upcoming events

Early Dismissal Day All K-12 students will be

dismissed at 1:00pm

Partner with Parents Initiative: Evidence-Based Parenting

MSU’s Ann Nicole Nelson Hall; 6:00pm

2019 Cor Christi Gala The Grand Hotel; 5:30pm

GLORY DAY All-School Mass

Damberger Activity Center; 2:00pm

NO SCHOOL Diocesan Convocation for

Catholic Educators and ND Administrators’ Conference

The ROCK BR Gymnasium; 6:30pm

End of First Quarter

ND State Class B Cross Country

Class A Football First Round Playoffs

National ACT Testing Date

2019 Andrew Crockett Fall Classic Tournament

BR School Board Meeting BR Library; 5:15pm

Mandatory Rome 2020 Meeting BR Library; 7:30pm

LION TIMES A MONTHLY BISHOP RYAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL FAMILY NEWSLETTER

monthly highlights

Partner with Parents Presentation 2

College Application Month 3

Latin Building Blocks 4

Bishop Ryan Catholic School Office Information

Middle School/High School Office: Mrs. Brintnell, Secretary

Mr. Lee, Principal

(701) 838-3355, option 1

Elementary/Preschool Office: Mrs. Selk, Secretary

Mrs. Steckler, Principal

(701) 838-3355, option 2

On October 9th, our school and our entire community have a tremendous opportunity: as part of our Partner with Parents Initiative, we are sponsoring an event with Dr. Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D. I’ve read two of Dr. Sax’s books and I receive his emails, and Dr. Sax is a gem. He is highly qualified, highly experienced, a great communicator, and above all, wise. Not only does he have a ton of information at his disposal, he has the more valuable quality of being able to understand the meaning of the data and apply his insight to real life. I’m convinced that every parent that attends the October 9th event will not only learn something, but what they learn will concretely improve their life and that of their children. Please make this event a priority in your schedule; it will be well worth your time.

On a different note, please be aware that our Cognia Accreditation Engagement Review (formerly known as AdvancEd) will be taking place this coming March. This means that there will be much to do in order to prepare for this important event over the course of the year. The essence of the Engagement Review is to evaluate our school and our place in the process of continuous improvement. The process encourages practices within the school that lead to long-term positive outcomes and embedded practices, thus strengthening institutional consistency and effectiveness. As important stakeholders in our school, you will be asked to participate in surveys from time to time, and I ask you to please do so. These surveys are important sources of information for us to utilize in the process of continuous improvement, which requires that we make decisions based upon various sources of information or data.

Finally, I want to remind you that our school’s Board of Directors meets monthly, generally on the last Thursday of the month. The meetings are open to parents; the agenda for the meeting is sent out the Monday prior to the meeting, and the minutes of past meetings are posted online after they are approved at the subsequent meeting. (e.g. August’s minutes are posted after approval at the September meeting.) If there is something that you would like the board to discuss or consider, please let me know as early in the month as possible, as we do not generally add items to the agenda after the Board’s monthly packets go out in the mail. The point of sharing this information is to remind you that we value the cooperation of parents in the life of our school, and we encourage you to use the avenues of communication to raise any questions or concerns that you may have about the governance of the school.

God bless you, and Mary keep you and your families.

Editor’s note: Because of scheduling conflicts, the October School Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 29th.

Students and Parents, we need your help!

Please be aware of the following traffic hiccups we re

having around campus:

1) SLOW DOWN! As you make your way through

the driveways, please remember that there are

pedestrians all around the school. If you are behind the

wheel, it is your obligation to make sure that you are traveling at a safe and

reasonable speed, giving the right of way to anyone on foot.

2) DON T STOP IN DRIVING LANES!

If you have to stop your vehicle to wait for your student,

please find a parking space! There should be no vehicles

stopped in the northside traffic lanes unless you are giving

pedestrians the right of way.

3) BE COURTEOUS!

you’re invited...

Celebrate our Living Faith!

Morning Mass (7:20am in the Chapel of Divine Mercy) Tuesday, October 1st-Friday, October 4th Monday, October 7th-Thursday, October 10th Monday, October 14th Monday, October 28th-Thursday, October 31st

All-School Mass (2:00pm in the Activity Center) Tuesday, October 15th

Congratulations to Randy Thom,

Our Lady of Grace Church, and Jim Hatlelid,

the lucky winners of our Dreams Raffle ticket sellers!

For every two tickets sold, the seller’s name was entered

into the drawing. Jim and Our Lady of Grace each won $500, and Randy won $1000!

Altogether, we sold 902 tickets this year, and we’re grateful for all of our

sellers’ great work! THANK YOU!

Next up: The boys head to South Prairie for a 5:00 Friday game on October 4th.

Next up: The ladies will host Des Lacs-Burlington in a district 12 showdown on Tuesday, October 1st.

Next up: After a Tuesday stop in Harvey, our xc’ers will have the chance to run in front of the home crowd at

Saturday’s Souris Valley Invite.

Savanah Brintnell and the rest of the MHS Girls Golf team are kicking off October at the State Golf Tournament.

please join us...

Are you looking for a fun night out for the grown-ups where you can dress up, enjoy dinner with friends, and support the school, all at the same time?

