IRISH EYES November 18 - 30 2014 Clancy Salutes: • Congratulations to our athletes who signed college scholarship letters last week. They are Joe Corbett who signed a letter of intent to play baseball with the University of Arkansas, Little Rock and Ijeoma Njenje signing a letter of intent to play volleyball with University of Central Oklahoma. • A “Big Irish Thank You” is extended to the Sophomore Leadership Class for coordinating a very moving Veterans Day assembly last week. Clancy also wishes to thank their teacher, Justin Jones for all his work with the class. A “Special Thank You’ goes out to Keynote Speaker, Lt. General Richard A. Burpee. Singing the national anthem was sophomore Matthew Nguyen. • Special thanks to all the students and faculty who performed in Dancing with the Irish Stars this past weekend. 1st place winners were Elaina Noll and JP Joyce, runner up was the duo of Lilly Forth and Alec Minielley. Faculty winners were Peter McConnell and Julia Anderson. Others participating were Dru Chilson and Joseph Romano, Alison Van Horn and Hayden Zehrung, Lilly Forth and Alec Minielly, Christina Hochla and Hayden Bartlett, Sydney Dye and Joseph Kinsinger and Grace Duginski and Cole Mueggenborg. Other faculty members dancing were Aimee Phillps and Adam Sermersheim. • Special Congratulations is extended to Kate Sine for being chosen by teachers and classmates as our November Student of the Month. Besides being a National Merit SemiFinalist, Kate is involved in numerous school activities as well as clubs and organizations. • Congratulations to the senior class for their day of volunteer service at Pepper’s Ranch last Saturday. There were 126 seniors on hand to organize activities and play games with the 75 children at the foster care facility. A “Big Thanks” to senior sponsors Aimee Phillips and Lynda Schaffel for all their work in organizing this event and all the teachers on hand to help with the project: Mr. Chavez, Sr. Sanchez, Mrs. Nedbalek, Señora Maguire, and Mrs. Rigazzi. • Congratulations to the Irish Forensic Speech Team who were the Tournament Champions of the Interp Division this weekend at the 2014 Golden Griffin Speech Invitational held at MWSU in St. Joseph, MO! Senior Allison Hopfer placed 3rd in both Humorous and Dramatic Interp receiving bids in both events to the Tournament of Champions this spring; sophomore Cheyenne Martin place 2nd in Prose Interp and Storytelling and finished 6th in Humorous Interp; and sophomore Maddie Hart placed 5th in Dramatic Interp and was the tournament champion in Prose Interp. An outstanding win for the Irish! Way to SUIT UP!!! • Hat’s Off to seniors Jack Vesper, Keaton Klepper, Sam Shields and Mason Woodward as their band, “Part-time Savants” cut an album last week on iTunes and spotify, http://bit.ly/1tzTyOF. They also won the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) battle of the bands on Saturday. • Welcome to McGuinness!! We had 208 current 8th graders from our Catholic Feeder Schools as well as other middle schools take the STS Placement exam over the past two weekends. We look forward to many of these students joining our school community as freshman next fall. A “Big Thanks” is extended to testing coordinator Dr. Andrew Worthington and our many teachers who helped proctor the exam. • “Hat’s Off” to our varsity football team for another great season. The team qualified for the Class 5A state playoffs, but fell to Ardmore 49-7 last Friday evening. Clancy wishes to extend a special thank you to our seniors for their dedication to the program these past four years. They are Jack Baze, Barrett Bumpas, Jennings Jarman, Ben Jones, Zach Kelley, Coleman Moody, Dom Perrault, Garrett Pierce, Braden Roy, Jacob Seaton, Chase Skelton, Jack Slay and Zach Tillotson. A “Special Thank You” goes out to our coaches for their countless hours of preparation and dedication to the team! They are Head Coach Justin Jones and assistant coaches Scott Stevenson, Bryan Pierce, Matt George, Billy Schuster, Courtney Latimore, Michael Collins, Kurt Baldwin, and Daniel Shields. • A “Big Irish Thank You” to the 7th grade students from St. Charles, St. Eugene, and St. John Nepomuk who visited our school last week. St. John Nepomuk We welcome St. Philip Neri and St. James this St. Charles St. Eugene week. • Happy birthday to the following staff members who celebrate birthdays this week: Justin Jones, Mark Veneklasen, Mayra Wood, Anne Hathcoat, Anthony Wagner, Stephanie Rigazzi and Rebecca Damron-Whitehead. Clancy Speaks: As I was posting the school closing information Sunday night, I saw that only 37 families had signed up for my Remind 101. If you are not familiar with Remind 101, it is an application I have on my phone for push notifications. Mine is set up for faculty, students and parents. This allows me to send out brief information like school closings to all those who have signed up to join my Remind group. You can still do this by entering phone number 918-528-4909 in your cell phone and text @mortbmchs as the message. For detailed instructions, see page 3. It is hard to believe Thanksgiving is 10 days away. We are