THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER FOR PARENTS OF TEURLINGS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

From Our Principal...

T he first semester has been completed. Official 2nd quarter, first semester report cards will be available January 8thin RenWeb . Those grades are a permanent record of a student’s effort during the first half of the school year. Some students have earned exemplary grades. Some students fell behind and need to improve. If you have any

questions concerning your child’s academic progress, please contact the teacher. Don’t miss an opportunity to communicate and establish a strategy for success. Many of our students might have received new electronic devices as Christmas gifts. All personal devices brought on campus must first receive approval through the technology department before being connected to the internet. Please make sure that your student is compliant with all TCH Technology Policies available in handbook on RenWeb.” Families throughout the community continue to search for the appropriate high school environment for their children. The fantastic efforts of our students, faculty members, and parents at Open House will come to fruition during January as we will receive applications for new students for the 2016-2017 school year. The TCH application process is done electronically. Please contact Admissions Director Maria Hanes at mhanes@tchs.net if you have any questions. We have scheduled on January 21st our biennial TCH Right to Life Liturgy. Please join Teurlings Catholic as we continue, with peaceful protest, to attempt to overturn the 1973 landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of abortion. The construction of the new classroom wing is very evident on campus. The construction crew is diligently preparing all of the sub-surface work needed and worked during the holidays. In the not so distant future, preparation of the concrete slab will begin. We are excited about our growth! We would like to thank everyone who has given so much of themselves to make Teurlings Catholic the wonderful school that it is today. The heart and soul of our school is in direct proportion to that of our students, parents, and alumnus. As a school, we celebrate the Spirit of Christmas, the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ, one-hundred and eighty-one school days a year. As written by Charles Dickens, “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”

Leaders of Distinction Chancellor

Rev. Hampton Davis, III Our Lady Queen of Peace Church

Principal Michael Boyer (Ext. 104)

Assistant Principal Bruce Baudier (Ext. 102)

Academic Assistant Principal Marty Heintz (Ext. 103) Director of Development Aline Norwood (Ext. 105)

Director of Athletics Sonny Charpentier (Ext. 208) Director of Faith Formation

Josette Surratt (Ext. 229)

Phone: 337-235-5711

Fax: 337-234-8057

Athletics: 337-234-7022

Cafeteria: 337-232-8861

www.tchs.net

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Report Cards Available in RenWeb January 8th, 9:00 AM New Student On-line Application Begins, 2016-2017 School Year January 11th, www.tchs.net Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday January 18th, No School Advisory Council January 20th, 6:30 PM Right to Life Mass January 21st, 8:30 AM Catholic Schools Week January 31st - February 6th

Newsletter The deadline for submitting articles for the FEBRUARY issue of the Rebelation is January 25th. E-mail Tiffany D. Parks (tparks@tchs.net) with your articles.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION... Application Process for Admission The application process for NEW STUDENTS for the

2016-2017 school year will take place beginning Monday, January 11, 2016. Visit our website,

www.tchs.net, and click the Admissions tab for more information and to apply on-line.

The deadline to apply is Friday, January 29, 2016.

NEW STUDENTS - IMPORTANT Siblings of students currently enrolled at TCH must follow these same procedures and comply with the deadlines. All sections of the on-line application

must be completed and all supplemental documentation must be uploaded. Failure to do so will result in the student’s application being placed on hold, thereby delaying the admissions process,

and the student will be placed in line with others in the wait pool. There is no application fee; registration fees are due during the on-line

registration process, following acceptance to TCH, February 24-March 4, 2016.

Due to the volume of applications, all deadlines will be strictly enforced.

REGISTRATION-CURRENT TCH STUDENTS Current TCH students are not required to re-apply for

admissions but are required to register on Renweb during February 24-March 4, 2016. It is mandatory

that parents register their students within the specified dates to assure their enrollment status and to

avoid the late penalty. More information about the registration process will be emailed to all accepted students and current TCH students on or before February 24, 2016. For questions regarding registration, current TCH students may contact

Lori Beslin (235-5711 Ext. 244 or lbeslin@tchs.net) and new students may contact Maria Hanes

(337-235-5711 Ext. 1 or mhanes@tchs.net).

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Marty Heintz - Assistant Principal

Question 1: How did your student do during the First Semester? Did he or she live up to potential? Do you see

room for improvement? Is your student on the path to academic success?

Question 2: If the answer to the above warrants, what plan have you as the parent come up with to move your

student toward academic success?

