Cavalier Connect. November 2015

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November 2015 788-4670 / www.ihcschools.org

Immaculate Heart Junior Senior High School 2015 – 2016 Living Stones with a MissionTherefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Inside this issue: Principal’s Message Student retreats / Professional Dev't. News

STEM News Science Dep’t. News Jr. High Updates ELA Student Work Performing Arts Club Athletics

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Scholar Athletes / School Safety

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Student Service / Student Council

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International Program News

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Financial Aid Workshop Whiz Quiz / Calendar of Events Prayer of Thanksgiving Random Acts of Christmas Kindness

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Principal— Lisa Parsons Vice Principal— Sr. Cecilia Marie Hermann Guidance Counselor / Athletic Director Michael Delaney

This message was part of our discussion during the student leadership seminar this summer. It was within my message to the students on the first day of the school year. It is on the door of every classroom the students walk into each day. It is the header of each weekly message I share with the faculty. And I share it with you, the parents, because it is the norm, it is the expected behavior from all and for all, it is the culture of our school. This year, not only are we making this our mantra but, we are also tying it into the Year of Mercy. In his penitential liturgy, Pope Francis’ declared that just after Advent begins, the universal Catholic church will be celebrating an Extraordinary Jubilee that has God’s mercy as the focal point. Beginning in December, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Pope has asked us as living stones of the church, to make clear the mission of being witnesses of mercy, just as Christ was a witness to mercy. In Luke 6:36 Jesus ask his disciples to “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful”. Thus we provide opportunities and we ask everyone to join in our efforts of building up, encouraging and in being merciful…as our Father is merciful. Throughout this year in classes, retreats, and liturgies, we will talk with students about what mercy looks like and feels like. We invite you our parents, and first teachers, to be part of the ongoing dialogue. October was a busy month for everyone. Not only were our classrooms busy, our Fall sports in full swing, and our students serving others, as you will read about later in this newsletter, but we had many special events for our students, faculty and parents. One of the highlights during the month was our Annual Patron Day. On this day we had special activities planned for all of our grades; the 7th and 9th graders took the CoGat test to assess levels and patterns of cognitive development of our students compared to norms for students of similar ages and grades; our 8th graders sat for a trial ELA exam to help get a baseline of skills to be developed and refined during the school year; our 10th and 11th graders took the PSAT test to measure readiness for college level courses and as a practice exam leading to the SAT exam; and, our Seniors listened to representatives from JCC on the topic of college readiness before going off into the community to harness financial support for the publication of the school’s yearbook. An added feature of this years’ Patron Drive Day was the provision of minisessions which allowed our 9th graders to explore career and college options. We welcomed Julie Daniels from the Workplace to talk about employability skills and how they are being developed in high school. We also welcomed Amy O’Donnell from JCC to encourage student to begin planning and talking about college now as they start the transcripts colleges will be looking at in less than three years. Thank you to Mr. Delaney, Mrs. Conklin and the Guidance Department for the planning and organization to make this day so positive and productive for our students.

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Newtown Mom’s Shared Stories of Faith & Hope We have hosted two student retreats this year that have provided our students with wonderful and authentic examples of what mercy looks like and how to be merciful. In October we welcomed with love, compassion, and admiration two mothers from Newtown Connecticut. Sandi Previdi and Jenny Hubbard who both lost a daughter (best friends) during the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary school. Through Mr. Burgess and the IHC Mystery Players visits to Newtown a relationship developed that offered the opportunity for these women to speak to our community members at night and then to address our student body the following day. These women witnessed to the importance of faith, to the value of listening and trusting in God, and to the importance of showing mercy for others. They conveyed to our students “it isn’t always easy, and there will be days of doubt”, but that is when it is most important to give it up to God and trust in Him.

