Monday, Jan 6 - Mass

--Lunch: Donohue's Burgers $6 cash

Tuesday, Jan 7 -

--Lunch: Donohue's Chicken Nuggets $6 cash

Wednesday, Jan 8 -

--Lunch: Donohue's Walking Tacos $6 cash

--6:00pm LIFE Meeting

--6:30pm Booster Club Meeting in the Media Center

Thursday, Jan 9 -

--Lunch: Valentino's Pizza $6 cash

Friday, Jan 10 -

--Lunch: Chick-Fil-A (pre-order due Tuesday $6)

Saturday, Jan 11

-- 8:30AM - 8th Grade Placement Testing & 7th Grade Practice Test

-- 8:00PM - Winter Formal Dance

Save the Date:

Monday, Jan 20 - No School, Martin Luther King Jr Day

OFFICE NOTES

Beginning in January 2025 our parent newletter will be emailed on Thursdays.

We are looking for host families for Marianist students from Spain for the 2025-2026 school year. The students will be here for the entire school year, August through May. The host families will receive a stipend of $200 per month. You would be responsible for getting the student to school each day and would need to provide lunch for them. They will be a part of your family for 10 months. 

If you have any interest in hosting a student from Spain, please reach out to Ryan Larson at larson@gcgmail.org. 

The 8th Grade Admissions Exam and 7th Grade Practice Exam will be held here at Gross on Saturday, January 11th from 8:30-11:30 a.m. If you have an 8th grader that is considering attending Gross, or a 7th grader that would like a chance to practice for the exam, sign up today! 

RE-ENROLLMENT:

It is time to complete reenrollment for the 2025-2026 school year through our online FACTS system. An email with more details was sent out earlier this week. Completing reenrollment now allows us to complete staff hiring, course registration and scheduling, and budgeting for the upcoming school year in a timely manner. 

The following enrollment fees will be collected when you submit your student's enrollment. Tuition and fees for the 2025-2026 school year are listed in the enrollment packet, but tuition payments will not be automatically collected until June, 2025 at the earliest.

$325- Enrollment submitted by January 15th. (Early-bird Discount)

$350- Enrollment submitted after January 15th.

To complete our online reenrollment process, you will access the FACTS Family Portal through your existing Gross Catholic login. FACTS logins from other schools do not work. Follow the directions below to start the process.

• Go to the FACTS Family Portal login 
• Type in your username and password. If you have forgotten your username or password, please click on the link provided to recover that information.
• After logging in, click on Apply/Enroll in the left menu.
• Click on the Enrollment/Reenrollment link.

If you have any questions, please contact Ryan Larson at larson@gcgmail.org. 

FINANCIAL AID:

The 2025-2026 Grant & Aid application is open. If you plan to receive financial aid, you must complete this application. We are moving up our financial aid review and awarding timeline and we encourage you to complete the application at your earliest convenience. There is no need to wait on your 2024 tax return as we can use your 2023 return. If you anticipate a significant change from 2023 to 2024, please provide details in the notes section on the application. You can go back later and add the 2024 return if necessary. 

Your timely completion of the Grant & Aid application will allow the Tuition Assistance Committee to award financial aid by early spring. This will in turn help your family with planning for the 2025-2026 school year. 

CAMPUS MINISTRY

Catholic Schools Week is January 27-31

Please mark your calendars for THURSDAY, JANUARY 30th. This is Bring-your-parents-to-lunch Day! Lunch A runs from 11:05-11:30; Lunch B is 11:57-12:22.

Additional information about Catholic Schools Week is forthcoming.

Senior parents: Our Senior Retreat is right around the corner!

Campus Ministry needs your help. Thank you!

Steubenville:

We still have 4 spots open for this year's Steubenville trip. If your child is interested, please contact Michele Sweetmon, msweetmons@gcgmail.org

Marianist Moments

This month's Marianist Moments reminds us that Christmas doesn't end on December 25, it is just beginning! 

All parents, guardians, and other supporters of Gross Catholic are invited to the Wednesday, January 8th Booster Club Meeting at 6:30pm in the Media Center. We will be reviewing funding requests and members can vote on the distributions. Pizza and refreshments will be available.

Booster Club Raffle Winners:

December 13th - Dave & Lindsey Collette

December 20th - Cortney Donaldson

December 27th - Nicole Bursick