Good Afternoon, Students, Parents, and Guardians,

From time to time, we get asked the question of why do we hold Junior Prom at Carroll? Does it allow for a lower cost to students? Sure. Is it a more common drive for our students that are driving themselves? Yes. But in all actuality, the reason for Junior Prom being hosted at Carroll is for a different reason entirely...

Where we can, we encourage students to take ownership of their work, of their schedules, of how they are responsible for what they do. The Junior Prom is truly theirs. Students come up with suggestions for the themes, and then the class votes on them. Students meet to decide on the decorations, and then, with the help of Mrs. Young, Ms. Branco, Mr. Walker (and some parents), it is the students that design and set up the gym. When everyone arrives on Saturday night, while it is great to see how nice everyone looks when they are all dressed up...and that we then have visual proof that students DO know how to tuck their shirts in....it brings me greater joy to see the pride on the faces of those who have worked so hard to set this night up for their friends and classmates.

Junior prom truly is for AND by the Junior Class.

Thank you to all those who have helped out this week as we celebrate the Class of 2026! Last night's Ring Mass was a beautiful start to what we hope is a great weekend for them!

Please take a moment to review some of the reminders below...

We would like to welcome back Mrs. Carol Herrera, who has taken over for Mrs. Gallagher in the Attendance Office. Mrs. Herrera returns to us after a few years away from Carroll, and comes back to a position that she previously held. We are happy to have her back!

Parking/Drop-Off Reminders:

Prior to 7:35AM, all students MUST be dropped off at the cafeteria doors. While we are fortunate to have a good deal of parking spaces on campus, almost every space is assigned to a student or staff member during the school day. Please do not park in any numbered spaces if the space is not yours. Should you need to enter the school building, please only utilize the labeled visitor spaces in the front parking lot. Thank you!

Attendance:

If you know your child is going to be absent from school, a Parent or Guardian must complete the Google Form found HERE, and on the school website under "Resources".

Early Dismissals must be called into the Main Office by a Parent or Guardian. A student will not be dismissed without a prior Parent/Guardian phone call.

For Early Dismissals, as much advanced notice as possible is required (24 hours is preferred). Recently, we have received a number of very late early dismissal notices (as in, parents calling as their child is walking into the office, or the child calling the parent to talk to the office as they walk out of class.) Please assist us in ensuring that we have as much notice as possible. Thank you!

Tomorrow night is Archbishop Carroll's Junior Prom. A few reminders for all students attending:

- The prom begins at 6:30PM and all students are required to arrive by 7:00PM.

- Students should park in the front parking lot ONLY. There are to be no cars parked out in the back of the building. 

- The Prom ends at 9:30PM. Students will not be dismissed prior to the end of the dance.

- All rules within the Parent-Student Handbook are in effect for all school dances. Please be advised that any student who enters school for the prom will have their bags searched.

Also for Juniors: Ring re-sizing will take place Friday morning, April 11th, during Homeroom. Thank you!

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A few weeks ago, we sent out a parent letter to Senior parents regarding end-of-year activities. That letter can be found HERE.

A registration fee of $225 for the 2025-2026 school year was billed to your FACTS account on last week (grades 9-11). Spring sports and Spring ACTS was billed  March 12, 2025.  Please log into your FACTS account to view your balance, payment due date and to make a payment. Athletic and Activities Fees can be found here .

The financial aid application for the 2025-2026 school year is now available online by logging into your FACTS account.  Applications must be submitted prior to January 31, 2025 to be considered for financial aid.  We are asking all current families to complete an application.  If you currently receive financial aid and/or scholarships you will need to complete an application in order to receive aid and/or scholarships for the 2025-2026 school year.

The tuition and fees schedule for the 2024-2025 school year can be found here. 

Please ensure that your account is current by logging in to your FACTS account .  Our tuition policy can be found here: 2024-2025 Handbook.

If you have any questions regarding your tuition account (charges, credits, etc.), please log into your FACTS Account or call FACTS at 1-866-441-4637 . You are able to make a payment, view your balance, payment schedule, payments made and charges/credits to your account.  Any other questions or concerns please contact Trish Dudas at tdudas@jcarroll.org or 267-667-4874.

