Announcements for Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Today is Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Regular Order, Day 1
- The big brother/little brother jambalaya lunch, sponsored by the Office of Institutional Advancement, will be held tomorrow during lunch in the Commons. Big brothers should coordinate with their little brothers to meet in Traditions Courtyard and then proceed to line up in the Commons near the bookstore.
- We will celebrate the Mass of the Holy Spirit on Friday, August 30. After homeroom that morning, we will convene in the Benson Arena for a special assembly before proceeding to the chapel for Mass. We expect to dismiss that morning at some point around 9:45-10:00 am. The eighth graders will remain after Mass for their retreat that will dismiss at 2:00 p.m. All students must wear coat and tie on Friday, August 30, for the Mass of the Holy Spirit.
- Any students who need to pick up money from used book sales should do so in Room 235 by this Friday.
- Students planning to work for The Blue Jay newspaper or the Jesuit News Network social media team will meet today during lunch.
- The National Honor Society will meet today during the first half of lunch in the auditorium. All returning members are expected to attend.
- The Creative Writing Club will meet today during the first half of lunch in Room 210.
- All current members of the Wrestling Team are to meet today during the first half of lunch in Room 323. Any one interested in wrestling this year is to meet tomorrow during the first half on lunch in Room 323. See Coach Moran with questions.
- The St. Peter Claver Club will meet today during the second half of lunch in Room 210. New members are welcome.
- All Sodality levels will meet today during the second half of lunch. Seniors will meet in Room 223. Juniors will meet in Room 231. Sophomores will meet in Room 227. Freshmen will meet in Room 224.
- The Barbershop Blue Jays will meet today after school in Room 202. All students interested in singing in a quartet are encouraged to attend.
- All members of the fencing club will meet today after school in Room 212 for a brief organizational meeting.The varsity football team will face Bonnabel on Thursday night at Hahnville in the Hahnville Jamboree. The JV football team will face host Hahnville at 5:00. The varsity contest will follow the JV portion of the jamboree. All tickets are $8.00 each. There will be no pre-sale tickets for the jamboree. All tickets should be purchased at the gate.
- Students who need to retake or makeup book day pictures can do so Friday after Mass of the Holy Spirit in St. Ignatius Hall.
- Students who are interested in taking an AP exam for which they are not enrolled in an AP class need to see Ms Timberlake today during lunch or after school in CL3.
- This year the intramural sports program will open with a new sport: dodgeball. Intramural dodgeball will be open to 9th-12th grade teams. Student may form their own teams. The registration fee is $10 per team. Registration forms can be picked up today outside Room 114 and are due next week. Games will be played in Benson Arena during the first half of lunch and will start in September.
- Top’s tip of the day: We should respect others and their property, why, because it is the right thing to do.