Falcon Family News - January 2025

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HIGH SCHOOL • ENTER TO LEARN, LEAVE TO SERVE

FALCON FAMILY NEWS Eternal Father, as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and the birth of a new year, we pray that you would create us anew. Awaken us to the sacredness that surrounds us and empower us to live life to the full. Bless our relationships with those who we love and reconcile us to those with whom our relationships are broken. Heal us from our sins and make us instruments of your peace and justice. May your Kingdom be built through the work of our hands and the love in our hearts. Lasallian District of SFNO, Prayer

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

Dear Families: Happy New Year! As we turn the calendar page, and begin our journey in the year 2025, I pray that each of you had time celebrating with family, catching up on some needed rest, and reflecting on the joys, and struggles, of 2024. As this prayer calls out, as we celebrate the birth of Jesus, and prepare for a new year, each of us can begin anew. We can repair challenged relationships, we can commit to living each day to fullest, celebrating each new day as a gift from God. I am grateful for what the new year promises. There is so much joy on the horizon in the sacredness of our Lasallian Catholic mission and profound blessing of the students and families partnering with us on this journey.

We have the opportunity to recommit ourselves to the Five Core Principles that guide all Lasallians: Faith in the Presence of God, Inclusive Community, Quality Education, Concern for the Poor and Social Justice, and Respect for all Persons.

We trust in God’s providence as we prepare to bid farewell to Dr. LeRoy at year’s end. The impact of her steady leadership and service to Christian Brothers High School will live on for years to come. I personally am grateful for her faith in me and for bringing me on board to serve as principal.

As we prepare for this new year, how can we share in the building of God’s Kingdom? How can our service and love for one another, shine as an example of God’s love for each of us? I believe it begins by remembering that in each moment, “We are in the holy presence of God.” I look forward to seeing you soon and celebrating the gift that is Christian Brothers High School.

Live Jesus in our hearts, forever!

Dave Perry, Ed. D. Principal

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COUNSELING DEPARTMENT Parents, if your child has D's or F's on their report card, PLEASE READ THIS! As pages 13-15 of the CB Parent/Student Handbook emphasize, "F's" and "D's" are bad news on report cards!

It is important for you and your student to understand that neither "D's" nor "F's" are acceptable. “F” grades must be repeated for credit to graduate from Christian Brothers High School. “D” grades, though worth 5 credits towards graduation, are NOT accepted by four-year colleges and universities. All California State University campuses, University of California campuses, and most private institutions require a “C” or above in ALL core courses (core courses are approved History, English, Math, Lab Science, World Language, Visual and Performing Art, and Elective courses - also known as the "a-g" list of approved courses - see below for a chart of these requirements). If students have “D’s” on the transcript in any a-g courses and do not remediate them, they are not eligible to apply for admission to CSU and UC, and therefore are seriously limiting their choices for college.

If your child would like to keep his/her options open and remain eligible to apply to a four-year college, the Counseling Department highly recommends that he/she remediate (repeat for credit) any “D” grades earned in ag approved courses. Students may enroll in a variety of classes during the 2025 CBHS Summer School session to remediate a grade. While previous grades are never removed from a student’s transcript, if a student completes the course in summer school with a “C” or above, his/her transcript will reflect the new credits and the new grade will be used when calculating the grade point average.

For example, if your child is currently enrolled in Biology and received a “D” the first semester, he/she should consider repeating Biology this summer. If he/she is currently enrolled in a math course or foreign language course and received a low grade the first semester (D or F), it is important to receive a “C” or above at the end of the spring semester. CSU and UC will “validate” (count

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as successful) the whole year of a math course or a world language course if the student shows marked improvement the second semester (i.e., goes from a “D” to a “C”, “B”, or “A”). Therefore, students have a choice – work very hard this semester in math and/or world language and bring the grade up or repeat it in summer school or next school year to raise the grade. Since a full four years of English is a basic requirement for eligibility to a 4-year college, any "D's" in English should be remediated in the summer. One year of World History is the minimum requirement for eligibility, so students should be sure to have a "C" or above for at least two of the four semesters of Frosh/Soph World History. Any US History "D's" should also be remediated.

Please contact your child’s grade-level counselor if you have questions about remediating grades. If you intend to register for summer school, registration will be available on-line. Check the CB website in February for further information.