beginning our 15th week of school! It is only appropriate that the final push for our annual Canned Food Drive begins today and ends when the Greater OKC Food Bank trucks pick up at noon on Thursday. Following Mass last Friday, I encouraged all of our students to be a participant. As of last Friday, our students and faculty had accounted for just over 75,000 lbs of food! Little did we know when we started our annual food drive in 1987 that we could ever exceed 1 million lbs in donations in a span of 27 years. I have great confidence that our students and families will help us achieve that milestone and put us on a road toward 2 million lbs in the near future! My hope is that we will not only achieve our goal, but will have 100% participation by our faculty and students. Finally, I leave you with a prayer of Thanksgiving Gratitude from Monsignor Michael Buckley: “Thank you, Father, for having created us and given us to each other in the human family. Thank you for being with us in all our joys and sorrows, for your comfort in our sadness, your companionship in our loneliness. Thank you for yesterday, today, tomorrow and for the whole of our lives. Thank you for friends, for health and for grace. May we live this and every day conscious of all that has been given to us.” HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Safe travels! See everyone back on Monday, December 1st. Bulletin #15! ! What’s ! ! Happening at BMCHS! November 17th - November 23rd November 17 - 30 Monday 17th: Tuesday 18th: * Snow Day / No School * 7-0 Regular Schedule Wednesday 19th: Thursday 20th: * 7-1 Late Start Schedule / Spiritual Development * Oklahoman Winter Sports Pictures in Front of Gym 3:30 - 7:30 PM * 7-2 Regular Schedule / Canned Food Pickup @ Noon * Josten’s Ring Order Parent Night in Commons 4:30 - 6:30 PM * Fine Arts Night in Commons / Auditorium 7:00 PM * Josten’s Ring Orders in Commons 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM * 7-3 Extended Homeroom for Thanksgiving Prayer Service Friday 21st: * Josten’s Ring Orders in Commons 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM * St. Philip Neri Visit / St. James Visit * Thanksgiving Break / No School Saturday 22nd - Sunday 30th: * Saturday 29th / Naval Academy Brief in Auditorium 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM / James Novak Birthdays Dates to Remember November 20 November 24-28 December 17-19 Dec, 22-Jan. 2 Fine Arts Night, 7:00 pm Thanksgiving Break - No School 1st semester final exams Wed. December 17 Math 8:00 am Social Studies 10:00 am Thurs. December 18 Foreign Language 8:00 am Science 10:00 am Friday, December 19 English 8:00 am Theology 10:00 am Christmas Break - No School United States Naval Academy Admission’s Information Forum November 29 at 10:00 am Bishop McGuinness High School All interested students and parents are welcome to attend for information on UNSA and the application process. **IT’S NOT TOO LATE** Bishop McGuinness Class of 2015 Poinsettia Sale Order your Holiday Poinsettias by TUESDAY, November 18, 2014 Poinsettias make great holiday gifts and decorations for your home and business. Orders of more than 50 poinsettias will be delivered directly to your company. Proceeds help fund the Senior Class Substance Free All Night Graduation Party. Your support is greatly appreciated! Make checks payable to: Bishop McGuinness Class of 2015. Payment must be made at the time of the order. (If you are not sure your order will reach Tricia before the deadline, please call her at 405-620-5313.) Please complete this form and mail to: Tricia Perrault 2116 Gladstone Terrace Oklahoma City, OK 73120 Name: _________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________ Phone: _______________________ Email: __________________________ Please indicate quantity of each color: Red _______ White _________ Pink ________ Total Plants ________ (@$16 each) $ _________ Pickup will be at McGuinness from 2:30 to 5:00 December 1st and 2nd *Please note: This fundraiser is on behalf of the Senior Class of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. Any questions or concerns should be directed to Tricia Perrault 405-620-5313 or [email protected] and not to the school office. $2,500 STEM GRANT FROM THE CATHOLIC FOUNDATION, INC. On Thursday, November 6, Jerry Kelley presented principal David Morton with a $2,500 check from the Catholic Foundation, Inc. The money will fund the “Bits and Bytes of Computer Construction” project that will be part of our Computer Technology curriculum. Five computer assembly kits will be purchased and they will allow the students to gain a deeper understanding of computers, technology and software applications. These kits will provide them with the necessary components to physically create a computer and they will learn how the capacity of storage and speed of components affect their finished product. As the school continues to focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), it strives to provide our students with the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in post-secondary endeavors. Our goal is that this hands-on opportunity will