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Have an enjoyable Easter and extended weekend!
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The #BrebeufFoodDrive Brings in More than 12,000 Cans of Food!
Thank you to everyone who donated to the Brebeuf Food Drive which ended today. Brebeuf was able to donate more than 12,000 cans of food and $1,000 cash to St. Vincent de Paul to help feed many families.
A special thank you to the students and faculty and staff who braved the rain and helped load the food items today into the St. Vincent de Paul trucks.
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| friday - MARCH 25, 2016Good Friday - No School/Offices Closed
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| Sunday - MARCH 27, 2016
Happy Easter!
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MONDAY - MARCH 28, 2016
Day 4
Daily Mass - 7:30 a.m.
Dance Team Call-out Meeting - 4:00 p.m. - Athletic Dept. Hospitality Room
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tuesday - MARCH 29, 2016
Day 5
Daily Mass - 7:30 a.m.
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WEDNESDAY - MARCH 30, 2016
Day 1
Daily Mass - 7:30 a.m.
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THURSDAY - MARCH 31, 2016
Day 2
Daily Mass - 7:30 a.m.
Ignatian Scholars Career Panel - 7:00 a.m. - Auditorium
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friday - april 1, 2016
Day 3
Daily Mass - 7:30 a.m.
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One Week - Two Fantastic Convos!
Former Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy visited Brebeuf on Tuesday, March 22 talk to students about his experience as a player and the first African-American coach to win a Super Bowl. Then, Archbishop Joseph Tobin visited on Wednesday, March 23 to preside over the Holy Week All-School Mass. Umayr Shaikh '17 gave a standing-ovation-worthy reflection speech during the mass about his faith and Brebeuf Jesuit. | |  |
Top Photo: Umayr Shaikh '17 and Archbishop Joseph Tobin Bottom Photo: Tony Dungy with members of the Black Student Union | | | |
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Student Spotlight
Molly Dennie '16
Loves about Brebeuf: I love the community at Brebeuf. This school makes everyone feel very much at home. There is a niche for everyone because there are all different types of people here. I like that there is always someone willing to be your friend and to be nice to you. I joined the cross country team my first summer at Brebeuf and immediately I knew everyone on the team and I was able to fit into Brebeuf right away. Favorite Class: My favorite academic class is AP Biology with Mrs. Hatfield because I think it is fascinating and the way we learn is very interesting. My favorite elective class is Yoga with Mrs. Watko because it is very relaxing and a nice break in the day.
Future Plans: I would like to be a physical therapist. I’m interested in going into a six-year direct admit program for college. I’m currently between three schools – Nazareth College and Ithaca College in New York, and Northeastern University in Massachusetts. I am also interested in joining a quidditch team in college.
Teams & Co-Curriculars:
Cross Country
GSA Club
Social Justice Club
Presidential Ambassador
National Honor Society
Irish Dancing
Works at the Joseph Maley Foundation Random Fact:
When I was six years old I was on the cover of an Irish dancing magazine.
Is Brebeuf as academically rigorous as they say?
I would say so, but it depends on the classes you take at Brebeuf. You don’t really have an easy schedule, but you can take an easier class load or you can also take all AP classes at Brebeuf. I’m currently in AP Calculus, AP Biology, and AP Physics, and it’s a lot of work.
It’s nice that you have the support of teachers at Brebeuf because they are available to help with your academics or questions. Many teachers are very understanding, and if you don’t get something done because you have so much going on, they are willing to help you out a little, if you talk to them.
Would you rather…
Would you rather be Batman or Superman? I would rather be Superman because you can fly and that’s really cool.
Have a pet unicorn or pet dragon? I would rather have a pet dragon because again, I would be able to fly around which is a plus but dragons also seem cooler. Live in space or under the sea? I would rather live under the sea because I have always had a particular affinity for water and swimming so I think I would fit in down there. Go without junk food or TV (including Netflix) for the rest of your life? I would rather go without TV because I love food too much. Would you rather win an Academy Award or an Olympic Gold Medal? I would rather win the gold medal because it would mean I get to travel to different places to compete.
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College Counseling News
College Counseling Junior Family Meetings
College counseling staff are wrapping up individual junior college counseling meetings before spring break. After break, in April, May, and early June, Brebeuf will have the junior family meetings with each junior student, his or her parent(s)/guardian(s), and his or her college counselor. Standardized testing, the college list, the teacher recommendation process, student self-evaluation sheet, parent brag sheet, and next steps toward senior year and college applications will be discussed.
Students should have received a link from his or her college counselor to go to SignUp Genius to schedule the meeting time. All meetings are at 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. or 3:15 - 4:00 p.m. Please sign up as soon as possible to reserve a meeting time.
College Decision Day Luncheon
The annual College Decision Day Luncheon for the Class of 2016 will be held on Tuesday, April 26 in the Auditorium from 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Students
Please note that research projects, internships, and/or summer programs for high school students on college campuses can enhance the college application. The summer programs information is listed in Portals in College Counseling Group.