Subject Requirement for UCs and CSUs a Social Science: 2 years (1 year World History & 1 year US History or 1 semester US History/1 semester government) b English: 4 years including frequent writing c Mathematics: 3 years including Algebra II; 4 years recommended d Laboratory Science: 2 years; 3 years recommended (one must be a life science and one a physical science) e Foreign Language: 2 years (of the same language); 3 years recommended f Visual & Performing Arts: 1 year g College Preparatory Electives: 1 year More Recommended ATTENTION SENIORS AND PARENTS: Please remember to turn in copies of your admission decisions and scholarship letters to Cynthia Grajeda, Melissa McClellan, or Suzanna ShenkTiffany, in the Counseling Center as you receive them. It is also very important that students update their “admission status” on Scoir.

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THE ARTS

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Arts at CB!

Check out the arts calendar for the Spring Semester 2025

Artwork by : Isabella Rose Ledford

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LASALLIAN STUDENT LIFE For all faith-filled events, visit the LSLO page here: https://www.cbhs-sacramento.org/liturgies-and-prayer-services/ For all current retreat opportunities, visit the LSLO page here: https://www.cbhs-sacramento.org/retreats/

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES: The LSLO will host its first one-day Junior Retreat at Christ the King Retreat Center in Citrus Heights on Wednesday, January 8. A junior must fully participate in a retreat to be eligible to apply for the Senior Retreat Leadership Team (SRLT).

Applications for SRLT go live on January 1. Visit https://www.cbhs-sacramento.org/retreats/ for more information.

Kairos 98 for the Class of 2025 will occur at Applegate Retreat Center in Applegate, California, from January 21-24. To register for the last Kairos in March, visit https://www.cbhssacramento.org/retreats/ Catholic schools continue their collaboration by inviting other students from the surrounding area for joint worship. On Thursday, January 23, CB will send students to celebrate liturgy with Saint Patrick-Saint Vincent High School in Vallejo.

All are invited to the community liturgy on Friday, January 17 at 11:30 am.

SERVICE UPDATES: Thank you to all who helped make the holiday season bright for others! CB students helped support a Christmas Party on campus hosted by the Active 20-30 Sacramento group, worked at Daughters of Zion Big Christmas Day of Giving, donated to a toy drive, and helped support a holiday party for Camp ReCreation.

In January, S.A.L.T. will sponsor a Winter Coat Drive to support unhoused community members at Loaves and Fishes. New and gently used coats and jackets can be submitted to the LSLO (Room 106) through the month of January.

As the New Year begins, S.A.L.T. encourages all students interested in participating in service activities to monitor MobileServe, and all are welcome to join at the club’s next meeting on January 14 after school!

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ATHLETICS SCHOLAR ATHLETESS • Sport passes are on sale for the 2024-2025 winter season. You may purchase a sport pass in the Ticket Hub. Holy Hoops The Holy Hoops game against St. Francis is scheduled for Saturday, January 18th at Christian Brothers. Game times are 4:00p.m. (JV) 6:00 p.m. (V). Please check CB Website for ticket information. Holy Court tickets will be available for Christian Brother’s families, students and staff starting Friday, January 10 online. Please check CB Website for ticket information.

Holy Court The Holy Court basketball games against Jesuit High School will take place at Jesuit High School Saturday, January 11. Game times are 3:00pm, 4:30pm, 6:00pm.

Please check CB Website for ticket information.

Live Streaming: Every home Frosh, JV, and Varsity basketball and Frosh, JV, and Varsity soccer games will be live streamed on the www.nfhsnetwork.com. The link is on the CB athletics webpage. You must create a username and password, and all games are free except for the playoffs.

Stream the Holy Hoops and Holy Court games at the link below!

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PHILANTHROPY

AUCTION NEWS! TICKETS AVAILABLE - 01.08.25 We are excited to announce that tickets for the CB ‘Elegance in Bloom’ Auction and Dinner on March 15th will be available for purchase starting January 8th.

This annual event raises vital funds to benefit all CB students, supporting initiatives such as academics, faith formation, student life, the arts, co-curricular activities, tuition assistance and much more!

Your partnership helps support these valuable programs, enriching the lives of our students’ educational experience.

Mark your calendar, purchase your tickets, and join us in making an impact. To participate visit the CB Auction mobile website: https://BloomCBAuction.givesmart.com See the CB Auction Wish List.

Thank you for supporting the future of the Christian Brothers community!

How can you become involved?

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