Knight Times: April 2021
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The Knight Times A monthly publication for Alter Families! APRIL 2021 alter UPDATE SENIOR TRIP - REVISIONED 1 - Senior Trip 2 - From the Principal Even though it wasn’t DC, the senior advisors and students had a BLAST 3 - Strategic Plan at the Columbus Zoo, the Reds game, and a dinner cruise in Cincinnati last 4 - Top 10, Important Dates week! We are thankful that the seniors were able to share these last few 5 - Prom, Freshman Social days together as the Class of 2021! 6 - Science Fair, Germany 7 - From Guidance 8 - From The Taylor Center alter PICS 9 - Photo Gallery alter AUXILIARY 10 - Track alter ARTS 11 - Music News 12 - Theatre, Lancerettes alter CALENDAR 13 - 2020/2021 Calendar 14 - 2021/2022 Calendar alter INFORMATION 15 - Lunch Menu Next Week 16 - Summer Camps 17 - Flower Sale 18 - Senior Pictures 19 - Summer Jobs alter UPDATE page 2 From the Principal/CEO Lourdes Lambert PREPARED, PURPOSEFUL, • Passionate – Take a bit of time to reflect PASSIONATE about this school year. What went well this year? What didn’t go so well? Are Dear Families: you still excited and passionate about what you are doing? Are you looking We are 3 weeks away from forward to the next phase of your journey? graduating the class of 2021 For families with students returning, what and final exams for the classes things do we need to put in place now so of 2022, 2023, and 2024! I can we get the most of the next school year hardly believe it is time for all at Alter High School? As we prepare for of our traditional end of the the next school year, it may be time to school year activities. As we put the 2020-21 school revisit schedules, tutors, or extracurricular year behind us, I want to remind us of how we started activities to ensure success and passion the year – prepared, purposeful and passionate: where you are spending your time in the coming school year. Please continue to check Renweb, • Prepared – We started this school year ready communicate with teachers, and communicate for anything and determined to make the most with your student as the final weeks of the school of each day, is that how we are completing year progress. Remember, our common goal is it? Please remember the importance of daily to ensure that your student feels known, loved, attendance as well as arriving to school on and successful. The resilience and determination time and well prepared. A strong finish in the I had the blessing to witness this school year is fourth quarter will make the final exams much not something I will soon forget. It has inspired more bearable for underclass students, and a me daily, and will continue to order my steps in strong finish of your high school career will allow planning for the school year to come. you to move forward with peace of mind and heart. Please also remember that I am always available to you as well. It is my honor to meet with you at • Purposeful – This is the time of year when we all your convenience. start to slip a little, our patience wears a little thin, and encouragement takes on a deeper With hope and gratitude, meeting. Are we acting and reacting with intention and purpose? Why are we doing the Lourdes Lambert, Principal things we do? How are we affecting others with our actions? As we near the end of the school year, I look to an acronym that hangs in my office to remind me of my intention and purpose when interacting with others: o THINK – before you speak, THINK: . T – is it true? . H – is it helpful? . I – is it inspiring? . N – is it necessary? . K – is it kind? The Knight Times ALTER HIGH SCHOOL page 3 ALTER: STRATEGIC PLAN LISTENING SESSIONS The Strategic Planning Listerning Sessions will begin the week of April 11th and will run through the first week in May. We invite all stakeholders in Alter to attend the session(s) that are of most interest to you. Stakeholders include those currently at Alter, parents, alumni, future Alter families, current and past faculty / staff, Alter supporters and friends of the Alter community. During each of these 90-minute listening sessions, you will have an opportunity to learn about the key strategic objectives that will be addressed under a particular designated domain. You will then have an opportunity to ask questions or provide feedback/input before each domain reconvenes and determines specific action items. In order to attend a session, you must pre-register. The links, dates and times are listed below. Each session will be moderated by the domain chair(s). If you have any specific