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St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School
February 21, 2014
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Last Day of School K-7: Wednesday, June 4th [tentative]
8th Grade Graduation:
Thursday, May 29th, 7:00 p.m. in Church [tentative]
SAINT CHARLES SCHOOL CALENDAR 2014-2015
Kindergarten Meet the Teacher Day (8-11:30a.m. & 12:30-3:30p.m.)
August 6
KDG & Grade 1 Parent Orientation (K 6-6:45p.m. & 1st 7-7:45p.m.)
August 11
First Day of School Grades K-8:
August 13
School Ends Grades K-8:
May 27
Labor Day (No School):
September 1
ICF Day (No School - FW Area Catholic Teacher In-service):
September 22
Thanksgiving Vacation:
November 27 & 28
Christmas Vacation:
December 22 – January 2
MLKing, Jr. Day (We will have school on this day):
January 19
President’s Day (We will have school on this day):
February 16
Spring Vacation:
March 27 - April 3 (Fri., March 27 will be a day off)
Good Friday (No School):
April 3
Easter Sunday:
April 5
Grade 8 Graduation:
May 21 tentative (7:00 p.m.)
FEBRUARY
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CALENDAR UPDATE
Science Fair open for visitors after Sunday morning Masses 8:00 am – 12:30 pm
Complimentary coffee and donuts
2-hour delay, school begins at 10:00 am; teacher meeting before school
Pueri Cantores rehearsal at BDHS in the afternoon
Learn Not To Burn program (rescheduled from Feb. 5)
4-14 visits Turnstone Center
Grade 2 celebrates Dr. Seuss’ Day
6-19 and half of 6-18 visit Synagogue
Ash Wednesday
ISTEP test session 1 for grades 3-8
ISTEP test session 2 for grades 3-8
6-20 and half of 6-18 visit Synagogue
Eucharistic Adoration 12:00-7:00 pm; Benediction at 7:00 pm
Reconciliation grades 3 and 4 and 2-23
ISTEP test session 3 for grades 3-8 (grades 3 & 8 now finished)
Market Day
ISTEP test session 4 for grades 4-7 (grades 4-7 now finished)
St. Charles Young Authors from grades 1 & 2 share their books
Spring Musical Rumplestiltskin performed at 7:00 pm in gym
Spring Trivia Night 6:00 pm in cafeteria
FAME Festival at Grand Wayne Center
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Dear Parents and Students,
Thank you for your patience and support with all of our weather delays, near delays, and closings. With all of the closings across
the State, the Indiana Department of Education has given schools options to help make up lost days. I am looking at the options, as
are neighboring schools, and I will communicate changes (if any) with an individual note home with each student. At this time, I am
still studying possibilities. However, we do have weeks to go before our colder weather goes away for good.
Due to necessary changes, as a school, we may have to ask all families who do not qualify for the Indiana Choice Scholarship
(voucher) to submit 2013 year-end financial information for next year. This would allow us to continue to provide assistance to
all families outside of the voucher. As most of our families are familiar with FACTS Grant & Aid from the SGO applications, or large
family fund applications, or from having an older child at Bishop Dwenger High School, we are leaning towards using FACTS, but we
are studying other options. Before objections are raised to the idea of having to provide financials each year, please stop and read the
next paragraph concerning next year’s tuition increases. Any steps we take are in the best interests of you, our families, and of our
school overall. As more definite decisions are reached next week, all parents will be clearly notified of new steps for next year.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Reminder: We are currently computing the budget for next year. With preliminary budget numbers we are realizing projected
4-5% increases in tuition for 2014-2015. For “active and contributing” parishioners who do not qualify for SGO or School Choice
Scholarships (voucher) this equates to an increase of roughly $10 more per child per month for children one through three. The
amount of increase per child lessens for the fourth child on up.
Great article later in this newsletter! Where are the men (and women) of character? In case you have not followed the story, a
player on the Miami Dolphin’s NFL team named Jonathon Martin left the team a few months ago because he felt powerless to stand
up to continued teasing and harassment from some of his teammates. The story has focused on the harassing teammates and whether
or not Martin handled the situation properly himself. An investigative report entitled the “Well’s Report” explains everything in 144
pages. I would encourage parents to read the report. Caution- the contents are foul. More importantly, read the article from ESPN
that I have included in this newsletter Don’t lose parts of the ‘Code’. I found it to be one of the more powerful and spiritual pieces I
have ever read. I recommend sharing it with your children.
Changes to how Catholic schools do business regarding tuition, subsidy, and assistance. How will this affect you? If you have
friends at the neighboring parishes you have probably heard that they are changing the way they have traditionally viewed tuition and
subsidy. The Choice Scholarship (voucher) has been a part of this change, but more importantly the traditional tuition and subsidy
model used here in our Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese has become inefficient in terms of parish fiscal responsibility. As the high
schools have traditionally done, tuition is now represented as the actual cost per student. St. Charles has done this for a number of
years now and will continue to do so from here on out.
Additionally, parishes are eliminating the use of the word “subsidy” in terms of tuition. The word “subsidy” when relating to
school tuition has always been a bit misleading. A parish has multiple ministries (youth, music, adult education, etc.) and all of these
ministries have always been “subsidized” as they do not pay for themselves through fees, but through the good will of the
parishioners. The school ministry, however, because of the larger cost to parishes, has always been talked about in terms of subsidy.
