Immaculate Conception School News Volume 10 Number 28 May 8, 2015 115 North B Street Monmouth, IL 61462 309-‐734-‐6037 Monsignor Thomas Mack Father Timothy Hepner Kathryn Bennett, Principal Website: www.immaculate-‐conception.net Band, Choir, & Chimes Concert Monday Evening, May 11 Please join us in the school gym for the band, choir, and chimes concert Monday evening, May 11. Seating begins at 6:45 and the concert starts at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Band, choir and chimes will perform our spring concert Monday evening at 7:00. Performers need to report at 6:15. Interest in Band Next Year Parents of 4th graders who are planning to be in band next year will need to stop by the music room between 3:30-‐5:30 on Thursday, May 14th to get information and make rental arrangements. Anyone who can't make it during that time and is planning to be in band next year should contact me by calling the office or by email at amorris@immaculate-‐conception.net. Important Notice to 8th Grade Parents 8th grade parents are reminded that all accounts are to be paid in full prior to 8th grade graduation, Thursday, May 14. That includes lunch and after school accounts, as well as tuition. If a parent has a particular problem, they are asked to call and talk with the principal. Important Notice ICS Parents Regarding Registration We would like to thank those parents who recently completed their registration papers and sent them to Mrs. Steele through the blue folder. We would like to remind you that no one will be available in the school office to register your children after Wednesday, June 10, so it is important that you register NOW. Book orders are in the process of being completed at this time. If your child is not included in the count, he/she may be delayed in having their books the first day of school. Since the cost of textbooks are so exorbitant, the school only orders books for registered homeroom counts. Please also remember that fees that are not paid prior to August 7 are automatically deducted from checking/saving accounts. We appreciate our parent/guardians support in these matters. Update on Track & Field Activities The 5th grade girls won the Carthage Invitational and brought home a trophy. Josie Bentz led the team with two first place finishes. She won the 800 and the 400, setting a new meet record of 1:13. Veronica Miller won the high jump, placed second in the hurdles, and third in the 400. Brooke Kane took second in the 100 and fifth in the 400. Megan Noel placed second in the shot put and the discus. Jenna Bentz placed fourth in the hurdles and the 200. Belle Thompson placed second in the 200. The 4 x 200 team of Jenna Bentz, Maddy Diaz, Leslie Quintana and Noel placed third. The 4 x 400 team of Josie Bentz, Kane, Miller, and Noel got second place. In the 5th grade boys division, Ian McVey placed third in the discus. In the 6th grade girls division, Bridget Brokaw got second in the 1600 and third in the 800. Ryley Huston placed third in the long jump and fourth in the 100. The 4 x 100 team of Catherine Fuller, Brokaw, Huston, and Thompson placed third. The 4 x 400 team of Reese Putnam, Jenna Bentz, Thompson, and Fuller placed sixth. Carter Russell placed 5th in the shot put in the 6th grade boys division. The 4 x 200 team of Russell, McVey, Tanner Bryan, and Kadyn Avendano placed second. The 5th and 6th graders also participated in the BPC 6th Grade Invitational Meet. The girls placed second overall. Ryley Huston placed second in the 100 and shot put and placed third in the 200. Bridget Brokaw paced second in the 1600, third in the 800, and sixth in the hurdles. Reese Putnam had a sixth place finish in the 800 and the 1600. Josie Bentz tied for second in the high jump and placed fourth in both the 400 and 800. Jenna Bentz placed fifth in the hurdles. Veronica Miller tied for second in the high jump and placed fourth in the hurdles. Megan Noel placed fifth in the discus and 6th in the shot put. Leslie Quintana placed sixth in the discus. Bell Thompson placed fifth in the high jump. The 4 x 200 team of Jenna Bentz, Maddy Diaz, Catherine Fuller, and Quintana placed fourth. The 4 x 100 team of Josie Bentz, Huston, Thompson, and Miller placed second. The 4 x 400 team of Diaz, Miller, Noel, and Thompson also placed second. In the boys’ division, Kadyn Avendano placed