Oh, oh – I can sense some discomfort and maybe even some indignation with that last question. You pay, and

sacrifice in many cases, to send your children to a good school so shouldn’t success be guaranteed? My plan? What

about the school, the teacher, even my kid? Isn’t it their plan?

Yes, I am asking, what plan do you, as the parents, have? Not what plan does Mrs. Heintz have, or what plan does

Teurlings Catholic have, or the teacher have, and not even what plan does the student have. No, I am asking, “As

the parent, the adult really in control, what do you think needs to be done to ensure that your own child succeeds

academically?”

Of course, we (faculty, staff, and administration) will provide the instruction, will provide feedback, and will guide

your students through the 6 hours or so of instructional time we provide each school day. But, we don’t go home

with your student so the only time we have is that 7:30-2:30 window with six hours of actual instruction time

metered out in 70-minute doses five times in each 7-day class rotation or, to make it easy to see, for the 2,250

minutes of instruction we provide in the 10,080 minutes in a week.

We can provide the information needed, the classroom instruction, the notes, the PowerPoints, Google Classroom,

the discussions, videos and practice problems – but it is up to your student and you to see that homework is

completed, Math XL and Mastering Biology are finished, reading assignments are current, projects are done and that

students study for tests and quizzes. It is the parent, not the teacher and student, who decides when a student has

become overloaded with outside activities, leaving little time for academic work. It is the parent, not the teacher

and student, who can step in when the student is too tired from nonacademic issues and cut out screen time, limit

social occasions and extracurricular activities, rearrange priorities, and put the student’s focus back on academics –

long before the issue becomes so critical that the student fails to meet minimum standards to participate or worse,

we, the school, have to fail the student.

For those of you with older students, here’s another question: when was the last time you checked RenWeb? Many

seniors (and even juniors) tell me their parents never check and I see evidence of that every year when we get into

the spring semester and I have to call a surprised parent about a potential senior failure or a potential loss of TOPS.

Yes, we can provide all kinds of advice for you here at school. The teacher can tell you what the student is missing

in class and how to study for tests and quizzes; the guidance counselors can help you find tutors and help you

motivate your student to do better; and I will always been your mediator and try to help you find a better study

approach for your student. But, as I noted before, none of us go home with your student so we can’t make him or

her do homework or read or study. Only you can do that.

The good news? There are still two quarters, half a school year, left to fix any problems. It is not too late, right

now, to fall back on proven parental strategies and tough love and move ahead on that pathway to academic

success.

Yes, success is right there, waiting for your student, with your guidance, patience,

and love. Rest assured, your student may get upset as you make the changes, but

he or she will grow up and thank you later.

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Matching Corporations

Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program In Association with Randyl Ratcliff

In Association with Adam Champagne

T.A.S.C. Brandy & Scott Quebedeaux (Ian TCH’11, Cole 12th, Gabby 9th)

Science Department Dr. Robert & Mrs. Dorothy McManus

(Grandparents of Olivia 12th & Sarah 10th Broussard)

Speech & Debate Wells Fargo

TCH Spirit Groups Brandy & Scott Quebedeaux (Ian TCH’11, Cole 12th, Gabby 9th)

Acadiana Environmental Solutions LLC Chad Mouton

Treats & Gifts Deacon Ken & Mrs Cindy Soignier (grandparents of Cole Newland

10th) Jennifer & Brett Landry (Callie 10th)

Dana Higginbotham Spedale’s Florist & Gifts

Luke Defelice (10th)

Tuition Assistance Anonymous

Mrs. Melanie Goudelocke

Wishes Granted

Teurlings Catholic High School would like to acknowledge all our donors for helping make dreams come true. Gifts are listed as reported to the Development Office by grateful recipients since the last issue of Rebelation. (12/1/15 – 12/31/15)

Academic Departments (Restricted Gifts)

Albertsons Mr. Alfred Sonnier TCH’60

Annual Appeal

M/M J.M. Tierney (grandparents of Greta Collet 11th)

Athletics

Soccer Wells Fargo Wrestling

Rhonda Denman (Dane Langley 12th) Teresa Primeaux (grandmother of Jake Darby 12th)

Don Foley Memorial Fund

Rosalind Foley

Feed the Hungry (Thanksgiving Day)

Bourque’s Supermarket ( Jolie and Zach 9th ) Don’s Specialty Meats (Brandon Cole – TCH ’10 )

