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ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025

CONGRATULATIONS WINTER GUARD - This weekend the Saint Cecilia Winter Guard competed on the East Side of the state. Not only were they first in their class, but they won first overall for the entire competition that day! If you see any of them, be sure to wish them a congratulations! 

VALENTINES DAY CANDY GRAMS - The Latino Student Union will be selling Candy-grams during A and B lunch times next week starting on Monday and ending on Thursday. They will be available for just a dollar each. They will be given out during Coram Deo on Friday.  It’s a wonderful opportunity to send a sweet message to a friend.

AP TESTING - Advanced Placement testing begins Monday, May 5th, 2025, and goes through Friday, May 12th, 2025. HERE is the tentative testing schedule. All testing will take place at the CAT. Transportation to and from the CAT for testing is NOT provided. If you do not drive, please make transportation arrangements.

Advanced Placement testing fees are due in full by Friday, March 7th, 2025. You may submit payment to Catholic Central’s Guidance Office by check or money order payable to Catholic Central High School, or you may pay with debit/credit card through Infinite Campus. If you have any questions, please contact your counselor or Ms.Tejeda.

RESEARCH STUDY - If you are interested in participating in a research study to determine whether distractions that you hear are affecting your ability to focus, then please reach out to Keaton Davis (keatondavis@dogrschools.org) or Mrs. Swiatek (lauraswiatek@grcatholiccentral.org). This study would be completed in a Focus Time on Thursday, 2/13 and would have each participant take a cognitive test with differing types of distractions and submit their data to a google form. Your help would be much appreciated and all participants will receive a donut on the day of testing or a backup option if there are allergies!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY - Enjoy working with kids? And would you also enjoy a volunteer activity that involves running? San Juan Diego Academy is looking for volunteers to help coach the Total Trek Quest program this Spring at the school. TTQ is a program for 3rd to 5th grade boys that teaches them to make positive life choices through running, culminating in a competitive 5K at the end of the practices. Practices run from 3:40 to 5:10 p.m., beginning March 11 and ending on May 15. (There are no practices during Spring break.) All you would need to do is run with the boys and encourage them to keep moving toward their goal. Running times range from 20 minutes to 40 minutes. There will be trained coaches present who will be responsible for actually running practices. Coaches may be male or female, but must be at least 16 years old. If you are interested, or might have questions, please contact Tom Sarb at tpsarb@gmail.com. Thank you.

KAIROS 8 REGISTRATION - Seniors - This is an invitation for you to attend our last Kairos retreat for your class this year. We changed the dates so that it wouldn't affect Mid-Winter Break. The new dates are February 25-28. We would love you to go on this important retreat, especially as you are moving into your final months here at CC. This retreat will be very helpful to ensure some calm before the craziness of the end of the year, your graduation and heading off to college next fall. Sign up this week to ensure your spot! The absolute deadline to sign up is next Friday, February 14. Please see Dcn. Rybicki in Rm. 208 if you have any questions and/or concerns.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES - For a list of scholarship opportunities, please click HERE

BEGINNING WITH BREAKFAST - A hot breakfast of the chef’s choice will be offered daily. All breakfast combos are served with fruit, juice, and milk

LOOKING AHEAD FOR LUNCH - Lunch Combos are served with an entree, fruit, veggie, and milk

• Wednesday, February 12 - Chicken Pot Pie, Biscuit, Applesauce
• Thursday, February 13 - Beef Hot Dog, Whole Grain Bun, Carrots, Grapes
• Friday, February 14 - Pizza, Fruit & Veggie Bar

BLESSING OF THE DAY - May the God of Receptivity be with you, accepting you just as you are, holding your frailties and your strengths, your sinfulness and your sanctity in gentle hands. This God loves you in your limitations and in your gifts. May you learn to live in the tension between heaven and earth, to receive gently the both/and stories of all those with whom you journey. May the God of Receptivity bless you. --Maxine Shonk, OP