Crusader Connection; April 25, 2019

Crusader Connection Lancaster Catholic High School

Dates to Remember Friday, April 26th: Aevidum Food Truck Festival at Lancaster Catholic High School Wednesday, May 1st: May Day Spring Concert #1 Thursday, May 2nd: Annual PA Tax Celebration Friday, May 3rd: Early Dismissal Prom Tuesday, May 7th: Spring Concert #2 Wednesday, May 8th: FPA Solo & Ensemble Night Thursday, May 9th: Group Shadow Day

Doctors Needed If you are a doctor or know a doctor that would like to volunteer their time and services, Athletics is looking for physicians to assist in the sports physicals during the evening on June 5th.

Please contact Beth Newill at bnewill@lchsyes.org to volunteer or with questions.

Orthopedics will be covered

by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster.

Lancaster Catholic High School Aevidum will present Food Truck Festival, taking place at LCHS on Friday, April 26 from 5-8:00 p.m.

The Food Truck Festival will feature Dougheads Stuffed Waffles, Sittin Pickin Chicken, Buzz Rock n’ Roll Delicatessan, and Scoops.

The Festival will feature corn hole and ladder ball, hair braiding, face painting and live music.

Moved indoors due to weather!

MC’s from our Broadcasting Team, Herbie the Love Bug, and appearances from other special guests.

The culmination of the Festival will include the revealing of our “Chain Reaction,” a paper chain that represents good deeds completed by our faculty, staff, student body, and guests at the festival.

In fulfilling the mission of Aevidum, the Festival was created to raise awareness for teen depression, anxiety, and suicide prevention.

Informational materials and merchandise will be distributed during the Festival.

We were so blessed to spend the morning with Grandparents for an Easter Octave Mass.

Here are a few pictures to recap the event.

A full album can be found here!

“IT HAPPENED AT THE LIBRARY” All Lancaster County K-12 students and their families, classes, clubs and youth groups are invited to submit original writing and artwork for display at the Lancaster Public Library and for possible inclusion in a published book and a play performance!

Deadline for submissions: Saturday, June 1, 2019 3:30 PM This is NOT a contest. We welcome ALL appropriate writing and artwork. We’ll celebrate at a Library Happening on Saturday, December 7, 1-4 p.m.

Please read the guidelines carefully and submit your work and Statement of Release by the deadline. Late or incorrectly submitted work will be disqualified.

Click here to learn more.

Spanish 3 The students in Spanish 3 are hard at work learning about Spanish Culture and the art of making piñatas!

After the messy glue phase, comes decorating!

Stay tuned for photos of the completed projects.

Trip Friday, May 3rd, 2019 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM The STEM Sisters will be have an industry site visit to Eurofins Lancaster Labs! Meet us there and we will take a tour throughout the campus. We will visit the laboratories, learn about the various departments, and meet some great female scientists! Please arrive promptly and wear closed toed shoes.

Click here to register

Save the Date: Saturday June 1st, 2019 4:30 PM - 9:30 PM Please be on the lookout for your very special invitation to the STEM Sisters End of Year Bash!

You don’t want to miss this!

Veterans’ Victory House Wish List Varsity Club will be collecting the following items for the Veterans’ Victory House until May 1st. Director Veterans’ Victory House, Doug Hopwood, will come to address our dedicated club and pick the donated items up on May 7th.

All donations can be brought to 122 and placed in the boxes located near windows. As always, thank you for your kindness.

Priority Needs

• Instant oatmeal • Granola bars/Cereal bars • Sandwich crackers • Juice boxes

• Cans of coffee • Microwavable food • Men’s white T-shirts (L/XL) • Umbrellas • HE Laundry Detergent Room Needs • Gift Cards (Walmart/Grocery Stores) *must be new, not used!

• Full (double) size mattress pad • Sheet sets for full-size bed • Towel sets Current Needs • Pillows and pillowcases (blue and • Hand/body lotion tan preferred) • Toilet scrub brush and holder • Shower liners with metal grommets • Ziplock bags (1 gallon) • Mattress pads for full size beds • Pocket planners • Bath rugs/mats • Silverware, especially teaspoons, • Bed pillows drinking cups, plates, soup bowls, dinnerware (unbreakable) Other Needs • Grocery totes Food Items • Small plastic baskets or buckets to hold cleaning supplies for each room • Peanut butter and jelly • Gas cards • Canned meat (chicken, tuna) • Canned meals (stew, SpaghettiOs) • Adult backpacks • Baked beans • Instant mashed potatoes • Mac & cheese

Host families are needed for several

Nacel Open Door international students who would like to attend LCHS for the upcoming school year 2019-20.