Mrs. Carrie Bergeron Last week, our students listened attentively to Ms. Carrie Bergeron an amazing young woman who grew up knowing she was special, unique, and blessed to be a child of God. She recounted what it was like growing up and understanding her genetic disorder was not a disability, as much as it was a way for her to live her life to the fullest, while different from others. During her presentation, Carrie performed four songs through dance and sign language. She spoke directly to the students about others in her life that always told her “she could”, they encouraged her to always try whatever she set her mind to. They “encouraged her and built her up”…..!! Carrie travels all over the United States as an advocate for Down’s Syndrome and has written a children’s book “The Special Tomato”. Our school was truly blessed to be part of Carrie’s story.

Our faculty and staff have been engaged in ongoing professional development in the areas of classroom management and instructional practices as well as technology integration. As many of you will note, more and more teachers are using Google Classroom. This has been very popular with the students and the teachers as it provides another layer of communication that allows students and teachers to be on the proverbial “same page”. th On October 16 , as the students enjoyed sleeping in, our faculty was convening in Lake Placid to listen to Jo Ann Paradise, a National Catechetical Consultant for our Sunday Visitor. Mrs. Paradise from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, provided a wonderful background for our teachers on the importance of Catholic education in shaping the lives of today’s youth. She focused on vocations and shared with us that family is a result of the vocation of marriage. One of Jo Ann’s most distinct points shared was the importance of the Sacrament of Baptism and the importance of attending mass every week as a family. She also talked about the importance of a relationship with Christ and how all of our other relationships must flow through Christ. Her presentation gave each of us “good food for thought” about our role as evangelists within our Catholic school.

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JCC Spaghetti Bridge Competition 2015 IHC sent three teams to JCC’s annual Spaghetti Bridge Building Competition this year. Held on November 5th, each team designed, assembled and tested their bridges they made using uncooked spaghetti and hot glue guns! The objective is to build the bridge with the best load to weight ratio. A bridge that can “hold” a container of gravel much larger than the weight of the bridge itself. During the competition, teams are given limited resources to collaboratively design and build the structure. Our two High School teams: No Baloney Macaronis and the Fine Cut Noodle Heads had respectable scores of 8.72 to 1 and 8.29 to 1, respectively. The Junior High team worked very well in their debut trip and didn’t finish last. They look forward to next year’s competition and have already started the design discussions. IHC team NO Baloney Macaroni won the poster contest this year. Team members are as follows NO BALONEY MACARONI

FINE CUT NOODLE HEADS

FLUFFY BUNNIES

Katey Kellogg Cole Plante Nathan Rose Natalie Ye

Vincenzo Alteri Nicholas Draught Charles Mouaikel Thomas Pan

Katherine Delagarza Brendon Himes Nicholas McNulty Ethan Uliano

Coach—Aimee Beidekapp Assistant Coach—Anjoleen Himes

New York State Math League The following had the top scores on the November New York Math League Test: Charles Mouaikel, Charisse Lapointe, Jake Wan, Nathan Rose, Nick Byard, Claire Chen and Mario Nguyen Congratulations to these students. The next NYS Math League Test will be December 8th at 2:15pm New test takers are always welcome.

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Science News Environmental Science

Mrs. Missert’s Environmental Science students Vera Arias and Hunter Whitney have been working very hard on working the kinks out on the school’s hydroponics system. These students have partnered with a local contractor to change all the shelving and lighting elements with the hopes of increasing the system’s overall efficiency. Only time will tell if the changes have been successful. We will be growing their plants through the fall and winter months to remind us all that Spring will eventually come. In correspondence with the hydroponics system, Vera and Hunter have also been collecting soil samples from school grounds to see if their data correlates with the Web Soil Survey through the National Resources Conservation from the United States Department of Agriculture. The students are compiling their data to determine useful information such as the general soil types, location of prime farmland, use and management of soils, processes and factors of soil formation, and landforms and surface geology.

Physical Science & Environmental Science

Through Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County, Mrs. Missert’s classes were able to partner with the Cooperative Energy Education Program (CEEP) to obtain an Energy Bike to inspire students to think in new and creative ways about energy use and production, by means of engaging students through science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to accelerate success in the classroom and beyond. Mrs. Missert’s students powered the Energy Bike using forms of both Kinetic and Potential energy which in turn, powered a blender and three different light bulbs. During the pedaling process, the students identified each energy type, the amount of work required to power the three types of light bulbs and afterwards, they enjoyed a delicious healthy smoothie.

