS Financial Management: https://online.factsmgt.com/aid

Weekly Schedule

Sunday, Feb 25 - 7pm Spring Sports Parent Meeting at Gross

Monday, Feb 26 - House Shirt Day

Spring Sport Season begins - Students must have signed participation cards on file in office. Download forms HERE.

(lunch: Donohue's Burgers - $6)

Tuesday, Feb 27 -

(lunch: Donohue's Chicken Nuggets - $6 cash)

Wednesday, Feb 28 - 3:30-6:30pm Enrollment Help Night at Gross

(lunch: Donohue's - $6 cash)

Thursday, Feb 29 -

(lunch: Raising Cane's Chicken - $7 cash)

Friday, March 1 - 1PM Early Dismissal

SAVE THE DATE

March 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8th - No School - Spring Break

March 27th - Cougar Cup Day - The "uniform" is House shirts and sweats/athletic (no yoga) pants. If you do not have a House shirt, you will need to purchase one for $12 in Campus Ministry.

A BIG Cougar Congrats to our Academic Decathlon team for taking 1st Place among Medium Schools at the State Competition! The team brought home 6 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 10 bronze medals! Joe and Molly earned a perfect score at the Honors level Super Quiz. Joe earned the prestigious Gold Medal for the overall highest score among all competitors in the state of Nebraska! Way to go Cougars!

Counselor's Corner

Course requests for the 2024 - 2025 school year are done! Parents, please ask your student to show you in FACTS what they selected for classes for next year! If a change needs to be made, students have until March 15th to see their counselor to make the change.

Gross Catholic Graduation

Order Deadline March 8th 2024.

Please contact Troy Graves with questions.

[email protected]

Product Order Form

FACTS Grant and Aid Applications Due February 29th

Application Checklist

Grant & Aid Info - English

Grant & Aid Info - Español

To apply for Financial Aid in the 2024-2025 school year, each year families must complete the online application form - HERE. Submit with the necessary supporting documents from either 2022 or 2023 tax and Income verification and $40 application fee by February 29th.

https://online.factsmgt.com/aid

Find out if you are eligible and apply HERE.

Calling all Quilters

Past parent Judy Haug has sewn together a quilt made from vintage Gross Catholic t-shirts. We are looking for a volunteer to finish quilting it so it can be added to our Celebration Silent Auction. If you or someone you know have the quilting machine equipment and are willing to take on this volunteer project, please email [email protected]

Congratulations to our weekly Calendar Club Winner:

Maureen Parr - February 23rd Winner

The Gold Cup Raffle is OPEN

The Golden Cup Raffle is an opportunity for families to be apart of our annual Celebration fundraising event. By purchasing a Gold Cup ticket you fulfill your community obligation and you also have the chance to win cash prizes,

Purchase your raffle ticket early for more chances to win.

Gold Cup Raffle Ticket Options:

$100 for 1 Raffle Ticket

$250 for 3 Raffle Tickets

$500 for 7 Raffle Tickets

--Early Bird Drawing March 18th, 2024 for $1,000

--Live Drawing Friday, April 26th, 2024

FIRST PRIZE | $10,000

SECOND PRIZE | $5,000

THIRD PRIZE | $2,500