The Chief (Dec. 2019 Part II)

THE CHIEF CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL

DECEMBER 2019 IN THIS ISSUE

VOL. 2 ISSUE 4

ACADEMICS

ATHLETICS

Science Olympiad Takes Third at Georgia Invitational

Four Students Participate in Early Football Signing

The Cardinal Gibbons Science Olympiad team finished second overall at the Grovetown High School Invitational.

Four Cardinal Gibbons football players signed their NLI's on Wednesday, Dec. 18.

Students Share Breakfast with Their Grandparents On Friday, Dec. 13, nearly 500 Cardinal Gibbons students and their grandparents filled the gymnasium for one of our favorite events of the year, Grandparents Day!

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT The Cardinal Gibbons Music Department hosted their annual Christmas Concert at St. Coleman Catholic Church on Friday, Dec. 13.

The concert featured performances by the chorus, string, wind and percussion ensembles, where each group played a variety of holiday tunes.

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STUDENTS SHARE BREAKFAST WITH THEIR GRANDPARENTS AT GRANDPARENTS DAY On Friday, Dec. 13, nearly 500 Cardinal Gibbons students and their grandparents filled the gymnasium for one of our favorite events of the year, Grandparents Day! The morning began with a few remarks from Cardinal Gibbons President, Tom Mahon, and a blessing from Rev. John Callan.

While the students and their grandparents talked, laughed and reminisced together, they were entertained with performances by the Cardinal Gibbons cheerleading and dance teams, as well as chorus, wind and percussion ensembles.

Students even led their grandparents to the dance floor to a share a dance, while the jazz ensemble played holiday tunes.

To close out the day, the grandparents were shown a video produced by several of the senior students in attendance, where each student was featured sharing messages of thanks to their grandparents for their eternal love and support.

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COLANTUNO '20 HONORED AS ROTARY "STUDENT OF THE MONTH"

Senior Michael Colantuno was honored as the "Student of the Month" by the North Fort Lauderdale Rotary Club at a luncheon on Friday, Dec. 13.

Colantuno, who was recently accepted to Boston College, was nominated by the academic counselors at Cardinal Gibbons for his outstanding academic achievements and dedication to service in the community. As "Student of the Month," Colantuno received an official Rotary certificate, acknowledging his achievement, and a $100 scholarship for college.

STUDENTS HOST A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTMAS FOOD DRIVE This holiday season, students and faculty at Cardinal Gibbons supplied numerous families in the local community with meals and holiday cheer through the Christmas Food and Toy Drive.

Students, led by Mrs. Bianchi and Mr. Perez-Cubas, spent a week in December collecting donated goods for the drive. The food and toys were then dropped off by students and distributed to families at Sheridan House, Jubliee Center, San Isidro Food Ministry, Children Home Society and All Saints Soup Kitchen.

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM FINISHES THIRD AT ORLANDO SCIENCE SCHOOL INVITATIONAL The Cardinal Gibbons Science Olympiad team placed third overall at the Grovetown High School Invitational in Grovetown, Georgia, on Saturday, Dec. 14.

The invitational, which is Cardinal Gibbons' second of the season, featured 23 different team-based events, each incorporating different fields of science, such as biology, chemistry and robotics. The duo of Merit Hajdic and Nick Francis took first place overall in the Gravity Vehicle event, leading the way in points for Cardinal Gibbons.

Other top finishers included: Codebusters: 2nd: Will Gonzalez, Emma Neclerio and Jessica Gomez Wright Stuff: 2nd: Heidi Guntert and Johnny Bromfield Write It Do It: 2nd: Isabella Gomez and Chloe Fandino Boomilever: 3rd: Hanna Hirano & Panayoti Kourkoumelis Chem Lab: 3rd: Will Gonzalez and Emma Neclerio Detector Building: 3rd: Alejandro Ortega and Nick Fuentes Ornithology: 3rd: Sophia Fandino and Panayoti Kourkoumelis Sounds of Music: 3rd: Danny Jordan and Luke Lorenz

SANTA COMES TO CARDINAL GIBBONS Santa stopped by Cardinal Gibbons on Thursday, Dec. 12 to spread holiday cheer and take photos with students!

Students had the opportunity to take digital or polaroid photos with Santa in exchange for a small donation toward the Cardinal Gibbons Christmas Food and Toy Drive.

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LEADERSHIP CLASS PRESENTS GIFT BASKETS TO CAFETERIA STAFF

STUDENTS BEGIN RECEIVING EARLY COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES A number of Cardinal Gibbons students have received notification of their early acceptance to a number of colleges and universities around the country. Below we have highlighted a few students who have already received their acceptance letters.

