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| ISTEP+ and ECA (End of Course Assessment) Testing - March 1, April 25 and April 28
The State of Indiana is transitioning to a new standardized testing system this spring. For this year, Brebeuf Jesuit is required to test Freshman (ISTEP+ Science) and Sophomore (ECA English and ISTEP+ Math/English Language Arts) students. These exams are required by law for Indiana accredited high schools. More information on state tests can be found at the IDOE Office of Student Assessment website http://www.doe.in.gov/assessment
TEST TIMES
Freshmen will be taking Part One of the ISTEP+ Science exam (this replaces the ECA Biology exam) during Period 1 on Tuesday, March 1. Part Two will be given the week of April 23-29.
Sophomores will be taking Part One of the ISTEP+ exam during Periods 1, 2, and 3 on Tuesday, March 1. The English 10 ECA will be given Monday, April 25. Part Two of the ISTEP+ exam is planned for Thursday, April 28.
Extended Time students will receive extended time during these days according to their testing needs.
UPPERCLASSMEN
Juniors and Seniors will follow a regular bell schedule during all testing.
If you have any questions, please contact ECA coordinator and Academic Counselor Carmen Ramos at cramos@brebeuf.org or 317.524.7086.
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| Donate to the Brebeuf Food Drive!
How to Help
To contribute to the drive, send any canned food items to Brebeuf Jesuit with a Brebeuf student, who will deliver the items to their homeroom collection. To contribute monetarily (Make checks out to: St. Vincent de Paul, memo: Food Pantry), bring donations of support to the front lobby desk at Brebeuf Jesuit.
By coming together during this food drive, the entire Brebeuf Jesuit community can make an incredible difference in the lives of thousands in need here in Indianapolis! Let’s bring in those cans to your student’s homeroom and support St. Vincent de Paul’s food pantry.
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friday - February 26, 2016
Day 1
Daily Mass - 7:30 a.m.
Sophomore Retreat
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SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 27, 2016
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MONDAY - FEBRUARY 29, 2016
Day 2
Daily Mass - 7:30 a.m.
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TUESDAY - MARCH 1, 2016
Day 3
Daily Mass - 7:30 a.m.
ISTEP Testing for Freshmen and Sophomores
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WEDNESDAY - MARCH 2, 2016
Day 4
Daily Mass - 7:30 a.m.
Mothers Association Meeting - 8:00 a.m. Social, 8:30 a.m. Meeting - France Stone Room
Lenten Series - "Praying Through Lent" - 7:00 p.m. - Chapel
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THURSDAY - MARCH 3, 2016
Day 5
Daily Mass - 7:30 a.m.
Mothers Association Day of Reflection - 8:30 a.m.
Freshman Retreat
Spring Musical - 7:00 p.m. - Auditorium
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| friday - MARCH 4, 2016
Day 1
Daily Mass - 7:30 a.m.
Freshman Retreat
Spring Musical - 7:00 p.m. - Auditorium
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| saturday - MARCH 5, 2016
Spring Musical - 7:00 p.m. - Auditorium
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The Class of 2020 is quickly growing! The “2020” Enrollment Board in the Admissions Office is filling up with new Brebeuf Braves. Do you know a family that is still deciding?
Please note that the Brebeuf Jesuit deposit deadline is Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Students and families are welcome to stop in the Admissions Office to pick up your official Class of 2020 shirt, drop off your deposit and enrollment contract and put your name on the Brebeuf Jesuit "2020" Enrollment Board. Brebeuf Jesuit is excited to welcome the Class of 2020! | | | |
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Student Spotlight
RACHEL HONESTO '16 Loves about Brebeuf: The first thing that comes to mind that I love about Brebeuf is the schedule. I have free time to do what I need to do, especially when taking hard classes, and there’s time to talk to teachers. I also really like the teachers. The teachers are friendly and they understand our workload so they work with students to help us do our best.
Favorite Class: Overall, my favorite class has been Painting 1 with Mr. Cancilla. I was really bad at painting but by working with Mr. Cancilla I’ve been able to better my skills. This year my favorite class has been Science and Religion with Mr. King. The class and Mr. King have provided me with perspectives on things I’ve never really thought about before such as space and robots and how those things relate to religion compared to science.
Future Plans: I applied to 11 schools so I’m still deciding where to go. I really want to study anything in the science field, especially environment science. I think I would like to study something having to do with the environment too. I’m unsure of my career path but I’m hoping to figure that out once at college because it will give me a new perspective and different options for careers I may not have thought about before. Teams & Co-Curriculars: Girls Lacrosse Team
Random Acts of Kindness
GSA
Presidential Ambassador
National Honor Society Random Fact: I’ve gone on three Brebeuf Trips including the Pine Ridge Cultural Immersion in South Dakota, El Salvador over spring break, and Hawaii over the summer for Marine Science. Is Brebeuf as academically rigorous as they say?