The better terms of “assistance” or “scholarship” will be used from now on regarding any financial help families receive with the
overall cost of tuition.
Parishes used to charge no tuition for students to attend the Parish school. In the late 70s and early 80s, with the increase of lay
teachers, parishes had to begin charging tuition. This was a big change for families. Some left Catholic education and never returned.
The parishes worked hard to keep the tuition minimal, offsetting true costs to run the school with assistance from the parish
collections. As school costs have continued to grow and tuition has continued to increase, the assistance from the collection parish has
also had to increase. In this Diocese, however, I believe this model has reached its tipping point in the last decade. For parish schools
to be sustainable, parishes have been slowly, but surely moving to parents paying full, or at least a fuller cost of full tuition based on
income. The key is to do this in stages, over time, and to still offer assistance to all, or most, of your school families. If not done
slowly, and with thought for all, then there is the risk of alienating families and decreasing access to parish schools. Limiting access is
not the mission of a parish school.
Let’s look at going to fuller cost of tuition based on income. Regarding, changes, parishes can help with total tuition costs, but the
money for assistance has never been endless and some families have more income than others. But we have to think the situation
through, not just look at our neighbor and say, “He has a lot of money. He can afford to pay.”
If a parent – let’s call him Lex - makes half a million dollars each year, he could reasonably pay $1,000 more to his children’s
overall tuition. Most people would say Lex could pay even more. However, we must keep in mind that Lex is a good guy, and he is
usually called upon to be a big donor for parish and Diocesan projects every year. Lex’s charitable giving is vital to the health of the
parish and the Diocese, and the charitable giving is tax deductible. The parish decides to charge Lex’s family, based on income, full
cost for the five children at $5,000 each. Lex’s newly charged $25,000 of non-assistance tuition for his five children in elementary
school is not tax deductible. Now we know Lex is a good guy, but at some point even he has to pull back. If he cannot pull back from
tuition, then he will most likely pull back from his other charitable endeavors within the parish and/or the Diocese. So what good is
done in this scenario? Yes, the parish school side of the ledger looks healthier, but the general parish side of the budget suffers. Peter
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was robbed to pay Paul, but both school and parish share the same wallet, so no one really gained. So in the end, we must change, but
because of the unique “parish school” model, we must be prudent in our steps going forward. Equal is not always fair, and fair is not
always equal, but working together, in love and appreciation of one another, we will make the right choices in 2015-16 and in future
years. Thank you. -Rob S.
ALTAR SERVERS
Feb. 22, 5:00pm: Bradley Black, Charlie Howe, Matt Kochanski, Reagan Stauffer
Feb. 23, 7:30am: Maddie Bopp, Michael Sundahl, Cameron Tippmann
Feb. 23, 9:00am: Ashlynn Armstrong, Kate Baarrow, Lucas Fisher, Victoria Fisher
Feb. 23, 11:00am: Logan Chappell, Luke Elsasser, Amanda Harter, Eddie Morris
Feb. 23, 5:00pm: Justin Bierbaum, Kaylee Bobay, Collin Cahill, John Copeland
CAFETERIA SCHEDULE
February 24: Kathy Vande-Zande, Jen Eisaman, Marlene McKinney, Elizabeth Hull, Becca Williams
February 25: Kathy Haines, Kathy Kappelmann, Jennifer Knothe, Cheryl Morello, Dave Worrel
February 26: Jenny Steigmeyer, Paul Oberhausen, Christy Jacob, Theresa Cornewell, Kari Samons
February 27: Mary Cahill, Elaine Jackson, Suzanne Tippmann, Nancy Hartig, Marlene McKinney
February 28: Stephanie Schubert, Jason Linn, Elizabeth Hull, Chris Pieper, Kathy Vande-Zande
NEWSLETTER STAPLING SCHEDULE
February 28: Elizabeth Hull, Susan Gulachek, Deborah Beck
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to our students of the week: Louie Ciocca, Cecelia Hughes, Grace Hughes, Mason Schneider, Owen Tippmann, Lauren
Galbraith, Aidan Tio, Chloe Tippmann, Logan Vinson, Isaac Oberhausen, AJ Ley, Riley Shane, Onika Davis, Ailani Larkey, Alice Talarico,
Julie Stefanek, Kennedy Heinze, Caleb Harrigan, Johnny Ley, TJ Tippmann, Tyson Crismore, Joe Eddy, Isabela Ogg, Faith Sordelet,
Nick Bayes, Faith Wiechart, Erica Robinson, Anna Steigmeyer, Leah McKenna, Drew Aguirre, Sara Hull.
MARKET DAY
New this month from Market Day: our Spaghetti Pie - real cheese & a tasty meat sauce, this dinner bakes up in an ovenproof plate
for a fast, delicious meal. Also, try our new Fish Sticks - panko breaded, all natural fish sticks from mild Alaskan pollock filets. Finish
it all off with our Strawberry Patch Cake - yellow cake layered with strawberry filling & a glazed topping and buttercreme sides; this
item has received great reviews! ORDER YOUR DESSERT - with eleven choices including pies, cakes and cheesecake, you can make
any celebration an easy one with these delicious choices! Place your Market Day order through March 6, 2014.
