CORE VALUES. Living Faith Achieve Excellence Develop Character Be Warm and Welcoming Promote Teamwork

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1 CORE VALUES Living Faith Achieve Excellence Develop Character Be Warm and Welcoming Promote Teamwork MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Families, Whether this is your first year as a part of the Lumen Christi family or your 50th year as a part of the Lumen Christi family, Homecoming week showcases the pride of all Titans! As a community, we have much about which to be excited! In a community where talk matters, here is some good news to share during this week of Titan pride: In 2017, 98% of our graduates were college-bound. The other 2% are serving our country in the military. Our graduates excel. In 2017, 100% of our students participated in an extra-curricular activity. The average graduating senior had participated in 6 extra-curriculars in their time at Lumen Christi. Our students belong. In 2017, each graduate, on average, earned $56,000 in college scholarships. Our alumni succeed. Our AP pass rate is 75% over the last five years -- this is 25% greater than the national average and 20% higher than the next highest school in Jackson County. Our scholars achieve. In 2017, our students contributed over 4,000 service hours to the greater Jackson Community. Our light shines bright. Shine on, Titans! In the Light of Christ, Mrs. Kristovic ANNOUNCEMENTS From Mrs. Kristovic: Mark your calendars! On Wednesday, September 20, we will be hosting our Open House for all grades 7-12 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. This will be a chance to meet all of your students' teachers, tour the building, and learn about the wonderful things are students are already doing this school year. We hope to see you there! From HS Yearbook: Attention Seniors! Yearbook headshot photos are due on November 20, If you need details or a head shot taken, contact Anna Manchester at annmanchester@myjacs.org. From MS Yearbook: The 7-8 yearbook needs photos from all 7-8 Fall sports. Parents who are willing to share photos with us may drop off a flash drive at the office, them to Mrs. Mijal at or directly upload them to our Jostens site with this link: From Mr. Marcero: The LC Vocal Music Program is going to New York to sing at Carnegie Hall April 13-16! Grades 9-12 are eligible to audition to go on the trip. More details to come! From Mr. Shaughnessy: Open Tutoring has begun! It is open to all students and students can just drop in! No advanced sign-up needed! Times are Tuesday from 3:00-4:00 p.m.; Wednesday from 7:00-7:45 a.m.; Thursday from 3:00-4:00 p.m.

2 From Mr. Marcero and Mrs. Lienhart: We are hiring for a new theatrical director! Please see the job requirements listed below. Interested candidates should a resume and cover letter to Mr. Marcero at jmarcero@myjacs.org and Mrs. Lienhart at elienhart@myjacs.org. Theatrical Director Experience with all aspects of theatre: as actor, director, technical director, and teacher Experience with high school and middle school students in & out of theatre Must be comfortable work with large groups at various ability levels Experience working with parent/booster groups Goal oriented/focus driven/well organized From Student Council: Homecoming is next week and our theme this year is DISNEY! High School activities and festivities will go from Sunday, Sept 10th- Saturday, Sept 16th. High school students- click on the link to vote for this year s Homecoming Queen and King. Polls will be open until next Thursday at 12 pm. Homecoming Queen and King Voting- HS Students only Here is a breakdown of our High School Homecoming events: Sunday, Sept 10th- Powderpuff Game at Crowley Field starting at 5:30 p.m. Students may begin arriving and setting up at 5:00 p.m. Monday, Sept 11th- Sleeping Beauty Day! Wear what you wake up in! PJ bottoms or sweats, pj top or t- shirt, or 1 piece pj s Tuesday, Sept 12th- Snow White Day! Mass day- be the light in white! Wear a nice white top and nice jeans or khakis. Wednesday, Sept 13th- Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dumb (Twin) Day! Pick and twin and dress like them! Powderpuff 2 pm Thursday, Sept 14th- Disney Day! Dress like your favorite Disney character! Homecoming Assembly at 2pm Friday, Sept 15th- Spirit Day! Dress in your green and gold! Tailgate competition between grades at 6pm. Football game at Crowley Field at 7pm. Homecoming court and announcement of King and Queen at halftime. Homecoming Week Dress Down Days Guidelines: No shorts, tank tops or sleeveless tops, leggings, or flip flops Skirts & dress must be full length (to the toes) On Tuesday (mass day) only nice jeans and khakis, no sweats.

