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March 2007 Newsletter |
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Dear Parents and Students,
News from the Principal:
Noted youth counselor and football coach Dan Duvall will
address a Nashua Catholic assembly on March 9. A one time
talented college football player, Coach Duvall talks to
students about the importance of making healthy life
choices. Drawing on his own personal experiences involving
substance abuse, Coach Duvall exhorts, inspires and directs
kids of all age groups to take charge of their lives and
make good choices along the road to becoming
productive,caring and responsible individuals. Parents are
welcome to attend.
Our Annual Fashion Show is scheduled for Friday evening,
March 16 at 7:00 PM. It promises to be a fun filled evening.
Come and join us for this gala event.
On March 23, we will be having an Early Release Day for all
NC students as our faculty will be involved in Staff
Development activities.
On Monday, March 12, Guidance Counselors from Nashua South (
Joan Bennett) and Nashua North (David Chapman) will visit
Nashua Catholic to make a presentation to our 8th Grade
students regarding the programs and activities both schools
have to offer to incoming freshmen. The presentation will
take place at 1:15 PM. Parents are invited and encouraged to
atttend the presentation.
Admissions Corner
Registration and re-registration has gone very well. If your
forms were delayed, please, send them into the office as
soon as possible or call to update us. The next deadline is
March 15 for the blue Supported Student Forms signed by your
pastor.
REMINDER from the Finance Department:
Please remember to deduct $200/student on your last tuition
payment - due April 1, 2007.
Thank you.
Diane Urquhart
Theology Department News
Save the date! Wednesday, March 14, 2007. 6:30PM- 8:00PM.
The Theology Book Club will be discussing the book, 101
Questions and Answers on Vatican II by Sr. Maureen Sullivan.
This book answers the basic question: “Just what was Vatican
II?” Few Catholics today really understand what this Council
was all about. Sister Maureen Sullivan, O.P., will be
joining us for this discussion. Sister Maureen is assistant
professor of theology at Saint Anselm College in Manchester,
NH. She also lectures widely as a national theology
consultant for Sadlier, Inc. Please consider coming to hear
this dynamic author; you do not have to read the book in
order to attend. If you would like to order a book on your
own, the ISBN # is 0-8091-4133-7.
Students to take a pledge for a 24 Hour Electronic Media
Fast during Lent:
This year during Lent the theology teachers are utilizing a
concept from the Saint Mary’s Press Connect newsletter. We
are challenging the students (and staff if they have the
courage!) to bring more silence to their lives with the hope
that in that silence they may hear the voice of God. In our
society there is the constant background noise of the
electronic media and this can be the greatest deterrent to
hearing God’s call in our lives. During Lent we are called
to examine our lives and choose a fast that has personal or
communal meaning. So, it is with this spirit in mind that we
are asking our student to choose one twenty- four hour
period during Lent and pledge to do the following:
• Fast from (do not use) electronic media for a period of
twenty-four hours. Electronic media
include television, movies, cell phones, radios, CD, iPods
or other MP3 players, Internet, and video games.
• You may be transported in a car, but you should ask that
the radio be turned off out of respect for your fasting.
• If others around you are using electronic media, remove
yourself from the situation.
• If you end up using electronic media, you need to “restart
the clock” and begin the twenty-four hours all over again.
Students will be assigned a reflection paper that will help
“unpack” this unique experience. The Connect newsletter
article states, “Let us be the ones to challenge students to
explore faith in action with a media fast. And perhaps then,
if Jesus were to come again and preach a ‘Sermon in the
Hallway,’ he might say, ’Blessed are those who sit in
silence, for they will hear my voice.’ And perhaps our
students might be better equipped to hear, listen, and act
on that Word.”
News from the English Department
We are very pleased to announce that Sean Olbert won our
school-wide spelling bee and will be representing Nashua
Catholic at the Nashua Area Spelling Bee which will take
place on Sunday, March 11, at 1:00 P.M. at the Elks Lodge in
Nashua. All of the students who participated did an
impressive job with some very difficult words. Erik Nikander
came in at a very close second and will represent our school
if Sean is unavailable on that day. We wish to thank all the
students who participated so cooperatively and competently
in this year's spelling bee.
