Crusader Connection; February 7, 2019

Crusader Connection Lancaster Catholic High School

Dates to Remember Thursday, February 7th: Group Shadow Day Winter Open House at 6:30 PM in the Library Wednesday, February 13th: Rachel’s Challenge Community Assembly 6-8 PM

Varsity Club’s Super Bowl fundraiser was a great success by raising over $2,000 for Veterans’ Victory House!

Friday, February 15th: Faculty In-Service No School Monday, February 18th: President’s Day (Snow Make-Up Day) No School

The Broadcasting class took a tour of WGAL TV8 last week. Anchor/consumer reporter Brian Saturday, February 23rd: Roche gave them a personal tour of the studios, FPA Concert & Lecture Series control room and newsroom.

Swing Dance

Wednesday, February 27th: FPA Concert: Pops in the Round

The Main Office will be closing at 1 p.m. on February 15th for the Faculty In-Service.

On Tuesday, Bishop Ronald Gainer visited Lancaster Catholic High

School and handed out a book entitled: 33 Days to Morning Glory.

Cassie Peris was the Lancaster Catholic Poetry Out Loud winner back in November who competed in the Regional competition at the Ware Center this week.

While she did not move on to the next level, her performance was outstanding!

Way to go, Cassie!

Do you have your Yearbook ordered?

Deadline for Orders: March 11

Get your yearbook today!

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Students get your yearbooks today! Time is running out to get you 2018-2019 Rosmarian yearbooks! This year's publication is especially awesome. Don’t miss out on your chance to see yourself in the yearbook! To buy your yearbook, or purchase a senior ad, use this link to get yours today! To purchase a yearbook you have until​ March 11, 2019​, and to purchase a senior ad you have until ​February 26, 2019​.

https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/j ob/4248

Signing Day 2019 DI Nick Breznak, Radford University- baseball Cameron Barto, University of Pittsburgh- baseball Kiki Jefferson, James Madison- basketball DII Sophia Packard, West Chester University- soccer Danny Gonzalez, Clarion University -baseball Mackenzie Moody, East Stroudsburg University- track&field DIII Isabel Midcap, DeSales University- tennis Philip Bomberger, Randolph Macon College- football Chris Richards, Muhlenberg College- soccer Ian McAnally, Gettysburg College- lacrosse Noah Wolfe, Gwynedd Mercy University -lacrosse Malkam Lawrence, Delaware Valley University -football Ayanna Cannon, Elizabethtown College- basketball Dwayne Caine, Delaware Valley University- basketball

2019 Scholastic Writing Awards in Northeast Writing Region-at-Large Gold Keys

Honorable Mention

Katherine Hollister Natalie Knox James Mikulski Angeline Rann Ian Witkowski

Brooke Bechtold (2) Genna Diller Jacob Fertal Bryanna Hicks Rachel Houser Johann Imperial Ethan Jones Jaden Jones Matthew Keebler Sydney Kirchner Alex Lopez Catherine Lopez Andrew Makrides Cody McSherry Isabel Midcap Victoria Morrall Lexi Pelletier Angeline Rann Sommer Reeser Erin Regan McKenzi Ryner Hannah Schmidt Erica Scott Riley Smith Tyla Smith Halle Snopek Jisela Teron Calan Titus

Silver Keys Daniel Biondolillo Ella Cassidy Catherine Citsay Autumn Cybulski Bedei Gbala Xavier LeFevre Catherine Lopez Andrew Makrides James Mikulski Raina McAnally Daniel Mueller

Congrats to all who have placed at the Regional level. We are so proud of your achievements!

Annual “Spring” Blood Drive – Donors Wanted Did you know that every 2 seconds someone needs a blood transfusion? It is a safe and easy process which takes approximately 45 minutes. You can save lives by being a donor at our annual “spring” blood drive. The drive will be held Thursday, February 28 from 8:00 to 2:00 in the Old Gym. The Blood Drive is sponsored our National Honor Society and Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank.

Anyone age 16 or older, weighing at least 110 pounds and in good health on the day of the drive may donate. Pennsylvania law requires a parent consent form for students who are 16 years old. Permission forms are available in the Library and must be returned by Monday, February 25.

Unfortunately, International students may not donate since they have not been in the U.S. for 1 complete year. All donors must present a photo ID at the time of donation.

Sign-up sheets for donating will be available in the Library beginning Thursday, February 7.