I would say yes Brebeuf is academically rigorous but in certain ways. I think it all depends on whether or not you stay on top of your work. Classes are tough but it’s harder if you are not on top of your work. Academics can be challenging but I think any Brebeuf student can handle it. I’m taking an accelerated Pre-Calculus class and though in the past I’ve been pretty good at math, this year has been difficult. I’ve seen my professor more often than usual but it’s helped a lot with the challenges. Other challenges for students might be taking AP courses or not deciding to go see teachers, so you need to be willing to get in the process of doing work. I use my assignment notebook a lot and do homework before I do anything else to keep up with everything. It’s important to get into a habit of getting the work done.
Would you rather…
Would you rather go without your sense of taste or smell for year?
I would rather go without my sense of smell because there are so many different foods I wouldn’t be able to taste in that one year and would want to.
Win the lottery or live twice as long? I would rather live twice as long because I would be to see all the new technology and see so much more than I would be able to in one lifetime and I could experience those things.
Meet an alien visitor or travel to outer space? I would rather meet the alien here because I could show him or her around. Plus space is kind of scary and I wouldn’t want to wear the space suit.
Go to the movie theater or stay home with Netflix? I would rather stay home with Netflix because I could wear my pajamas, eat whatever I want and watch more than just a two hour movie.
Talk to animals or speak five foreign languages? I would rather speak five languages so I could travel to different places where people speak those languages and be able to understand everyone.
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The Coolidge Scholars Program
The Coolidge Scholarship, administered by the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation, is among the most generous in America. The program launches this year and the scholarship is a full-ride presidential scholarship that covers a student’s tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study and leadership training. The Coolidge may be used by recipients at any American university. Students of all backgrounds, pursuing any academic discipline, may apply to this non-partisan, need-blind, program. Students apply for the Coolidge Scholarship during their junior year of high school. Recipients of the Coolidge Scholarship are notified of their award in late May of their junior year, before college applications begin. Deadline for submission is Friday, March 18.
College Evening With Freshman Parents The College Evening with Freshman Parents is Wednesday, March 9, 2016, from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., in the Auditorium. The college counseling staff will provide an overview for parents of the college search and application processes, distribute The College Counseling Handbook, and give parents their login information for Naviance.
Greater Indianapolis Northside College Fair
Be sure to check out the 2016 Greater Indianapolis Northside College Fair on Wednesday, March 16 at the Ritz Charles in Carmel from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. This is a great resource for parents and students to check out a large number of colleges all in the same place! You can click here to view/download the flyer.
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| Do you have plans tonight? Feel like doing a little shopping?The Brebeuf Bistro - Carafes & Canvas Silent Auction is officially OPEN! Happy shopping and bidding! And by the way...if you’re one of the few who have still not registered yet to attend...We’re less than 48 hours away and near being sold out!
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Mothers Association Meeting - March 2
All moms are invited to attend the March Mothers Association meeting to be held in the Auditorium on Wednesday, March 2.
Brebeuf’s Theatre Director, Tobin Strader, and several of his students will be performing a song from the spring musical - Fiddler on the Roof. There are many wonderful Mothers Association events to report on and several upcoming events to discuss where volunteers are needed.
Hope to see you there!
Social - 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Meeting to begin promptly at 8:30 a.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Heidi Klausner at heidmo@aol.com.
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Pine Ridge Cultural Immersion and Mission Trip - Application Due March 1
Would you like to make a difference with people who experience the perpetuation of poverty and social injustice on a daily basis? Have you ever wondered what life is like on an Indian reservation?
Each summer, Brebeuf students are invited to experience a unique cultural immersion and mission trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the southwest corner of South Dakota.
This summer’s cultural immersion experience, July 3-17, 2016, encourages our students to fully embrace the Brebeuf Jesuit Mission to foster a culture of understanding and dialogue with people of diverse religious, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Please contact Sra. Beck, Spanish Instructor and Trip Moderator, at kbeck@brebeuf.org for more information regarding the trip or for information regarding financial assistance.
The application for the opportunity to travel with to South Dakota, to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota Sioux, is available from Sra. Beck in the World Languages Office.
Click here to download the cover letter and application.
This annual trip fills quickly, and applications will be due Tuesday, March 1.
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Brebeuf Jesuit Theatre presents Fiddler on the Roof Don’t miss your opportunity to see Fiddler on the Roof performed by the Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School Theatre. Performances will be on Thursday, March 3, Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 5, all at 7:00 p.m. in the Brebeuf Jesuit Auditorium. Tickets are available now for $15 for adults and $10 for students. To reserve tickets please email tstrader@brebeuf.org or you can purchase them at the door.
