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Formed in Catholic tradition, the mission of St. Michael High School is to foster the
spiritual, intellectual, and personal development of young people as committed disciples of Christ.
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
FEBRUARY 2020 NEWSLETTER
17521 Monitor Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone: (225) 753-9782
P.O. Box 86110 Baton Rouge, LA 70879-6110 Fax: (225) 753-0605
SPIRITUAL LIFE
ALL SCHOOL MASS: St. Michael will celebrate an all-school Mass on Thursday, February 20, at 8:50 AM. Students are to wear their dress uniforms. Parents are welcome to attend. Please sign in at the front office before going to the Multi-Purpose Building.
ABBEY YOUTH FEST: Be on the lookout for information and a
sign-up sheet for the Abbey Y outh Fest to take place on Saturday, March
21. Sign up will take place in mid February.
CHASTITY SPEAKER—SARAH DENNY AND JASON AN-GELETTE: On Tuesday, March 3, St. Michael will welcome our yearly chastity speakers with separate talks for our male and female stu-dents. Both of these speakers have spent a decade or more addressing youth on this topic as well as continuing their own education. Jason is a graduate of the John Paul II Institute of Marriage and Family. Sarah is finishing her PhD in Bio Ethics. More information will be sent home regarding the speakers and health program.
CIRCLES OF CARE CURRICULUM: Each year, as directed by the Diocese, we include Circles of Care curriculum on bullying and child protection in our theology classes. The Circles of Care lessons were taught during Catholic Schools Week. Each grade level’s curriculum focuses on a different area of child protection from internet safety to ap-propriate boundaries in dating relationships. This curriculum comple-ments the chastity formation taught all four years and the “Theology of the Body” curriculum taught during the 4th quarter of the sophomore year. The diobr.org website contains all the lessons taught in the Circles of Care curriculum. Every student received an opt-out form for parents who did not want their child to participate in the Circles of Care curricu-lum. If you have questions about any part of our theology curriculum, please contact Mrs. Robin Haile at [email protected].
CONFESSION: Students will be able to receive the Sacrament of Reconcili-
ation in their religion classes on Tuesday-Wednesday, February 18-19.
Please pray for our students and give thanks for our priests.
SENIOR ANGOLA RETREAT: Please pray for our Seniors who have
signed up to attend the yearly Angola Retreat on Friday, February 15. The
Social Justice Retreat put on by the Angola inmates and chaplain is an eye
opening and spiritually uplifting experience for students.
SOPHOMORE RETREAT - Sophomore Retreat will take place on Fri-
day, March 6. More information and per mission for ms will be sent
through the Theology teachers.
INTELLECTUAL
LATE START FOR STUDENTS: On Monday, February 3, school will begin two hours later than usual due to Faculty Professional Development. Dismissal will be at the regular time. The first bell will ring at 9:10 AM. The library will be open at 6:50 AM for any students needing to be dropped off early. East Baton Rouge buses will run at their regular time. The St. Michael shuttle bus will run two hours later than usual in the morning.
MARDI GRAS HOLIDAY: St. Michael High School will be closed Monday, February 24, through Friday, February 28, for the Mardi Gras holiday. The school office will be open February 26, 27 & 28 from 7:30 AM-12:00 PM. Students will return to school on Monday, March 2.
THE HELP DESK: The Help Desk will be open Wednesday, February 26, from 8:00 AM-noon.
GRADES: Grades are updated each week on PlusPortals. Please talk to your student about his/her progress in all classes during this third nine-weeks. This nine weeks grading period ends on March 13. If you have any questions or concerns about a particular class, please contact the teacher immediately.
MARCH FOR LIFE: We are eternally grateful for all those who prayed for and finan-
cially supported the March for Life Pilgrimage to Washington, D.C. Over 130 students, facul-
ty, and parents from St. Michael High School participated in this life-changing trip. We are
thankful for all your support!
MARCH
FOR
LIFE
Washington, D.C.