SCRIP
Carson’s Community Passes – SCRIP is selling Carson’s Community Days passes. The coupon booklet costs $5 and is loaded
with over $500 worth of savings, including one for $10 off any item, during the Bonus days, Feb. 28 – Mar. 1 AND you earn $2.50 in
SCRIP credit. Be sure to have Carson’s gift cards too. This promises to be a great shopping event!
Tis the Luck of the Irish – How’s your luck? In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, SCRIP is having a “Pots of Gold” giveaway. That’s right,
we will give away 6 pots of gold ranging in value from $25-$100! All you have to do is place an order of $100 or more March 14 –
17. After sales on March 17, six names will be chosen from those who placed qualifying orders and each will get a chance to pick a
“pot of gold.” Don’t miss out on your chance to enjoy a bit of Irish Luck!
Delivery Options – One of the most important pieces of information on the order form is choosing your delivery option. For cash
sales customers this is important in the event that you have a back order. It is most critical for school orders. We encourage parents
to communicate your choice with your children, especially if you choose to send the order in with one student and home with another.
We always send the order home with the student listed in the delivery option. Be sure you mark your choice carefully so we can
accurately get your filled order to you.
Merchant News - Great Lakes announced this week that Marriott gift cards are no longer available in the $50 denomination. They
will still be available in $100 and $500 cards. We carry the $100 gift cards in stock and $500 gift cards can be special ordered.
Peerless on Maplecrest has closed. The locations in Georgetown and Dupont are still open and gift certificates can be used to pay
your bill for their home delivery service. Another option for your dry cleaning needs is Master Cleaners, located in the Maplewood
Plaza, with $10 gift cards at a 10% profit.
VOLUNTEERS:
Feb. 24 – Classroom Delivery – Julie Ostermeyer
Feb. 28 – Mary Jo Amorini, Tom Neuhaus, Dorla Rice, Amy Copeland
Feb. 28 – Classroom Delivery – Donna Kaiser
Mar. 1 – Amy Lin, Brian McLaughlin, Audrey Stauffer
Mar. 2 – Deb Beck, Dawn O’Connor, Kori O’Rourke
Mar. 3 – CLASSROOM DELIVERY – Denette Pearson
Mar. 7 – Ruth Marburger, Sue Rohling, Jennifer Perkins, Judy Smith
Mar. 7 – CLASSROOM DELIVERY – Kristina Ledo
Mar. 8 – Jennifer Perkins, Cheryl Haines, Tricia Lilly
Mar. 9 – Arianne Davis, Nancy Hartig, Lisa York
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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK STAFF LUNCHEON – THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
The luncheon during Catholic Schools Week was held on January 31st for all school and parish staff. A special thank you to Jimmy &
Amanda Sullivan of Laycoff's for their donation. Through the generosity of the following parents, this event was a success and we
thank them: Louise Elsasser, Natalie Tippmann, Katie Steigmeyer, Michelle Meyer, Karen Bougher, Cindy Miltner, Monica Sordelet,
Melissa Thompson, Emily Walden, Danielle Meyer, Tina McCoy, Lisa Groves, Amy Cochran, Suzanne Stratton, Jenifer Lothamer, Lisa
White, Angie Logan, Kristina Ledo, Jenny Perkins, Julie Tippmann, Judy Smith, Jen Eisaman, Kara Straessle, Amy Copeland, Lindsay
Worrel, Sarah Pearson, Shannon Pierson, Susan Parker, Angela Bauer, Theresa Roberts, Camille Smith, Kari Smith, Camy Rodenbeck,
Erin Bulanda, Christy Jacob, Amy Conn, Becky Trimbur, Debra Sundahl, Beth Schneider, Jenny Steigmeyer, Jill Harkless, Kelly
Tippmann, Sarah Robinson, Krisi Cavacini, Tina Schneider, Sara Fischer, Deb Beck, and Audrey Stauffer.
NEWS FROM OUR LIBRARY
Parents: just a friendly reminder to please help keep your children “on track”, as far as Accelerated Reading (AR) points go! With
all of the snow days we’ve had, the end of the 3rd quarter is quickly creeping up on us faster than many of us expect - myself included!
In some cases students took great advantage of days at home and read awesome numbers of library books! But…in many instances,
students “relaxed” a bit at home and did not read many books. We only have three weeks left in this 3rd quarter, in which to
accumulate AR points! So please encourage your children to read and acquire the number of AR points required in their grade level
before March 14th, as this will affect their grade!
Also, you are always able to go to our HOME CONNECT website to check your child’s number of present AR points. If you’ve
misplaced the info as to how to access that site, please contact me and I will assist you!
Thank you from me, but most of all a BIGGER THANK YOU from your children, for helping them to be successful readers! Barb Fisher
☺ Librarian
ISTEP+ (testing dates revised)
The Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus (ISTEP+) measures what students know and are able to do at each
grade level. Based on Indiana’s Academic Standards, ISTEP+ provides a learning check-up to make sure students are on track and
signal whether they need extra help. The test is divided into two sessions: one in March and one at the end of April, beginning of May.
