principal's newsletter
June, 2008
Dear Parents & Students:
We thank the Class of 2008, their parents, and families for
richly enhancing the entire PCHS community over these past four
years and invite them to remain active in the PCHS family. The
graduation ceremony on May 29th was a solemn and
gratifying conclusion to each senior’s career at PCHS and making
the start of their journey as young adults. The speeches
presented by the Valedictorian and Salutatorian stressed the
past, present, and future as well as the unity, hope, and love
that the senior class have for each other and the PCHS family.
This group of seniors have a very bright future because they
have worked hard over the past four years enhancing their
capabilities as young adults. The leadership the seniors
provided the PCHS community is greatly appreciated, establishing
a level of expectation for all of the students at Providence
Catholic. The seniors have truly followed the mission that
Jesus Christ has called them to live.
The month of May which has concluded the 2007-2008 school
year has very much been a month of celebration for all the
students. Obviously the students and many others are glad that
the school year is finished and summer break has started. May
was a month to honor the accomplishments of the student body and
especially the seniors in many ways. This recognition of
achievement began with the “Teacher Appreciation Week” in which
the students through the Student Council and National Honor
Society expressed their gratitude to the faculty and staff. The
“Academic Awards Assembly” presented an opportunity to honor and
recognize all student’s academic achievements, but especially
those students who achieved special recognition. The
“Mini-College Fair” for sophomores and juniors was a wonderful
opportunity to emphasize and stress the type of universities and
colleges that the underclassmen qualify for future attendance.
The “Spring Concert and Art Exhibit” provided the entire student
body the opportunity to celebrate and appreciate the talent of
the Fine Arts students.
As always, the “Mother’s Day Mass” provided the students
and our entire community the
opportunity to thank and celebrate the sacrifices that all the
mom’s make for their students. This Mass is a beautiful way to
honor each mom in the image of Mary. The “Fine Arts Breakfast”
was especially gratifying not just for the usual celebration of
the Fine Arts Program, but also to Mr. Faust and Mrs. Poskocimas.
All of these individual program celebrations were held by each
of the programs in Spring Sports as a way to honor the
achievements of the athletes. As usual the PCHS community
expressed their appreciation of the senior class at the
“Baccalaureate Mass”, “Senior Breakfast”, “Senior Dinner Dance”,
and culminating at the Graduation on the 29th. This
has truly been a month long celebration of a very successful
school year.
The summer break brings about many challenges. One
challenge is to keep our minds analytically active. The use of
our observation skills to synthesis all that goes on around us
will provide growth of our mind, body, and spirit. The
educational process never stops; therefore, all students are
encouraged to read and journal daily to keep their skills as
sharp as possible.
We look forward to the return of the students for the
start of the 2008-2009 school year and welcome the Class of 2012
to the PCHS family. Please remember in your daily prayers all
those in the PCHS family and our local communities who need the
power of prayer in these difficult times. Also, our women and
men in the Armed Forces need our prayers for their safe return
to their families.
Sincerely,
Donald E. Sebestyen, Principal
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REPORT CARDS
– Report cards have been mailed. We hope that you are pleased
with your child’s academic progress. Please remember that
report cards are withheld by Providence if there is overdue
tuition, outstanding library book fines, unreturned athletic
equipment, unreturned state books, etc. If you have any
questions, please call the school.
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS
– The Main Office will be open Monday through Friday from 8:30
to 11:30 AM until June 18th. The office will be
closed from June 19th through August 1st.
The voice mail will be checked every day; so please leave a
message. The number is 815-485-2136. The Main Office will reopen
to the public on Monday, August 4th from 8:30 AM
to 11:30 AM.
PLEASE NOTE:
We will be upgrading our phone system on June 23rd &
24th. Messages left on these days may be lost.
CONTACTING
TEACHERS OVER THE SUMMER
If you need to speak with a teacher over the summer, please call
the Assistant Principal, Mrs. Auld (ext. 515) and she will get
in touch with the teacher and ask the teacher to call you.
After June 1st and until school resumes on August 18th,
the teachers will not be checking their voice mail.
SENIOR PORTRAITS
FOR THE YEARBOOK
– Please be reminded that Burns Photography is the company
contracted to take the senior portraits for our school
yearbook. You may receive information from other companies
regarding senior portraits. If you choose to order packages
from another company, your student will still be required to
take photos with Burns Photography (815-485-4802).
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THANK YOU TO ALL VOLUNTEERS – Each and every year at Providence
we rely on wonderful parent volunteers to assist at fundraisers,
in the bookstore, and for many other things that require
parental support. We would like to thank you very sincerely and
personally for your help. We depend on the help and support of
adult volunteers who give their time and their talent to keep
Providence functioning at the high level of achievement it
enjoys. Thank you again.
BUS CONTRACTS
– The deadline for bus contracts to be returned to
Providence is June 15th, 2008.
SOPHOMORE RING PURCHASES
– You may still order a class ring through the Josten’s Company
by calling them directly at 630-357-1792. Junior Recognition
Day will be October 30th, 2008.
ORIENTATION FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR My letter in July will
give you more specific information about orientation days.
However, for your planning convenience, the orientation day for
seniors, juniors, and sophomores will be Wednesday, August 20th,
2008. The orientation day for freshmen will be from 7:55 AM to
approximately 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 21st,
2008. All students are expected to be in attendance and in
dress code for their orientation day. The freshmen welcome
will be Friday, August 22nd, 2008 from 7:55 AM to
1:00 PM. Please note that the times for these days are
tentative and will be confirmed in my July orientation letter.
All of the orientations and retreats are mandatory functions for
the students.
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BOOK SALE
– The Book Sale will take place on Tuesday, August 12th
between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM. The student entrance at the east
end of the building (by the Science wing) will be the starting
location for the book sale. The east parking lot will be closed
starting at 10:00 PM on the 11th. There will be no
access to the east lot until 8:00 AM on the 12th.
More information concerning the starting process for the book
sale will be in the next newsletter.
BOOK STORE VOLUNTEERS
– Want to be an angel? Bookstore angels are parents and
grandparents who volunteer a little of their time for a
specific shift each week either before school (7:00 AM to
8:30 AM) or after school (2:00 PM to 3:30 PM) to help in the
daily routine of selling books, candy, and clothing to
students. If you have time to share and can volunteer on a
“once a week” basis, please call the bookstore at 815-485-2136
ext. 537. Your help would be truly appreciated!
We hope this summer
provides opportunities for all of us to thank God and those
around us for all of the gifts and successes we have received
this past school year. Please enjoy a safe and meaningful
summer!
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