Scholarships
A list of scholarships are posted in Portals on the College Counseling Group page.
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Football Camp for Middle Schoolers at
Prep @ Brebeuf
Rising 7th through 9th graders with a passion for football are invited to join the most authentic school sponsored athletic camp in the Indianapolis area - the only camp where players wear a helmet and shoulder pads to prepare for contact. From Monday, June 27 - Friday, July 1, 2016, Brebeuf’s own 2013 State-Runner-Up Head Football Coach, Mic Roessler, will work with campers to learn and practice real techniques in blocking, tackling, pass rushing, pass protection, catching, punting, kicking and snapping, and more. To take a closer look at this camp, its instructors and to register for a camp session, click here.
To browse some of the other exciting summer workshops that are designed to engage and prepare middle-schoolers for the adventures of high school in the Prep at Brebeuf series, click here.
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Summer School Registration
Summer school registration will close tomorrow, Friday, March 25. To access your returning student’s registration form, select Forms on the menu bar in the Portals.
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Summer school registration for incoming freshmen is part of the online enrollment packet that was emailed to parents.
Registration requests after March 25 may still be submitted and will be processed as space is available. After submitting the summer school enrollment form, you will receive an email confirmation detailing the classes that you registered for your student to take. If you have any additional questions about summer school, contact Amy Pitcher at 317.524.7097 or apitcher@brebeuf.org.
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| Prom 2016 - "Starry Night"
Brebeuf Jesuit's 2016 Prom - "Starry Night", will be held on Saturday, April 16 from 7:30 - 11:00 p.m. at The Willows (6729 Westfield Blvd.).
Prom ticket sales will be in the Dean's Office from Monday, March 28 - Thursday, March 31 and cost $50 per person.
After-Prom, hosted by the Mothers Association, is included in the price of the ticket. After-Prom will be held at Brebeuf Jesuit from 11:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Students must arrive to Prom by 8:00 p.m. with their school ID. If a student is bringing a non-Brebeuf guest to Prom, the student must fill out a guest form which is available in the Dean’s Office. Guest forms are due for approval before tickets are purchased and will not be accepted after Thursday, March 31.
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After-Prom 2016 Needs Your HelpThank you to all who have signed up to donate and volunteer for After-Prom. For those of you that have yet to sign-up, you still have time to volunteer for a shift or make a donation. Financial donation requests have been added to help fund the food, entertainment, and prizes for the event. If you would like to make a financial donation, please make checks payable to the Brebeuf Jesuit Mothers Association and drop them off to the Front Desk during the week of April 11. You may also pay online via the SignUp Genius link below. Brebeuf Jesuit’s Mothers Asssociation will be hosting the 2016 After-Prom Party on Saturday, April 16 11:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. at Brebeuf Jesuit. The After-Prom party welcomes students to come enjoy food, inflatable games and entertainment. For more details including how to make a monetary donation, donate items, or sign up to volunteer, please click here.
Please direct any questions to the After Prom Co-Chairs:
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Four Brebeuf Students Performed Irish Dancing for St. Patrick's Day
Last Thursday, March 17 Brebeuf students Kateri Cutsinger ’19, Molly Dennie ‘16, Kelly Halvorson ’18 and Brendan Murphy ‘17 participated in 36th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and other festivities as Irish Dancers. These four students are Irish Dancers at the Richens/Timm Academcy of Irish Dance which has about 500 students with multiple locations in Indiana, Ohio, and Wyoming.
Molly Dennie ’16 says that, “It was a very long day. We danced at three schools, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the Rathskeller, and the Knights of Columbus.” The students performed many different dances for different audiences including young students, families, and adults. Almost all of the academy’s students perform on St. Patrick’s Day. In addition to these performances on St. Patrick’s Day, the students are able to compete in Irish Dance competitions. Molly says that the St. Patrick’s Day performances are, “Always a fun time and this year was no exception.” Congratulations Kateri, Molly, Kelly, and Brendan!
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Brebeuf Model UN Team Wins Big
The Brebeuf Model United Nations Team competed Friday, March 18 at IUPUI. Led by Chair of the USA team Caroline Gardner ‘16, the Model UN team took home several major awards. Kevin Strenski ’17 was a Distinguished Delegate, and Tom and Jack Sweeney, both ’16, were Best Delegates on the Security Council. Other USA Delegates earning Honorable Mention were John Clark ‘17, Mitchell Horn ‘16, Sophia Vander Kooy ‘16 and John Kemper '17. In the 200 member General Assembly, Zev Burton ‘18 and Delia Novak ‘18 received Best Delegates selections from Bhutan and Claire Winget ‘17 and Nikhil Jain ‘17 were selected as Best Delegates from Hungary. Congratulations to the Model UN Team!