All students in grades 3-8 will be testing. PLEASE DO NOT SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS FOR STUDENTS ON THESE DAYS. All
students in the state of Indiana in attendance at accredited schools must participate in these assessments.
March 6-7-11-12, students in grades 3-8 will take the ISTEP+ Applied Skills progress assessment. Students who are absent for
tests will be pulled from classes as time permits for making up tests by March 21. April 28 – May 9, students in grades 3-8 will take the
ISTEP+ Multiple-Choice progress assessment. (Several additional days are allowed for making up tests as time permits.) During
both of these testing times, grade 3 students will take Math and Language Arts tests. Grade 4 students will take Math, Language Arts,
and Science tests. Grade 5 students will take Math, Language Arts, and Social Studies tests. Grade 6 students will take Math, Language
Arts, and Science tests. Grade 7 students will take Math, Language Arts, and Social Studies tests. Grade 8 students will take Math and
Language Arts tests. At some grade levels the some assessments will be taken online with computers, otherwise, the assessments are
of the paper and pencil format.
Additionally, on March 17-18-19, all grade 3 students will take the IREAD-3 and on May 14-15 (or later if possible), all students who
are currently taking Algebra I (in grade 8 or 7) will also take an End-of-Course Assessment (ECA) required for high school
graduation.
Please make every effort to have students present in school and on time during these testing sessions. Doctor appointments should
be avoided during test windows if at all possible. Making up tests is very difficult and students tend to not perform as well as usual. We
try to test only in the mornings, however, make-up tests and online assessments may also be in the afternoons. At some grade levels,
only two days will be needed for testing, at other grades three or four days are needed.
If the Indiana State Board of Education, the Indiana Department of Education, or the State Superintendent’s Office adjust these
testing dates due to the number of lost days of instruction because of winter weather, St. Charles School will follow the adjusted dates.
SOCCER COACH NEEDED - 5TH GRADE BOYS
Please consider helping in this rewarding program. Please contact Matt Bobay at 615-7171 or Dan Sordelet at 437-9250 ASAP if
interested. Thank you!
BISHOP DWENGER SPOTLIGHT
Lady Saints Basketball Program – TRYOUT DATES RESCHEDULED
To organize teams to play in the upcoming Spiece Fieldhouse League for grades 4-8. Tryouts are Saturday, February 22, 10:001:00pm, in the BD main gym for grades 4-6, and February 23, 12:00-3:00pm, in the BD main gym for grades 7-8. *Please plan to
attend tryouts dressed and ready to participate. A parents’ meeting is scheduled for February 22 and 23 immediately after each
session. Parents will be given schedules with dates and times for approximately 30 games, cost for the league along with team and
coaches contact information. If interested please send your name along with your daughter’s name, grade, and school to
[email protected].
BISHOP DWENGER WRESTLING CAMP
Feb. 24-March 13 At Bishop Dwenger Wrestling Room
Cost: $25
Time: Pre K-4
5:30-6:30
5-8 Grades
6:30-8:00
Registration forms are in the St. Charles school office and on the BD Website. No pre-registration is necessary, can sign up 1st night!
Contact Info: John Tone, Head Wrestling Coach At Bishop Dwenger
Email: [email protected]
496-4713
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SAINTS WRESTLING CLUB
Also the Saints Wrestling Club is in full swing at Dwenger. All 5-8 Grade boys welcomed. We need especially the upper weight classes
filled. No experience is necessary. Contact me as well if interested. Gary Weilbaker is the Saints Wrestling Club Coordinator/Coach.
Great program to get you started in a possible wrestling career! Thanks, John Tone Email: [email protected]
BISHOP DWENGER SAINTS ALIVE
Saints Alive! 2014 is only two weeks away! We’ll be celebrating Bishop Dwenger’s 50th year by “Dancing Through the Decades”
during Preview Night, March 6 from 7-9:30pm and the Dinner and Auction March 8 beginning at 6pm. For more information or to
reserve your seat, visit www.bishopdwenger.com or call 496-4801. We look forward to having you join us!
BISHOP DWENGER HOLDING AUDITIONS FOR THEIR SPRING MUSICAL
ATTENTION: ST. CHARLES JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS
Bishop Dwenger High School will be holding auditions for their spring musical, OVER THE MOON. The musical is a comedy where all of
your favorite fairytales intertwine and end with a surprising twist! Auditions will be held on Tuesday, February 25th and Thursday,
February 27th at 4:30 pm in the Bishop Dwenger choir room (Students need attend only one day). Please prepare a verse and a chorus
of your favorite Disney or musical theatre song. We hope to see you there!
St. Charles Cardinals Tennis Club Sign up is now closed
Due to the overwhelming response, registration is now closed. If you have already signed up, you will receive a confirmation email
within the next week. Please refer to the online calendar at CardinalsTennis.com because most matches and all practices are already
scheduled. The parent meeting will be on Wednesday, March 26th at 5:30 pm at the Hession Center. Call Natasha Nuerge at 4379936 if you have any questions.