2020
COURSE SELECTION FOR 2020-2021: On January 27 and 28 counselors visited classes to discuss course selection for the 2020-2021 school year. Parents/guardians are responsible for reviewing and discuss-ing academic requirements with their children and indicating parental ap-proval of the student’s proposed schedule by signing the appropriate line indicated on the course selection sheet.
Teacher signatures are also required for specific classes indicated by aster-isks (*) noted on the course selection sheets. Students must obtain teacher signatures for those classes prior to online registration in order to be considered for enrollment in that class. All current students must reg-ister for classes electronically using their activated PlusPortals student ac-count. Course registration opened on the afternoon of Monday, January 27, and will remain open through Monday, February 3.
Completed course selection sheets are to be signed by both the student and his/her parent/guardian prior to completing online registration and then returned to their grade level counselor by Tuesday, February 4. No course schedule changes will be considered until May 1 unless there is a discrepancy as determined by the counselor. At that time, students may meet with school counselors if they still have concerns regarding their 2020-2021 class schedules. Any requests for schedule changes must be placed in writing by the parent(s) and submitted to the appropriate grade level counselor during the period of May 1-May 21. All schedule change fees will be waived during this period. After May 21, all written requests for schedule changes must be accompanied by a check for $25.00 made paya-ble to St. Michael the Archangel High School.
Please note: The scheduling requests submitted are considered a com-mitment on the part of the students and their parents for enrollment in the classes they have asked the school to provide. Selections made at this time are for the entire 2020-2021 school year.
FINALIZING COLLEGE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Early in the second semester for seniors is a good time to finalize any docu-mentation necessary for a student’s college admission requirements such as sending immunization records, completing housing and orientation regis-tration, or sending in test scores. Please make sure your senior has referred to his/her college admission checklist per the college institution to com-plete these requirements.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TUITION LOTTERY PRO-GRAM: Members of the Knights of Columbus having children in a Cath-olic school are eligible to enroll their children in a free lottery to help pay for their child’s Catholic school tuition. Each quarter names of four stu-dents will be randomly drawn from the entries and $500 will be directly paid to the child’s Catholic school. For more information or to register, please visit http://louisianakc.org/programs/youth/tuitionlottery.pdf . This program is administered by the Louisiana State Council of the Knights of Columbus.
REMINDER TO FILE THE FAFSA: Seniors and Senior Parents, please remember to complete the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, in order to receive any financial assistance and/or to apply for TOPS and other scholarships per the instructions of colleges and universi-ties. Your FAFSA must be filed by June 30 in order to receive TOPS. Visit www.fafsa.gov to get star ted or to finish your application. If you need assistance completing the FAFSA, please call the LELA FAFSA Helpline at 1-844-GO-FAFSA.
REQUEST FOR COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE LETTERS FROM SENIORS: In order to assist in college preparation and planning, it is criti-cal that seniors and their parents provide Ms. Montgomery with copies of all letters of acceptance and any scholarship and financial aid awards from colleg-es and universities, whether or not the senior will eventually attend that partic-ular school. Please send copies of these documents via email to [email protected], or by fax or in person. The names of the colleges and uni-versities to which the senior has been accepted will be published in the Gradu-ation Program, while a list of the scholarships which were offered to the student will appear in the Baccalaureate Mass & Senior Honors Convocation Program. The only way we may publish this information is if parents and students share this information with us. Please provide Ms. Montgomery with copies of acceptance and scholarship letters as soon as they are received.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT AND PARISH HONOR BANDS: Congratulations to our Warrior Band Members who earned spots in the District IV Honor Band and the East Baton Rouge Parish All-Parish Honor Band. Abigail McCurry (flute) and Tate Smith (trombone), earned spots in the prestigious District Honor Band. Members who earned spots in the All-Parish concert band in-clude Kyla Fox (flute), Tate Smith (trombone), and Hector Barraza (trombone). In order to earn a spot in one of the district honor bands, students audition among students from nine parishes in the Baton Rouge area.