Earth Science

The students in Earth Science have recently embarked on the adventures of mapping. The students polished their Geography skills by showing their mastery knowledge of latitude and longitude, location and direction of stream/ river flow, and gradient comparisons using mathematics. The students used several tools to demonstrate their subject knowledge. Tools used included a Globe, a local quadrangle on Copenhagen from Cornell’s Army Corps of Engineers, and lastly, by constructing their own 2D map, using a 3D model.

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….News from the Halls of the Jr. High Dear Parents, The first quarter has flown by. Our new students have transitioned to the schedule of a Junior High Student. Here are a few reminders: After School: The Junior High teachers are available are available most days until 3:15. Your child can stay and complete homework assignments, study for tests, clean out their locker or get some guidance on misunderstood materials. Please encourage your child to stay with a teacher while waiting for a sports practice. Uniform: Boys are to wear belts and school schools each day; girls: shirts are to be tucked in and buttoned to within one button of their neck, skirts are to be worn near their knee and not rolled; both: socks must come above the ankle bone. School arrival: students are to be done with their lockers, errands completed and be in their homeroom seat by 7:50. Students arriving late 8 or more times within a quarter will be required to serve a detention for each late arrival over 7.

Jr. High Religion 7th grade students recently completed lesson presentations on life in Palestine. Many students chose to make their presentations using Google slides, Maggie Butler and her group created this beautiful poster. The 7th grade students will be learning about the early life of Christ during the coming weeks.

The 8th grade worked for days on their poster for one of the six models of the Church. Shown here is Jake Thomas and his model of service. The students had a guest speaker, Sister James Marie, for the chapter on prayer. The kids are always happy to have Sister stop by and share her stories. For their next lesson on service, the students will be creating a fun and interesting skit about a real world problem with relevant passage from the Bible.

Jr. High English News Junior High Personal Narrative ProjectTo start off the 2015-2016 school year, the seventh and eighth grade English classes were asked to write a personal narrative. Each student was asked to write a creative story based on a past experience. Throughout class time, students learned how to incorporate transition words and narrative techniques to hook readers into their stories. Eagerly, students wrote stories that reflected their own personal backgrounds. As a result, the seventh and eighth grade classes started off the first quarter with a very successful writing project. As the year progresses, students will learn from this writing assignment and will continue to improve their techniques. Continued on next page….

