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Central Catholic to observe Catholic Schools Week
By Harold Reutter
harold.reutter@theindependent.com
Tuesday and Wednesday should be highlight days for Catholic Schools Week at Grand Island Central Catholic.
Central Catholic Superintendent Greg Logsdon said the school will host both students and parents from 8:15 to 11:15 a.m. Tuesday during a session intended to show what the school has to offer.
Another session at 7 p.m. Tuesday is for parents whose work responsibilities prevented them from attending the morning event.
Logsdon said guest students and parents will gather in a double classroom for an introductory informational session about Central Catholic. He said both middle school students and high school students will speak during that opening session, telling guest students why they should come to Central Catholic.
Afterwards, students will go to the Little Theater, where they will see performances by middle school students that will show them what Central Catholic's speech program has to offer, Logsdon said. Parents will go to the school library.
Logsdon said he will talk about tuition costs, financial aid and tuition assistance. He said Principal John Golka will talk about Central Catholic's curriculum offerings and academics. The Rev. Todd Philipsen will speak to parents about what Central Catholic can give to students and parents in terms of religious education.
While those talks to parents are under way, students will have an opportunity to leave the Little Theater and take tours of the entire school, Logsdon said.
The morning event will end with the guest students and parents gathering in the cafeteria for a closing session in which the guest students will receive T-shirts and ice cream will be served.
Logsdon said no advance registration is needed to attend either Tuesday event. Those unable to attend either Tuesday event should call the school to make an appointment.
Wednesday will begin with an all-school Mass, Logsdon said. After that, about 170 Central Catholic high school students will be going to 15 or 16 different locations in Grand Island to do community service work for organizations such as Hope Harbor, the Crisis Center, Salvation Army, Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addictions, the YMCA, YWCA, Grand Island Veterans Home and retirement/nursing homes.
Students will be doing jobs such as cleaning, painting and stocking food shelves, depending on what location they go to, Logsdon said. They also will be visiting with the residents in retirement/nursing homes.
Teachers and parents will be accompanying students on several of the community service trips.
There will be no school on Monday because Central Catholic staff will have a religious retreat led by the Rev. Jim Schmidt.
Logsdon said teachers will be honored Thursday with a catered-in meal, while students will be honored Friday with special deluxe cookies. He said both Central Catholic staff members and parents have done a lot of work to make the local Catholic Schools Week a successful event.
"This is a chance to give back to the community and to provide information on what Central Catholic is all about," Logsdon said. He said the week is designed to show what Central Catholic can offer educationally, socially and spiritually to its students and their families.
Nationally, the 2010 Catholic Schools Week has the theme "Dividends for Life," Logsdon said.
Central Catholic Superintendent Greg Logsdon said the school will host both students and parents from 8:15 to 11:15 a.m. Tuesday during a session intended to show what the school has to offer.
Another session at 7 p.m. Tuesday is for parents whose work responsibilities prevented them from attending the morning event.
Logsdon said guest students and parents will gather in a double classroom for an introductory informational session about Central Catholic. He said both middle school students and high school students will speak during that opening session, telling guest students why they should come to Central Catholic.
Logsdon said he will talk about tuition costs, financial aid and tuition assistance. He said Principal John Golka will talk about Central Catholic's curriculum offerings and academics. The Rev. Todd Philipsen will speak to parents about what Central Catholic can give to students and parents in terms of religious education.
While those talks to parents are under way, students will have an opportunity to leave the Little Theater and take tours of the entire school, Logsdon said.
The morning event will end with the guest students and parents gathering in the cafeteria for a closing session in which the guest students will receive T-shirts and ice cream will be served.
Logsdon said no advance registration is needed to attend either Tuesday event. Those unable to attend either Tuesday event should call the school to make an appointment.
Wednesday will begin with an all-school Mass, Logsdon said. After that, about 170 Central Catholic high school students will be going to 15 or 16 different locations in Grand Island to do community service work for organizations such as Hope Harbor, the Crisis Center, Salvation Army, Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addictions, the YMCA, YWCA, Grand Island Veterans Home and retirement/nursing homes.
Students will be doing jobs such as cleaning, painting and stocking food shelves, depending on what location they go to, Logsdon said. They also will be visiting with the residents in retirement/nursing homes.
Teachers and parents will be accompanying students on several of the community service trips.
There will be no school on Monday because Central Catholic staff will have a religious retreat led by the Rev. Jim Schmidt.
Logsdon said teachers will be honored Thursday with a catered-in meal, while students will be honored Friday with special deluxe cookies. He said both Central Catholic staff members and parents have done a lot of work to make the local Catholic Schools Week a successful event.
"This is a chance to give back to the community and to provide information on what Central Catholic is all about," Logsdon said. He said the week is designed to show what Central Catholic can offer educationally, socially and spiritually to its students and their families.
Nationally, the 2010 Catholic Schools Week has the theme "Dividends for Life," Logsdon said.
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