LIBRARY NEWS: Be sure to check out our college and career planning ebooks available on Overdrive. Digital titles include: 500 ACT Science Ques-tions to Know by Test Day, 1001 Ways to Pay for College, The Best Southeast-ern Colleges, The Military and Teens, College Bound: what Christian parents need to know and many more. The link to Overdrive is located on the Li-brary’s Moodle page. The ebooks are compatible on any electronic device such as a Nook, Kindle, computer, iPad, and smart phone. Email Mrs. Don-aldson in the library at [email protected] if you have questions.
SENIOR NIGHT: The Warrior Girls & Boys Basketball Senior Night is
Tuesday, February 11. We will honor our seniors for their hard work and
dedication to the basketball program. Please come out and show your support
for these players on their last regular season home game vs Belaire. The Sen-
ior Night festivities will begin at 6:00 PM for the girls and at 7:15 PM for the
boys.
TUITION & REGISTRATION INFORMATION was emailed to all families on January 30. Please contact the school office if you did not receive this email.
The re-registration process for current students will be conducted online. Parents who are indicated as the primary contact for each student will receive an email by Friday, February 7, with instructions and a link to complete the registration process. The online registration forms should be completed and the non-refundable registration fee for returning students must be received by Monday, March 9, in order to avoid late fees. Call the office should you have any questions.
SMHS DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE: An-drea Hebert Buttross ’06 was recognized at the Distin-guished Graduates Awards Dinner hosted by the Dio-cese of Baton Rouge and held at the Renaissance Ho-tel. Buttross is the Education Director for the Louisi-ana Department of Public Safety & Corrections in Baton Rouge. Her belief in education of Louisiana’s incarcerated has been her life’s mission and under her supervision, the number of local jail education pro-grams had doubled. Congratulations Andrea!
From left to right, Superintendent Dr. Melanie Palmisano, Princi-
pal Ellen Lee, Distinguished Graduate Andrea Hebert Buttross
‘06, Father Ryan Halford, and Father Tom Ranzino.
Mrs. Ellen Lee for being named
Diocesan Distinguished
Catholic School Administrator
Flowers presented by Miss
Abby Button, Student Body
President.
Congratulations:
Mrs. Karen
Timmreck for
being recognized
for serving 40
years in Catholic
education Mrs. Julie
Lechich for be-
ing recognized
for serving 20
years in Catholic
education
Mrs. Lynne Guarisco for being
named Distinguished Educator for
St. Michael High School
Miss Caitlin Brumfield for being named
Student of the Year
for St. Michael High School
A Message from the Principal: The first day in February marks the last day of Catholic Schools Week. At St. Michael High School, we are so fortunate to have the most dedicated and talented teachers and staff. Our parents are second to none as they partner with us to help form their children as committed disciples of Christ. Our St. Michael students seem to give their best in their academic studies, their faith development, and their clubs and sports. Our hearts are filled with joy and gratitude for the cooperation and support of our entire school family.
During the last day of Catholic Schools Week, St. Michael High School is fortunate to be able to host the Diocesan Middle School Quiz Bowl. Fifth through eighth graders from our Catholic elementary schools were on campus to celebrate the academic excellence that is a part of Catholic schools. We were happy to welcome them all to our campus.
As a school community, we celebrated our Distinguished Educator for St. Michael High School, Mrs. Lynne Guarisco, and our Stu-dent of the Year, Miss Caitlin Brumfield. We also recognized our Assistant Principal, Mrs. Julie Lechich, for twenty years of service to Catholic schools and our beloved math teacher, Mrs. Karen Timmreck, for her forty years of service to Catholic schools. We cele-brated with cake on Thursday and jeans on Friday.
How fortunate we are to have such a wonderful school community! Thank you to all who make St. Michael High School the out-standing and one of a kind school that it is. We ask for your continued prayers for our ministry of education.