IPFW 2014 YOUTH LEAGUE DISCOUNT – Grades K-6 only
Come to an IPFW men’s or women’s basketball game for FREE! Wear your team jersey and bring IPFW’s flyer to the IPFW ticket office
for your Free Ticket. (IPFW flyer available in our school office.) Accompaying adults will receive a discounted ticket for $7.00. (Lower
seating women’s games and upper seating men’s games.) This offer is valid for students in grades K-6 only due to NCAA regulations.
IN THEATERS FEBRUARY 28 – SON OF GOD
Twentieth Century Fox announced it will release SON OF GOD in theaters nationwide February 28, 2014. This major motion picture
event -- an experience created to be shared among families and communities across the U.S. -- brings the story of Jesus’ life to
audiences through compelling cinematic storytelling that is both powerful and inspirational. The film was created by Mark Burnett and
Roma Downey. It has been reviewed very favorably and Bishop Rhoades has encouraged everyone to watch. Please help pack the
theatres and spread the word. Watch the official trailer at: sharesonofgod.com
OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH
Newman Catholic Fellowship
Girl Scouts of St. Charles
The Newman Catholic Fellowship, a Catholic student-run organization at IPFW will be holding a Bake Sale after the 9:00 a.m.
and 11:00 a.m. Masses in the cafeteria during Coffee & Donuts on Sunday, February 23. The Newman Catholic Fellowship is asking
for help to raise funds for the evangelization of the Faith on the campus of IPFW. Stop by for the freshly baked goods or make a
financial donation to the Newman Catholic Fellowship!
Daisy Girl Scouts will be selling Girl Scout Cookies at Coffee and Donuts to help support their troop and Girl Scouts of America. Buy
a box of cookies and help support St. Charles’ Girl Scouts.
TRIVIA NIGHT – SAVE THE DATE
FEELIN’ GREEN TRIVIA NIGHT Saturday, March 15, from 6-9:30pm in the school cafeteria! Mark your calendar now and kick off the
feast of St. Patrick with fellow parishioners in celebration with some trivia to streatch the brain! Start forming your table of 8 smart
people who will lead you to victory! Registration forms will be available next weekend. Must be 18 or older to attend!
CPR/AED CERTIFICATION CLASS
CPR/AED Training Class will be held at St. Charles on Thursday, March 6, 6:00 p.m. in the Art Room. Enter Hession Center
through door #3. The cost of the class is $20.00, compared to $65 for CPR/AED training at other locations. If you are interested in
signing up for the class, registrations will be accepted at the Parish Office, 482-2186, through Fri., Feb. 28 during regular
business hours, or e-mail [email protected]. At the time of payment, you will receive your training book which should to
be reviewed before your class and returned the night of the class. Any questions, please call Mike Spillner, 485-4096.
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Congratulations to our 2014 Science Fair participants!
First Grade
2nd Place
Greta Skeens
Second Grade
1st Place
Isaac Clauser
Third Grade
1st Place
Cassandra Smith
REGIONAL Alternate
Cassandra Smith
Fourth Grade
Physics/Engineering
3rd Place
Amya Cato, Amira Orth, Kain Starkey, Todd Tippmann
2nd Place
Grace Ade, Joe Bulanda, Gavin Groves, William Hogan, Nicholas Krouse, Kyle Morello
1st Place
Evan Smith
REGIONAL
Evan Smith
Fourth Grade
Physics
Participant
Isabela Ogg
3rd Place
Dakotah Krohn, George Strimmenos, Troy Tippmann
2nd Place
Kristin Bobay, Dominic Cruz, Avery Ellinger, Griffin Engelhardt, Katie Feipel,
Morgan Farmer, Alex Gulachek, Elizabeth Kaufman, Grace Morris, Nathan Pillie,
Isaac Rorick, Joe Smith
1st Place
JoJo Cavacini
Fourth Grade
Earth Science
3rd Place
Liz Onion
1st Place
Andrew Parker
Fourth Grade
Botany
2nd Place
Julia Beck, Erin Breitenwischer, Victoria Carney, Rocco Ciocca, Olivia McGillicuddy
1st Place
Isabel Follrod
Fourth Grade
Participant
3rd Place
Chemistry
Salomon Guzman
avier Aguirre, Caroline Finley, Hailey Johnson, Jessica Linder, Sophia Luong,
Morgan McCoy, Hunter Neiger, Lillian Tellman
2nd Place
Danielle Bundy, Brooklyn Christle, Jakey Cubellis, Grace Fischer, Nora Foltz, Jacob Gerard,
Jacob Hagerman, Isaac Lehrman, Madelyn Lombardi, Olivia Porter-Bitz, Hayes Rivera,
Stephanie Schamberg, Alex Schlatter, Lynsey Straessle, Logan Thompson, Benjie Tippman,
Ken Tippmann, Taylor Wolf,
1st Place
Elliott Cornewell, Ellen Hartzog, Gabrielle Kien, Hailey Lin, Allie Perkins, Nick Snyder,
Brooke Vetter
REGIONAL
Elliott Cornewell
Fourth Grade
Health
3rd Place
Claudia Crabill, Makayla Sturm
2nd Place S
teven Blackwell, Joe Eddy, Lucy Figel, Brennan Hensler, Paige Huston, Henry O/Keefe,
C.J. Pieper
1st Place
Gianna Caccamo, Adam Lee, Zach Schubert, Reagan Vetter
REGIONAL
Adam Lee and Zach Schubert
Fourth Grade