third in the discus and fifth in the shot put. Tanner Bryan placed sixth in the 400. Carter Russell got second in the shot put. Ian McVey placed sixth in the 800. The 5th and 6th graders brought home a lot of ribbons for their efforts. The 7th and 8th graders participated in two unscored meets during this time. They ran many personal bests at Elmwood while getting prepared for the sectional that is scheduled for Saturday at Bushnell. Eighth Grade Graduation Mass, May 14 8th grade students will celebrate their last day of school on Thursday, May 14, with a special lunch served by the cooks in the cafeteria. They will be dismissed at 12 noon that day. They will be asked to reassemble in the church in their caps and gowns for individual and group photographs beginning at 5:45 p.m. The graduation Mass begins at 7 p.m. A reception will follow Mass in the school gym. Totus Tuus Registration Still Open For the third year in a row, Immaculate Conception Church will host a diocesan team for the Totus Tuus program scheduled this year from Sunday, June 28 – Friday, July 3. This year, the team will concentrate on the quality of Virtues and the Sorrowful Mysteries. The junior high school session will be from Sunday, June 28 –through Thursday July 2. The fee is $15. The elementary program will begin Monday May 29 – July 3 with a fee of $25 per child. A family fee of $60 for three children is also available. Applications went home in the blue folder last week. We hope our parents will consider sending their children to this important summer program. If finances are a problem please contact the parish office. Kindergarten Graduation, Thursday, May 21 The ICS kindergarten class will have their graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 21, beginning at 1 p.m. in the Mary Twomey Parish Hall. Parents of Kindergarten children are asked to arrive at 12:45 p.m. and use the parish entrance on West Broadway Street. A brief reception for the children will follow the ceremony. Be sure to bring your cameras! Congratulations to our Eighth Grade Graduates Members of the class of 2015, the 100th graduating class of Immaculate Conception School, include: Alassandra Arteaga, Gisel Arteaga, Marcus Avendano, Maci Bryan, Nicholas Corman, Emanuel Flores, Maggie Huston, Emma Parkins, Derek Rogers, Tala Tabishat, Carly Thompson, Juan Vazquez, and Mary VonKannon. Congratulations graduates! Mrs. Bennett’s Retirement Party Your invited to a retirement party for Mrs. Bennett, Friday June 5th from 5-‐7p.m., at the Mary Twomey Parish Hall. Please stop in to wish her well. Congratulation to the Newly Inductees of the National Jr. Honor Society On April 23, 2015, Immaculate Conception School Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society inducted 6 middle school students. 7th Grade: Blake Cunningham, and Santina Alfano; 6th Grade: Bridget Brokaw, Catherine Fuller, Ryley Huston, Carter Russell. A committee, consisting of teachers and the principal, selected the students for their Outstanding, Scholarship, Service, Leadership, Citizenship, and Character in the school and community. Congratulation students. Enclosures Final Fair Share report, YMCA Info, End of Year Fair Share report, Auction Raffle Reminder School Calendar May 11-‐15, 2015 Monday, May 11 Band, Choir, & Chimes Concert at ICS 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 Choir Practice 3-‐4 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 Rosary 8:40 a.m. & Mass 9 a.m. Seminarians & Nuns visit with middle school students after Mass; & Girl Scouts Mary Twomey Hall Thursday, May 14 Farewell lunch for graduates and dismissal at 12 noon; and 8th Grade Graduation 7 p.m. students arrive at 5:45 for individual and group photos; No Youth Group tonight Friday, May 15 Pre-‐K, Kindergarten, & 1st Grade Field Trip & IESA State Track Finals Saturday May 16 IESA State Track Finals continue May 18-‐22, 2015 Monday, May 18 Tuesday, May 19 2nd & 3rd Grade Field Trip to Putnam Museum; Choir Practice 3-‐4 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 Rosary 8:40 and Last all school Mass 9 a.m. Thursday, May 21 Kindergarten Graduation beginning at 1 p.m. in the Mary Twomey Hall; Youth Group 3-‐4 p.m. Friday, May 22 Last Day of School 11:30 a.m. dismissal; Awards will be presented in homeroom classrooms for all grades; No After School provided