God Bless,
Ellen B. Lee, Principal
LOOKING FOR OUTSTANDING PEOPLE
The Alumni of the Year Award is given every year to an alumnus of St. Michael High School who has been graduated five or more year s.
The alumnus should be someone who has an established career. It should be evident that this person holds a sense of pride for the school and has
actively given back to the school and his/her own community. This individual should participate in school related events, fundraisers, and/or school
organizations.
Nominate a Candidate: https://www.smhsbr.org/alumni/alumni-of-the-year/
The Warrior Sword Award is awarded annually to an individual whose selfless dedication to both St Michael High School and the Baton
Rouge community is beyond compare. He or she must exemplify basic Christian values and the spirit of good will through his/her actions on behalf
of St. Michael High School and its mission. The nominee must be a role model of faith for students to emulate and must demonstrate service to the
Church and community.
Nominate a Candidate: https://www.smhsbr.org/giving/warrior-sword-award/
For additional information, please contact the Advancement Office at 225-755-3618 or [email protected].
The Mother Seton Award is presented annually to honor one individual from the Home and School community who emulates the qualities
and service of Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton for whom the award is named. The guidelines for this nomination are as follows:
Be a current member of the Home and School Association (SMHS parents/guardians are members)
Be a parent, grandparent or guardian
Be recognized as a volunteer, not an employee of the school
Qualifications of the individual must include:
At least three years of involvement within the local Home and School organization
Dependable, hard working, self-sacrificing, attuned to the needs of the children and the school
Enthusiastic, generous, supportive of the educators and the administration
Concerned and ready to go the extra mile for Catholic education
A model of living Gospel values
Please submit your nomination with qualifications to SMHS Home and School by Friday, February 7.
A nomination form for the Mother Seton Award may be found at the end of this newsletter.
You may fax to school at 225-753-0605 or email [email protected].
Continuing the Warrior Legacy Capital Campaign
Construction has been completed on the $7 million Capital Campaign project that
has provided our school with much needed enhancements and additions to our cam-
pus, including a place to hold mass, theatre & performing arts facilities, state-of-the
-art band hall, a secondary gym, and much more. We need your help and support of
our campaign efforts so that we may continue moving forward to the next phase of our campaign project, which will
address the back of the campus and our athletic facilities. In order to reach this next milestone in our school history,
we must diligently continue with our fundraising efforts. Your cooperation and support in this endeavor is vital to
our continued success. Help continue the Warrior Legacy by making your gift today!
Make your gift online at https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/1587/Home/NewQuickGive
If you have questions on how to make a gift, please contact the Advancement Office via email at [email protected] or by phone (225) 755-3618.
St. Michael Annual Auction Fundraiser
The school will be holding its annual auction fundraiser,
A Night in Italy, on Saturday, March 7.
We are in the process of securing donation items and sponsorships for this event. If you
would like to be a sponsor or have an item you would like to donate, please contact the
Advancement Office at (225) 755-3618 or email [email protected]
Procurement forms for this event may be downloaded at
https://www.smhsbr.org/event/a-night-in-italy-smhs-auction/
PRINCIPAL’S HONORS—All A’s (4.0) unweighted GPA for the First Semester
9th GRADE:
Nicole Benigno
Richard-Tri Dang
Ashlynn Howell
Miranda Martone
Anh-Tu Nguyen
Austin Pearson
Jordyn Ponvelle
Andrew Tran
10th GRADE:
Caroline Adolph
Jacob Ashford
Julia Miller
11th GRADE:
Charlotte Balart
Hayden Barnett
Trina Dang
Morgyn Gauthier
Sara Levron
Emalie Manuel
Abigail McCurry
Rebecca Quebedeaux
Isabella Spano
12th GRADE:
Elizabeth Angel
Jacob Coleman
Olivia Degreenia
Carlette Dunn
Hanna LeBlanc
Henry Perrien
Thomas Smith
FIRST HONORS—3.5-3.99 unweighted GPA for the First Semester
9th GRADE:
Emily Adcock
Cooper Bankston
Bennett Blank
Makayla Bonanno
Isabella Bull
Brennan Collins
Lauren Crow
Cara Isabelle Delacruz
Darren Evans
Braeden Fox
Cameron Kimball
Hayden Knapps
Jackson Landry
Abby Lanoux
Christian Martin
Anna Medine
Derrick Morris Jr.
