T H E C R U S A D E R
REFLECTIONS FROM THE INSIDE Keep Christ at the Core of all you think, say, and do.
Happy Catholic Schools’ Week! At the principal’s meeting on Friday,
we were given much to consider as we move into the planning phase for
the next school year. Though a little overwhelmed through it all, I could not
help but recognize that tied to everything was the element of faith.
That is what we celebrate this week! The fact that at St. Michael
Catholic School we can acknowledge God being at the center of who we
are and what we do! While some would say that this is what makes us
different, I like to think that this is what connects us. It is at the heart of
what make us community. It is often one of the key factors that lead
families to our doors.
While Catholic Schools’ Week allows all Catholic schools to celebrate
their success in arming students with faith, knowledge, and the importance
of service, it also marks the time in which the registration process begins.
Our 2016-17 registration form is attached to this Crusader. We will send it
home with students Monday too. I realize that much thought goes into the
decision to send your children to St. Michael. As we move into the 2015-16
school year, we will continue to look for ways to strengthen our curriculum.
One component that will be added next year will be giving our students
more opportunities to participate in Adoration. Fr. Jenkins and I both are
firm believers that students will benefit from their time in prayer with God.
Academically we will be looking to upgrade our Math textbooks, providing
teachers with more current tools to carry out their mission of educating
students. Our new wireless network, will allow us to explore the opportunity
of transitioning into the world of 1:1 devices. For us, this will be a more
gradual transition. This will also allow our teachers’ to transition from total
textbook classrooms to ones that blend in digital technology. In regards
to tuition costs, know that we are currently working on next year’s budget.
As soon as we have a complete picture, we will be communicate this out.
In the meantime, please use last year’s amounts as your best guide.
In ending, I would like to thank each of you for putting your faith and
trust in the staff at St. Michael School to provide a faith based education
for your child(ren). Together with Christ, we can create future leaders of
our church, our communities, and our world. We have much to celebrate!
THE CRUSADER JANUARY 30, 2016
UPCOMING EVENTS
JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 6
Catholic Schools’ Week
FEBRUARY 6
Ladies’ Club Valentine
Dance (Middle School Only)
7-9 p.m.
FEBRUARY 7
Open House for new families
12:00 – 2 p.m.
FEBRUARY 10
Ash Wednesday
MARCH 4
7TH Grade Stations of the
Cross 7 p.m. (In Church)
Morning Prayer
Angel of God, my Guardian
dear, to whom God’s love
commits me here. Ever this
day be at my side, to light
and guard, to rule and
guide.
Afternoon Prayer
God, our Father, this day is
done. We ask you and Jesus
Christ your Son, that with the
Spirit, our welcome guest,
you guard our sleep and
bless our rest.
Spiritual Work of Mercy
Counseling the Doubtful
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UPDATES AND REMINDERS:
Catholic Schools’ Week Starts Monday. Each day’s dress themes are as follows:
Monday – Pajama Day (must be school appropriate attire and NO SLIPPERS)
Tuesday – Crusader Pride Day (anything or everything St. Michael or blue/gold)
Wednesday – Camo or red, white & blue Day
Thursday – Mismatch Day or Crazy Hat/Sock Day
Friday – Dress your best Day
Students can be out of uniform each day as long as they are dressed in the theme of the day.
Keep in mind that P.E. classes will still happen, so make sure students wear appropriate shoes.
The Ladies’ Club will be hosting a Middle School Dance in the gym on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 7-9
PM. Admission will be two boxes of cereal for the Hancock County Food Pantry.
CYO HAPPENINGS The CYO Booster Club will be hosting the annual reverse raffle on March 12, 2016. The Booster Club
provides funds to offset many of the costs for our parishioners / students to participate in CYO sports. If
your child participates or did in the past in CYO sports, then you benefit from this event. The Booster
Club is seeking volunteers to help with the raffle. Specifically, the Boosters need people to help with
selling tickets, decorating, accounting, and general assistance on the night of the event. The Booster
Club asks that you consider contributing your time and talent to this event. Please contact Brian Lyons
at 374-6503 or [email protected] for more information. Thank you.