3 Hats may be worn only on Thursday, Disney Day. Saturday, Sept 16th- High School Homecoming Dance! 9pm -11pm in the cafeteria. $5- LC Students, $6- LC Guests. Pick up guest pass from the main office. Passes due by Thursday, Sept 14th Homecoming Dance Guidelines: Cocktail attire for men and ladies. No backless (below mid rib cage) dresses or dresses with cutouts allowed. Dresses should be of an appropriate length and neckline. Strapless and spaghetti straps are allowed. For young men, no jeans are permitted. A collared shirt, dress sweater, or blazer must be worn. Please Mrs. Kristovic or Mrs. Garred in advance if you have questions. Here is a breakdown of our Middle School Homecoming events: Monday, Sept. 11th - Thursday, Sept. 14th: Full Uniform Days Wednesday, Sept 13th- MS Only Pep 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept 14th- Kickball 2pm Friday, Sept 15th- Spirit Day! Dress in your green and gold! Football game at Crowley Field at 7pm. Homecoming court and announcement of King and Queen at halftime. For Families: After joining us for football and sending your student off to the dance, make sure to carry the fun over to the fall festival! Join your fellow Titans at the Jackson Family Fall Festival on the grounds of St. Johns School. Make sure to stop by the Alumni Table at the football game and pick up your coupon for an adult beverage discount! Also, on Saturday night, bring us a 2017 picture of your son or daughter dressed up for the Homecoming Dance and receive additional discounts! (1 per person). Visit the Fall Festival Facebook page here for weekend updates. See you at the FESTIVAL! Next Week in Sports: Monday - September 11th JV Volleyball at hosts a Tri Match = 5 PM Tennis hosts Hastings at 4:30 PM Golf at Adrian Invite = Noon Tuesday - September 12th

4 Soccer hosts Hastings at 5 PM 7/8 Volleyball hosts Northwest Wednesday - September 13th JV/V Volleyball hosts Hastings = 5 PM 7/8 Football hosts Parkside at 4:30 PM Tennis is at Harper Creek at 4:30 PM Thursday - September 14th JV Football at Northwest at 6:30 PM Golf at Ann Arbor Pioneer Invite at 9:30 AM Soccer is at Harper Creek at 6:30 PM 7/8 Volleyball at Coldwater at 4:30 PM JHS Swim Co-op is at Home v. Okemos at 6:00 PM Friday - September 15th Varsity Football hosts Northwest at 7:00 PM HOMECOMING WEEK Golf at Coldwater Invite at 9:30 AM Saturday - September 16th HS Cross Country at Holly Invite - TBD JV Volleyball at Hudson Invite at 8:00 AM Tennis at Ann Arbor Greenhills Quad at 8:30 AM TERRIFIC TITANS! From Lumen Christi: A big shout out to Richard Clark and his crew who worked on and completed the restoration of the pavilion project as his Eagle Scout project. From Coach S. Brogan: Shout out to the boisterous and energetic football student sections that traveled great distances for the first two football games. Their enthusiasm was an impressive sight to see! From Mr. Marcero: Shout out to Josie Simmons and Peter Hrebec for taking a giant successful leap into the vocal program! They were great additions!

5 From Mrs. Gauthier: High-five to Caiden Martines, Brendan O'Dowd,Alex Clark, Jacob Nichols, and Cooper Keene for building their LC Core Value Trait, Developing Character. They have shown promising leadership qualities in my classroom. Keep it up guys!! From Mrs. Gauthier: Special blessings to Bianca Morris who truly practiced her faith this morning and went to 7:15 Mass with me on Friday. From Mrs. Burdick: A shout out to my 4th Hour class for showing great Titan spirit! They created high quality locker decorations for Homecoming that show their personalities and pride in our community. I can count on them to offer help to each other out and to me as well!