Lourdes Liturgical Choir gives students the opportunity to share their gifts of vocal and instrumental talent by making a “joyful noise to the Lord” in a dynamic group setting. The choir meets on a weekly basis, practicing on Thursday mornings before school. In addition to strengthening one’s voice or instrumental knowledge and learning musical concepts, the Liturgical Choir is given the opportunity to share its music ministry for our school Masses, prayer services, and other spiritual events making it not only artistic endeavor, but also one of servant leadership to assist the assembly of believers to express and share their faith. Students who are interested in joining Liturgical Choir are encouraged to sign up during the Campus Ministry Open House which is held at the beginning of the school year. Students can also join Liturgical Choir anytime during the year by seeking out the Campus Minister or Liturgical Choir director. Liturgical Choir is a yearlong commitment, and offers students the opportunity to celebrate the wonder of God in our midst, through the grace of their music ministry leadership.

To learn more about involvement with the Liturgical Choir, contact Mr. Fourniea at pfourniea@rcsmn.org.

The Lourdes Library Aide program offers students an opportunity to volunteer a portion of their open mods to work in the Library. Library aide volunteers play a vital role in the efficiency and productivity of one of Lourdes greatest resources. Typical tasks for Library Aides include shelving books, filling requests for individual patrons/ libraries and making deliveries throughout the LHS building. To be a Library Aide, students must be in the 10-12th grade and be in good academic standing. Applications for inclusion as a Library aide are available at the start of each semester.

To learn more about involvement in the Lourdes Library Aide program, please stop by the Lourdes Library and speak with a Library staff member.

SADD is a peer-to-peer education, prevention, and “call to action” organization dedicated to preventing destructive decisions and protecting the well-being of all students. Topics covered by SADD include school success, substance use, safe driving, mental health, and more. The group is open to all interested students who want to get involved to make a positive difference. Meetings are scheduled once a month before school.

To learn more about involvement in SADD, contact Ms. Pannell at mpannell@rcsmn.org.

Franciscan Friends is a club that is open to all 9th-12th grade students who meet every other month throughout the school year. The Sisters of St. Francis love being connected with Lourdes High School students and it is a lot of fun to spend time with the sisters… they are amazing people!

Meeting Details:

Where: Assisi Heights
When: Sunday afternoons for an hour-and-a-half
What: Making a craft, eating ice cream, and playing bingo with the Sisters!
Communication: You’ll receive an email a few weeks in advance that gives detail about each event

“Habitat for Humanity” is an international, Christian organization that is dedicated to providing housing for those in need. We are fortunate to have a Habitat for Humanity Club right here at Lourdes High School! This club is open to all students 16 years of age and older. The focus of this club is to assist Habitat for Humanity with their team builds. There are other opportunities to get out in the community and volunteer at the Habitat for Humanity Restore here in Rochester.

Lego Robotics, formally known as the IBM Legos Educational Outreach program, is an IBM Rochester sponsored school extra-curricular activity for students aged 9-18. This program is a tremendous opportunity for Lourdes students to be mentored, instructed, and inspired by local professionals from a nationally recognized leader in technology. Lego Robotics is intended to teach students the concepts of engineering, programming, problem solving, cooperation and teamwork in a fun environment using the Lego Robotics NXT kits and a laptop computer. Students meet on a weekly basis in the fall with one or more IBM mentors along with their teacher-advisor. Each week, students are given a series of projects to build and program a Legos robot with various assigned tasks to complete. The projects progressively culminate in a spirited competition of the participating schools in early December, with competition categories determined by the age and experience of the participants. Lego Robotics has quickly emerged as a premier team oriented technology learning experience. At LHS, we feel honored to be assisted and guided in our endeavors by the fine professional IBM community of Rochester.

All students interested in these technology/teamwork skills are encouraged to join. The meeting times are determined based on the availability of the IBM mentors.

Math League is an after school activity for any student who enjoys being challenged mathematically while exploring new concepts which can be applied to everyday living. Our season runs from October through March. During that time we meet twice a week to prepare for five competitive meets held throughout the season. Each meet consists of four individual events; Number Theory & Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus. The meet also includes a team event. Any way you “figure it,” math league is a challenging yet fun way to learn math skills while making friends in an edifying competitive environment!