On Tuesday, Dec. 17, students in Mr. Carlos Perez-Cubas' Leadership Class presented holiday gift baskets to the Cardinal Gibbons Cafeteria staff.

Michael Colantuno- Boston College Gabriel Feliciano-Munoz- John Hopkins University William Gonzalez- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Andres Zaldivar- New York University Merit Hajdic- United States Naval Academy & United States Military Academy

The baskets were filled with numerous food items to help the staff stock their pantries for the holidays. In addition to food, each individual also received a Publix gift card from the Leadership students, as well as a Target gift card graciously donated by the members of Mrs. Diana Rizzo's BioMedical Club.

CHORUS SPREADS HOLIDAY CHEER AT BRIGHT HORIZONS

FOUR FOOTBALL PLAYERS SIGN NLI'S On Monday, Dec. 16, the Cardinal Gibbons Chorus made their annual trip to Bright Horizons to perform Christmas music and spread holiday cheer to students.

During the trip, the chorus performed two shows of Christmas music for various groups of students at a local Bright Horizons location, which provides support to working families. Ruth Fraley, administrative assistant for fine arts, said, "This is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community."

Four Cardinal Gibbons football players signed their National Letter of Intent during a ceremony held in the gymnasium on Wednesday, Dec. 18.

Those who signed included: Gerald Mincey University of Florida Michal Antoine Iowa State University Roman Parodie Ohio University Majon Wright University of Arizona

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STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN "HOUR OF CODE"

PARENT TEACHER FELLOWSHIP Members of the Cardinal Gibbons Parent Teacher Fellowship supplied teachers with delicious holiday cookies during the two weeks leading up to Christmas Break.

Thank you to all of those who donated and helped spread the Christmas spirit to our faculty!

SPRING SCHOOL INFORMATION Cardinal Gibbons celebrated "Computer Science Education Week," Dec. 9-13, with "Hour of Code."

Each student had a week’s worth of activities available on their iPads and was given time in their APEX classes to be exposed to Computer Science.

With technology all around us, the faculty and staff at Cardinal Gibbons are encouraging every student to try a skill that transitions them from consumers to creators. Although Computer Science is not new to Cardinal Gibbons, it is certainly growing in popularity. Students that are exposed to Computer Science at a younger age are more apt to take a class in it and even pursue it as a career in the field.

In efforts to grow our STEAM program, we have encouraged all of our students to give it a try.

Throughout "Computer Science Education Week," students had a chance to win a Think-Make-Code T-shirt to show off their newly honed coding skills. All students who participated gave a tremendous effort.

Spring School is offered at Cardinal Gibbons for students who need a second-attempt with some classwork previously taken.

These second-attempt Spring School courses are available to students who originally failed or received a D or D+ in a course and need to repeat it in order to earn the credit, meet graduation requirements, or improve their GPA. Each class that requires remediation is a $400.00 charge. Only two classes can be remediated in Spring School. Students who are remediating a semester grade of “F” will receive priority and be assigned a seat on a first-come-first-serve basis. Spring School will be held from Feb. 10-March 20.

More information regarding class offerings and schedules will be announced in January.

COLLEGE DUAL ENROLLMENT INFORMATION Cardinal Gibbons has partnered with St. Thomas University to teach Dual Enrollment classes on our campus. The DE program gives high school students the opportunity to take college-level courses and receive college credit. Sophomore, Juniors or Seniors who have a weighted GPA of 3.5 are eligible to take a DE class. To remain eligible for future DE coursework, students must achieve a B or higher in each DE class.

For more information regarding Dual Enrollment courses, please contact your child's academic advisor.

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CALENDAR AT A GLANCE DECEMBER Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec.

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Christmas Vacation Begins Christmas Tree Relay Christmas Eve Christmas New Year's Eve

STAY CONNECTED

JANUARY Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan.

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New Year's Day Classes Resume Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Financial Aid Night, 9-11th Parents Early Dismissal, 1:00 p.m.

Who Gets In and Why? Presentation No Classes, MLK Jr. Day Catholic Schools Week Begins All School Mass NEHS Shakespeare Monologue Comp.

UPCOMING EVENTS JOIN US FOR ONE OF OUR UPCOMING EVENTS

CHRISTMAS TREE RELAY SATURDAY, DEC. 21 11:00 A.M.

FEBRUARY Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.

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Early Dismissal, 1:00 p.m.

ACT Testing Spring School Begins Early Dismissal, 1:00 p.m.

Ash Wednesday All School Mass

ATHLETIC HALLOF FAME

FINANCIAL AID NIGHT

SATURDAY, JAN. 11 2:00 P.M.

TUESDAY, JAN. 14 6:30 P.M.

Calendar is subject to change. View our online calendar here.

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