The Pro-Life club is holding a drive this week for AlphaCare to provide diapers, supplies, toys, and other items to mothers and families in need.

All items can be purchased through one of the two links:

To purchase diapers or wipes, please click HERE.

To purchase other supplies or baby toys, please click HERE.

The Pro-Life club and Archbishop Carroll thanks you for your support!

 Seniors are reminded to please send to Guidance your college acceptances and scholarship offers. We do need to collect this information. The names of your scholarships will be printed in the Graduation booklet.

Congratulations to the senior class for already earning 30 million in scholarships!! We are so proud of you. You have now surpassed last year's class - let's see how far you'll get, so keep the good news coming!

Each quarter, the Guidance Department publishes a Newsletter. You can find the 3rd quarter edition here. These Newsletters highlight general information for all students, specific recommendations for each grade level, and contain mental health resources. This newsletter was also emailed earlier this week to all students.

The Diversity Club is asking students to bring in items for children at BrynMawr Hospital as part of the "Angel Basket" activity. You can find the details on this flyer, and the baskets can be found on a table outside the chapel.

PACAC, the Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling, is hosting a huge college fair at Villanova on May 21. The registration for this event is now open. You can access that here. There are typically well over a hundred colleges that attend, so it is a wonderful and local opportunity to meet admissions reps and find out about these schools that you might be interested in attending.

Any athlete wishing to play a sport at the DI or DII collegiate level must open an NCAA Academic & Amateurism Certification account. Information regarding this can be accessed here, and if you have any questions, please reach out to Guidance.

Each year St. Denis holds a Fun Fair and they are always in need of volunteers to help out. If you would like to volunteer for this good cause, please review this flyer for information and registration.

Juniors were emailed information regarding free practice SAT & ACT tests offered through The Princeton Review. Once a student takes the practice test, they will receive a report outlining areas of strength/weaknesses. This is a great opportunity to get a feel for those tests and it can help to decide which one to take "for real" and send to colleges. If you are considering signing up to take the SAT test, Carroll is a testing site for the May 3 test. Students register through their CollegeBoard account.

The Howley Foundation is now offering scholarships for our seniors to help with the cost of college. This is a wonderful opportunity and we are grateful to the Foundation for partnering with us. This information was emailed to the seniors, but you can access the flyer HERE.

We receive on-going information regarding summer programs that colleges & universities sponsor. These programs are great ways for students to delve deeper into an area of interest and gain experience on a college campus. We often email students with this information, but you can see the list of all the programs HERE and click on the links to read all the details and access the applications. This list can also be found on our website.

Students ages 16-18 have the opportunity to attend a free summer program at Manhattan University that combines baseball and writing. This was emailed to students during the week, but the information can be found here.

Attention seniors! The Class of 2025 graduation gear is now available for a limited time! Items include official class of 2025 T-shirt with signatures, alumni magnets, and Class of 2025 flags for your all of your graduation celebrations! The shop closes on April 6th.

Please click HERE to access the offerings!

In addition, the pre-order shop for graduation flowers and other items is open and can be found HERE.

Note: Boys Tennis plays their home matches at Upper Main Line YMCA.

This year's Carroll CAFE Auction will be held online! The auction will run from April 7th through the 13th. All information can be found HERE. Please take a moment to browse potential items as they are added, participate in the 50/50 drawing, or to honor or thank a teacher or staff member!

...Somehow, some way, we have FINALLY, almost made it to Holy Week, and in turn, to Spring Break!

Next week's Patriot Post will be the last before our much-needed few days off. Please be advised that we have full days of school on Monday, April 14th and Tuesday, April 15th. Wednesday, April 16th, will be a half-day with dismissal around 11:30/12:00. As usual, some district buses will run and others will not acknowledge the half day. There will be NO after school supervision on Wednesday, April 16th, and as soon as we know which districts will not be busing, we will let everyone know.

Finally, the campus will be closed to students and staff from Thursday, April 17th through Sunday, April 20th. We will resume school on Tuesday, April 22nd.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Mr. Gennaro