Zoology
2nd Place
Isabelle Kirk, Kaylynn Kirk
1st Place
Sarah Hull, Leah Zimmerman
REGIONAL
Leah Zimmerman
Seventh Grade
Physics/Engineering
Participant
Charlie Howe, Sean Pierson, Harrison Rivera
3rd Place
Drew Aguirre, Michael Fabini, Bryce Lothamer, Blake Scheer, Travis Tippmann
2nd Place
Krystka Bugajski, Alec Bunt, Macey Campbell, Vincent Cavacini, Jacob Ford, Michael Garrett,
Amanda Harter, Alex Hatton, Matt Kochanski, Cece Kramer, Lydia Ley, Angela Ly,
Morgan Quinn, Garett Siebert, Hayden Smithey, Andrew Sordelet, Anthony Starr,
T.J. Tippmann, Calvin Wampler , Lyle Yaggy
1st Place
Zach Cubellis, Zach Nuerge, Owen Potosky, Sean O’Sullivan, Josh Schipper
REGIONAL Alternate
Josh Schipper
REGIONAL
Sean O’Sullivan
Seventh Grade
Earth Science
2nd Place
Jayda Smith, Tristin Krohn
Seventh Grade
Biochemistry/Microbiology
2nd Place
Tyler Birely, Grace Current, Hailie Markiton, Jarrett Straessle
1st Place
Kaylee Bobay
Seventh Grade
Chemistry
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3rd Place
2nd Place
Seventh Grade
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place
REGIONAL
Seventh Grade
1st Place
Seventh Grade
To Be Graded
2nd Place
Seventh Grade
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place
REGIONAL
Seventh Grade
2nd Place
1st Place
REGIONAL
Seventh Grade
2nd Place
Tori Eifrid, Drew Reiling, Emma Witte
Peyton Davis, Joe Taylor
Sports Science
Collin Quinlan
Bridgette Black, Taylor Russell, Russell Sordelet
Spencer Cater, Sydney Conn, Dylan Kerns, Sarah McTague
Dylan Kerns
Botany
Ethan Burns
Zoology
Ailani Larkey
Madison Buckley, Mary Carroll, Cameron Tippmann
Medicine/Health
Ashlynn Armstrong, Daniel Escarcega, Makayla McCoy, Gabbie Vetter
Adrianne Ceruti, Madesyn Niswonger, Erica Robinson, Joe Tippmann
Luke Elsasser, Jared Lee, Hope Salzer
Jared Lee and Hope Salzer
Behavioral/Social Science
Chelsea Ford, Mary Horine, Jeremiah Jauch, Dominic Jones, Natalie Onion, Sierra Shupe, Sophie Talarico
Eric Blackwell, Sarah Malone, Samantha Stefanek
Eric Blackwell
Environmental Science
Anna Burkhardt, Mariah McKenna, Sydney Schneider, Olivia Trimbur
Don’t lose crucial parts of ‘the code’
Leaders should set right tone for NFL teams to thrive as men, players
I've had a lifelong love affair with football. I was fortunate to be able to live out my childhood dreams. To play a game for a living
and now cover the game I love and support my family, it's a dream come true. The game has meant a lot to me.
But for such an amazingly popular sport, there are aspects of it that I think many fans don't fully understand, and the Richie
Incognito story has shed a negative light on some of those misunderstood parts of playing football and being on a football team.
Among the many things that I loved about playing football was sitting around the locker room with teammates and poking fun at
each other with sophomoric slams, each one more ridiculous than the next.
But let me make this perfectly clear: I despise the stories of bullying that came out of Miami.
It breaks my heart that the good-natured ribbing that is a part of every locker room could get to a point that a young man felt his only
option was to walk away from the game that he's worked his entire life to play.
I have great empathy for Jonathan Martin. I don't know all the inner workings of the Miami Dolphins locker room, but I do know the
pain of being different, the sadness that accompanies not fitting in and the hopeless feeling of having no one to turn to, because it's
part of my story as well.
My parents lovingly passed down the lessons of their lives so that my sister, Jana, and I may also teach our children the foundational
principles of a life well lived. There was something else my father passed on, quite unintentionally, I'm sure: learning disabilities. My
father is dyslexic, and so am I.
It was the first day of seventh grade, and one of my teachers was explaining the course requirements.
"Every day I will randomly select a student to stand in front of the class and read a current event from the newspaper," he said.
That's when the panic set in.
I would have struggled reading Dr. Seuss's "Green Eggs and Ham." Read from the paper? I had zero shot. Every day walking into
that class was more miserable than the next; the anxiety of knowing my name might be next on the docket made it almost impossible
to place one foot in front of the other. As I'd pass through the threshold, I would pray, "Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus, I beg
you, please don't let this be the day my name is called. Amen." For several weeks, my prayers were answered, but then came that
fateful day.
"Schlereth, it's your turn to read," he said.
"No thank you," I replied.
"Get up and read, now!," he barked.
"Please, please, no," I begged.