questions concerning the listening sessions, you may contact Dave Homan ([email protected]) or Todd Duplain ([email protected]). Catholic Identity: May 4; 7-8:30 PM | Click here to register Amy Doorley, Co-Chair Julie Penno, Co-Chair 3RD QUARTER SPEECH CONTEST Congratulations to Diya Percy for winning the Regional 3 Optimist Oratorical Contest last week and will be advancing onto the Ohio State HONOR ROLL District Contest in May. CLICK HERE BOB “WIZ” ELLIS It is with great sadness that we ask for prayers for the Ellis family. As many of you already know, Bob “Wiz” Ellis passed away. In the words of Chris Hart, our athletic director, Wiz was an integral part of Alter’s athletic program for over 40 years. Wiz was the head coach of our varsity boys soccer team as well as a willing volunteer at all events. Services were held this week on the Alter soccer field and St. Charles. Please pray for Katie, his wife, his children and grandchildren during this very difficult time of loss. May they find solace in knowing that Wiz now rests with our Savior. Alter High School alter UPDATE page 4 CLASS OF 2021 - TOP TEN ANNOUNCED 1. Cassandra Eckert - Valedictorian 2. Simon Yacoub - Salutatorian 3. Mary Grace Davis 4. Theresa Junker 5. Cole Malenich 6. Caroline Bishop 7. Lauren Doorley 8. Soren Dinkins 9. Liesl Carter 10. Julia Ruffolo UPCOMING DATES OF SENIORS - MAY 3 DEADLINE IMPORTANCE: One very important senior responsibility is the completion of the online ‘Alter Graduation Monday, May 3rd - Advanced Placement Exams Begin Survey’ on Naviance. This survey provides us with a wealth of information, not limited (complete schedule will be distributed to parents this to the following: schools to which you applied and were accepted; scholarship offered; upcoming week) certain honors you may have received; and/or the plans you have after graduation from Monday, May 10th - Last All School Mass and God high school. We use this data in a variety of ways that contribute to the success of our Squad Meeting school. Most importantly, this is the OFFICIAL RECORD that Alter uses to notify us where you will be attending school in the fall. Your final high school transcript MUST be received Tuesday, May 11th - Academic Awards assembly at by your school prior to starting classes. Therefore, it is a REQUIREMENT (even if you may 8:30 am for students/parents (A-L) being honored not be attending college in the fall) that you fully complete and submit the survey by the with academic awards for the school year. All other deadline. students will be on a 2 hour delay today. The survey link opens today, TUESDAY, MARCH 30th. You have until Monday, May 3rd to Thursday, May 13th - Academic Awards assembly at 8:30 am for students/parents (M-Z) being honored submit. But, don’t put it off. You can start the survey and then go back to it as many times with academic awards for the school year. All other as you need until you do the final submission. However, once you hit “submit”, you will not students will be on a 2 hour delay today. be able to make any modifications. You will need to notify any changes to Mrs. Rupper, if you wish to do so. Friday, May 21st - Senior Awards and Baccalaureate Mass and Dinner for the Class of 2021. No school for HOW TO ACCESS Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors. Graduation on May 22nd - 9:30am at Trent. THE ALTER GRADUATION SURVEY 1. Log into your Naviance account. Monday, May 24th - Underclass Final Exams Begin with Periods 8 and 7 on the half day exam schedule 2. On the top right, click on About Me. 3. The drop down will give you options and click on My Surveys. Tuesday, May 25th - Underclass Final Exams for periods 6 and 5 on the half day exam schedule 4. Under that, click on Surveys Not Started 5. Click on the Alter Graduation Survey link to get started. Wednesday, May 26th - Underclass Final Exams for 6. You are able to save your answers and access the survey again at a periods 4 and 3 on the half day exam schedule later time. Thursday, May 27th - Underclass Final Exams for 7. There is an answer at the end of the survey that a parent must periods 2 and 1 on the half day exam schedule and last complete, even if you are 18. day of the 2020-21 school year 8. Only hit “submit” when you are completely finished with the survey. 9. Your final survey must be submitted NO LATER THAN MAY 3rd. The Knight Times alter UPDATE page 5 PROM COURT JUNIOR/SENIOR Seniors and juniors were asked to Soda nominated senior boys and girls for prom Prom 2021 court. Fifty seven girls and thirty boys Shop from the class of 2021 were nominated.