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Jr. High English News, continued……. My Gymnastics Story By Maggie Butler I woke up one morning the day of my gymnastics recital. I brushed my teeth, got dressed, and went to school. After school was over I got ready for my recital. I did my hair and my nails, got dressed and left. Little did I know that this would be a great day. I started gymnastics when I was two. I learned how to do basic tricks, at the YMCA. When I was eight I cut my foot open there at a birthday party. I then switched gymnastics places. I now go to JoAnns Northern Lights Dance Company. I learned how to do a front handspring. One year our class won best effort trophy. It was in the shape of a star, and it was gold and a little heavy. As my coach once said “never give up”. As I said in the beginning of this story my recital day was a great day. It was a great day because all my hard work had paid off. It was nerve-racking at first, then it was fun and exciting. After it was over the crowd cheered, shouted, and yelled with excitement. From my gymnastics experience I learned to always try something new, as in a trick, even if you are scared. This experience was important to me. It was important to me because I learned to never give up. Gymnastics has given me confidence to challenge myself and prove hard work pays off. All Dogs Go To Heaven By Brenden Duffy Have you ever wondered if dogs could fly? I had just come back from hockey practice and then suddenly this cute-chubby-Labrador puppy was sitting right at my feet. I could see the puppy’s eyes were aching for a belly rub. I gave the puppy a deliciously nutritious treat, she loved it. I remember the first time I met eyes with Maggie, the chocolate Labrador retriever. For one thing, she was a fat, small, and quiet pup that loved the glistening snow. Maggie came from a family of six, one girl, three boys, and last but not least, the lovely parents. Her family lived on the outstretch of Germany’s luxurious farm lands. Maggie cost us a fortune by being priced at $1,000. Maggie made many friends—one of which was our next door neighbor—a lonely widow whose husband was killed overseas while fighting ISIS. Maggie’s friend, Mrs. Lee, often bonded with Maggie. Mrs. Lee even had a bed and even a dog bowl for Maggie. When my mother was pregnant, Mrs. Lee usually took Maggie out to run on the hill side of the mountain that our house was built on. It almost felt like Maggie was spending more time at the widow’s house than her own house. Maggie would often take on bad habits when she was at the widow’s house. Likewise, Maggie would spend the night at the widow’s house and then come back the next day. In fact, sometimes we would see her sitting right on the kitchen counter, or lying on the sofa. One lovely evening, Mrs. Lee decided to take Maggie out for a run on the hillside without a leash on. Mrs. Lee was running right along Maggie until they came to the giant tower that looked over the German city of Landstuhl. The widow rushed up the stairs to the top of the five story tower with Maggie right along her not knowing that she didn’t have a leash on. Once Maggie got to the top of the tower she jumped up on the ledge and then … now I ask you if dogs fly? If you say “yes” you’re correct and if you say “no” you are also correct. You can probably guess the outcome of the story. Well, Maggie did end up jumping off the tower on the cement ground. The widow was screaming for help but there was no chance that the one year old puppy could live. There on the ground was a puppy that had just fallen five stories but looked good as new. Although her intestines were up by her head and her lungs were dismantled. Concluding, I believe that Maggie flew all the way up to heaven with many other fallen heroes in the harmony of God. Mrs. Lee was terrified and truly sorry. Our whole house was a wreak that night but we overcame this horrible tragedy by getting another Labrador retriever and naming it “Maggie”. I have once again another journey waiting for me to walk right into. Finally, all dogs will go to heaven and all dogs will fly on their way there.

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Music News Congratulations to Carmen Jones (Trumpet) and Aidan Schwericke (Clarinet) for being accepted into Jr. High Bi-County Band, which performed at LaFargeville on Saturday, November 7. Congratulations to William Jones (Trumpet) for his acceptance into Area All-State Orchestra, Caroline McPherson (Clarinet) for her acceptance into Area All-State Band, and Erin Gillum (Alto), Kaeleigh Meehan (Soprano), Sarah Monnat ( Soprano), and Evan Munger (Tenor) for their acceptance into Area All-State Chorus. All groups will be performing Saturday, November 21st. At Indian River. The Performing Arts Club will be traveling again this year! There are still a limited number of seats available to NYC in May 2016. This trip will include visits to: The statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, 9/11 Memorial and Museum, Museum of Natural History, Empire State Building, NBC Studios and Radio City Music Hall. Breakfast at the hotel and dinner at Guy Fieri’s Times Square Restaurant are included, as well as mass at St. Patrick’s cathedral and tickets to the new hit Broadway musical “Finding Neverland,” currently starring Matthew Morrison and Kelsey Grammer. Please see Mrs. Briggs for information. Upcoming Events: Christmas Program 2015, December 21st @ 7 pm for the school community and December 23rd @ 9:30am for the rd—12th grade students

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Watch for our major Spring Musical: “The Adams Family” March 4th and 5th at 7 pm

IHC Talent Showcase 2015 The auditorium was hopping Friday and Saturday night, November 6th and 7th, as the students of Immaculate Heart Central High School put on a variety show for their peers and community. The diverse acts ranged from the expected singing and dancing, to instrumentals, and yes, even a kazoo duet jam! Nineteen acts took the stage, after weeks of rehearsals and refining their performances. The music was upbeat and the show was exciting, ranging from popular music, to show tunes. Some students accompanied themselves, either on guitar or piano, while there was a nice rock band jam with a set of drums and an electric guitar. It was quite a show, with students displaying not only the talent, which was obvious, but the diversity as well.

