Dear Lancer Families,
This week, I will keep my message brief. If you have not already, please read my letter from last week regarding updates on COVID-19, return to in-person learning, and Easter Break travel. Also, please remember all students will attend classes virtually through April 16 following the regular daily schedule.
Please select "Read More" to complete this week's message.
The Senior Grad Party is on! All venues are open and we are in the midst of planning a very special night for the Senior class. Today, Friday April 1, is the last day to purchase your ticket at $250, after this date the price will go up. Please visit our webpage to register. All attendees must sign up for bus transportation using this form. Questions? Email Carrie Nelson.
3rd Quarter Progress Reports are available for viewing. Log into Skyward Family Access from Kennedy Catholic's website and select Parent Reports (Informational) to view the report. Grades reflected on the progress report are a snapshot from the last day of the quarter – March 26, 2021. As always, we encourage you to access our learning management system, Canvas, for the most current, real-time reflection of your student's progress.
This report is intended for informational purposes only and is not reflected on a student's permanent transcript – only semester grades are documented. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your student's grade, please contact your student's teacher or counselor.
Sophomores, your Community Day is approaching! Be sure to mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 21, from 9-11am in the gym. ASB has a few fun hours planned with games, food, and lots of quality time! If you are joining virtually, please use the Zoom link for Community Day found on the "Student Life" page in your class Canvas page. Contact ASB or Ms. Cacabelos with any questions.
Kennedy Catholic Gaming Club is hosting a Rocket League Tournament. All Kennedy Catholic students, regardless of Gaming Club membership, are welcome! All Washington State high school students and current 8th graders are eligible to participate. Please register your team here by Monday, April 5. Please contact Ms. Breshock with questions.
Student Ambassadors are freshmen, sophomores and juniors dedicated to the positive promotion of Kennedy Catholic High School. Ambassadors attend events and host prospective students, fully immersing them in a typical school day.
All current students interested in representing Kennedy Catholic as a Student Ambassador during the next school year, please contact the Admissions Office or visit room C-177 for an application.
While the priority deadline has passed, we are still happily accepting applications for the 2021-22 academic school year. Please contact the Admissions Office with any questions.
Thanks to those who supported the Virtual Auction on Saturday!
It's not too late to support the Fund-A-Need for our new IMADE project. The Fund-A-Need will remain open until 11:59pm on Easter Sunday. Please Donate Today!
"Lancer Unity" GlassyBaby's are still available. Purchase one here!
The first day of tryouts/practice for Baseball, Fastpitch, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Boys and Girls Track & Field and Boys Swim & Dive is Monday, April 12. Lacrosse begins on April 19. Be sure your student is registered on the Kennedy Catholic website and has a current sports physical on file in order to participate. If you are traveling over Easter Break, know that travel quarantine protocols will be in effect. Team and schedule information may be found on the league website as it becomes available.
If you plan to travel in the next few months, you must choose between the following two quarantine options before returning to in-person instruction:
Option #1: Those who have traveled are recommended to practice self-quarantine for 10 days from the date of arrival home and should not return to campus until those 10 days have passed. This is a Washington State Department of Health standard and our default expectation.
Option #2: In instances where remaining quarantined for 10 days creates an undue hardship, Kennedy Catholic will consider an appeal from a family to apply the current travel guidance published by the CDC. Under this guidance, an individual who traveled domestically should quarantine for 7 days after their return and provide evidence of a negative viral COVID-19 test administered on the 5th day after the return or later. Families interested in a hardship request should submit the following to Katie Burns via e-mail:
Please contact Katie Burns with questions.
If you would like to return to campus starting April 19, please complete this form and return to Katie Burns by Wednesday, April 14. This will be the last chance to change your status to in person learning for the current school year. Please note that if you have already completed a contract, there is no need to complete a new one unless your status is changing.
Save the date! The annual Sophomore Service Fair is happening on Wednesday, April 21 during the Sophomore Community Day. Sophomores will have the opportunity to hear from eight local service agencies and begin deciding where they would like to serve for their required 30 hours of service junior year. We hope to see you there!
The nonprofit organization Action For Happiness has compiled this calendar with daily exercises and activities to encourage stress reduction.
Please see below for more stress reduction resources!
Stress is not a foreign concept to any of us. As humans, stress is a natural occurrence within the body that helps us to respond effectively to threats. We wouldn't survive without it.
However, when left unchecked, stress becomes chronic – and detrimental to our wellbeing. In a modern world that is moving faster and faster, it is important that we take time to slow down and reset. Without these breaks, neither body nor mind get the downtime that they need.
Meditation Scripts for Stress are one key resource we can turn to when looking to reduce the weight of the world we so often feel. These scripts are useful for deepening our own understanding of meditation, as well as for guiding others. Click here to read.
For most of us, stress is an unpleasant part of our daily existence. However, just because stress is unavoidable doesn't mean it has to dominate your life. Relaxation meditation — which typically involves cultivating calm by using an object of focus, such as your breath or a visualization — can be one effective tool to help manage and ease stress. The best part? It's available to all of us, anywhere and anytime we need it.
In fact, many people find learning to consciously relax the mind and body through basic meditation techniques leads not only to reduced stress, but also to better mental and physical health, and a better quality of life. Visit Headspace to find everything you need to know about relaxation meditation to get started.
Because the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. Spark Admissions has compiled a list of all participating colleges and universities, which can be found here.
Are you an experienced singer? Auditions for Kennedy's 2021-22 Excalibur choir will be April 19-21, and audition materials are available now. There are no course prerequisites and the class is open to all grades. Please email Mrs. Brown for materials, and click here to secure an audition time.
Five Bold Experiments, a series of short films produced by Kennedy Catholic Theatre, will stream April 23-24 at 7pm. Check back soon for more information. Please send any questions to Mr. Lapan.
Seniors, please fill out the survey found on your class Canvas page under "Student Life". This is your chance to vote on Senior Superlatives for the yearbook. The Senior Yearbook Survey is due Wednesday, April 14. Contact Ms. Cacabelos with any questions.