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May 21, 2018

 
Congratulations to the Bishop Gorman class of 2018!

PRAYER INTENTIONS 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CATHOLIC EDUCATION HONOR ROLL
Bishop Gorman is being recognized by the Cardinal Newman Society as a member of the 2018-2023 Catholic Education Honor Roll. The Honor Roll criteria conform (since 2017) to the Principles of Catholic Identity in Education, which The Cardinal Newman Society has derived from Church teaching and guidance on elementary and secondary education. The five principals are: Inspired by Divine MissionModels Christian Communion; Encounters Christ in Prayer, Scripture, and Sacrament;Integrally Forms the Human Person; and Imparts a Christian Understanding of the World.

MS AND HS CROSS COUNTRY MEETING
Tuesday, May 22 at 6:00 in the cafeteria.

8TH GRADE GRADUATION
Commencement - May 24, 2018 at 6:00pm
Commencement Party - After Commencement at 8:00pm in the cafeteria

ALUMNI CONGRATULATIONS
  • Congratulations to Noel Gamez ('13) who graduated Summa Cum Laude from Texas State University with a BS in Science and Engineering.
  • Joanna Bartley('16) qualified for the Dean's List at Hendrix College (Conway, AR) for the Spring '17, Fall '17, and Spring '18 semesters.

BAND CONGRATULATIONS
On Thursday, May 17th the Bishop Gorman Middle School Crusader Band competed at The SoundPost Music Festival in Canton.  The Band earned 1st Division (Superior) rating from in Concert Competition. Congratulation to all of the Middle School Band students for their outstanding performance and all of the work they put in getting ready for this performance.  Many thanks to the parents and staff for their help in going to Contest.

TUITION CONTRACTS/ MACBOOKS
Tuition contracts have been sent out. 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. 

FINAL WEEK FOR SUMMER BRIDGE REGISTRATION

Class to help students complete Summer Reading assignments, practice Math skills, improve College Writing skills, prepare AP Literature students for AP Poetry reading and interpretation, learn basic Woodshop skills, and go Fishing while camping at Beavers Bend are available.  Come by the front office to register.  REGISTRATION ENDS THIS FRIDAY MAY 25TH. 

MESSAGE FROM THE CAFETERIA
Any money that is left on your child's account will be carried over to the their account for next year.   
SENIORS:  Any money left on their account will be given to them unless they have younger siblings then it will be put on their account. All negative accounts need to be taken care of by May 24th.

BAND NEWS
The Green Acres Middle School Band Camp will be on July 16-20 from 8:00 - 5:00 each day.  If your child loves playing their instrument, they will LOVE Band Camp.  Here is a link to more information and how to sign-up:  http://www.gabcmusiccamps.org/

YEARBOOK INFO
  • Please order your 2017-2018 Yearbook. Cost is $65.00. This is a signature hard cover series with high gloss pages. All orders will be done online, using the link below. Deadline to order is June 15, 2018. Production begins once the order deadline is closed. The 2015-2016 yearbook has had some production glitches but is currently in process. 
  • The yearbook class is seeking middle school baseball pictures from any of their games. Please send any you would like to share to mdavis@bishopgorman.net
LIBRARY NEWS
  • The library would like to thank all who participated in the Accelerated Reader program during the 2017-2018 school year. A special congratulations to all of the end-of-the-year award winners:
    • Top Reader of the Year: Michelle Azzi
    • Highest No. of Perfect Scores: Julianne Mallari
    • Highest Average of the Year: Heather Schmitt
    • STEM Reader of the Year: Yigermal Bekele
    • Top MS Partners in Reading: Laura & Hayden Ludwig
    • Top HS Partners in Reading: Teresa Rieder & Yigermal Bekele
  • Summer reading assignments are on display in the library; many thanks to library aides Katie McBee and Jose Covarrubias for their work creating it! Books are available now at Barnes & Noble. Click here for assignment details.
  • The AR program will be available during the break to all returning students. An AR quizzing station will be set up in the front office where students may quiz throughout the summer. Please contact Elizabeth Alexander for details atealexander@bishopgorman.net.  


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. 

Click HERE for Basketball Camp waiver form. 
Click HERE for Volleyball Camp waiver form. 
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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