Friday eNews

There will be no eNews next Friday, April 17. eNews will resume on Friday, April 24. Have a great Easter!

During this unprecedented time, Kennedy Catholic is committed in providing effective distance learning in order for all students to streamline effortlessly into the next year. Please read the Academic FAQ on the COVID-19 webpage for more information and to stay up to date.

The new cheer parent meeting scheduled for April 27 has been postponed. For questions, please contact Lisa Jandusay.

Varsity cheer tryouts scheduled to begin on April 28 has been postponed. More information to come. For questions, please contact Lisa Jandusay.

Although this year our auction could not be held in person, bidding was still spirited. The waves were epic! We had 300+ members of the Kennedy Catholic community join on-line to hang-ten. A heartfelt thank you and mahalo to everyone who made waves on our virtual beach. The best part - our students are the great benefactors of your generosity.

Didn't win? There is still a chance to KATCH a wave in support of our students by purchasing a raffle ticket. Win 2 Alaska Airlines Tickets: Two (2) unrestricted tickets can be used anywhere Alaska Airlines flies. Good through April 4. 2021. Take your chance here!

We are especially thankful to our sponsors and advertisers without whose generosity our online auction would not have been possible.

Burien Toyota and Burien Chevrolet
Alaska Airlines
Lexington Independents
The Schwartz Company
Sharp Business Systems
Basel Cellars
Wildwood Market
Merrill Gardens
Athletic Awards
DeFranco Insurance
Cynthia Blades Woods / Berkshire Hathway HS
Hamilton Risk+Value Consultants, LLC
Compass - Trey Danna Real Estate Team

Our 4th and final Collegiate Athletics Signing Day will be held virtually on Wednesday, April 22. If you know of a Senior student-athlete who has committed to play a collegiate sport but not already participated in a Signing Day ceremony, please email Sam Reed by April 15 to be included.

The athletic office has worked with Cloud9 Sports to ship and deliver all items ordered through the online stores directly to home addresses. Items are shipping this week. If you do not receive your ordered items by April 17, please email Tracey Umeda - she will follow-up on any issues after Spring Break.

With the Governor's decision to close schools for the rest of the school year, the WIAA has since confirmed that any form of a spring sports season has been cancelled. The athletic office and spring coaches are working together in order to:

• Host "Senior Night" celebrations | Traditional Senior Night posters have been produced, and virtual senior nights are being scheduled for the last week of April and first week of May, as they would traditionally be held.
• Collect uniforms and equipment | Information will be sent out after Spring Break with directions on how student-athletes can return all uniforms, warm-ups and equipment that was checked out prior to school closure.

Kennedy Catholic is currently seeking host families for our international students for the 2020-2021 school year. International students are excited to experience family life in America, learn English and share their culture and traditions with their homestay families. A generous financial stipend is provided.

For more information please select 'Read More.'

The Office of International Education is reaching out to international students and host families during the school closure to help coordinate any necessary travel.

In the event that an international student needs to travel during the school closure, they must complete the COVID-19 Special International Travel Procedure before they can depart.

Host families, if your international student has talked with you about travel plans, please inform them of the required pre-departure procedure and contact the Housing Coordinator to plan for the housing check out.

Please contact the International Department with questions.

Campus Ministry invites you to read Holy Week Reflections here!

Do you have any prayer intentions? You can submit them here and know they will be included in Fr. Jim Northrop's Masses at St. Thomas until we may return to in-person service.

While parishes are closed, thousands of teenagers from across the country are gathering online each Sunday for youth night with ProjectYM. Each week's livestream will feature well-known speakers and worship leaders in the Catholic youth ministry world.

To join sign-up your student and have them log in each Sunday a little before 5pm!

If you have questions please contact Ms. Farrell.

Campus Ministry is here to help us stay connected and grounded with ourselves and our community through the practice of mindfulness over the next couple of weeks! Stay connected with us each Monday on the Kennedy Catholic Facebook Page!

While they cannot gather as a community in person, many parishes and the Archbishop are staying connected by livestreaming mass! Here are some resources:

St. James Cathedral | Daily Mass with Archbishop Etienne
St. Benedict | Mass with Fr. Bryan Dolejsi
St. Thomas | Mass with Fr. Jim Northrop
St. Francis | Mass with Fr. Dick Hayatsu

Freshmen
Service work completed by freshmen during first semester for their families will count for both semesters.

Sophomores
Service work completed by sophomores first semester for their community will count for both semesters.

Juniors
Juniors who have completed 15+ service hours, your time will be counted as complete.

Juniors who have completed less than 15 hours, the total hours are deferred until school resumes.

The ISLE Committee is researching alternative option for students who still need to complete service hour. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Ms. Lopez, Service Coordinator or Ms. Clark, Academic Dean.

Please see this weeks Counseling newsletter for important updates and information.