The performing arts club is now turning their attention to their next project, the Christmas Show, which will have a public performance December 21, at 7:00pm, and an assembly performance on December 23 inviting the Intermediate School to enjoy. The annual performance will include concerts by the high school’s chorus and band, a short play titles, “The Littlest Elf,” followed by a Living Nativity to close out the complete night’s worth of holiday entertainment. It is a show that offers something for everyone, including lots of traditional holiday music. As the school’s gift to the community, there is no admission fee for this performance. They will be accepting donations of canned/dry goods for the Watertown Food Pantry. Come celebrate the season!!!

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Girls Varsity Soccer Coached by: Kurt Robbins, Brandon Cooney, Michaela Richards, Ally Cleaver League Record 7-5 Overall Record 12-7-1 The girls placed 2nd in the Frontier A Division. Seeded 6th, the Girls Varsity Soccer (Section 3, Class C) won 3 rounds against Waterville, Bishop Grimes and Tully before falling to the #1 seeded and Section III Class C Champions; Sauquoit Valley. League All-Stars: 1st Team: Lauren Chamberlain, Liz Gefell and Kate O’Neil 1st Team All-Star Goalie—Amanda McElheran 2nd Team: Abby Piddock, Megan Welch Honorable Mention—Charisse Lapointe and Macee Fay Girls JV Soccer Coached by: Amy Rathbun and Jennifer Delaney-Bombard League Record 0-6 Overall Record 5-10 Girls Modified Soccer Coached by: Jill Netto League Record 4-2-2 Girls Tennis Coached by: Rick Snow League Record 6-6 Overall Record 7-7 The girls tennis team placed 3rd in the Frontier League A Division and 2nd in the Frontier League tournament. League All-Stars: Talulah Cross Delaney Gonas Michelle Snow

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Varsity Football Coached by: Paul Alteri, Randy Pound, Dave Gebo Sr., Dave Gebo Jr. and Dan Frechette League Record 3-2 Overall Record 4-4 The team ended their season with 3rd place in the league All-Stars: First Team Vincenzo Alteri Silas Baker Nicholas Draught Connor Ingerson Joshua Navarra Second Team: Walter Dodard Michael Laverty Nathan Rose Cody Sweeney Peter Winkler Modified Football Coached by: David VandeWater, Kris Dimmick League Record 4-1-1 Boys Varsity Soccer Coached by: Mary Guyette League Record 4-2-2 Overall Record 13-4-1 The boys tied for 1st place with Watertown High School in the Frontier League A Division League Seeded 2nd the Boys Varsity Soccer (Section 3, Class C) drew a BYE in Round 1, won rounds 2 & 3 against Mount Markham and Cooperstown and fell to #1 seeded and Section III Class C Champions -Thousand Islands. League All-Stars: Tyler Cooper Zack Frechette Jake Fusilli Will Magovney Jack Whalen Honorable Mention: Jake Bombard Dominic Duah Boys JV Soccer Coached by: Scott Ruehle League Record 3-7-1 Overall Record 3-7-1 Boys Modified Soccer Coached by: Amy O’Donnell and Tricia Ledoux League Record 0-8

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NYSPHSAA Scholar/Athlete Awards

At the end of each sport season, the NYSPHSAA honor those teams that excel in the classroom. This is a Varsity team award and each sport has a required minimum number of students/athletes for that sport with a minimum team Grade Average of 90% in order for the team to receive the Scholar/Athlete distinction. Fall teams earning Scholar / Athlete team honors and individual Scholar / Athletes are listed: Girls Varsity Soccer: Gina Alteri Georgia Barton Lauren Chamberlain McKenna Cooney Macee Fay Mollie Guyette Erin Jank Madlen Kalamas Charisse Lapointe Amanda McElheran Julia O’Brien Kate O’Neil Abigail Piddock Gwyneth Rowland Megan Welch

Girls Varsity Tennis: Maria Benavides Talulah Cross Delaney Gonas Margaret Gonas Sarah Hornbarger Makenzie Kramer Anna O’Neil Hannah Renzi Michelle Snow

Boys Varsity Soccer: Jacob Bombard Tyler Cooper Dominic Duah Zachary Frechette Jake Fusilli Maxwell Graham Christopher Kiser Daniel Malinowski Luke Renzi Daniel Snow Connor Way Filippo Zanni

