December 19, 2025 EDITION

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| 2025-2026 School Year Calendar |

| 2026-2027 Tentative School Year Calendar |

“Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This is a healing memory; it brings hope.”

-Pope Benedict XVI

Hello Cardinal Ritter Parent/Guardian: It’s time to register your student/s for the 2026-27 School Year! Visit our registration website at https://cardinalritter.fsenrollment.com/users/sign_in to get the process started. Please complete your intent to enroll and registration paperwork before your student’s registration appointment. Parent/guardian attendance is not required at the appointment, but encouraged! Counselors will be registering during the months of January and February, so parents/guardians wanting to attend are highly encouraged to get your appointment scheduled by the end of Christmas Break. Please reach out to your student’s counselor if you have any questions or concerns. Find the link for your student’s counselor* below to schedule your appointment: 

Joanne Lettich (Current 11th Grade: A-D, 10: A-D, 9: A-B): 

https://calendly.com/jlettich. 

Kori Fajt (Current 11th Grade: E-Mc, 10: E-Mc, 9: C-K, 7: A-J): 

 https://calendly.com/kfajt. 

Iona Wagner (Current 11th Grade: Me-Z, 10: Me-Z, 9: L-Z, 7: K-Z): 

https://calendly.com/iwagner_crhs

*Please note that there is a separate process for current 8th graders. Families will need to submit a new application for these students. Once your student is admitted to the high school, you will receive more information! 

What: College Selection Workshop

When: Thursday, January 8th at 6:30pm

Where: Guadalupe Room

Join us to hear information about college selection, SAT/ACT registration, college visits, various helpful websites, looking ahead to junior/senior year, financial aid information, and breaking down responsibilities for student, parent, and counselor. A representative from the Indiana Latino Institute will also be present to share information about scholarships and their College Prep Program. 

CONGRATULATIONS ASHLEY!

Congratulations to Raider Senior Ashley Escamilla who received the St. Mary's full tuition scholarship at Marian University! She was one of 300 applicants for this scholarship. 40 students were selected for an interview and 15 students received the award of full tuition. This covers approximately $175,000 worth of her college costs. Congrats Ashley!

This year's Cardinal Ritter Christmas card was designed by 3 very talented Raider Artists.

Gabriela Isol-Mendez(CR'27), Andrea Loza(CR'26) and Hugo Barahona-Flores(CR'27).

What: FAFSA Completion Day

When: Wednesday, January 14 from 2pm-7pm 

Where: Cardinal Ritter Library 



Seniors and families will want to attend for FREE expert help in completing this vital financial aid application. INvestEd will answer all your questions and help you avoid common errors that may cause delays in the process. Important note: there may be a delay from the time the FSA ID is created until the family is able to use it. Therefore, we strongly encourage students and parents create this account well ahead of the FAFSA workshop. If you need help, you can use INvestEd’s "Creating your FSA ID" worksheet or call their team at 317-715-9007. INvestEd is an Indiana not-for-profit and have offered FREE help to students for over 40 years. For more information on INvestEd check out their website: https://www.investedindiana.org. A representative from the Indiana Latino Institute will also be present to provide help completing the FAFSA and Spanish translation as needed. 

CONGRATULATIONS RAIDERS!

Friday night we honored our Raider Seniors in

Bowling, Swimming & Diving and Wrestling.

BOWLING - ROSELYN MESTAS

SWIMMING & DIVING

JOSE BUSTAMANTE

BELLA DRAKE

JACOB HUTT

ELIJAH KNIPE

MARK LISTON

YELI REYES

DANICA TREMINIO

WRESTLING - JONATHAN GALAN

Mark Liston placed 3rd in Diving at All-City meet last Saturday and has been named to the All-City Team.

 Devin Bolden scored 41 points with 20 rebounds in one game while averaging 25.0 points and 15.5 rebounds over two games, and the Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter junior is named this week’s IBCA Player of the Week.

We are hiring a part-time employee in our Littler Ritter Raiders daycare. This is a great opportunity to work the school calendar and never have any nights or weekends to work. We have a small daycare open to teachers and staff of

Cardinal Ritter, St. Michael-St. Gabriel, St. Anthony, and Marian University. Also,

you can receive a tuition discount at Cardinal Ritter if you are an employee.

Please call our Daycare Director Sarah Medina at 317-924-4333 extension 480 to discuss your interest in this position.

Indiana Members Credit Union has a debit card program where a portion of every purchase with an IMCU Cardinal Ritter debit card comes back to Cardinal Ritter . IMCU continues to support our local community. Go to IMCU to set-up your checking account and get the Cardinal Ritter debit card.  https://www.imcu.com/personal/checking.

Shopping to Support CRHS

You can support Cardinal Ritter by shopping at Kroger and Office Max along with getting rewards from Box Tops and Coke for our school. Visit our website to find out more details