Join us for the 2019 Bishop Ryan Catholic School Cor Christi Gala on Saturday, October 12th at the Grand Hotel. In its 17th year, this fun night celebrates the heart, history and hope of Bishop Ryan.

This event is a celebration for the whole Bishop Ryan community, and it's a night filled with fun and entertainment, a delicious meal, and lots of lion pride! This year, we'll be honoring Dan & Jean Feist for their contributions

to the support and future of Catholic education in Minot.

Tickets are $65 per person and include the social hour, dinner and dessert, and a silent and live auction.

We hope you’ll join us in a fun evening that celebrates the meeting place between Lion tradition and our future! For tickets or more information, please stop by or contact the Administration Office at (701) 838-3355, ext. 3.

Don’t forget to have all donations to class baskets turned in by October 4th!

Please remember that if you have multiple grades represented in your family, you can pick one basket to donate to.

Donations above and beyond are appreciated. Items can be dropped off at any of the Bishop Ryan offices.

If you have any baskets or tulle and ribbon that you’re looking to get rid of, we’ll take them, too, please and thank you!

It’s College Application Month in North Dakota, and as an incentive to plan early,

Bank of North Dakota will be paying one $35 application fee per student

when they apply to a North Dakota college.

On October 22nd, BR seniors will have the opportunity to work with Mrs. Mardikian, Mrs. Unruh,

and college admissions representatives to take advantage of this new partnership

with BND, Governor Burgum, the state University System,

and the ND Department of Public Instruction.

For more information about College Application Month,

visit bnd.nd.gov/college-application-month.

For many who study Latin, the ultimate goal is to read the classic literature of Rome in the original language. However, the study of Latin subtly but surely enhances the way students express themselves in English, and, most noticeably, expands their English vocabulary.

DERIVATIVES: No other foreign language equals Latin in helping a student develop a rich English vocabulary. It has been

estimated that fifty percent of English words are derived from Latin, and we certainly see derivatives from Latin all throughout our language. Indeed, English is so indebted to Latin that classical scholar Berthold Ullman remarked a century ago that our language would more properly be named "Latin-English."

Studying Latin is an introduction to etymology— how words are formed and how original meanings are extended. Knowing the original Latin meanings of English derivatives allows students to use words effectively, thus elevating their daily speech and writing. Latin builds familiarity with how English words are formed from prefixes, base words, and suffixes. When students can see how a word was “born”, they understand it more profoundly.

Part of Latin study is understanding how compound verbs are created from simple verbs by adding prefixes. By knowing the meanings of the prefixes, which are generally from Latin prepositions, students understand a host of new verbs. Consider this Latin verb and its principal parts: jacio, jacere, jeci, jactus (to throw, hurl, cast). Just a few of its many compounds are conjicio, dejicio, ejicio, objicio, and projicio. Even before consulting a dictionary to confirm their ideas, students can figure out rough literal meanings for the English derivatives conjecture (throwing [ideas] together), dejected (cast down), ejected (thrown out), objection (something cast against), and projectile (something hurled forth).

Polysyllabic English words are particularly apt to have Latin roots. Students enjoy breaking these down, as the literal meanings are often surprisingly vivid. Annihilate, from ad and nihil, is "make to nothing." Desperate, from de and spero, is "away from hope." Exaggerate, from ex and agger, is literally "build up a great heap," i.e., to overstate. Magnanimous, from magnus and animus, means "great-souled." Compassion, from cum and patior, means "a suffering with"—for to have compassion for someone is to suffer with them.

MEANING ACCORDING TO CONTEXT: Latin study advances one's skill

in using context to discern the nuances of a word's meaning. For example, Latin students often encounter the multi-purpose noun res (thing) and must determine its specific meaning in each instance. To do so, they must consider the context and mentally sift through options like "matter," "affair," "fact," "event," "case," "action," "news," "operation," "circumstance," and "development." Similarly, for the adjective magnus, the meaning "great" is often suitable, but for variety and precision the student may choose a different English word to suit the context, e.g., "important," "momentous," "loud," "heavy," "distinguished," "utter," "vast," "extensive," or "lofty." This kind of analysis enhances the student's facility with words and builds vocabulary, and the skill of using context to assess a word's meaning transfers easily to English.

SHAKESPEARE & LATINISMS: The writings of Shakespeare, Jane Austen,

and John Milton, to name a few, are replete with words of Latin origin. Shakespeare, for example, uses many Latinisms, words that vividly suggest the original Latin meaning. These words are not now readily found in a dictionary, but a student who is at the level of beginning to read Caesar is able to make an educated guess at the meaning of these Latinate words.

The Latinate names that Shakespeare invented for some of his characters are also hidden gems that students take pleasure in discovering. The name of the ill-natured Malvolio in Twelfth Night, for example, comes from Latin words for "ill-wishing." In The Winter's Tale, the king's daughter— unaware of her true heritage and living far away from home as a shepherdess—is aptly named Perdita, the feminine form of an adjective meaning "utterly lost." And one of Shakespeare's loveliest heroines, Miranda of The Tempest, fittingly bears a name that means "she who is to be marvelled at, she who is to be admired."

Shakespeare's Latinate words make for a sublime richness of meaning. As students recognize them and countless derivatives all throughout English, they wake to see Latin everywhere. Being able to see that Latin is ubiquitous is a delightful, enriching legacy of Latin study.

An excerpt from

by Bonnie Graham