September 7, 2021 Principal's Newsletter

September 7, 2021
This past weekend was a time of great joy for my family. Our daughter was married in a beautiful and blessed ceremony at our own Chapel of Saints Peter and Paul. In attendance was over a fourth of her former classmates from the Bishop Gorman graduating class of 2004, one of whom was the groom. A former teacher, Ms. Linda Mooney, said the blessing at the reception. That is when you know that what we are doing here really matters. Love and lifelong friendships built through His grace are a result of what we do together at Bishop Gorman Catholic School. I hope we can continue to work together to continue this tradition of fellowship. God bless. ~ M. Schick, Interim Principal

Middle School and High School Formation
At Bishop Gorman we desire to have an integral formation of our students. To fulfill this goal, we are continuing the implementation of a virtue program (https://www.sportsleader.org/) with our middle school students. We are dedicating time each week to focus on a virtue of the month. The goal is to help them understand character development and challenge them to live virtue in their daily lives. This month's virtue is Discipline.

High school students have a dedicated time once every other week to participate in a small group discussion with their peers over meaningful topics. There are several goals for these formation periods:

Learning how to have a respectful discussion.
Learning how to lead a small group.
Learning how to be more reflective over serious topics.

Last formation period the high school students had a discussion over the quality of their friendships (CLICK HERE). This week they will be discussing the importance of empathy (CLICK HERE).

If you have any questions about formation, please contact our school chaplain, Fr. Zachary Dominguez, at zdominguez@bishopgorman.net.

Stay Connected
Bishop Gorman has several outlets for keeping up to date with school news. In addition to this weekly newsletter, the Green & White, the Crusader Call, and our new student publication will be sent out monthly. We don’t want you to miss any school communications! Should your phone number or email address change or if you move, please email this information to communications@bishopgorman.net as soon as possible so that you can continue receiving all school communications.

School Pictures
For the 2021-2022 school year, all school portraits, senior pictures, and sports pictures will be taken through the school by the Director of Visual Media Operations, Mr. Felipe Natera.

School Portraits. School portraits will be taken in accordance with the schedule above. Appointments for senior portraits should be made directly with Mr. Natera.
Athletic Portraits. Athletic Portraits will be scheduled during respective seasons for sports teams. Dates will be determined and communicated through the Athletic Director and coaches. Seniors participating on athletic teams will have their pictures taken in their sports uniform in Room 207. (Please note that forms for ordering senior athletic banners will be sent to parents who will be responsible for ordering banners directly from Motophoto).

Pictures will be available for sale in digital format only (there is no form that needs to be filled out prior to taking your school photos). Proofs of these photos will be available online on the Bishop Gorman Vidigami website soon. CLICK HERE for pricing and for the payment form for school pictures.

6th grade students learning how to use our beautiful Holy Family Library by working together to complete an orientation scavenger hunt

Important Dates

Wednesday, September 8 – High School Mass

Thursday, September 9 –

10th Grade School Pictures / 7:30 a.m. (Room 207)
Middle School Mass

Friday, September 10th – 11th Grade School Pictures / 7:30 a.m. (Room 207)

Saturday, September 11 – Future Crusader Clinic / 9 a.m.–12 p.m. / High School Gym CLICK HERE for flyer

Tuesday, September 14 –

School Pictures for middle school cross country team / 7:00 a.m. (Room 207)
School Pictures for middle school PE students / 7:30 a.m. (Room 207)

Friday, September 17 – School Pictures for middle school football team / 7:00 a.m. (Room 207)

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The mission of Bishop Thomas K. Gorman Catholic School is the fulfillment of the educational ministry of the Catholic Church and has as its primary goal the ongoing formation of the Christian person. It aims at the development of the individual's moral, intellectual, social, cultural and physical endowments.

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