These F-1 Visa students speak English, have their own travel health insurance, and bring their own pocket money for personal expenses.

Host families provide room and board and receive a generous, monthly hosting stipend.

For more information please contact the local representative Linda Ferrara through email at LFerrara@team.nacelopendoor.org or call her cell phone 267-241-9512.

Niche Review Survey Sweepstakes We need your help reviewing our school. Parents and students have a chance to win $1,000 by submitting a review! It only takes about 5 minutes and your responses are anonymous and will be displayed on Niche to help others find a school that’s right for them!

Click here to take the brief survey and be entered to win $1,000.

Letters to the editor Enrollment article was misleading The April 13 article “Private struggle” presents an incomplete and misleading picture of the enrollment trend at Lancaster Catholic High School. Here, as columnist Paul Harvey so famously intoned, is the rest of the story.

While it is true that enrollment at Lancaster Catholic is lower than it was in 2008, the number of enrolled students actually increased in each of the last four years of the span covered in the article. Therefore, declining enrollment at Lancaster Catholic is, like the Great Recession of 2008, old news.

Curiously, while the reporter mentioned that Lancaster Catholic has “intensified its marketing efforts to attract more students,” there was no mention of the results of those efforts. In fact, programs like “Welcome Wednesdays” and “Shadow Days,” along with much more robust digital outreach, produced increases in enrollment at Lancaster Catholic during fully 40% of the time frame chronicled.

Having supplied the reporter with details of these programs along with the four straight years of increased enrollment they produced, the omission of the impact data is mystifying.

Thus the only “transformation” occurring at Lancaster Catholic High School is the ongoing program, exemplified by the newly completed $5 million replacement for Rossmere Stadium funded entirely by contributions, to ensure that the next four generations of Lancaster Catholic students are as well prepared as their predecessors to serve as leaders in every field of endeavor in Lancaster County and beyond.

Tim Hamer President Lancaster Catholic High School

Student May Day Video Contest The time is NOW! Make sure to cast your vote for your favorite Student May Day video!

Voting ends Sunday, May 28th at midnight.

6 DAYS UNTIL MAY DAY

Do you want to reduce your tuition next year?

Would you like to see a $500 discount on your tuition?

If the answer is yes, then take part in our referral program!

For each new family that enrolls, the referring family will receive a $500 discount on tuition. There are no limits on how many referrals a family can earn.

All you have to do is recommend Lancaster Catholic!

If you have any questions, please contact Kyla Hockley, Admissions Director, for more information at 717-509-0313 or by emailing khockley@lchsyes.org.

From the desk of the School Counseling Office Get Ready for AP Exams! Mr. Dietz has been very busy preparing the materials for the upcoming Advance Placement exams. The AP schedule of tests for Week 1 is listed below. Students, please remember to arrive at school on time and prepared with pencils, pens, calculator (if needed).

These exams are important for your future and may save you time and money when you get to college. If you have any questions about these exams, please see Mr. Dietz immediately.

Week 1 Test Date

Morning (8 AM)

Afternoon (12 PM)

May 6th US Government & Politics Chinese Language & Culture May 7th Seminar Japanese Language & Culture Spanish Language & Culture Physics 1: Algebra-based May 8th English Lit. & Composition European History French Language & Culture May 9th Chemistry German Language & Culture Spanish Lit. & Culture Psychology May 10 US History Computer Science Principles Physics 2: Algebra-based Safe Prom Reminder - juniors and seniors will be attending the prom next week and with that comes many distractions. Parents, please talk to your child about making good choices before, during and after this event. Have your son or daughter check in with you when they arrive at the prom and make sure you know where they will be and the group of friends they choose to be with it at this exciting event.

Make the Church Stronger Come to a Parish Afternoon of Reflection

Instructions for Life: Pay Attention – Be Astonished And Tell Others About It! Led by Sr. Geralyn Schmidt, SCC

Formation Director for Wives of Permanent Diaconate Contributor to the Catholic Witness Visit http://stphilipmillersville.net/events For Preview Video

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Sunday, May 5, 2019 2:00 to 4:45 pm St. Philip the Apostle Church

2111 Millersville Pike

Lancaster, PA 17603

Sponsored by Formation Committee and K of C (17028) Free Will Offering will be received