Kirk Martin Slaughter House Poche’s Market and Restaurant (Rebekah TCH ’12 )

Twins Bakery Paulette Alleman ( Brandon 12th and Lindsey 11th )

Lori Beslin ( Ali TCH ’07 and John TCH ’11 ) Ann Dugas ( Kasie TCH ’10 and Nicole TCH ’12)

Michael Boyer Sophomore Students and Parents

and an army of self-less volunteers

DEVELOPMENT

Football – District 5-4A ALL DISTRICT TEAM

First Team Offense: Hayden Cantrelle, Paul Joe Hammes,

Ashton Whaley, Cole Kelley, Brayden Blanchard

First Team Defense: Caden Malbrough, Alec Robertson, Luke Mahne

Offensive Most Valuable Player – Cole Kelley

Second Team Offense: Jansen Lormand, Cole Quebedeaux,

Zeb Burley, Jacob Matthews, Noah Harris

Second Team Defense:

Kaede Collette, Jonathan Fontenot, Justin Murray, Brayden Blanchard

Honorable Mention: Landon Taylor, Nick Picard, Chaney Dodge, Jacob

Richard, Evan Huesers

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Congrats to the TCH Varsity Cheerleaders for placing 5th in the State Game Day Competition and to the Red Competition Team for being named State Runners-up in the Large and Super Varsity Divisions at the LHSAA State Championship in Monroe over the holidays.

Congratulations to Cross Country runners Lucy Toups, Courtney Granger, and Jason Manuel who completed their first ever half marathon (13.1 miles). Also congrats to their coach, Coach Pilar Burson for completing the half marathon as well!

CONGRATULATIONS to the following teachers who were recognized as Lafayette Education Foundation (LEF) nominees for the Teacher of the Year Award: Madeline Boudreaux, Kyle Bourque, and Cathryn Martin.

Special THANK YOU to all those who participated in the TCH “Food Drive” sponsored by the TCH Key Club! We gathered a truck load of food items to bring to the Food Net warehouse!

Mari-Catherine Guidry

Clubs/Organizations - Beta Club, Key Club, Campus Ministry, Retreat Team

Sports - Volleyball, Tennis Awards - 2015 Homecoming

Queen FUN FACTS: Mari-Catherine

wants to one day adopt an Asian baby. She also wants to go to LSU, and can lick her elbow!

Noah Harris Clubs/Organizations -

Beta Club Sports - Football, Track & Field

Awards - 2014 5 Star Rebel, 2015 5 Star Rebel, 2015 Iron

Man Award, 3.8 GPA FUN FACTS: Noah has a Black Belt in Taekwondo. He wants

to be a personal trainer/ athletic trainer. Noah likes

working out in his free time.

This column is designed to recognize the accomplishments of our students in the areas of academics, athletics, and extra-curricular activities at school or around the community. Parents, teachers, coaches, sponsors, moderators, and pastors are invited to “brag” about a student by sending information to Tiffany Dugas Parks - Fax 234-8057 or email tparks@tchs.net. Spread the good word!

Volleyball – Division III District 3

ALL DISTRICT TEAM

First Team: Lexi Hebert, Cailey Goulas, Jolie Hidalgo, Sadi

Jones, and McKenzie Marze

District MVP - Lexi Hebert

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Attention Seniors: Beginning January 1st, you can complete the FAFSA form online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. This is the TOPS application and also the application for receiving any kind of federal or state aid that you may qualify for. Only students who complete this FAFSA and meet the TOPS requirements will receive the award. The final deadline to complete the FAFSA is July 1, 2016, however I encourage you to complete the form by the end of April. You will need to include your tax information even though TOPS has nothing to do with family income. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 337 235-5711 ext. 108. You can also refer to the Senior information booklet which is posted on our website www.tchs.net, under Academics, Guidance, Senior Section.

Juniors need to apply to take the ACT test in February if they have not already done so. There are only three tests left this year. I strongly encourage each Junior to take the ACT at least two times prior to their senior year. All Juniors will be taking the ACT at TCH around mid-March. This is a special State approved test.

If you are planning to attend UL Lafayette and have a minimum core gpa of a 3.0 and an ACT composite of 24, then you may receive a scholarship offer. You must have applied and been accepted prior to January 31st.

The Sophomores will be participating in Career Connections held at the Cajun Dome Convention Center. More information will be sent home in January.

