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Weekly Parent
Newsletter
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Jan. 29
2:16 p.m. Dismissal
Feb. 1
8:50 a.m. Arrival
Feb. 1 - Feb. 5
Catholic Schools Week
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Rising Stars of Indiana Award Winners |
Bishop Chatard High School is pleased to recognize four outstanding members of the class of 2022 as recipients of the Rising Stars of Indiana Award sponsored by The Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP). IASP recognized 1,134 juniors from 294 schools this year, including four from BCHS.
Each Indiana high school was invited to recognize up to four students currently in the 11th grade, based on their academic achievement. Peyton Bean, Patrick Countryman, Daniel O’Gara and Mary Sowinski were nominated and have been named Rising Stars of Indiana.
We congratulate Peyton, Patrick, Daniel and Mary on this outstanding achievement!
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Pro-Life Week Diaper Drive |
The Pro-Life Club is hosting a Diaper Drive to celebrate Pro-Life Week. The drive will run through Thursday, Jan. 28. Campus Ministry will be collecting diapers of all sizes as well as baby wipes. Drop off all donations outside of the Campus Ministry Office. All diapers and wipes will go to the Women's Care Center. Participating in this Diaper Drive will count as one hour of service if submitted to Canvas. Contact Joel Kelley at jkelley@bishopchatard.org with any questions.
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BCHS Community Rosary: Feb. 5 |
All BCHS families are welcome to join the Trinity Club on Friday, Feb 5, at 7:30 a.m. in the gym to pray the rosary together. We will have rosaries and rosary guides available. Masks and social distancing will be required. All are welcome as we close out our Catholic Schools Week celebrations with communal prayer! |
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Sophomores who ordered class rings in the Fall will be receiving their rings on either Feb. 4 after Mass or Feb. 5 during Seminar, depending on their in-person day. |
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Sign up to compete in the National History Bowl |
Bishop Chatard students will be competing in the National History Bowl, held virtually on Feb. 27. Interested students are encouraged to join the team. Registration is due by Saturday, Jan. 30, so please contact parent organizer Jennifer Dixon at jenniferdixon@me.com to get more information! Team members will study practice questions in advance of the competition day.
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Boys Golf Call-out Meeting Jan. 28 |
Students who are interested in trying out for the Bishop Chatard Boy's Golf Team, are asked to complete the interest form by Thursday, Jan. 28. Golf Tryouts begin Monday, March 15, at Pleasant Run Golf Course. All grade levels are encouraged to try out for the Boy's Golf Team. After your student completes the interest form, you will be contacted by Coach Ford. Click here to fill out the boys golf team interest form.
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Catholic Schools Week: Jan. 31 – Feb. 5 |
BCHS celebrates Catholic Schools Week 2021, a chance to pay tribute to the value of Catholic education in our lives. Daily activities include, Trojan ‘Minute to Win It’ Tournaments, Caffeination Stations, Eucharistic Adoration, and much more! Click here to read all of the details and click the photo to see the week's schedule.
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Parent Volunteers needed for Catholic Schools Week |
Catholic Schools Week begins Feb. 1 and the Trinity Club will be working with Campus Ministry on a few events. Parent volunteers are needed to help with donations and set up/clean up on Feb. 1, 2 and 3. There are early (before school) opportunities as well as a few mid-afternoon options. If you can’t be here, please consider donating candy to our cause such as, miniature-sized candy bars, jolly ranchers, tootsie rolls, suckers, smarties, etc. |
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Boys Volleyball Call-out Meeting |
The BCHS Boys Volleyball Team will hold its final call-out meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 6 p.m. in the Aux Gym. There will be an open gym workout immediately following the meeting. Open gym will end at 8 p.m. Information will be shared about the tryouts at this meeting. Players who cannot attend should contact Coach Joven at jjoven@bishopchatard.org.
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New coaches association opens for membership |
A new organization has been launched in Indiana to support individuals who coach Special Olympics and Unified Sports teams. Believed to be the first such organization of its kind, the Unified Coaches Association of Indiana (UCAIn) will offer Active memberships to individuals currently coaching a Unified high school team in a recognized sport, and it will offer Associate memberships to officials, parents, former coaches, partners and athletes, and friends of Unified Sports. Unified Sports joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team.
View a statement announcing formation of the association here. For more information, please contact UCAIn Board of Directors member Dave Whittemore at dwhittemore@bishopchatard.org.