Our boys’ Cadet A team will be back in action this weekend as they continue to move through the
CYO City Tournament. On Sunday, they take on St. Louis de Monfret in the quarter final round at
Scecina. Game time is 2:00 p.m.
Our girls’ volleyball teams will be back in action next week. On Tuesday, there will be three games
played at home. Kicking off the action at 5:00 will be the 5/6 A team as they take on Holy Spirit – Indy.
The 4th grade team will follow them in a game against Our Lady of Greenwood @ 5:45. Then to round
out the action, spectators can watch the 5/6B team take on Little Flower @ 6:15. The Cadet A team will
travel to the CYO Center on Wednesday to take on St. Susanna @ 6:15.
PSO UPDATES What a busy week of planning for such a fun day! Thanks PSO and all who helped to make this day a
success. The PSO supports St. Michael School is so many ways! We are very blessed.
YOUTH GROUP NEWS
February 6th Waves of Mercy is a junior high youth rally that looks like tons of fun at Roncalli. Check out the
link: http://www.archindyym.com/#!parishdeanery-events/cjq1 Cost is $30. Students will need to register by January 25th to get a spot and secure the t-shirt! There will be a junior high representative at the rally, but you will need to transport your child there. Unfortunately, Katherine has guard that day, or she and I would be attending it. Looks like a fun time!
February 14th Valentine's Day Parent Date Night or Shop at Wal-Mart night or clean the house night without
interruption. Yes, parents! Bring your younger children for the youth ministry to babysit. Or bring your older kids so you get them out of the house! We will have activities and dinner for your younger children during our typical 6-8 time. Please let other parishioners with children know about this, so we can truly be OF SERVICE to others within our parish family! There will be some type of sign up for this, so that we know what type of numbers to expect.
March 11-12 Passiontide LOCK IN at St. Michael!! We are super excited that Father Aaron (and your youth
ministry commission) is hosting a lock in for students in grades 6-12. Yes, I am correct! It will start at 5 pm on
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Friday, March 11 and end on Saturday, March 12 around noon. Mark your calendars! Your son or daughter will not want to miss this! Did I mention that Father Aaron is leading this evening? How cool is that? Don't worry! The boys and girls will be separated for sleeping! LOL FYI for parents with older kids... If you have a child getting confirmed this year, this is a required activity.
SCECINA REMINDERS
Scecina is holding a last chance High School Placement Test on Saturday, January 30th. If you have not taken
the high school placement test, and plan on applying to Scecina Memorial High School, please register for this
test by going to http://www.scecina.org/placement-test or by emailing [email protected] or calling 317-352-
3287. The High School Placement Test scores are used when placing students into courses for their freshman
year of high school.
On Wednesday, February 10th the Scecina baseball team will be hosting an Ash Wednesday Fish Fry. It will be
held in the Scecina cafeteria from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. The proceeds will help support the Scecina baseball program.
If you can’t stay to eat for dinner, come and pick up a to-go bag!
Each week the Scecina Student Spotlight introduces the Crusader Community to a current Scecina
student who has been a recipient of the President's Academic Excellence Award. This month the students
featured were: Kristin Sitzman, a sophomore who excels in the arts, Michaela Heil, a senior from Holy Spirit
and cheer captain, and Andrew Clegg, a junior from Little Flower who participates in cross country and track.
All of these students are exemplary in the classroom and are taking honors and advanced placement courses at
Scecina. They are great examples of a Crusader!
INSIDE SPOTLIGHT
It was habit week in first grade. They spent time learning about the Artic, Desert and the Rainforest.
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Middle School students have been busy setting a hypothesis and testing it out in their Science Fair projects.
Check out a few of their projects.
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Mrs. Vetter’s Fifth Grade have been busy learning about measurement. How long is that glue stick?
They also spent time debating the hot topic of whether or not the U.S. should take in Syrian refugees. Can
you tell which group was for it and which was against?
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In Social Studies, the 5th grade has been studying timelines. They then took time to create their own. Check
them out!