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Adult Kairos #3 Retreat Program
For many years, Brebeuf Jesuit students have been enjoying the spiritual fruits of Brebeuf Jesuit’s retreat program, especially the pinnacle experience of the Kairos retreat. Frequently, after parents and guardians see how powerful this experience is for their students, the question is asked, “Why can’t we adults have a Kairos too?” Well, they can.
The Office of Mission and Identity, in conjunction with Campus Ministry is pleased to announce K#3 for adults. This means parents and guardians, alumni, faculty and staff, and friends of Brebeuf can participate in Kairos.
K#3 will meet for four consecutive weeks on two Wednesdays and two Thursdays from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. in the Brebeuf Jesuit Chapel. An optional dinner will offered in the France Stone Room at 6:00 p.m.
Dates for K#3:
Wednesdays, April 13 and April 20, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Thursdays, April 28 and May 5, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Contact Karen Clauser at kclauser@brebeuf.org or call 317.524.7052 no later than Monday, April 11, 2016 to reserve a spot.
Its springtime - a time for new life and new energy. Come and experience springtime, and add new energy to your relationship with God.
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Brebeuf Students Participate in M3 Challenge
Brebeuf Jesuit juniors Emily McDonnell, Lea Morical, and Josh Denney, participated in the Moody’s Mega Math (M3) Challenge 2016. This challenge is a mathematical modeling contest for juniors and seniors in high schools across the U.S. where students work in teams to solve real-world problems. Students worked in a strict time restraint to solve the mathematic problems during Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28, and they were judged by panels of Ph.D.-level mathematicians in three rounds. As a Brebeuf team, Emily, Lea, and Josh received an honorable mention award. Only 78 honorable mentions are given out to the 1,084 teams who submitted papers for the challenge and only 8.3% of students received recognition in total. The team will receive a $1,000 scholarship for college as part of their honorable mention award. Congratulations Emily, Lea, and Josh!
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| Dance Team Call-out Meeting & Tryouts
Are you interested in joining the Brebeuf Dance Team next year? A call-out meeting for the 2016-2017 Brebeuf Dance Team will be on Monday, March 28 at 4:00 p.m. in the Athletic Department Hospitality Room.
The meeting is for dancers interested in trying out for the team and will last about 20 minutes. If you have any questions please contact Head Coach Ann Coan at acoan@brebeuf.org.
Brebeuf Dance Team 2016 - 2017 Tryouts will be held:
Monday, April 25 at 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. - Hip Hop Clinic
Wednesday, April 27 at 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. - Jazz/Technique Clinic and Hip Hop Review
Friday, April 29 at 4:00 p.m. - Tryouts for all
**Please Note: Those who have a conflict on any day please contact head coach Ann Coan to make alternate arrangements: acoan@brebeuf.org.
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Brebuef Crew Call-out Meeting
Are you interested in joining the Brebeuf Crew Team? Then come to the Brebeuf Crew Team call-out meeting today Thursday, March 24 at the Riviera Club (5640 N, Illinois St.). New and Novice team members and parents are welcome to come for the meeting at 6:00 p.m. and returning members and parents should come at 6:45 p.m.
Brebeuf Crew is part of the multi-school junior rowing program at the Indianapolis Rowing Center. Please come and see what Crew is all about at Brebeuf.
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Braves in Iceland BlogBrebeuf students Sai Chalasani ‘19, Reed Rouch ‘19, and Maggie Molander ‘19 are currently attending the Global Leadership Conference on the Science of Sustainability in Northern Iceland until this Sunday, March 27. The students have been meeting with various advocates of energy and enjoying the culture of Iceland.
To read about their great adventures please follow their blog and click here.
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Ignatian Scholars Career Panel - March 31
The Ignatian Scholars are excited to annouce the first Career Panel on Thursday, March 31 at 7:00 a.m. in the Auditorium.
Panelists for the presentation include:
Susan Kucer, Merchants Bank of Indiana - President of Indianapolis Market
Kevin Pahud, BKD CPAs and Advisors – Partner and Managing Director
David Morton, Accord Real Estate Asset Management – President, Owner and Managing Member
Dr. Gregg Ossip, Ossip Optometry and Ophthalmology – Owner and CEO
This will be a great opportunity to hear from leaders from within the Brebeuf community and learn more about their career paths.
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Support for the Khan Family
On Monday, March 21, Brebeuf Jesuit President Fr. Jack Dennis, S.J. sent the message below.
"I send this message with a very sad and heavy heart, as I ask for prayers of healing and comfort for Brebeuf Jesuit World Language teacher, Rosina Khan, and her husband, as they grieve the unexpected loss of their four-month old son, Abdul Michael. There are no adequate words that can express the depth of their loss but, as a community, we pray together for the Khan family with love and hope in our hearts."
The outpouring of support and love has been amazing and overwhelming. The number of inquires from Brebeuf Jesuit families and friends looking to help is what led to the creation of a GoFundMe page, which can be found at the link below.
https://www.gofundme.com/brebeufkhan
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Brebeuf Athletics - Sports ReportClick the link below to access the Brebeuf Jesuit Sports Report.
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