Letter from Principal

Dear CheverusCommunity,

When peopleask mewhat makesCheverusso special, so worth the investment of timeand family resources, I?m often quick to respond that it isthe?program?weareableto offer our students. What you are holdingin your hands-or morelikely viewingonline-isan attempt to capturein wordsacentral pieceof thetotal Cheveruspackage: our Program of Studies.

Asweplan for our next excitingschool year, wehopethesepageswill both guideand inspireyou to liveup to theidealslisted in our mission statement, theGrad at Grad, and thespirit of Mag is . I would encourage you to seethecourseslisted in thesepagesasopportunitiesto beOpento Growthand takeaclass(or several!) you havenever taken before.

In writingthisI?m awarethat no document can fully capturethetotal scopeof what happensin our classroomsor on our campus. Thecoreof our classroom experienceisfound in therelationshipsthat develop between teachersand students, and we believethat God?sloveand presencecan befound in theserelationships. Our faculty and staff believethat this istruly sacred work wedo each day.

Studentsand familieswho cometo fully embracetheCheverusexperiencefind themselveson campusat all timesof day, on theweekendsand over breakspursuingtheir passionsbeyond theclassroom. In our Campus Ministry office, our Roboticslab, our band room, our gymnasium and weight room, studentslearn and grow towardstheyoungwomen and men they will become.

And perhapsmost importantly, at Cheverus, in embracingour Catholic traditions, webelievethat thepursuits you followherearenot for your glory, but for God?s. AdMajoremDe i Gloriam(A.M.D.G.) means?For the Greater Glory of God,?and it isaphraseyou will hear often repeated hereand at all Jesuit institutions. This foundational pieceof Jesuit wisdom helpsto keep all of usgrounded in thelarger purposeof thework wedo each day. Weextend thisinvitation to studentsof all faithsand thoseseekingafaith tradition to join in this work.

So divein and explore! Try and test and stumbleand recover and stretch and succeed in themany placesand waysweoffer our program hereat Cheverus. Our talented faculty and staff arehereto help and push you along theway. Your piecewill beto bringyour best with you to each classroom, each discussion, and each assignment, and knowthat your classmateswill do thesamefor you in thisnurturingand supportiveschool wecall Cheverus.

God Bless, Dr. John Moran Principal

Themission of theCommunity Read program isto promote critical reading, community discourse, and action to bepeoplefor and with others. Every summer, theCheveruscommunity readsa book that unitesthecommunity and animatesthemission of our Jesuit school. Thisshared read providesour community achance to deliberately build aculturethat promotessocial justiceand service. It isaconversation starter that isalso intended to uniteall of our academicstudies. Students, staff, faculty, administration will participatein theread and support thefocuswith programming throughout theyear. Small cross-gradediscoursegroupsand independent student projectsfollowthesummer read in thefall.

2017 --StationElevenby Emily St. John inspiresthe community to consider that ?survival isinsufficient? and that art isessential to thehuman experience.

2018 --OneGoal by Amy Bassrecountsthestoriesand reflectionsthat lead up to the2015 Soccer State Championship includingthoseof Lewiston native Coach MikeMcGraw, athletessuch asAbdi Shariff Hassan, and other studentsfrom refugeefamilieswho arrived to Mainethrough CatholicCharities.

2019 --CraigandFredby CraigGrossi Weget an inside look at USMarineCraigGrossi?sintelligencework in thefront linesof thewar in Afghanistan. His friendship with astray dog, found whileserving, becomeshisbalm not just whileon deployment but also upon hisre-entry back home. Accordingto Craig, ?It isnot what happensto usthat matters, but howwe respond to it.?

2020 --AllAmericanBoysby Jason Reynoldsand Brendan Kiely isNewYork Timesbestsellingnovel, wheretwo teens?oneblack, onewhite?grapplewith the repercussionsof asingleviolent act that leavestheir school, their community, and, ultimately, thecountry bitterly divided by racial tension.

2021 - Barkingtothe Cho ir by Fr. GregBoyle, SJ isa continuation of thestory of Homeboy Industries. In a nation deeply divided and plagued by poverty and violence, Barkingtothe Cho ir offersasnapshot into the challengesand joysof lifeon themargins.