Weekly Parent Newsletter
February 5, 2020
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Feb. 7
Dismissal: 2:10 p.m.
Feb. 8
CYO Music Contest
Feb. 10
Arrival: 8:50 a.m.
Feb. 11
All-school Mass
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2020/21 Registration Deposits: Due Feb. 24
To secure your student's place for the upcoming 2020/2021 school year, a registration deposit is due at BCHS no later than February 24. ($350 for one student, $500 for a family of two students or more). For those families currently enrolled in
BCHS
FACTS online payment system (for a
current BCHS student), the payment will be set up through FACTS; all other families will need to pay via check or cash by February 24.
Click here to learn more about the registration deposits.
P
lease email Karen Feeney, Tuition Manager, at
kfeeney@bishopchatard.org with any questions.
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Valentine's Day Candy-Gram Sale
The BCHS Black Student Union will be selling Valentine candy-grams from February 3 - 11 in the cafeteria during lunch periods. Candy-grams are only $2 and will be hand delivered during seminar C on Valentine's Day. Show someone special how much you care!
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Bishop Chatard Summer Camp registration is now open!
Bishop Chatard is offering over a wide variety of sport and enrichment camps this summer. There is something for every interest! Visit Bishop Chatard's
Summer Camp Webpage
to view a list and description of camps, along with details about camp dates, age ranges, cost, available discounts and access to our camp registration page.
Bishop Chatard uses the ACTIVE Online Software for camp registration. If you have registered campers in the past, you will sign in using your username and password. New users will be prompted to create an account when completing their first camp registration. We look forward to seeing your child this summer at Bishop Chatard!
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Chatard-a-Bration ticket sales in Feb. 7
Only a few days remain to secure your ticket to our Roaring Twenties celebration!
Join BCHS for Chatard-A-Bration on Saturday, Feb. 15, as we pay homage to The Roaring Twenties! Come dressed to impress 20s style. We’ll pop the champagne and dance the Charleston in our Trojan Speakeasy.
- Cocktails – Dinner – Dancing
- Saturday, Feb. 15; 5:30 – 11:00 p.m. at BCHS
- Tickets are $125/person or $1250/table of 10
Raffle tickets are still available for purchase! Enter your chance to win the Grand Prize of $10,000! Winner will be drawn the night of the event.
Click here
for more information!
License #
000572
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Community Service Day
Permission slips due to Campus Ministry by February 24
Community Service Day is a BCHS tradition where the entire school community takes time to serve around Indianapolis at shelters, parishes, parks and other agencies. This year's Community Service Day is on
March 20
. Permission slips can be completed
here.
All students participate in Community Service Day. Questions? Contact Steven Patzke at
spatzke@bishopchatard.org.
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TedEd Student Talks at BCHS
Bishop Chatard will be presenting student-delivered TEDTalks on February 27 at 7 p.m. in the Kyle Guyton Theatre. Students will share their inventive ideas to improve the world. Tickets will be available soon. Contact Troy Cockrum at
tcockrum@bishopchatard.org with questions.
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Save the Date: Guys and Dolls
The BCHS Theatre presents Guys and Dolls. The spring musical will take place on
March 19 - 21
. Tickets will go on sale in mid-February!
Click here
to see the cast list.
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Summer Field Studies 2020
Current Bishop Chatard juniors and seniors are invited to join students from Roncalli and Cardinal Ritter for Summer Field Studies 2020: one part academics, one part adventure, one part retreat. The trip dates are
June 8 - June 21
. For more information on the trip
click here
or to view the website
click here
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From the Counseling Office
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Cultural Opportunity
Bishop Chatard is fortunate to enroll full-time international students who enrich the diversity of our student body. These students live with host families who receive financial support to provide a loving and stable environment during the school year. Bishop Chatard partners with Foreign Links Around the Globe (FLAG), a non-profit headquartered in Michigan, to bring these students, who can be from almost anywhere in the world, to our community. If you or someone you know would like more information about becoming a Host Family, please contact guidance counselor Catherine Welch at
cwelch@bishopchatard.org
or extension 2257. Learn more about FLAG at
here
. Thank you for considering this fulfilling opportunity!
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PSAT Information
Students who took the PSAT this Fall are now able to view their PSAT scores by logging in to their College Board accounts. Students have been instructed to create their College Board accounts by following the directions in the School Counseling Canvas course. Counselors are visiting classrooms to review various opportunities with students.
Click here to view these opportunities.
Contact Catherine Welch at
cwelch@bishopchatard.org
with any questions.
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BCHS Track & Field
Track and Field officially starts on Monday, February 17! The Parent Meeting is Tuesday, February 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the BCHS Cafeteria. Orders for the season’s warm-ups and competition running shorts are now being taken. The mandatory $50 food fee can also be paid through the form. Clothing items are available in the coach’s office to check size. Click
here
to view the form.
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Cheer on the Central Indiana Knights
The Central Indiana Knights will play in the Hoosier League Hockey Tournament at the Carmel Ice Rink. Their first game of the single elimination tourney is Friday, February 7, at 5:30 p.m. If the team wins, they will play Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Play continues Sunday at 12:30 p.m. if there is a win on Saturday. Go Knights! Contact Michele McCarthy at
mmccarthy@bishopchatard.org with any questions.
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Bishop Chatard Softball Winter Camp
All softball players, grades 1 – 8, are invited to the 2020 BCHS Winter Softball Camp. Join us to learn and work on the basics of the game from our high school team and coaches. It’s a great way to meet future Trojans while improving on the game we all love!
Click here
to learn more about the camps and to register! Contact Kerry Lynch at
klynch2026@gmail.com with any questions.
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Boys Soccer
The boys soccer team will be hosting a CYO Futsal Tournament on March 21 in the auxiliary gym. Registration is free. Schools and teams interested in playing are asked to contact Michael Carney at
mcarney@bishopchatard.org. Click
here for more information!
The Boys Soccer Team will be in the weight room every Tuesday and Thursday starting February 4 from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
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Attend CYO Camp
Camp Rancho Framasa in Nashville, Indiana, has summer camping opportunities for ages 7-19. Established in 1946, CYO Camp is an inclusive, residential camp offering three- and six-day sessions. For more information please go to
www.campranchoframasa.org
. Camp brochures are available in the main office.
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Help to advocate for Catholic schools!
Support the Indiana Non-Public Education Association.
Visit the INPEA website to read about the latest happenings at the Indiana Statehouse and how you can help.
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