Blue Notes - September 20, 2018

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LOOKING AHEAD

Sept. 23 Father/Son Event

25 8th Gr. Shadow Day – St. Joseph

27 All-School Liturgy – 10 a.m. @ CCH

28 Super Hike

Oct. 2 8th Gr. Shadow Day – St. Pius X

2 Parents Club Meeting – 6:30 p.m.

3 "B" Schedule – Department Meetings

4 Torch Prep to Meet with Juniors

5 In-Service – No Classes

8 Non-District Shadow Day

8 Brad Fritz to speak to Religion II classes

10 Possible Pancake Breakfast? – D Ruth do you want this date?

10 PSAT

11 8th Gr. Shadow Day – St. Agnes & POP

11 Ring Adjustment before school

11 Graduate Service meets with seniors re: grad. announcements, etc. - 9:30 a.m.

12 End of 1st Quarter

12-14 Youth 2000

TBD Picture Re-take Day

19 Alumni Reunion Night

19-21 CCH/NDA Play – Much Ado About Nothing

22 Picture Re-Take Day

23 Seniors to "1984"

25 Grad. Announcement Orders During lunch mods

26 Seminarian Ball

27 Freshman Halloween Bash

29 NHS Induction – Tentative

30 Memorial Mass – 9:00 a.m.

LUNCH MENU

COVCATH NEWS

BISHOP FOYS GRANTS THE SENIORS A DAY OFF ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24.

At Mass this last Tuesday, Bishop Foys granted Monday, September 24 as a free day for all the seniors in the diocese. Seniors do not have to come to school on Monday. All other grade levels will have classes as usual.

SHOPPING ON AMAZON?

PLEASE ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH THE LINK ON COVCATH'S WEBSITE OR CLICK HERE. IT EARNS DOLLARS FOR COVCATH AND COSTS NOTHING TO YOU.

Father/Son Event - September 23

This year's Father/Son Event will be held on Sunday, September 23rd. There will be a full day of activities on the football field, a chili cook-off in the cafeteria, and a corn hole tournament. It is a great way to spend some quality time with your son. Check in begins at 12:00, a prayer service will be held at 12:30 and the full activities begin around 1:00. Additional details and the registration link are available at www.covcath.org/FatherSon. All registrations must be received by Friday, September 21.

Come show off your best chili recipe in a friendly competition. Bring your chili in a crockpot with a serving spoon to the cafeteria prior to check in. Make sure to mark that you are participating on your registration form. If you have already registered, it's not too late to join. Contact Paul Darpel at pauljdarpel@msn.com or Gerry Greenwell at Greenwell@burkeprocess.com to let them know.

We are also still in need of volunteers to donate gift cards for prizes. If you are able to donate, please contact Lisa Jones at lisarjones55@gmail.com.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Covington Catholic High School will have adoration with the Blessed Sacrament exposed during the school day every Friday beginning on September 7th, 2018 beginning after 7:10 am mass and ending at 3:00 pm in the Chapel. We are hopeful that parents, grandparents, alumni, benefactors, etc. will join us in praying for the young men at Covington Catholic. We would like to have at least two people present throughout the day. Adorers must be Virtus trained. Please click the link below to sign up for an hour time-slot. Email Theresa Guard at tguard@covcath.org with questions.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C4FAEA62AA3FE3-covcath1

UPDATE FROM THE CAFE..

Thank you for your patience and understanding with the processing servers for the cafeteria. As promised, we were back up and running as of Wednesday morning. Please continue to pray for those affected by the hurricanes Florence.

Thanks!

Heather Teller

MR. O'CONNOR LOOKING FOR HELP!

Mr. O'Connor is needs adult volunteers to help with mock interviews with his senior classes on Thursday, September 27. He needs three volunteers in the morning from 7:45 to approximately 10 a.m. and three volunteers in the afternoon from approximately 11 to 1:30. The volunteers should be people who do not know the seniors in order to make the interviews realistic. If you can help, please email Mr. O'Connor at moconnor@covcath.org

BACK THE BLUE 2018 NEEDS YOU HELP!!!!

The 2018 Back the Blue will be held on November 17 at the Cincinnati Club in downtown Cincinnati. We are hoping that anyone willing to help out with the event can attend a short meeting On Wednesday, 9/26 at 7 pm in the school cafeteria. If you are not able to attend but would like to help out, please email Jenny Schneider at jschneider@mchalescatering.com or call 859.653.7620 and we can get you signed up. Thanks so much!