Matthew Perere
Emily Ponson
Liam Reed
Ashton Richardson
Sophia Santoro
Kaitlyn Shapiro
Beverly Smith
Reese Stelly
Allie Waguespack
Anna Weileman
Julia Whitney
Chance Young
Kelsey Young
10th GRADE:
Alyssa Arceneaux
James Balart Jr
Julia Clark
Julia Coffey
Christian Corsten
Taylor Cuccia
Madeline de Vries
Henlee Hoffer
Micah Howard
Nicholas Johnson
Melinda Jones
Alexis Loya
Trey McCann
Abram Morales
Sandra Nguyen
Katie Okungbowa
Margaret Perrien
Lucy Rispone
Alex Rodrigue
Bryce Rogowski
Olivia Shelling
Kristen Slatcoff
(10th GRADE cont’d)
Andrew Snyder
Sarah Talbot
Nicholas Thai
Caleb Wiese
11th GRADE:
Brigette Benigno
Halle Bice
Madison Brown
Brian-Buu Dang
Addison Dimmick
Lillee Engen
Anna Flauss
Kyla Fox
Leah Gil
Maria Gordon
Madelyne Gresko
Camille Hardee
Grayson Howell
Casse Johnson
George Kim
Brice Landry
Megan Marcello
Elena Monette
Jenna Monette
Olivia Monette
Brock Mulhearn
Owen Naquin
Breanna Perry
Tanner Pike
Steven Reed
Alexander St. Cyr
Camille Trelles
Katherine Varnado
Laney Varnado
Riley Waguespack
12th GRADE:
Connor Badeaux
Mitchell Bellan
Nicholas Breaux
Caitlin Brumfield
Alexandria Ferguson
Kayla Ford
Rachel Guarisco
Patrick Hamilton
Ann Ivy
Mardo Kaltakdjian
Lindyn Landry
Samantha McClendon
Douglas Ngo
Dylan Ngo
Kobe Nguyen
(12th GRADE cont’d)
Thomas Nguyen
Joseph Parsons
Ariana Patton
Kaleb Perkins
Emma Phillips
Emma Quebedeaux
Aidan Roberts
Alex Theriot
Mark Thomas Jr
Ruth Vanhaverbeke
Jena Vavasseur
SECOND HONORS—3.0-3.49 unweighted GPA for the First Semester
9th GRADE:
Antonio Barraza
Jackson Cambre
Bryson Cannatella
AnnMarie Cazedessus
Macy Collins
Lily Dumas
Landra Fiebig
Brenna Fisher
Connor Foret
Colin Frick
Jacob Garon
Megyn Gauthier
Will Godbery
Grace Greenup
Hannah Hackney
Brady Hatcher
Preston Horton
Madison Magherini
John Mallett
Ryleigh McKay
Ashlynn McVea
Grace Miller
Ryan Noel
Ella Ortego
Ava Palmer
Mia Scott
Emily Shapiro
Keaton Stuart
Nicholas Taffaro
Gracie Thomas
Calder Tram
Daniel Varisco
Christian Vavasseur
Samantha Vicknair
Blythe Waguespack
Brandon Wharton
10th GRADE:
Joshua Arroyo
Jean-Paul Bourgeois
Margaret Denison
Mason Dolan
Zachary Edwards
Aidan FaKouri
Wesley Fields
Holden Franklin
Matthew Freeman
Ross Fuselier
Lindsey Hunt
Anthony Igiede
Charleston Jackson
Olivia Jackson
Dawson Lee
Emilia Lomnicki
Corinne Maynard
Abigail McLeod
Joshua Murray
Peter Nguyen
Georgia Nizzo
Taylor Patin
John Raymond Jr
Jake Viscardis
Camryn Wax
Caleb Zerangue
11th GRADE:
Heather Abadie
Madelyn Adcock
Logan Allemond
Brayden Burleigh
Jose Coston
Sarah Degeyter
Katlyn DeJean
Ashlyn Fruge'
Londyn Fruge'
Ethan Hames
Ian McCarron
Janelle Parker
Quinlan Reed
Ashtyn Roberts
Timothy Seiler Jr
Caroline Simpson
John Stinson
Danielle Thibodeaux
Eric Thibodeaux
Burke Vavasseur
Ross Waguespack
Bliss Woolbright
12th GRADE:
Jacob Abadie
Malachi Almeida
Mallory Brignac
Abigail Button
Charles Dowling III
Michael Freeman
Nicholas Gaubert
Madeline Grippi
Dylan Hart
Allie Held
Matthew Howard
Allison Kimbrough
Patrick Kramm
Kaitlyn LaCava
Katherine Ledet
