2:16 p.m. Dismissal

8:50 a.m. Arrival

White group in person/Blue virtual

Blue group in person/White virtual

White group in person/ Blue virtual

Bishop Chatard will continue operating under its hybrid Blue/White class schedule for an additional two weeks, through Friday, Sept. 18, with the goal of returning to a full in-person learning schedule on Monday, Sept. 21. You can view the Blue/White daily schedule here.

A back-to-school meeting for Freshman parents will be held on September 10. Parents are asked to attend the meeting at the time designated for the Blue or White group that their freshman is assigned to. An email detailing information about the meeting including discussion points, the schedule for the two groups, and other details was sent to freshman parents on August 28. Click here to learn more and to read the email.

Each week, the Bishop Chatard community prays for the needs of BCHS students, families, alumni, staff and neighbors through our Prayer Chain! The prayer chain will be sent out each week of school on Monday. All are welcome to sign-up. If you have specific intentions or prayers you would like to share during a particular week, please email them to Steven Patzke in Campus Ministry spatzke@bishopchatard.org.

The BCHS Spirit Shoppe is now open each Wednesday during all lunch periods. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, visitors are not permitted to visit the Shoppe at this time so access is limited to students and staff only. Look for special event access to the Spirit Shoppe soon along with new online sales options! Contact Dawn Koers at Dawnkoers@att.net with any questions.

BCHS is putting together the student directory for the 2020-2021 school year. If you do not want your student's information in the directory, please fill out this form by Friday, Sept. 11.

Bishop Chatard’s 2020 Golf Outing will be held on Friday, Oct. 2, at Highland Country Club. Click here to learn more and to register!

If your child tests positive for COVID-19 or is quarantining due to COVID-19 exposure, please contact BCHS using the email address medical@bishopchatard.org. For a full list of information to be included in your email visit www.bishopchatard.org/virus/.

PLEASE NOTE: The medical@bishopchatard.org email address is to be used only to report COVID-19 positive test results or quarantining due to exposure. Standard school procedures should be used to report absences due to COVID-19 or other illnesses, or to ask health-related questions. Details on how to report an absence can be found at www.bishopchatard.org/academics/safearrival/

Because of recent test center closures and other COVID-related obstacles, Bishop Chatard will offer an SAT School Day on Wednesday, October 14, to give students an extra chance to sit for the SAT. This opportunity is open to seniors only.

Please complete this Google form to reserve your spot. More detailed registration and fee information will be available in subsequent weeks. This test date is in addition to the currently available Saturday test dates of September 26, October 3, November 7, and December 5. Registration for those tests is available at collegeboard.org. The school day test will not appear as an option in your College Board account.

An amazing community-based organization in Indianapolis, the Center for Leadership Development, has incredible opportunities set up to help students be successful and capitalize on networking opportunities. BCHS has had several students receive full-tuition scholarships to colleges and universities through their Emerging Scholars Program. Sophomores through Seniors are eligible to register now for Self-Discovery, which is required before participating in Emerging Scholars. Please consider taking part in this if you are able. There are also other programs available for younger students. Visit cldinc.org for information and Visit the Enrichment and Leadership Area on the BCHS counseling website for more opportunities, gathered by the BCHS Counseling Department.

"Exploring" is a unique career exploration program that provides students with opportunities to learn about a wide variety of career fields and network with professionals already working in those fields. Local partner businesses and organizations initiate Explorer "Posts," ongoing regularly scheduled classes/interactive programs, by matching their staff and program resources to the interests of young people, and provide hands-on and interactive character and career activities facilitated by career professionals. Learn more about the program at http://www.centralindianaexploring.org/. Bishop Chatard students are asked to complete the Exploring - Discover Your Future survey found in the School Counseling Canvas course by Sept 4.  

Peer tutoring is available from National Honor Society students. Students can sign up to meet with a tutor on a schedule and at a time that is convenient for them by completing this form.

Read the most recent Senior College Counseling Newsletter containing information to kick off the school year. Click here to view the August Class of 2021 newsletter. Please contact Pam Nixon at pnixon@bishopchatard.org with questions.

BCHS Fall athletic events are underway! Visit our Athletics Home Page for all recent updates and schedules on BCHS athletic contests.

Tryouts are being held at Bishop Chatard on Sunday, Oct. 4, for the Firls Jr. Trojans Winter League. This league is for girls in grades 5 - 8. Cost for the season is $150 per player. Registration closes on Sept. 30. Click here to learn more and to register!

Please email Coach Katie Fisher at kfisher@bishopchatard.org with any questions. Go Jr. Trojans!

Any freshman, sophomore, junior or senior girl who is interested in playing softball this Spring is asked to attend the mandatory Google Meet on Wednesday, Sept. 2, during seminar. The meeting will be at 11 a.m. If you are at home or in person, please join the meeting.

https://meet.google.com/usm-jffr-foc. Or open Meet and enter this code: usm-jffr-foc. Contact Kerry Lynch at klynch2026@gmail.com with any questions.

We invite anyone interested in learning more about the Bishop Chatard Fall sports procedures and COVID-19 response expectations to watch President Sahm's video message below. At least one parent of each Fall sport participant was required to view the video in order for their student to partake in sporting events. Click here to register and view the webinar video.

Bishop Chatard participates in the National School Lunch Program which provides free or reduced-priced breakfast and lunch to those students who qualify. Any parent who believes a student may qualify for this program and other benefits it offers, such as textbook assistance, may apply. A new application must be completed each year to be included in the program. If your situation changes, applications can be made at any time throughout the school year. If a student qualifies for free/reduced lunches, he/she automatically qualifies for textbook assistance. 

Menus are now posted for the school year. Look for new payment procedures with customer barcodes as we switch to touchless pay stations. (Cash/Check payments will still be accepted via a dropbox in the Cafeteria Office (bottom floor, Door #10)). Parents can add funds to students MyMealTime account for the school year.

Click here for more information. Contact Michael Dlugosz at mdlugosz@bishopchatard.org with any questions.

Help Bishop Chatard generate extra resources by adding ‘Supporting Bishop Chatard’ to your Amazon purchases using the smile.amazon.com program. 0.5% of your eligible Amazon Smile purchases will be returned to Bishop Chatard High School. A great way to help Bishop Chatard fulfill our mission while you shop! Click here for more information.

Support the Indiana Non-Public Education Association. Visit the INPEA website to read about the latest news concerning INPEA efforts.

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