Seniors remember to continually check the TCH website at www.tchs.net. I continually post scholarship opportunities. Select Academics, then Guidance, then Senior Section. Scholarships are posted under announcements.

Counselor’s Corner - Anna Proctor & Dawn Aucoin

Student of the Year! Elizabeth Heintz

Educator of the Year! Mr. Kent Masson

1. (pictured right) Students inn Coach Jed Hebert’s Geography class researched countries around the world as to how Christmas is celebrated. They made ornaments representing their country and decorated with symbols representing how Christmas is celebrated

2. (pictured left) Students in Mrs. Lauren Jeffrey’s Chemistry classes made chemistry themed ornaments for the “Chemis-Tree”.

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╬ JANUARY Upcoming Events

† January 7th – Liturgy † January 14th -

Liturgy † January 21st – TCH

Right for Life Liturgy † January 28th -

Liturgy

Child Smile Project Thank you to the entire junior

class for their participation in the Child Smile Project! Each junior

provided a gift box filled with toys and gifts for children of

incarcerated parents. These gifts were delivered to the Diocese and were handed out to children at a Christmas Party to give them a Christmas filled with joy and

cheer! Special thanks to Mr. John Paoletti, and all of the juniors for

their selfless donations!

On December 8th, the Feast of

the Immaculate Conception,

Mass was celebrated on

campus with our Chancellor,

Fr. Hampton Davis. Carencro

Catholic 8th graders conducted

a Live Nativity performance

during the homily to call

everyone’s hearts and minds to

this special Advent season of

waiting for the Lord.

PLEASE JOIN US IN WORSHIP:

Weekly Masses and prayer services every

Thursday at 8:34 AM in the Rebel Dome.

Attention Parents: Join us for a rosary every

Friday morning in Room 20 at 7:15 am to

pray for our TCH family and teens!

On December 9th, the Retreat and Campus Ministry team held

“Spiritual Renewal Night”. Special guest, Father Brian

Webre from St. Bernard Church spoke to the teams about preparing their hearts for

the Advent season.

REBELS FOR LIFE The Rebels for Life Club donated

Christmas gifts for all the members of the Amelia Manor Nursing

Home. The members of the club gathered together for a Christmas party to celebrate and wrap the presents at the

beginning of December.

Available for

Confession! Confessions will

be heard in

Room 18 every other

Wednesday from

10:15-11:15am.

See the school

calendar for

scheduled dates.

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Rebel Open Golf

Tournament Sponsored by the TCHS

Foundation

March 21, 2016

Farm d’Allie 12:30 Shotgun Start

Lunch Provided

Food on the course

1st - 4th place prizes

Team Photos

To become a sponsor,

please contact anorwood@tchs.net

YEARBOOK 2016 - SENIOR ADS [FULL COLOR]

$300 Full Page Ad

$150 Half Page Ad

$ 75 Quarter Page Ad

Parents – check email for more information

Form & money due to Tiffany D. Parks

January 29, 2016

E-mail Mrs. Parks if you have any questions!

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Have you secured your spot to the big

event? Don’t miss out! For more infor-

mation Click here Dancing With the Rebel Stars 2016

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EVENT TIMES: 5k walk/run

Registration @ 9:00am Race @ 10:00am

Dodgeball & Home Run Derby 11:00am-1:00pm

Karaoke 12:00pm-until

Meet the Rebels 1:30pm

Gumbo Cook Off Schedule

Teams setup cooking area (10x10) 6:00 AM

Blessing of the pots 6:30 AM

Gates open to public 10:00 AM

Judges arrive 11:00 AM

Cooking complete 11:15 AM

Judging 11:30 AM

Gumbo served to public 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Awards given out 2:00

Clean up 3:00

*** If you did not receive the inside pages of this newsletter, please pick up a copy in the front office or visit www.tchs.net. ***

Teurlings Catholic High School 139 Teurlings Drive Lafayette, Louisiana 70501

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Adopt - A - School Sponsors

Lowry’s Printing & Copying The Lowry Family

Bayouland Trophies

Breaux’s Cleaners Breaux Bridge

The Grad Shoppe Clif Lane

Faugot Photography Jay Faugot

www.jayfaugot.com

H.A. McConnell, Jr., DDS Oral Surgeon

Many thanks to our wonderful business partners! We are extremely grateful for their continued dedication and generosity. We encourage our TCH family to support these business establishments.

Contact Aline Norwood 235-5711 ext. 105, if you would like to be a partner in this program.