Please encourage your son or daughter to donate. If you would like to donate please email Miss Susan Martin at smatin@lchsyes.org with your preferred time.

Re-Enrollment Process It’s time for you to login to SchoolAdmin to indicate if your student is going to enroll for the 19-20 school year. If you did not receive an email on January 18th with instructions on how to do that, please call the business office at 717.509.0307.

Also, Registration Fees for 19-20 are now being accepted. If paid by March 1, the fee will be $150 per student. After that the fee goes up to $200 per student.

Payments may be made by cash or check to the business office or by using the Lunchtime portal (current students only).

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

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

Our Referral Program is meant to thank families who have added new members to the Crusader family. For each new family that enrolls, the referring family will receive a $500 discount on tuition.

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.

Important School Uniform Update Due to the liquidation and eminent closing of the Lands’ End Shop at Sears in the Park City Mall, that location will no longer accept returns of Lands’ End items. Families who are needing to return or exchange school uniform items, please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-469-2222 for assistance.

Lands’ End will still provide Lancaster Catholic with its uniform items through their website: https://www.landsend.com/

Winter Athletics Volunteer Sign-Up

Volunteer Opportunities include: Ticket Sales Ticket Takers Door Security Concessions Game Clock Management

Each family participating in LCHS athletics is required to volunteer a minimum of 10 hours each year.

Sign-Up Genius

Elementary/Junior High Lacrosse Teams Lancaster Catholic offers lacrosse to boys and girls in grades 3 thru 8 as part of our co-op with Lancaster Country Day. We highly encourage your elementary partner school students to participate in this program.

Click here to register.

You may call the athletic office at 717-509-0316 with questions about the program.

Rachel’s Challenge Rachel’s Challenge exists to equip and inspire individuals to replace acts of violence, bullying, and negativity with acts of respect, kindness, and compassion.

Rachel’s Challenge is based on the life and writings of Rachel Joy Scott who was the first victim of the Columbine school shootings in 1999.

Through her example, Rachel’s Challenge is making a positive impact in the lives of millions of people every year.

Rachel’s Challenge will be at Lancaster Catholic High School on Wednesday, February 13th for an in-school assembly as well as for an evening assembly that all parents are invited to. The evening assembly will take place in the LCHS Cafeteria at 6 PM and child care will be provided.

Rachel’s inspiring story provides a simple, yet powerful example of how small acts of kindness and acceptance motivate us to consider our relationships with the people we come in contact with every day. Rachel’s story gives us permission to start our own chain reaction of kindness and compassion, which positively affects the climate in our schools and communities.

A few weeks after the tragedy, Darrell Scott, Rachel’s father, spoke to a Congressional House Judiciary Committee regarding issues of school violence. Shortly afterwards, he founded “Rachel’s Challenge”, a bullying and violence abatement program.

More than two million students annually experience Rachel’s Challenge and have the opportunity to accept the challenges, modeled after Rachel’s life and writings. Students in the United States and several other countries have heard the universal message of kindness and compassion through Rachel’s story.

2019 Alumni Citation Honorees Established in conjunction with our 75th Anniversary in 2003, the Alumni Citation Award was created to recognize exceptional alumni and is the most prestigious honor to be bestowed upon a Lancaster Catholic graduate.

The Alumni Citation Committee is pleased to announce the 2019 Honorees: Outstanding Professional Achievement Joseph E. Besecker ‘75 Beth Ellen DiPaolo ‘83 Lisa Senkowski Murphy ‘78 Service to Humanity Shannon Hickey Lapp ‘08 Service to Humanity and Service to Lancaster Catholic High School Dr. J. Albert Schulz ‘56 Service to Catholic Education Mary F. Schreiner ‘59 Join us on Saturday, April 13, 2019 starting at 11:00 a.m. for brunch at the Hamilton Club, to celebrate this year’s honorees. If you are interested in purchasing tickets for $30 per person, please contact Lori Wagner, Special Events Coordinator, lwagner@lchsyes.org or call the Advancement Office at (717) 509-0313 by April 3, 2019.

Mini-THON Luminary Order Form This year luminaries will be lit on the night of Lancaster Catholic’s MiniTHON during our Luminary Walk, which is scheduled for Midnight on March 3rd, 2019. You can request a luminary in advance for the person(s) you would like to honor or have the luminary in memoriam.

Name of person/family ordering: Phone Number: Name of the person to be honored on the luminary (first and last): 1.