Callie Mancuso
Amanda McGee
Joseph Miller
Justin Nguyen
Vincent Nguyen
Roland Okungbowa
Cameron Selmon
Cameron Sepeda
Max Stewart
Hudson Tabor VI
Luke Wilson
Gracie Wood
Mother Seton Award Nomination
The Diocesan Home and School Association is a Catholic parent organization that serves as a liaison among the local
home and school associations, Catholic schools, and the Catholic Schools Office. We are committed to enhancing the
overall education of our children through the promotion of Gospel values, Catholic tradition, communication, and ser-
vice.
WORKSHEET:
NAME OF NOMINEE: _______________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS OF NOMINEE: ____________________________________________________ PHONE: _________________
PARISH /CHURCH AFFILIATION: ______________________________________________________________________
NOMINEE FAMILY INFORMATION (Name of Child/Children, grade, and school attending):
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LIST THE VOLUNTEER EFFORTS OF THIS INDIVIDUAL (attach additional sheet if necessary)
HOME AND SCHOOL VOLUNTEER EFFORTS
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NON - HOME AND SCHOOL VOLUNTEER EFFORTS (Church, Parish, School, Civic)
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WHAT CHARACTERISTICS AND ATTRIBUTES OF THIS INDIVIDUAL MAKE HIM/HER A PERSON DESERVING OF THIS
AWARD?
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Has this individual been a St. Michael High School Mother Seton Award recipient in the past? __Y / N__
(An individual may receive this award more than once if presented by a different school.)
Please submit your nomination with qualifications to SMHS Home and School by Friday, February 7.
You may fax to school at 225-753-0605 or email [email protected].
Warrior Club News
Welcome your new Warrior with a bas-ket full of Warrior Goodies! Basket includes the following Warrior Wear and Gear items: 1-T-Shirt,1- Sweatshirt, 1-Lanyard, 1-Can Koozie(color will either be red or grey), 1-License Plate, 1-Ink Pen, 2- Decals, 2-Pom Poms. $55 each Baskets can be ordered online via www.smhswarriorclub.com Available for pick up in the office after ordering online.
Warrior Wear and Gear The Warrior Club offers apparel and gear to support the Warriors. Check out our online store for new items and follow us on social media for item updates and store sales. www.smhswarriorclub.com BSN stores for select spring sports will be opening in February. Look for an email when they open! 2020 Warrior Club Adult Back to School Dance
The Warrior Club is beginning to plan for the 2020 Adult Back to School Dance. We are seeking your help in planning the dance. Anyone interested in joining the planning committee, please mail us at [email protected]. You can also complete a survey: https://www.smhswarriorclub.com/adult-back-to-school-dance
Please join us for our next Warrior Club Meeting on Sunday, February 9th at 6:00 pm in the Field House Film Room. All members, coaches, sports reps are invited to attend.
