A Message from Your Principal
Dear Parents,
Effective communication is paramount. In order to strengthen the partnership between students, parents, and staff, we will be hosting Parent Teacher Conferences this fall.
- In-Person Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, October 18th from 1:30pm until 6:00pm at Gross Catholic
We would also like to cordially invite our parents to attend a special presentation on the same evening.
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A Human Dignity and Integrity parent presentation will be held on Wednesday, October 18th from 5pm - 6pm in our auditorium.
The presentation is designed to connect with parents to facilitate a conversation of affirmation and encouragement regarding human sexuality and dignity. Parents will receive an overview of sexual integrity, human dignity, and social media informing parents of exactly what their student will hear from us in the classroom so as to feel empowered to continue the conversation at home. We offer parents the hope that young people desire authentic love, and they can make a difference through witness and conversation.
Please place these important events on your calendars. We hope to see you all on October 18th.
With Blessings-
Stephen P. Eubanks
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Picture Retakes
Thursday, Sept 28th 11:00am - 1:30pm. Students that were absent on the initial day or students that are not happy with their original portraits, need to get their picture taken on the 28th. If you are requesting a retake, please bring your original proof booklet back to the photographers so they can process it as a retake.
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Counselor's Corner
October 19 is a Special Day - Freshmen and Sophomores will be taking the Pre-ACT. Juniors and Seniors will participate in a College and Career Day. The college and career day will include a presentation from EducationQuest for juniors, and a panel discussion with recent Gross graduates for seniors, a college fair, and an opportunity to hear from multiple different professionals in our community. All students need to attend and will be dismissed at 12:00 on this day.
Junior/Senior parent permission needed NOW! - Gross is partnering with Strivescan for the college fair. Strivescan removes the need for students to fill out information cards by hand when visiting with a college rep. Students register for Strivescan via their personal phone and a barcode will be texted and emailed to them immediately. Colleges use the StriveScan app to scan the barcode from a student's phone to access the information students would normally write on an information card. Students can choose which college reps scan their barcode. Please complete this FORM indicating whether or not you give permission for your student to use StriveScan for the college fair.
Reminder: All Students should be checking their school email accounts daily for important information related to college visits, college events and other opportunities. Email is the #1 way the counseling office shares information with students.
Please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Julie McNamara if you have any questions or concerns! jmcnamara@gcgmail.org
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Career Day Speakers Needed for October 19th
If you have a colleague who is knowledgeable in the career topics below, please refer him/her to Mr. Dempsey to discuss the option to present to our students for our upcoming career day.
- Speech Therapist/Pathologist
- Interior Design
- Graphic design
- Computer Engineer
- Programmer
- Technology related areas
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Omaha Area College Fair - Find out who will be there CLICK HERE
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*ATTENTION SENIOR PARENTS*
The FAFSA application opens in December
This is a change from previous years
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Cap and Gown Measurements |
Graves Graduation will be at Gross on Friday, September 29th to measure all seniors for their cap and gown. Packets for class rings and graduation announcements and other memorabilia will be distributed at this time.
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Read our August Mental Health Memo HERE
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Campus Ministry
We are grateful to a special donor who provided funds to purchase all of our students, faculty, and staff reusable silverware kits. We strive to move to a plastic-free lunch room. You can help us by encouraging your students to use reusable water bottles, bags and containers. In addition, another donor provided two classroom sets of Word on Fire, Volume 2 for our students to use in Theology classes.
Next Friday, September 29, we are blessed to have Archbishop Lucas celebrate Mass with us. Speaking of Mass, we are grateful to all the grandparents who were able to join us for Grandparents' Mass.
Our Juniors are working on various service projects (care for children in hospitals, sobriety support kits, birthday kits for children in shelters, and mental health support kits) to assist our brothers and sisters in Christ. They would like to ask all students to consider donating $2-$5 to assist with these projects. Students should begin bringing donations to their House Dean on Monday. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Finally, we would like to share a resource with you. Axis is a weekly newsletter that provides parents with a Catholic perspective on the music, movies, and social media trends impacting your student. Check it out here (https://axis.org/resource-category/culture-translator/) . According to the 3 freshmen in my car pool, this week's newsletter is, in fact, what they are discussing :)
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LIFE COMMUNITY
LIFE (Living In Faith Experience) is a national faith formation program for high school students rooted in Catholic and Marianist tradition. Based on the founders’ vision for building a community of communities to change the world, LIFE provides Marianist and non-Marianist institutions opportunities for communities of faith to form, grow, and flourish.
The first LIFE meeting is this Wednesday, Sept 27th 1:15-3:15pm.
Bring a friend and food to share.
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For information and to register for teenage driver education course :
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Monday, Sept 25 - House Competition Day - Wear your house shirt
(lunch vendor Donohue's - $6 cash)
Tuesday, Sept 26 -
(lunch vendor Donohue's - $6 cash)
Wednesday, Sept 27 - 1PM Dismissal - LIFE Meeting 1:15-3:15pm
-Senior Service Day (Heart Ministry Center)
-Consortium retreat
(No Lunch)
Thursday, Sept 28 - Picture Retakes 11am-1pm
Lunch on the Lawn - Students will be eating lunch outside on this day. Students must bring a sack lunch if they did not purchase a Chick Fil A lunch by Sept 22.
Friday, Sept 29 - Mass with Archbishop Lucas - Cap & Gown Measurements
(lunch vendor Cane's Chicken $7 cash)
SAVE THE DATE:
October 6th - No School
October 18th - Parent Teacher Conferences
October 20th - Music Bingo Fundraiser
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Advancement Notes
The Fall 2023 digital edition of Dux Esto Magazine has been sent via email. Moving forward, we will share this communication more frequently with digital episodes in September, February, and July. We will continue with a print edition in the Winter.
Our memorial and honor listings will be published in the print edition. We will also print a program with our memorial and honor listings for the OLPH Mass in the spring and will make that available digitally as well for our friends and family out of town who aren't able to join us in celebrating the Mass.
We hope you enjoy our updates and thank you for your continued support!
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Athletics and Activities:
Reminder - Winter Athletes who did not participate in a Fall sport need to complete a sports physical and complete paperwork to participate.
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Gross Catholic High School
7700 South 43rd Street, Bellevue, NE 68147
402-734-2000
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