We are also delighted to announce that both students who
took the on-line qualifying test for the state-wide Reader's
Digest Word Power competition qualified to participate at
the state level. Erik Nikander and Joe Platko will be
participating in this competition at a date, place, and time
still to be announced. Congratulations, gentlemen!
Finally, the Writers Club has changed its meeting day to
Wednesdays. The time is the same - from 3:00- 3:45. This
change has been made because teachers' meetings now take
place on Thursdays in Room 406. Anyone who loves to write is
welcome to join us at any time.
Athletic News
The Cheerleading Team took Second in the recent Tri County
Championships. They continue their competition on Saturday,
March 10 at the NH Winter Spirit Invitational. This
competition will be held at Bishop Guertin High School. The
girls then go on to the NH CYO Competition at St. Anselm
College on March 18th. Best of luck to the team!!
The Wrestling Team had an outstanding season. They took
second in the Tri County Championships last month. At the NH
Youth Wrestling Championships they took a fourth in the
Slate Division, with Patrick O’Connell, Jim Kelly, Preston
Danielson and Tom Reilly all taking first place. Steve
Negron and Matt Uberti placed second and Angelica Levesque
placed third. In the Granite Division, Gabe Gosselin placed
first, Harry Wolcott place second and Mitch Fokas placed
third. These three boys all qualified for the New England
Championships. At the NE, Mitch placed fourth in his weight
class. Gabe placed in the top 10 and Harry was in the top
20, pretty impressive considering the quality of wrestler at
this event. Great job fellas! The team also took first place
in the Inaugural Mark Thibault Memorial City Middle School
Championships. Congratulations to the team and the coaching
staff. We are so proud of you and your accomplishments.
Winter Sports Awards Night will take place on Tuesday, March
20th here at Nashua Catholic, 7pm start time. The evening
begins with team meetings in classrooms, after which we will
gather in the gym for the presentation of individual awards
and a brief presentation.
Uniforms : Parents and student athletes, please return your
clean uniform at this time. Your attention to this simple
task will be much appreciated.
Spring sports are just around the corner. Baseball and
softball will begin on Monday, March 19th. Track will be
begin on Monday, March 26th. The lacrosse teams will open up
Monday, April 2nd. The golf team will begin with a driving
range and practice rounds in April. All the practice
schedules will be posted on the schools web site and on the
bulletin board in the cafeteria. You can also get a schedule
from Mr. B. in the Athletic office.
Intramurals We would like to do a few days on indoor
street hockey next week. Times will be 3-4pm right after
school on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Wednesday, March
21st. Students need only their gym uniform and sneakers.
Sign ups will take place Thursday and Friday, March 8th and
9th. Boys and girls are welcome to play, experience not
required!!!!!
Development News
The Fashion Show and Silent Auction is upon us and we have
sold out again! This is really shaping up to be another
great show! Some surprises from the faculty and staff and
little something from the talented Mrs. Philion. Doors open
at 6pm-check out some of the wonderful items and gift
packages the Silent Auction has to offer. At this writing we
have pre-season tickets for the NE Patriots, several pair of
Monarch tickets, a Martini gift basket and several Vera
Bradley hand bags. We also have some fun ideas such as,
Principal for the Day, a reserved parking spot in front of
the school and front row seating at graduation just to
mention a few. Mrs. Parolin and Mrs. Hall will gladly accept
and ideas/gifts you may have to offer. Please contact her
here at Nashua Catholic at 882.7011 or email at jparolinnc@yahoo.com.
We still have room for items.
Spare Desks: The school has 20 or so classroom desks
up for grabs. The desks are also known as ‘one arm bandits’.
They will be stored outside near the teachers parking lot
for your taking; get them while they last.
God Bless,
Thomas Kelleher
Principal
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