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Brebeuf Students Donate Hundreds of Stuffed Toys to IMPD for Kids in Need
Before Thanksgiving, Ms. Manton’s daughter Hannah, and her brother, Dylan, donated two bags of their gently used stuffed animals to Brebeuf Jesuit’s School Resource Officer, Officer Wooten. Officer Wooten and other IMPD officers keep stuffed animals in the back of their cars to give to children to ease the anxiety they feel during traumatic situations. After Christmas Break, Officer Wooten told Ms. Manton that he had already gone through the two bags that were donated.
Upon hearing the news that the original toys had been handed out, Hannah organized a drive at her school, and Ms. Manton asked her students at Brebeuf Jesuit to join up and help out.
The result was amazing! Brebeuf Jesuit students collected over 450 stuffed animals to combine with the more than 200 that Hannah and her after-school program collected!
For even more details and pictures, check out the Facebook gallery by clicking here.
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Belize Cultural Immersion and Service Trip
Applications for the cultural immersion and service trip to Belize are now available.
This trip will take place from June 6-14, 2016, and is available for current Sophomores and Juniors.
Applications are due this Monday, February 29. if you have any questions, please contact Mr. Karle or Ms. Geisse.
Click here to download the application.
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Brebeuf Teacher Rosina Khan Selected to Serve on Indiana Department of Education's Advisory CouncilBrebeuf Jesuit Latin Teacher Rosina Khan has been selected to serve on the Indiana Department of Education’s Global Learning Advisory Council. The Office of College and Career Readiness, in conjunction with the Office of English Learning and Migrant Education, created this Global Learning Advisory Council (GLAC). The council is comprised of world language educators, teachers of varied contents, and community leaders to create and build statewide awareness of global learning and establish a voice and strategic plan for engagement throughout Indiana. The council will discuss ways to implement global learning initiatives to support schools and their missions and provide high-quality internationalized curriculum. “It’s an opportunity to encourage and influence language learning on a large-scale within Indiana. It’s a great honor for me”, said Rosina Khan.
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Mothers Association Day of ReflectionAll Brebeuf mothers are invited to the 2016 Mothers Association Day of Reflection: Choosing your Spiritual Word of the Year.
A growing spiritual practice is that of choosing one word to focus on during the year to pray about and live by. During this Day of Reflection, you'll be introduced to the concept of choosing your spiritual word, participate in a guided reflection exercise, and have the opportunity to explore your chosen word using a variety of artistic expression. Join other Brebeuf moms on this journey of discovery of "your" word that will help serve as your spiritual compass toward a wholehearted life.
Led by Bev Gallagher.
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Crooked Stick Golf Club
1964 Burning Tree Lane, Carmel
8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Schedule for the Day:
8:30 a.m. - Optional Mass, celebrated by Fr. Jack Dennis, S.J.
9:00 a.m. - Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30 a.m. - Workshop begins
11:30 a.m. - Lunch
2:00 p.m. - Workshop concludes
Cost: $35.00
Please make a reservation by today Thursday, February 25
For more information, please direct questions to April Sasso at asasso@indy.rr.com
or 317-696-3756.
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National Honor Society - Free Tutoring The National Honor Society is currently offering free tutoring in Math, English, History, Science, and Foreign Languages. NHS members are tutoring students on Wednesdays from 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., and Fridays from 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. in the Info Commons. No sign-up necessary - all students welcome!
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Lenten Resources During the season of Lent, Brebeuf is offering resources to make the time more meaningful. Fr. Tom Merkel, S.J. is offering an event series called "Praying through Lent" thorughout the Lenten season as a time of prayer and reflection.
What: “Praying through Lent”
Where: Brebeuf Chapel
Dates: - Wednesday, March 2
- Wednesday, March 9
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Online Lent Resources
1. The Midwest Jesuits sponsor http://jesuitprayer.org .This website provides a reflection on the daily readings and a Lenten reflection. It provides “prayer cards” for some Jesuit prayers as well as the opportunity to download the JesuitPrayer App. One of the prayer cards is a prayer attributed to St. Ignatius of Loyola that addresses anxiety and depression. This seems fitting in light of our community conversations related to student stress.
2. The Ignatian Solidarity Network offers the program “Lift Every Voice: A Lenten Journey Toward Racial Justice http://ignatiansolidarity.net/lent-2016/. This is be a nice way to continue to reflect on our community conversations related to privilege, diversity and inclusion.
3. Loyola Press sponsors a website called http://www.ignatianspirituality.com which has many Lenten resources to enjoy. While there are many great resources, please highlight the Ignatian Workout for Lent Retreat.
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2016 AP Exam Registration The registration window for 2016 AP Exams will be February 4 through March 4. Late registration is available from March 5 - 11, but will include a $10.00 late fee. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Gross, AP Coordinator.
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Brebeuf Athletics - Sports ReportClick the link below to access the Brebeuf Jesuit Sports Report.
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