Parent Paws - 11.12.23

OPEN HOUSE - Sunday, November 12, 11:00am-2:00pm

Help us spread the news about all of the great opportunities that Gross Catholic has to offer our students and community!

Students and parents of current 4th through 8th graders are welcome.

Weekly Schedule

Sunday, Nov 12

11am-2pm Open House

7pm Winter Sports Meeting

Monday, Nov 13

(lunch vendor Donohue's - Burgers - $6 cash)

Tuesday, Nov 14

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

Wednesday, Nov 15 - 1pm Dismissal (no lunch)

8:30am-9:30am Special Assembly with presentation from Damon West

6pm - LIFE Meeting, Thankful for Blessings

6:30pm Booster Club Meeting in the Media Center

Thursday, Nov 16

(lunch vendor Valentino's- $6 cash)

Friday, Nov 17 - Reconciliation Service

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

Nov 17, 18 & 19 - One Act Play, a short comedy "Appropriate Audience Behavior"

SAVE THE DATE:

Nov 22-24 - Thanksgiving Break - No School, Office Closed

Nov 22nd thru 28th - Alumni Giving Challenge

Nov 29 - 1PM Dismissal - Blood Drive

Special Assembly this Wednesday, Nov. 15th

We will have a special Assembly on Wednesday, November 15th, from 8:30am - 9:30am in the auditorium. We will receive a presentation from Damon West, a motivational speaker who is the co-author of the book Coffee Bean with Jon Gordon.

***Parents and friends of Gross Catholic are also invited to attend this event.

Mr. West's story is remarkable. Here is a link to his story. THE COFFEE BEAN by: Jon Gordon and Damon West - YouTube

Senior parents: Students interested in attending FOCUS's SEEK24 conference in St. Louis should sign up with Miss Schwartz or Mrs. Sweetmon by November 15.

Encounter Jesus Experience the Sacraments Deepen your knowledge and understanding of your faith Connect with Catholic young people from across the country.

Learn more about Seek HERE

Campus Ministry

Living as Domestic Church

The world offers a lot of different ideas about what love means. At its core, being a Christian disciple means living a life that promotes a uniquely Christian vision of love. The mission of every domestic church is to build grace-filled, loving, intimate households rooted in the commitment to work for one another's ultimate good.

As we journey along with your domestic church, we want to make you aware of a resource that may be helpful. 24% of high-school age teens (ages 14 to 17) and 33% of college-age students (ages 18 to 24) have been involved in a form of nude sexting.

Having nudes online is scary, but there is hope to get it taken down. Take It Down (https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/) is a service provided by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. This service is one step you can take to help remove online nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit photos and videos taken before you were 18.

The faculty and staff at Gross Catholic continue to pray for your domestic church!

ROOTED - Tuesday meetings during lunch

Can you help support our young men? Rooted, our weekly men's group, has been widely successful, Each week 30+ young men spend their lunch period discussing what it means to be a Christian man in a secular world. We like to provide dessert for the guys. Can you help by donating a dessert? Please check out the sign-up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050848ACAF2CA02-44820617-rooted . Thank you!

SEMESTER EXAM CARE PACKAGE - Sign up by November 21st

It's a secret! How would you like to financially support GC students attending the SEEK/Steubenville Catholic Conferences and surprise your favorite GC scholar at semester exam time? Show your support for your student's academic perseverance by purchasing a SURPRISE SEMESTER EXAM CARE PACKAGE. Care packages will be delivered to students during Homeroom on December 11th. Each care package will include student favorites like snacks, drinks, necessary exam supplies, stress reducing items, and a certificate for a homemade chili and cinnamon roll lunch.

To gift your student with this surprise care package, please return form (Download Form HERE) and $15 per care package to Gross Catholic by Tuesday, November 21 - OR - pay with Venmo at @Gross-HighSchool (be sure to add SEEK and your student's name in the NOTE section). Thank you for your support of our students attending these important Catholic conferences!

Thank you for your support of our students attending these important Catholic conferences!

Counselor's Corner

*Senior Parents*

If your student is planning to complete the Buffett Scholarship this year Mrs Mac is having a lunch meeting on November 16th and there are helpful videos and information HERE.

We have very little information regarding the "Better FAFSA". Please see THIS DOCUMENT for the information we currently have. More info to come!

*Junior & Senior Parents*

Junior and Senior parents - check out this information from EducationQuest regarding Nebraska's Tuition Assistance Programs for College. Great Info!

November Mental Health Memo

provided by Catholic Charities of Omaha

Please take time to review this month's memo is focused on Anxiety; what it is, warning signs and how to cope.

November - Mental Health Memo on Anxiety

Noviembre - Salud memorándum español

Recursos en español para planificación universitaria AQUÍ

BLOOD DRIVE

Student Council will be hosting the annual blood drive at Gross Catholic on November 29th from

7:30 - 12:30. Please consider signing up to make a donation and save a life!

Yearbook Reservations

Get your paws on the 2023-2024 yearbook! Reserve your copy today at yearbookforever.com or by scanning the QR code.

---- ALUMNI NEWS ----

Distinguished Alumni Award Nominations accepted through November 20th

Gross Catholic is proud of the success and accomplishments of its students. It is a privilege to recognize those graduates and attendees who have excelled in their careers and lives with this award. Recognition as a distinguished alumni shall be limited to individuals, living or deceased, who have attended or graduated from Gross Catholic High School and have made significant accomplishments while maintaining high standards as Christian leaders.