Varsity Football: Vincenzo Alteri Silas Baker Noah Cuevas Connor Ingerson Williams Jones Michael Laverty Trent Mitchell Joshua Navarra Ryan Shanahan Taylor Welch

School Safety Enhancements and Virtus Training – I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Sr. of St. Joseph faculty members for sharing their ministry money with us to upgrade our video safety system throughout the school. Special thanks also to STAT Communications and their team of professionals who advised and installed the new system. The video system is cost effective measure to enhance the school safety and greatly minimize the potential for negative behavior. Additionally, as part of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, we are expected to follow the requirements of the Safe Environment initiatives. Most recently, the Diocese revised the guidelines for school trips, including overnight trips, field trips, and transportation for sporting events. Many of these changes came out of conversations and questions from parishes about traveling to see the Pope while he was visiting America. The policy revision process looked at schools and asked are we consistently and confidently providing safe transportation, supervision, health care and good communication each time our students travel as part of a school group. During the winter sports parent meeting, I shared this information, the revisions, and the implications it had with our away sporting events. Specifically, as a parent you must give consent for your son/ daughter to ride with another approved adult to and from games. Additionally, if you will be transporting players other than your child, it is expected that you will sign the pastoral Volunteer Code of Conduct, have a background check, and attend a Virtus Training (Protecting God’s Children). To this end we have offered additional Virtus Training sessions. The next sessions will be at IHC High School on December 5th at 9:30 and at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Cape Vincent on December 19th at 9 am. You may go online to register for either of these sessions. https://www.virtusonline.org They are very informative and the consensus of the participants who have attended is that it is beneficial to learn more and to raise the level of awareness about what we all can do to protect God’s children.

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Volunteering Day for the Junior Class In addition to selling pies, the Junior Class joined together on Sunday, November 15th at 10am to rake leaves for Cleveland Funeral Home. The owner, Mr. Darrell Main, made a donation towards the Winter Ball as a thank you for the service. Mr. Main has invited IHC back to help out again in the Spring. Students who joined in this effort included: Vincenzo Alteri (Class President ), Anna Murrock (Secretary), Silas Baker, Nick Draught, Makenzie Krammer, Nick Clement, Nolan Bellinger, Bryana Dunnigan, and Trent Mitchell. Class advisors also present to lend a hand: Mrs. Brady, Mrs. Missert and Mr. St.Croix.

Following our summer seminar with Mrs. Mary Corriveau we have started the year off strong with our student leaders. The leadership group is comprised of the Student Council Officers along with the class officers from each grade level and a representative from the Performing Arts Group. Students are instructed on the basics of Roberts Rules and expected to use these parliamentary procedures to conduct all meetings. The leaders are also asked to sign a leadership contract which outlines activities and expectations for each individual. A brief overview of roles and responsibilities of the Student Council was shared during their first meeting. In subsequent meetings Standing Committees were also formed. Students are expected to serve on at least one Standing Committee and encouraged to also serve on ad hoc committees as the need arises. Our Standing Committees are: the Spirit Committee, the Ambassador Committee, and the Patriotic / Events Committee. The Spirit Committee helped plan the PEP Rally for Homecoming. They also met recently to help pick out spirit wear to be purchased and sold through our IHC Bookstore. The Ambassador Committee help plan and coordinate the first Cultural Diffusion Dinner in October. Most recently they met to plan out the 25 days of RACK – “Random Acts of Christmas Kindness”. This calendar has been shared throughout the school and is on the back page of this newsletter. We encourage all to participate. It is after all……another way to “encourage one another and build one another up”. The Patriotic / Events Committee will help coordinate a schedule for student leaders and FCS participants to provide assistance with the ticket taking at home basketball games this year. Overall it is a busy and productive year and our leadership program continues to grow and promote effective and ethical leadership.

