Crusader Connection: November 21, 2019

Spirit Wear- Last Day to Order In order for Christmas delivery, the Spirit Wear Store must close today!

Need some inspiration for Christmas gifts for those special Crusaders in your life? We have you covered with t-shirts, sweatpants, hoodies, crew necks. . .and even a sherpa pullover!

The shop closes on November 21 at midnight! Make sure you get your order in ASAP! Click here to view this year’s holiday store apparel!

Christmas in the Big Apple Bus TripAll Seats Have Been Sold!

Upcoming Events Little Women Fall Play

Thanksgiving Mass

Thanksgiving Break

November 21-23

November 26

Nov. 27- Dec. 2

Advent Wreath Poetry Out Loud Blessing

December 3

December 6

Flexible Instruction Days – “Snow Days” For the 2019-20 school year the Pennsylvania Department of Education, in turn the Diocese of Harrisburg’s Department of Education, has approved the use of Flexible Instruction Days for weather related closures.

The only limit set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education is that a school can only use Flexible Instruction Days for 5 closures, either due to inclement weather or an emergence situation.

Lancaster Catholic will be instituting Flexible Instruction Days this year. Parents and students need to be aware of the guidelines for these days. Please take the time to link to the guidelines (below) for the day. Included in the guidelines are the student submission deadline; illness policy and times for teacher availability throughout the day.

Parents and student must treat the Flexible Instruction Day as a school day.

“Attendance” for the day will be based on assignment submission. To avoid losing holiday vacation days and adding days at the end in June, students must complete and submit the assignments by the deadlines. We must report the attendance for the day to the PDE and the Diocese. If the majority of our students do not complete and submit their assignments, we will NOT be able to count the day as a school calendar day.

When you get the morning call that the school will be closed it will include the alert that it will be a Flexible Instruction Day along with if it is an “A” or “B” day. The alert will also be included on the website.

Click here for complete guidelines.

Volunteer Opportunities Volunteers are needed for the 2019-20 winter sports season.

Help is needed in the following areas: ticket sales, ticket takers/door security, concessions and game clock management!

Click here to sign up to volunteer!

Volunteer today!

Lancaster Chamber Women in Business The Lancaster Chamber Mentees were at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology learning about STEAM careers last Friday where they had the opportunity to make hearts out of plumbing pipes.

Raising Rainbow Trout Lancaster Catholic’s Environmental Club is really diving in this year by rearing rainbow trout as their year-long project.

The students are responsible for cleaning, feeding and testing the water chemistry.

Some of the tests include temperature, pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and carbonate hardness.

One hundred and twenty trout eggs were received in early October and 106 baby rainbow trout hatched and were released from the egg basket to their new home, a 55-gallon aquarium. By March, the rainbow trout should be about four inches long and ready to be released in a Lancaster County stream.

Lancaster Catholic High School’s participation in the Trout in the Classroom program was made possible through a unique partnership between PA Fish and Boat Commission and the PA Council of Trout Unlimited.

This partnership, coupled with assistance from local conservation organizations, was created to introduce Pennsylvania students to cold-water resources and their importance to all communities.

The partnership also provides trout eggs, trout food, technical assistance, curriculum connections and teacher workshops each year.

Poetry Out Loud- Save the Date On Friday, December 6th at 1:30 PM, Lancaster Catholic poets will take the Old Main Auditorium Stage for the Poetry Out Loud competition. All are welcome!

Judges this year include English Department Chair from Millersville University and LCHS past champions Skyler Gibbon and Bronte Spidaliere. Members of the Guitar Ensemble will provide entertainment.

Lancaster Catholic’s champion will go on to compete in regionals at The Ware Center in January.

Reigning champion Cassandra Peris will be defending her title along with 25 other competitors.

School Counseling Corner The School Counselors are meeting with freshmen Now that report cards have been released, it’s a great time for freshmen to meet with their School Counselor to get to know them a little better and work on some short and long term goals. This week in Crusadership (lessons for freshmen during Crusader Period), we discussed digital citizenship and how students can navigate safely in a digital world.

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The School Counseling Team wishes everyone a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

Discover Catholic Schools

Little Women

Today is opening Night!

Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Annual Fund Dress Down Day If you donated during Phonathon or at any point this school year to the Lancaster Catholic Annual Fund, your child qualifies for a dress down day on Monday, December 9th.

If you would like your Crusader to dress down that day, send in your donation to the Advancement Office for the Lancaster Catholic Annual Fund! Donations can also be made online at www.lchsyes.org/givenow/

Annual Fund Dress Down Day 12-9-19

Class Raffle Baskets With the Christmas Season approaching quickly, Lancaster Catholic would humbly ask that you take a minute and consider giving back to Catholic High and support the Class Raffle Baskets.

Proceeds from the Class Raffle Baskets benefit every program and every student at LCHS! We wish to see 100% participation from every LCHS family. There are gift amounts as low as $5. Even the smallest of donations can help support your child’s class.

Each class has been assigned 2 themes.

Senior Baskets: Happy Hour & It’s a Mystery Junior Baskets: Gift Cards Galore & Oh, Those Summer Nights!

Sophomore Baskets: Road Trip & Crusader Tailgate!

Freshman Baskets: Hostess with the Mostest! & All Around the World As we have done in the past, we will once again be holding an online raffle featuring the themed baskets donated by each class. The proceeds generated from the raffle are incorporated into the total dollars raised from the annual Purple & Gold Gala. Though the date of the 2020 Gala is April 25th, we have decided to try to maximize the visibility of the raffle by promoting it at winter sporting events for the month of January. Winners will be selected on January 31, 2020, the final day of National Catholic Schools Week.

The donation should be sent to school with your student. Each homeroom will be collecting items that will be turned into the Advancement Office. The Senior basket does request wine which must be delivered by someone 21 or older to either the Main Office or the Advancement Office. Please make sure all donations are marked with your name, your student’s name and grade and the basket for which they are intended.

As an incentive, the names of all parents contributing to the baskets will go into a drawing for 2 tickets to the 6th Annual Purple & Gold Gala. The names of all Freshman and Sophomore students participating will be entered to win a 2019-20 Yearbook, Juniors and Seniors will be entered to win 2 tickets to Prom.

All donations must be returned to school by Christmas break, Friday, December 20th. Baskets will be assembled the week after Christmas break and the raffle will go-live by January 10th.