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Name of the person in memoriam on the luminary (first and last): 1.

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Number of Luminaries ordered

X $10.00 = $

Please make checks payable to: Lancaster Catholic High School Order forms with payment may be dropped off at the Main Office or sent by mail to: Lancaster Catholic High School Attn: Mini-THON 650 Juliette Avenue Lancaster PA, 17601

School Counseling Corner: Timely Tips from your School Counselors Course Scheduling Parent Meeting for 2019-20 Parents are invited to the Library on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 6:30 P.M. to discuss course selection, course progression, and teacher recommendations for the 2019-20 School Year. There will be a brief overview of classes and teachers from each department will be available for specific questions.

AP Exams Registration and payment for AP exams will close on March 1, 2019. Please visit: www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/392100. If you have any questions regarding AP exams, please contact Mr. Dietz at gdietz@lchsyes.org

College Scholarships College scholarship information and applications have been uploaded to Naviance. The School Counseling Office is updating scholarships regularly.

Please encourage your senior to check their Naviance pages every day for updates! Paper applications are available in the School Counseling Office.

Purple & Gold Gala- Class Raffle Baskets As we prepare for the 5th Annual Purple & Gold Gala on Saturday, April 6, 2019, it important to remember that the proceeds raised support all aspects of your student's education at LCHS. This includes academics, athletics, Campus Ministry, fine & performing arts and tuition assistance. That is why it is imperative that we have 100% family participation in support of this event.

As we did last year, we will be conducting on on-line raffle open to everyone and will be on-line through the month of March with winners being selected and notified after the final performance of the spring musical, "Big Fish", on Sunday, March 31, 2019.

We are asking all families to donate to the appropriate class basket(s). All donations are to be delivered to your student's homeroom by Friday, February 22nd.

All monetary donations made should reflect the students name, grade, and item the donation is for. Checks should be made payable to LCHS Purple & Gold Gala, with Class Basket on the memo line.

Freshman Class Click Here to Sign Up Sophomore Class Click Here to Sign Up Junior Class Click Here to Sign Up Senior Class Click Here to Sign Up

Purple & Gold Gala Wish List The success of the Gala is made possible by the donations from friends and supporters of Lancaster Catholic High School. Please take a moment to review the following and see if you are able to contribute any of these items or may have any contacts who might be able to attain these items for us.

Donation of Items

Donation of services for:

• Frequent flyer miles (transferable) • Use of a vacation home • Hotel accommodations or hotel reward points (transferable) • Boat Cruise or fishing trip • Golf Outings at a private club • Any contacts with celebrities (local, sports, national) • Autographed memorabilia • Studio tours in NYC • Theatre or concert tickets • Tickets to sporting events • Passes to museums • Access to unique venues for private parties • Private showing of a movie or sporting event for a select group of people • Access to Sports teams • Sit in on a recording session or with a DJ at a radio station • Backstage access/tour of WGAL • Gift certificates •Golf or tennis lessons with a professional • Jewelry –unique/one-of-a-kind) • Audio/visual equipment (stereos, televisions, cameras etc.)

• Photography • Car detailing, auto body work/ maintenance • Maid service • Landscaping (lawn care, mulching, planting, tree trimming) • Spa day/ Salon (hair, makeup, nails, massage)

If you are able to make a donation or want more information please contact: Lori Haney Wagner ’83, LCHS Special Events Manager at lwagner@lchsyes. org or 717-509-0315 ext. 134.

Sheraton Harrisburg/Hershey 4650 Lindle Rd. Harrisburg

Friday, March 1, 2019

* Senior Lecturer, Content Specialist and Certification Program instructor for the Theology of the Body Institute * An international speaker, he has given talks and retreats in 38 states and 5 countries * Worked in mission, evangelization, and education for nearly 25 years * Co-author with Chris Stefanick of the RISE: 30 Day Challenge for Men program

Presentation Title:“The Art of Being Human: Rediscovering the Gift of Life and Human Love�

Bill Donaghy Guest Speaker

Send reservations and payment to: Holy Family Radio PO Box 6028 Lancaster, PA 17607-6028 Phone 717-392-0298 Register online at: 720whyf.com

Social Hour at 6:00 PM DINNER at 7:00 Live Music, Door Prizes, Cash Bar

TICKETS - $100 per person Table of 8 with Patron Listing - $1,200