"Get up now or fail," he stated with conviction.
I arose, heart leaping from my shirt, cheeks so flushed they would make a rose wilt with jealousy. I walked to the front of the room.
I stood for what seemed like an eternity but in reality was less than a minute and painfully tried to sound out words that were way
above my pay grade. With each passing second and every stammered-upon syllable, the snickers from the class grew louder, until my
teacher had heard enough.
"Sit down! You're stupid!" he proclaimed.
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The class was bursting at the seams with laughter and a heartbroken boy slumped in his chair, tears streaming down his cheeks,
puddling in pools of embarrassment on the table beneath him.
Have you ever been scared or embarrassed to the point of paralysis? Where do you turn when you feel you have nowhere to turn? In
whom do you confide when it seems everyone is against you? What is the "correct" response in those situations? I had nowhere to turn
and no fellow students or other teachers to support me or help me. I couldn't even turn to my parents because I felt like I had failed
them. I was alone.
In a different setting, but one with many similarities, Jonathan Martin walked out. Looking back, I wish I'd had the courage to do the
same. Maybe that would have brought the attention that my situation needed for things to be set straight.
The Code
I've heard a lot of current and former football players evoke "the code" in regard to Martin's departure from his team.
• Handle your business like a man
• Don't air the team's dirty laundry to the public
• Stand up for yourself
• Punch him in the nose
• Don't run out on your teammates
Many have said Martin has broken "the code" and will never be welcomed back in the locker room. What about "the code" that says
we love one another? We play hard for one another? We set aside our differences and bond together as one?
What about that fraternity, that code?
The code of championship locker rooms, in which men sacrifice for each other, in which they consider others more important than
themselves, in which they embrace -- not ostracize -- each other. That's the locker room I grew up in and the code I adhere to, and my
football career is filled with examples of reaching out, and looking out, for teammates.
I was drafted in the 10th round, the 263rd pick of the 1989 draft by the Washington Redskins. I was a no-name, oft-injured
center/guard from the University of Idaho. My college career was a mess, so riddled with injury that the university had retired me as a
junior. "That's enough," they said and threw in the white towel on my childhood dream. After months of pleading (whining), they
acquiesced and agreed to allow me to play my senior season. I was completely off the NFL radar.
Luckily for me, I had a teammate who wasn't. Marvin Washington was a 6-foot-6, 270-pound defensive end and was chiseled from
granite, and we were brothers. Every few days "Dirty," as he was known to his teammates, would call me to let me know when the
next pro team would be at the facility to work him out. My phone rang 15-20 times, and 15-20 times I showed up to Dirty's workouts,
introducing myself and asked for an opportunity. Marvin's generosity -- that's how I became a Skin!
Joe Gibbs was the head coach, and he set the culture of our locker room from the very first meeting of the year. As a rookie, I had a
vision of what my first NFL meeting would be like. I was expecting fire and brimstone, some real Football 101, but what I got was the
truth from a quiet, regal man.
"Welcome to the 1989 season, men," he said. "Today I'd like to give you some priorities for your life ...
1. Your relationship with God.
2. Your relationship with your family and teammates.
3. Being the best football player you can be.
"I guarantee you, if the first two priorities are not in line, you can't be your best on the field," Gibbs said. "Let's make it a great year.
Break out with your position coaches."
That was it, and the tone was set.
Self-policing
Professional sports are filled with unwritten rules of behavior, and that is fine, but there are lines that shouldn't get
crossed in following those rules. If they do get crossed, well, there should be enough men with character and integrity to stand up and
put an end to it. This is what bothers me the most about the Miami Dolphins. Where were the men of character? Where were the men
of integrity who would intercede on behalf of a hurting teammate, a member of the family?
As a rookie, money wasn't extorted from me to pay for the veterans' dinner because the veterans knew I wasn't making much. I was
asked on occasion to grab donuts or breakfast sandwiches, but, more often than not, one of the vets would slide some cash in my
direction to ease the pain.
The "Hogs" was the nickname of the legendary offensive line in Washington. The mainstays were Jeff Bostic, Russ Grimm, Joe
Jacoby and Don Warren. After practice, the Hogs wandered off to a toolshed in the corner of the property to play cards, tell stories and
have a few beers. The gathering in the shed was known as "The 5 O'clock Club," and there was always an open invitation for me. But
I chose not to attend, not because I was opposed, but because I wanted to go home, play with the kids and have dinner as a family.
Even though I didn't attend the 5 O'clock Club, I was still a member of the Hogs. I was a part of the group, never ostracized for not
showing up, always loved!
Singing your school's fight song at lunch or dinner during training camp is standard operating procedure. Call it hazing, if you wish,
but it's more a harmless rite of passage. If your singing stinks, you get booed off center stage. Sing well and you become a rock star
replete with a chorus of off-key background vocalists made up of vets from your alma mater. As a rookie, I was told by the Boss Hog
himself, Grimm, I wasn't allowed to sing for anyone but him. So when respected 10-year vet and special-teams captain Monte
Coleman asked me to sing at dinner and Russ wasn't present, I explained what I had been told. Monte took a cursory glance around the
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cafeteria, didn't see Russ and said, "OK, sit down." That was it! I wasn't chastised, cussed at or taped to the goalposts. I was just
allowed to finish my dinner.