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Senior "Congratulations" Yearbook Ads |
Senior Yearbook "Baby" Ads are now available. Families interested in purchasing an ad in the yearbook for that special senior may view details here. Purchases and design must be submitted by Feb. 5, to guarantee placement in the yearbook.
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2021-2022 Journalism Class applications due Feb. 12 |
Applications are now being accepted for students interested in joining the Yearbook, the Blueprint, Trojan Matters, or Advanced Photography next school year. Students are encouraged to stop by Room 210 and talk with Mr. Cockrum if they have any questions. The staffs are open to all 2021-2022 sophomores, juniors and seniors. Applications are due by Feb. 12. Click here to view more information. Contact Troy Cockrum at tcockrum@bishopchatard.org with any questions.
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From the Counseling Office |
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Apply for the National Honor Society |
Junior and senior students with a cumulative grade point average of 3.60 or higher are able to apply to the Father Casey Chapter of the Bishop Chatard High School National Honor Society. Students who qualify have been sent the application link via email. Applications and teacher recommendations are due by Friday, Feb. 5, at 8 a.m. and can be found below. Students will be notified no later than Friday, Feb. 12. The induction ceremony will take place Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 a.m. Contact Pam Nixon at pnixon@bishopchatard.org with any questions.
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College Planning begins now! |
BCHS College Counselor Pam Nixon has created a series of videos for students interested in learning more about applying to college and tips for freshmen just beginning the process. A recap of last week's presentation for the BCHS class of 2024 is available now. There is a video and an outline available.
There will be a virtual question and answer session on Google Meet this Thursday, Jan. 28, at 8 a.m. for current Freshman parents who have questions about preparing for college. Use this link to join the virtual meeting on Thursday.
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Seniors: Send in College and Scholarship Information |
It's time for Senior college acceptances and scholarships to be celebrated! Please forward your student's admit and scholarship letters, emails or screenshots of admission portals to pnixon@bishopchatard.org by Feb. 1 so that BCHS can update the bulletin board on the second floor. BCHS is so proud of all the hard work that the Class of 2021 has done!
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Chatard-A-Bration Winter Fest 2021 |
Join us in celebrating Chatard-A-Bration from the comfort of your home at Winter Fest 2021 – At-Home Edition! Enjoy our always popular silent auction, live auction and cash raffle drawing.
You’ll also experience a few new features! Your ‘Party Pass” gives you access to our Winter Fest drive-thru dinner and libations pick up on Saturday, Feb. 20, plus access to the BC Block Party, to be scheduled when larger group gatherings are available. Tune in to the Winter Fest Broadcast on Feb. 20 for 30 minutes of virtual entertainment including our silent auction, $10,000 grand prize raffle drawing and the finale of our Live auction trips.
Support where you can with a sponsorship, party pass, cash raffle, auction bidding and/or general donation. If you are interested in donating to our auction, please complete the Chatard-A-Bration Auction Donation form. Th ank you for your support of Bishop Chatard High School.
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The Spirit Shoppe is now open on Wednesdays during lunch periods (11:30-1:15 p.m.) for students and staff. Pickup options are available again! Choose the pickup option when making your online purchase and you will receive an email when your order is ready in the main office.
The BCHS Spirit Shoppe has a limited supply of State Champion Back-to-Back merchandise available in the online store! Short and long sleeve tees and crewneck sweatshirts (which can be worn to school on spirit days) are available. Get them before they are gone!
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Bishop Chatard is hopeful that we will be able to host athletic and enrichment camps on campus this summer. As with so many things in our lives, scheduling and registration of 2021 Summer Camps has been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As soon as information is available, we will communicate that through our parent emails and on our website. We look forward to once again hosting summer camps at BCHS! Questions? Contact Maureen Malarney at summercamp@bishopchatard.org. |
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COVID-19 student reporting procedure |
Please note that the medical@bishopchatard.org email address is to be used only to report COVID-19 positive test results or quarantining due to exposure, and report COVID-related absences. Standard school procedures should still be used to report a daily absence for COVID-19 or for other reasons, or to ask health-related questions. View Bishop Chatard's standard procedure for reporting absences here.
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St. Luke Trivia Night: Jan. 29 |
Join St. Luke for their ‘virtual’ Trivia Night ‘Keep on Rollin’ this Friday, Jan. 29. Please designate a team captain and register your team here. First prize is $1,000. $200 for a team of up to 10. Hosted by Hambone’s via YouTubeLive! Find more details about the event here.
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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 news concerning INPEA efforts.
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