create interest in and enhance our students’ understanding of the complexities of a computer and that this collaborative experience will expand their interest in pursuing additional STEM-type courses. The school is truly grateful for the support of The Catholic Foundation, Inc. who is generous to the many schools and organizations of our Archdiocese. BMCHS would like to celebrate accomplishments that our students are involved in. If your child has received any awards or accomplishments that you consider newsworthy, please email to [email protected] and we will share the news with the BMCHS community. Fine Arts Night Art Band Choir Dance Glee Orchestra Speech th November 20 @7:00pm Petuskey Auditorium $2 Admission ATTENTION IRISH ALUMNI Help BMCHS win Battle of the Bishops! Bishop McGuinness needs your help in the “Battle of the Bishops” Alumni Challenge. The competition between Bishop McGuinness and Bishop Kelley alums is based on donor participation in alumni giving until January 15. The school with the highest percentage increase wins. The losing team’s school leader will have to wear the other school’s shirt at the Hoops for Hope basketball game on January 16th. Simply make a donation to the school. THERE IS NO MINIMUM!! You can donate online at http://www.bmchs.org/page.cfm?p=495. Encourage your classmates to help us keep Mr. Morton “green” and assure the shillelagh stays home!! Bishop McGuinness November 2014 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Hot Sandwich Line ______Daily_____ Cheeseburger Hamburger Breaded Chicken Patty Grilled Chicken Rotating Hot Sandwich __________________ MT– Corndog W– Chicken Fajita T– Chicken Fried Steak F-Bacon Cheeseburger Kiosk—Every Week __________________ M– Planet Sub $2.75 T- Ckn Strip $2.00 W– Chick-Fil-A $2.75 T- Ckn Poppers$2.00 F– Pizza Hut $2.00 Quesadilla Rice Beans Veggie Fruit Milk 3 4 5 6 7 Chicken Nuggets Mashed Pot/gravy Carrots Soup Fruit Milk Managers Choice Veggies Cornbread Gelatin Fruit Milk Egg Rolls Rice Noodles Vegetables Apple crisp Fruit Milk Doritos Locos Taco Salad Beans Corn Fruit Milk Chicken Spaghetti Green Beans Breadstick Fruit Milk 10 11 12 13 14 Chicken Fried Steak Mashed Pot/Gravy Peas Roll Fruit Chicken N Waffles Veggies Gelatin Fruit Milk Meatball sub Vegetables Gelatin Cornbread Fruit Milk Mexican Corn Rice Fruit Milk Managers Special Green Beans Fruit Breadstick Milk 17 18 19 20 21 Chicken Nuggets Mashed Pot/Gravy Peas Roll Fruit Milk Macaroni & Cheese Bermuda Vegetables Gelatin Cornbread Fruit Milk Baked Potato Chili Topping Broccoli Fruit Milk Turkey Mashed/Gravy Dressing Green Beans Rolls Milk Chicken Parmesan Green beans Breadstick Fruit Milk 24 25 26 27 28 Milk DID YOU KNOW??? Lasagna Roll Meatballs Green beans Breadstick Fruit Milk Notes and Announcements Low-Fat Milk can help rebuild muscle after your workout!!!! Lunch Meal $2.90 Ala Carte Items are an additional charge "In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.” from the Tower Cafe in Okarche,OK No Preservatives Made from Scratch Great for Christmas Gifts or Christmas Morning Proceeds will benefit the students from Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School who will travel to Santisimo Sacramento in Piura, Peru in May. Orders must be received by December 1 Pick up rolls December 18, 2:00-5:00 at McGuinness Payment must accompany orders. $12 per dozen Order Online www.bmchs.org ------------------------------------------------------ Name_____________________________ BMCHS Phone______________________Email____________________ ________quantity @$12 per pan____________Total Make checks payable to BMCHS College Corner UPCOMING COLLEGE REP VISITS 10/28/14 Vanderbilt - OSU 10/29/13 St. Louis University 10/30/14 University of Arkansas - OCU - Texas Tech 11/4/14 Rose State College 11/17/14 OSU (at lunches) 12/1/14 OSU OKC About College Corner Here you will find information about colleges that will have a representative visit our school in the coming weeks. There are a ton of wonderful colleges out there, many of which are hidden gems. The college reps will spend approximately 30 minutes with interested students to talk with them about the admissions process and the great things happening at their university. Visit our “College Counseling & Guidance” page to learn more about the colleges that will visit our school. www.bmchs.org Students -- Remember to use the sign-up form located under the “College Counseling & Guidance” tab of our website! You must sign up in advance to attend. SCORE HIGH ON THE DECEMBER ACT SIGN UP NOW FOR THE THREE-DAY, NINE HOUR STUDY SESSION FOR THE DECEMBER 13 ACT. The class will cover the four main sections of the ACT with tips and strategies for each section. My class is not affiliated with the ACT testing company. You must enroll for the ACT test at: act.org DATES AND TIMES OF CLASSES: DECEMBER 8,10,11 4:30-7:30 PM (PLEASE NOTICE, NO CLASS ON THE 9TH) INSTRUCTOR: STEVE BOWLWARE LOCATION: EDMOND MEMORIAL COST: $80 (THIS INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS) No payment is needed until the first class. TO ENROLL AND GET DIRECTIONS, E-MAIL: [email protected]