In my seventh season, I found myself on a bus in Japan as a member of the Denver Broncos. It was my first season in Denver and
our first road trip of the preseason. As we sat in traffic, there was the usual joking and poking fun that accompanies those moments.
In the seats behind me sat two defensive players, and they were flipping some grief to a young player, typical stuff. At some point,
the good-natured, innocuous ribbing became personal and out of bounds, so I turned and said "Enough," they responded with a few
choice words for me and I made it clear in no uncertain terms that they crossed a line and I wasn't putting up with it. They mumbled a
few protests under their breaths, but it was over and the bus rolled slowly to its destination, again under the din of good-natured fun
that accompanies grown men who play a childhood game for a living. A few minutes later, I glanced back at the young player I had
stood up for -- no words were exchanged, just a tacit nod of the head, as if to say, "Thanks. I appreciate the help." I replied in kind,
and it's was never brought up again.
So there is one story, among many I have, of some self-policing, some enforcing of a code that builds teams rather than tearing them
apart. Those guys didn't freak out at my intervention or suggestion that they lay off. I wasn't attacking their manhood. I was reminding
them of the line you don't cross. They got a little carried away, but they knew I was right. We moved on with no trouble. Nothing
lingered or simmered because it was addressed on the spot. I'm no hero and it probably would have resolved itself, but I was taught to
stand up for my team. I was taught "the code" -- the championship code.
But, in light of the Incognito/Martin story, people would have you believe that you have to be some raving lunatic to play in the
NFL, wound so tightly that the slightest spark will insight an insatiable inferno. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
I'm 48 years old now and about the least confrontational person you'll ever meet. My fists have never found purchase on the flesh of
another man's face. I've never been in a fight. If someone falls short of their obligation to our family, I have my wife call to rectify the
situation because it makes me so uncomfortable. Yet I succeeded for many years in the trenches of the NFL, in which there are several
confrontations on every play. It can be done -- through focus, effort and discipline, not through unbridled rage and hair-trigger
emotional outbursts.
Off the field, I coached my son's baseball teams, my daughter's soccer teams and went to every dance recital. I know these actions
are a better representation of the typical NFL journey and life than the stories out of Miami.
I'm left with this conclusion about the Dolphins organization from the coaching staff on down: They were either complicit,
incompetent or, worse, both.
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS
Anyone interested in becoming a member of the St. Charles Borromeo School Board for the 2014-2015 school year should submit the
completed application found below to Mr. Sordelet by March 7. Please consider sharing your time and talent in this position. Thank
you.
PURPOSE OF A SCHOOL BOARD
A school board is a body that is responsible for ensuring the continuity and growth of the school by implementing its mission
statement.
The school board provides a representative body for identifying and articulating the educational needs and aspirations of the school
community. The board’s primary responsibility is to define the policies that govern the operation of the school. All other duties are
subsidiary functions
ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCHOOL BOARDS
In the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, the local board for an elementary school is advisory to the pastor and the principal; the
local high school board is advisory to the high school principal. (P1310)
The school board is advisory, that is, it operates in the policy making process by proposing and recommending policy for the pastor’s
and principal’s approval. It also recommends other actions such as budget approval, marketing, and development activities for
approval by the pastor/principal prior to implementation.
The school board member accepts his/her role in the ministry within the parish and acts as such.
To call a group “advisory” does not diminish its importance. Rather, it indicates that the body is inserted into the governance
structure of the organization in a significant way. Board members assist the school by providing a consensus on major issues facing it.
There are, however, boundaries on the board’s responsibilities.
A. The school board recognizes that the pastor and principal hold the authority for making final decisions.
B. Because the local school is part of a diocesan school system, the advisory responsibility of the local school board is subject to that
of the Diocesan Bishop, the Diocesan School Board, and to Diocesan School Board policies and guidelines.
C. Recommended policies and other actions must be consistent with the school’s stated mission statement and diocesan policies, the
teachings of the Catholic Church, and with Christian formation of students.
A school board member has no authority acting as an individual. The responsibility is vested in the school board acting
as a board to make recommendations.
Now that you have a general overview of the purpose of a school board in our Catholic school, you may be interested in filling out
the application below and volunteering to be a possible member. If you would like further information, feel free to talk to the principal
or an acting school board member. School board members are listed in the pocket calendar you received in the summer mailing.
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St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School Nomination Form
Name:
Address:
Home Phone:
Work Phone:
Parish:
Years in Parish:
Children:
Ages:
Educational Background:
Present Employment:
Professional Background/Skills:
Other Board Experience (School, Parish, Community, Business):
Why would you be a good school board member?
What goals do you think St. Charles should be working towards?
Thank You! Please return your completed form to the school principal!
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example, if you have 3 children, send a check for $90 payable to St. Charles Cafeteria and designate $30 to each child's account.
Each child who will eat hot lunch needs to have money in their meal account. It is recommended to have a minimum of $10.00 in
this account which will pay for five meals. If the student may want additional portions of the main entree, then it is recommended
to have a minimum of $6.25 in the general account as well. if you have questions regarding this, you may call the school cafeteria
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