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ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025

ADJUSTED SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, FEB 12 - AFTERNOON MASS - (note switch in order)

• Carrier 1 - 8:00-9:00
• Carrier 2 - 9:05-10:05
• Carrier 7 - 10:10-11:10
• A Lunch - 11:10-11:40, Carrier 4 - 11:45-12:45
• Carrier 4 - 11:15-12:15, B Lunch - 12:15-12:45
• Carrier 8 - 12:50-1:50
• Mass - 1:55-3:00

MASS TIME CHANGE & PARKING ADVISORY - Due to a diocesan event on Wednesday, February 12, our school Mass will be moved to 1:55 PM. This event will also impact parking across our shared campuses. While our students will arrive before most guests, we encourage considering carpooling or dropping off students to help ease parking. Thank you for your cooperation!

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.

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.

YOUTH POLICE ACADEMY - The application process for the Grand Rapids Police Department Youth Police Academy has started for 2025. They will be accepting applications from now until March 31. There will be an informational meeting on Thursday June 5 at 6pm and the academy itself will run Monday June 23 through Friday June 27. The program is free for those who attend with a uniform and lunch provided. The week is spent on a variety of activities to show students what a police agency has to offer (police, forensics, dispatch, cadets, etc). They will accept applications from all current high school students (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) with preference given to those graduating if  more than 30 participants apply. The application can be found HERE. If you have questions, please visit the counseling office.

ENGINEERS WEEK AT LAWRENCE TECH - We are excited to invite you and your students to participate in our upcoming 2025 National Engineers Week celebrations. Please see this flyer with details about the events. We would be delighted to have you join us for this special occasion. Students, please have RSVP at https://apply.ltu.edu/register/2025nationalengineersweek.

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

• Tuesday, February 11 - Beef Taco Bites, Refried Beans, Orange
• 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 Courage be with you, helping you to embrace the darkness and pain of the journey, calling you to stand in love with those who suffer. May this God carve her faithful love into your heart. May your inner self be transformed so that you can see more clearly your own journey as one of peace, hope, and solidarity. May the blessing of Courage be on you. --Maxine Shonk, OP