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Meet the world! Become a Host for International Students. We are looking for hosts parents who can provide a caring, supportive home away from home. Hosting an international student can be a very rewarding experience! Our host families and students build life-long relationships and give one another the experience of a lifetime. Here are a few of the things you need to know: • You will need to provide meals throughout the week and weekend (students receive lunch at school) • You will need to provide transportation to/from school and extra curricular activities (busing and carpooling may be an option) • Students are required to pay for anything outside of basic living expenses. “Basic Living Expenses” include shelter, heat, food, transportation, fuel, love and care. Students will use their own money for items such as lunch at the mall, going to the movies, purchasing books and uniforms, going out with friends, mini vacations, etc. • There is a monthly stipend for room and board. We have new students coming in January and need a few more host homes, we hope you would please consider opening your home and adding to your family. For more information call or email Jodi Ramos at 315-788-4670 or [email protected].

Cultural Diffusion Dinner Cultural Diffusion Dinner – On October 1st, 82 people gathered in the JSHS cafeteria to celebrate diverse cultures. The theme of the event was the Chinese National Day, a public holiday celebrated each year in China. This day celebrates the creation of the People’s Republic of China and has been celebrated since 1949. To help our friends from China celebrate this day we ordered Chinese food and shared special dishes prepared by many host parents. We also attempted to maneuver food from plate to mouth with chopsticks; this wasn’t always pretty ….or graceful! We then played a name game to help foster new friendships among al of the students who attended. It was a fun, educational, and rewarding night for all! Watch for our next Cultural Diffusion dinner in the early spring.

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Our Whiz Quiz team started practicing the first full week of school and made a nice run in the competition this year. Team members Charles Mouaikel, Connor Ingerson, Makenzie Kramer, Nick Byard and Addie McManimmon were victorious against Copenhagen, Canton and Indian River. The team fell short against LaFargeville, but certainly had a successful season. Congrats to the team and their moderators; Sr. Cecilia Marie and Mr. Montondo.

FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP JANUARY 4, 2016 6:30 PM

Mr. Delaney will be holding a Financial Aid Workshop on Monday January 4, 2016 at 6:30 in the auditorium.

The following topics will be presented:  Applying for financial aid  Financial aid forms  Types & sources of financial aid  Financial aid calculation  FAFSA  Federal grants & loans  TAP  Profile  Award evaluation  Scholarship information November 25-27th December 7th December 8th December 8th 8:00 a.m. December 16th December 21st December 23rd December 23rd December 24th—January 1st January 4th January 5th January 6th January 12th

Thanksgiving Break Spiritual Committee Meeting 2:15 p.m. NYS Math League Test Immaculate Conception Mass Penance Service 9:40a.m. Christmas Program 7:00 p.m. Christmas Program 9:40 a.m. Christmas Sweater Day (seniors only) Christmas Break Financial Aid Workshop Student Council Meeting Feast of the Epiphany Mass 8:05am NYS Math League 2:15pm

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A Prayer For Thanksgiving Loving God, We turn our hearts to you on this Day for giving thanks, mindful of Your many gifts. For each one, we are grateful. For each one, we are blessed. For each one we are opened to the Abundance of your love. May this Thanksgiving Day offer a Reminder to be generous with others, As you are with us. We praise you. We rejoice in you. We give you thanks. Amen

Immaculate Heart Central Random Acts of Christmas Kindness Sunday

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December 2015

1 Give a compliment to a friend

2 Start a conversation with someone new

3 Open the door for someone

4 5 Leave a Help make happy note dinner for someone to find

8 Let someone go before you in the lunch line

9 Call former International friends

10 Make Christmas cards for soldiers

11 Buy someone a big cookie

12 Do extra chores

13 14 15 Be a greeter Do a favor Sign up for at church for a teacher faith community service

16 Help a classmate with homework

17 Email secretaries a compliment

18 Donate a coat to someone in need

19 Make cookies for your neighbors

20 21 Visit a nurs- Bring a ing home canned good for donation

22 Give teachers a Christmas card

23 Email parents a Christmas message

24 25 Donate a toy Pray for to toys for Peace tots

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6 Donate to a local Angel Tree

7 Pick up trash in the halls

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