FAMILY DIRECTORIES

Family Directories - if any of you did not have the chance to purchase this year's CCH Family Directory, they are now available in the school office. Directories are $5 each and checks can be made payable to CCH. Stop by and get yours before they're gone

MESSAGE FORM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR

Parents, please note that fees for the following workbooks are being added to FACTs:

Accounting I- $33.00 – Mr. Robb Schneeman

Personal Finance - $36.00 – Mr. Robb Schneeman

AP Chemistry II – $66.00 – Mrs. Barbara Hagedorn

Chemistry CPI - $20.00 – Mrs. Barbara Hagedorn

AP Physics - $16.00 – Mr. Charls Hartman

German III - $20.00 – Mr. Stuart Thaman

German II - $20.00 – Mr. Stuart Thaman

German I - $20.00 – Mr. Stuart Thaman

Current Issues - $20.00 – Mr. Terry Brown

The fees will be billed on September 17th.

The fee amounts vary depending on the course. These payments will auto-deduct on the due date (typically 10 days from billing date), unless you are on an invoice agreement.

If you have any questions, please contact me at kschwalbach@covcath.org.

Grief Support Group to begin meeting soon

We will announce the date and time of our first grief support group meeting soon. This group includes any student who has experienced a sense of loss because a close relative or friend has died. If you have lost a family member, please encourage your son to attend. Meetings take place during all 5th period lunch mods in the first floor conference room. Lunch will be served. Students must obtain permission to miss a 5th period class from the teacher and are responsible for any assignments or work they miss. Announcements will be made. Moderators include: Mr. Tim Haders, Mr. Al Hertsenberg, Dr. William Danneman, Mr. Bill Snyder , Mr. Stephen Snyder, and Fr. Hennigen (when available).

SUPERHIKE 2018

The students of Covington Catholic High School will be participating in "Superhike 2018," a 5-mile hike on Friday, September 28, 2018. The purpose of the hike is to generate funds for school activities not covered by tuition, and to express school spirit. A majority of the money raised has been budgeted for the general fund to lower tuition costs and to be applied toward general operating expenses. The remainder of the proceeds is used to help pay for the activities sponsored by the House System, Freshman Orientation, dances, clubs, events and intramurals.

All students are required to participate. If a student is physically unable to participate, he will be given an alternate responsibility during that time.

Money is due by September 21st. Minimum of $35 per student or $60 per family. Money can be donated online by clicking the link on our website at www.covcath.org.

STUDENTS WILL BE DISMISSED AT THE END OF THE HIKE - APPROXIMATELY 11:00 - 11:30 A.M.

All students invited to join CCH Ski and Board Club

NEW this year – TWO WAY BUS SERVICE from CCH to PNS and back!

We welcome all levels of skiers and boarders. You join the club by buying your pass through our club login at the PNS site. Instructions will be distributed at our meeting next week. Our first meeting will be next Tuesday, September 25 at 7:15 am in the MultiPurpose Room. We will elect officers at this meeting. Candidates for office are seniors who have purchased their passes through our club login in the past, especially those with a keen desire to make this the best school club at CCH!

We will also announce our Fifth Annual Sweatshirt design contest. Winner receives a free sweatshirt with his design AND a PNS $25 gift card. This contest is open to all students.

Our club has four organized outings on Thursdays, beginning January 10, to Perfect North Slopes. We leave after school (return trip bus service now available), meet up in the lodge for "Food at Five-thirty" for some social time, then back to the slopes until you catch the bus home at 7:30pm. We have a blast and everyone makes new friends.

Please attend this informational meeting for important details about our club. FIRST TIME skiers and boarders are especially encouraged to join. Last year we took three seniors on our Colorado ski trip who had NEVER skied before they joined our club during their Freshman year!

For more information, contact jstengle@covcath.org

ATHLETIC NEWS

CovCath to Offer Preventative Cardiac Screening on Sept. 28th

Please see the attached letter from Dr. Greiwe.

Bowling News

2018 Intramural Bowling League

This league starts on September 26th and runs every Wednesday, and ends on December 12th (EXCEPTIONS: November 21st there will be no bowling). The fee is $7.50 (includes 3 games and shoe rental) a day per member and that money is to be collected at Super Bowl on the day of bowling. There is no fee for missed days. The location of this league is Super Bowl in Erlanger. The start time for the league is 3:30, and for those without their own transportation, there will be a bus waiting outside of school on bowling days. The bus leaves at 3:15, the bus will not wait for anyone, and if you are not on time, you must find your own ride. There will be no transportation afterwards. Weekly bowling ends around 5:15 to 5:30

Representatives will be in hallway entrance for signups before school starting Sept. 12th

Varsity bowling team will have signups following school this Friday Sept 21st in the multipurpose room.

Tryouts will be held October 1st and 2nd at Superbowl Erlanger from 3:00pm till 5:00pm. All grade levels and all level of skill welcomed. Any question please email: gwagner@covcath.org

DIOCESAN NEWS

YOUTH 2000 - OCTOBER 12-14

EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY

St. Joseph Academy Golf Outing - September 28th

See attached flyer

GO COLONELS!