To learn more about involvement with Math League, contact Mr. Lacine
at mlacine@rcsmn.org.

Lourdes Science club meets once a month during the school year to study, explore, and be inspired by the amazing world which God has created. We investigate student driven topics such as climate change and citizen science projects such as counting different bird populations and investigating the possible reasons for the decline of honey bee populations. Students who are upper classmen may join in September.

Lourdes Science Fiction club, an activity for students who appreciate the genre of science fiction media is open and inviting to all Lourdes High School students. The club typically meets on the first and third Friday of the month immediately after school. Most of the meetings include viewing recent or classic Science Fiction television show episodes, or Sci-Fi or Fantasy movies. On the first Friday of each month the club usually includes the showing of a “Dr. Who” episode or special. The participating students are encouraged to suggest additional episodes or movies to view as well as to volunteer to provide treats or snacks to share (in the Commons only). On occasion, a guest speaker may be brought in to give a presentation on a subject related to the Sci-Fi genre. Sci-Fi Club is “out of this world”. We hope you will join us!

The Engineering Club is a new club to Lourdes. We would love to introduce many different types of products, discussions and fun activities to get club members involved in a hands-on way. By incorporating different projects from numerous different types of engineering, there will be project for all to enjoy. The hope for this club is to create a welcoming problem-solving environment that brings all of the different types of engineers together. We want each type of engineer to feel comfortable working together with us and other engineers, while still having fun making different projects. 

To learn more about the Engineering Club please contact Ms. Weiss at aweiss@rcsmn.org.

2017 Lourdes Varsity Team

The Lourdes Chess Club is a place for students to play games of chess and to receive instruction on how to improve their game from our experienced coaches. Players can also compete on the Lourdes varsity or junior varsity teams in the Rochester Area Scholastic Chess League (RASCL) and/or the Minnesota High School Chess League (MHSCL). The Lourdes varsity team is the reigning RASCL champion, winner of the 2017 Rochester City Cup and the 3rd place team of the 2016-2017 Minnesota High School Chess League.

The Benefits of Chess:

• Strengthen problem-solving skills, teaching how to make difficult and abstract decisions independently
• Enhance reading, memory, language, and mathematical abilities
• Foster critical, creative, and original thinking
• Provide practice at making accurate and fast decisions under time pressure, a skill that can help improve exam scores at school
• Teach how to think logically and efficiently, learning to select the ‘best’ choice from a large number of options
• Challenge all types students while learning how to study and strive for excellence
• Demonstrate the importance of flexible planning, concentration, and the consequences of decisions

About RASCL

The Rochester Area Scholastic Chess League, more commonly referred to as RASCL, is a competitive chess league that encompasses the clubs from Lourdes High School, Century High School, John Marshall High School, Mayo High School, St. Francis of Assisi School, and Kellogg Middle School. Players play on either varsity or junior varsity teams. At the end of the league’s season, the teams play in the RASCL City Cup tournament to determine which team is the best in town. Currently, Lourdes is the City Cup Champion.

About Minnesota High School Chess League (MNHSCL)
The Minnesota High School Chess League is a new league that is offering high school teams competition from around the state of Minnesota. Players play on the chess website Lichess.org using free, league sanctioned accounts. This allows for students to play other players that they normally wouldn’t see in town. Last season, Lourdes High School placed 3rd in the league.

Schedule

• Club meets every Tuesday from 3-5 pm in Mr. Zach Hanson’s room (ED 131)
• RASCL matches are every Wednesday from 3-5:30 pm (Location changes weekly)
• MHSCL matches are every other Friday from 3-5 pm in Mr. Zach Hanson’s room (ED 131)

Click here to go to our registration form!

For more information, contact our faculty advisor Mr. Zach Hanson at zhanson@rcsmn.org or chess coach Dennis Mays at dennismays101@gmail.com

The LHS Gaming Club is a new addition to the Lourdes High School extracurricular activities. It is a club in which students spend time playing various board, card, and video games with each other in a controlled and respectful environment. The club meets twice a month on Fridays after school in Mr. Sinn's room. Each meeting features a new video and board game for students to participate together in. All students in grades 9 through 12 are welcome to attend at any time of the year - there is no cost to attend. The club has become a big hit with students and has a bright future ahead of it.