ACADEMIC NEWS

If you will be traveling for the holidays please let the attendance office know beforehand.  Students should also notify their teachers so that they are able to get assignments turned in.

CAMPUS MINISTRY NEWS

Chapel Masses will be every Tuesday morning at 7:15 am in the Lourdes Chapel with Father Hoang as our presider.   All are welcome.

Senior Parents -Upcoming Dates for Senior Kairos

Dunrovin Retreat Center north of Stillwater, Minnesota.

Senior Boys Kairos #28: Monday - Thursday, April 1-4, 2019 (After Spring Break - please make plans ahead of time for this date.)

ATHLETIC NEWS

Lourdes Boys Hockey Skate with the Eagles is Friday, December 7, following the Varsity game at Graham Arena.  

Watch the Eagles take on St. Francis High School, then join the Eagles on the ice!!  All ages welcome!

The Lourdes Clay Target Club team (8 students) finished ranked #1 of 6 schools in our conference. Cody Morris finished with the ranking of #1 of 50 students in the conference, and a ranking of #11 of 3223 students statewide with a season average score of 24 (of 25).  Great job Cody!

Congratulations to Bosco Jacobson for being selected to the ACDA-MN State Honor Choir!

Bosco will join 119 other singers as part of the 9th/10th Grade Men's Honor Choir, performing at the Music Educator's Conference in Minneapolis in February.
 

Congratulations to Natalie Allison and Pat Leary for being named Rotary Club Fall Athletes of the Season!

Sports physicals are good for 3 years.  When you upload these on Active, please use a PDF.  JPeg images are not acceptable.  If you cannot do this, please bring these forms to the Activities Office and we can upload these for you.

Athletes must have current physical and eligibility on file prior to being able to participate in practices or games.

Wrestling registration is now open at Lourdes on Active and at Byron on Fee Pay.  Both fees are required to wrestle. 

Any student in grades 7-12 wanting to be a part of the Lourdes and Byron Wrestling Coop are welcome to register.  Feel free to contact Ryan Radke at ryan.radke@byron.k12.mn.us if you have any questions or concerns.

Winter Sports registration is now open.  Please register on Active.

Make it easy and order a bag lunch to take along to your student's away games.  

Just $5.50… the order includes a meat and cheese hoagie sandwich, bag of chips, fruit, cookie and a bottled water. Please have your student stop by the cafeteria to place your order (deadline-1pm) and pick it up before getting on to the bus.

The order can be charged to your Lourdes lunch account. Please contact Amy Renken with questions at arenken@rcsmn.org

FINE ARTS NEWS

November 17, 2018

Center Street Singers will perform in the 7:00pm performance Block  

Additional performances at 1:30 pm with a performance by Cantus at 8:00 pm

Mayo Civic Center

Tickets are $12 for adults, students are free

The Dover-Eyota Music Association will donate $5 for every $12 adult all-concert pass sold to the SE MN National Alliance on Mental Illness.

www.SEMNaCappella.org for more information

As we prepare our hearts and minds for the Advent season, please join the RCS community at the fourth annual "Lighting Lourdes" on Monday, December 3 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Lourdes High School (LHS).

Beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the LHS Auditorium, the Fine Arts Department will present "The Promise of Light, an Advent Reflection" with poetry, prayer, visual arts and music. 

Immediately following the performance will be the annual tree-lighting ceremony located in the LHS Courtyard. Warm up with treats, hot beverages, holiday music, and conversation. All are welcome!

Join the LHS Concert Band, Concert Choir, Hi-Lighters Jazz Band, and Center Street Singers as they celebrate the Christmas season with music.  Tickets are available at the door. $6 for adults, $4 for Non-RCS Students, Free for RCS Students, Free for Sisters of St. Francis

Monday, December 17, 2018

7:00 pm

LHS Auditorium

GENERAL NEWS

Men of Pax is looking for volunteers to help with Pancake Sundays, held on the 3rd Sunday of each month at Pax Christi.  Breakfast is served from 8:00-12:30 and volunteers can help for all or part of that time.  It is a great opportunity for students to earn service hours with a friend or family. Volunteers can help pour water and coffee or help pass out plates of warm food.  Busiest times are right after Mass. They have lots of openings for the December 16th and each month until May.  If you are interested in volunteering, please call Mark at 279-3214 to sign up. Thank you. 

The fundraiser for the Lourdes graduation party is Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 5-730 at Pax Christi. Please save the date!

SYSTEM NEWS

When the weather affects school, RCS will send timely electronic communications to our parent community regarding late starts, early dismissals, and school closings. Communications will be sent via email, voice, and text messaging. As well, public postings will be made on local TV (KTTC, KAAL), radio stations ( KROC, Y105), RCS web page and social media sites.  Due to shared bus transportation - you may assume that RCS will be concurrent with all announcement made by Rochester Public Schools (ISD #535) regarding late starts, early dismissals and closings that pertain to weather conditions and student safety.

The RCS Board of Trustees is pleased to invite you to consider serving as a Lay Member on the RCS governing Board of Trustees.  Inspired by the Sisters of St. Francis, the Board of Trustees embraces a legacy of quality Catholic education with a rich history steeped in a tradition of excellence and rooted in the Catholic faith.  Click on the article title to learn more about the Lay Member Role & Responsibilities and application process.  Applications accepted until November 30, 2018.

UPCOMING EVENTS