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May 7, 2018

 

PRAYER INTENTIONS 

  • Saint of the Day - Saint Rose Venerini
  • For the Bishop Gorman seniors as they prepare for graduation

ANNOUNCEMENTS


2018 GRADUATION EVENTS
Senior/Alumni Luncheon - May 16, 2018. 11:00am in the Milam Joseph Center
Senior Baccalaureate Mass - May 17, 2018. 6:00pm at the Chapel of Sts. Peter and Paul
Senior Honors Convocation - May 18, 2018. 9:15am in the Haddad Gymnasium
Senior Commencement Ceremony - May 18, 2018. 6:00pm at the UTT Herrington Patriot Center

TUITION CONTRACTS/ MACBOOKS
Tuition contracts were sent out last week. Please return signed contracts by June 15th so that a macbook can be ordered for your high school student. Contracts received late may have a delay on ordering of a macbook due to the time necessary to setup the computers for each student.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SPORTS PHYSICALS
High school students will be attending a sports physical screening at UT Tyler this Friday, May 11th. All high school athletes should have turned in filled out and signed permission slip packets. Contact Athletic Director Rod Kaspar or Trainer Joe Ayers for any questions.  

"AN EVENING OF DRAMA"  
Please come and support the drama students in their final production of the year, A Pot Luck Dinner Theater, 6:00 PM, Tuesday, May 8th, in the high school gym.  This is the students’ final exam for the year. They have been required to choose their own pieces -- some of which are original -- and organize and implement all aspects of the production.  

LIBRARY NEWS
It's already time to start thinking about the final AR Store of the year, which will be held May 14th and May 15th. Prizes big and small are welcome such as movie-sized boxes of candy, gum, gift cards, and summer-themed items  (a wish list is attached).  Also,  Volunteers are needed --If you would like to volunteer to help set up, work, or break down the AR store, please select the link.  Please drop any donations off in the office marked for the AR Store by Friday, May 11th.  Please also put your name on it so Mrs. Alexander can thank you for your support! Thank you for supporting literacy and a love of reading! Any questions?  Please contact Elizabeth Alexander, Librarian Media Specialist, at ealexander@bishopgorman.net  
AR Weekly Update

BISHOP GORMAN 2018 SUMMER BRIDGE CLASSES ARE NOW ACCEPTING ENROLLMENT!
Please find attached the information for this year's Summer Bridge classes. 

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEER
MS Cheer Parent Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 10th at 5:30 in the cafeteria

SPRING CONCERT
Monday, May 14 - - Spring Concert – MS & HS Band, Choir & Orchestra – High School Gym – 6:00 p.m.


MOTOPHOTO PICTURE ORDERING Click HERE 
Password: 
Contact Felipe Natera for Password

AMAZON SMILE 
Bishop Gorman is part of the Amazon Smile program. Amazon Smile pays .5% of your purchase to Bishop Gorman. To participate, go to smile.amazon.com (Amazon Smile) and login using your normal Amazon username and password. Set up an Amazon account first if you do not already have one. The same username and password for Amazon is used to access Amazon smile. Once on Amazon Smile, search for Bishop Gorman Catholic School as your charity of choice and continue shopping. Each subsequent time you shop on Amazon, start at smile.amazon.com instead of the usual Amazon website. 

Bishop Strickland, Fr. Anthony, Robin Perry, Jan Pilgrim and Rod Kaspar welcomed the Brodnax Family for a special tour of the new Brodnax Family Crusader Center!
Blessing of the Brodnax Family Crusader Center:
It's exciting times at Bishop Gorman!  The Brodnax Family Crusader Center is complete.  Please join the Bishop Gorman community May 11th at 4:00 p.m. for the blessing.  A special thank you to all who have made this day possible! 
Congratulations to Jeremiah Milton: TAPPS 5A State Champion! Jeremiah ran the 100 meter dash in a time of 10.88 seconds! His time is a new school record! 
Congratulations Hannah Wilson, Maria Danly, Sydney Dacus ad Anna Grace Gregory for placing 3rd in the 4x200 relay at the TAPPS State track meet!
Other Bishop Gorman State competitors included: 
3200 -Elayna Metzger ( 12:17.47), 4th
1600 -Elayna Metzger (5:38), 5th
800 -Tori Burnette (2:32.77), 7th
Triple Jump -Lauren Fanning (33-48.25), 5th
Long Jump- Lauren Fanning 8th, Hannah Claire 7th
4x100 Relay -Anna Grace Gregory, Hannah Claire Wilson,
Sloane Salitore, Sydney Dacus (51.56), 6th
4x100 - Dozie Ifeadi, Emanual Milton, Joe Martins, Jeremiah Milton (44.87), 7th
NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY
Congratulations to the following students who have met the requirements for National Junior Honor Society: Jasmine Eddings, Ashlyn Frans, Monica Herrera, Ore Ifafore, Thomas Brown, Hannah Cammack, Jessica Carmona, Ellie Coan, Lucas Grundy, KellyAnn Harrell, Makenzie LeRoy, Laura McInnis, Abby Metzger, Melissa Perez, Clare Tamisiea, Christiana Ussery and Elisabeth Vahovius.
Congratulations to the St. Gregory students for an amazing performance of Disney's The Lion King last week at Caldwell Auditorium. Click HERE for the story from the Tyler Paper. 
Homily - Joshua Neu - 05-02-18
BISHOP GORMAN FUND
Please consider a gift to the Bishop Gorman Fund. The fund goes to fund things such as improvements to campus security, to offset costs for facility expenditures such as HVAC repairs, scholarships, classroom improvements, etc. 






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