NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALIST AND MERIT COMMENDED SCHOLARS

(left to right) Mya Galbreath, Joey Evans, Claire Nettles, AJ Richardson, Maya Skartvedt and Aiden Hill

We are delighted to announce that six members of the Class of 2025 have been named National Merit Semifinalist and National Merit Commended Scholars by The College Board. The National Merit Semifinalist is awarded to the top one percent in the nation, and the commended student status signifies that from the over 1.5 million seniors who took the PSAT last year, these students scored in the top 3% of the country’s brightest seniors.

National Merit Semifinalist Mya Galbreath and National Merit Commended Scholars Joey Evans, Aiden Hill, Claire Nettles, AJ Richardson and Maya Skartvedt make six members of this Roncalli Class of 2025 who have been recognized in what is the most prestigious, competitive academic honors program in the country.

Roncalli is proud of these outstanding students and extends congratulations to their families and elementary schools, who prepared them so well for the vigor of a Roncalli High School education.

OUTSTANDING STUDENTS OF SEPTEMBER

Row 1: Esther Niang, Peyton Schoettle, Emma Chamblee

Row 2: Caroline Benson, Dane Burton, Ania Raines, Abby Moll

Not pictured: Roman Salcedo, Samaira Chimal, Lucia Allen

On Monday, we celebrated our outstanding students of September with a catered luncheon and recognition certificates. These students have worked hard and gone above and beyond to excel in the classroom. Congratulations to the September students of the month!

WALKATHON MONEY COLLECTION DAYS:

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, kicks off envelope collections!

• During Lunch period
• Turn in on Friday and reach goal ($75 per student or $130 per family) =
• T-shirt
• Out-of-uniform all the following week
• AND a FREE Drink from SWIG

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 - Before School (cafeteria)

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 - @ Lunch (cafeteria)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8: Walkathon (wear Walkathon shirt, long sleeve shirts under t-shirts must be royal, black, gray or white, with jeans or sweats)

Only those who meet the monetary goal will receive a Walkathon shirt. 



Once you turn in 100% of your goal amount after Friday, you will receive an out-of-uniform wristband for the days leading up to the Walkathon.

Are you supporting more than one student?

Even though the family goal is $130, students have individual goals. Please separate your gift into more than one transaction.

Help us make it a blue ribbon-worthy walkathon! You can inspire our students to reach their goal by supporting your favorite Roncalli student(s) or donate to the prize pool used to incentivize students! 

Support A Student(s)!

Donate an Incentive Prize(s)!

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS

For the first time in school history, the Roncalli girls cross country team is sectional champions! Earning All-Sectional recognition for the Royals, junior Ava Shirley placed 4th, sophomore Tessa Mize placed 7th, junior Charlie Fletter placed 10th and junior Marygrace Rykowski placed 14th! Junior Madelyn Kitchens finished in 24th place, securing the team's sectional win. 

The team advances to regionals at the Blue River Cross Country venue in Shelbyville tomorrow, Saturday, October 26, at 10:30 AM.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SECTIONAL CHAMPS

The Lady Royals volleyball team swept New Pal for the sectional championship, 25-9, 25-15, 25-11. Senior Logan Bell had 16 kills, 12 digs and 1 ace. Sophomore Addie Haberthy had 39 assists, 9 digs and 2 aces. Junior Lydia Stahley added 19 kills.

The team advances to regionals vs. Northview, at Cascade High School, tomorrow, Saturday, October 26, at 1:00 PM.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM 5TH AT SECTIONALS

(left to right) Will Lewis, Jim Buchmeier, Owen Lewis, Thomas Mallers, Chris Jerry, Luke Senac and Sam Vaught

The boys cross country team will move on to the Shelbyville regional with a 5th place finish at sectionals. Senior Sam Vaught finished 3rd and junior Owen Lewis 15th to earn All-Sectional honors. Huge PR’s for sophomore Thomas Mallers and freshmen Luke Senac and Chris Jerry.

The team advances to regionals at the Blue River Cross Country venue in Shelbyville tomorrow, Saturday, October 26, at 11:15 AM.

DEPARTMENT OF THE WEEK

(left to right) Jamin Wernke R'02, Maria Poteet, Jeff Richardson, Kathy Nalley-Schembra K'68, Frank Litz and Sam Otley R'11

This week we celebrated the great work of the Health and Physical Education Department! 

Thank you to Kathy Nalley-Schembra K'68, Jamin Wernke R'02, Frank Litz, Maria Poteet and Sam Otley R'11 for their phenomenal work! They enjoyed an out-of-uniform day on Monday and a catered lunch on Wednesday! Also, thank you to Jeff Richardson who teaches a class in this department!

MANDATORY JOSTENS PRESENTATION FOR SENIORS

Seniors must attend a mandatory presentation with Jostens on Tuesday, October 29, from 7:30 AM to 8 AM in the auditorium. Parents and family members are welcome to attend. Information about graduation cap and gown ordering will be shared during this time. 

ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR

Current student enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year will open on Saturday, November 9. An email will be sent to parents/guardians on November 9 with your link to the parent account. Please do not create a new student application.

The non-refundable enrollment fee is $100 and can be paid on FinalSite (Enrollment program). Payments by cash or check may be sent to the Guidance Office with your student. The enrollment fee increases for current and new students after January 15, 2025, to $150.

There is a new process for scheduling 2025-26 courses. All students must be enrolled and fees paid before courses will be scheduled into PowerSchool. 

**The current juniors’ deadline is December 2, 2024. This is when juniors will start meeting with their counselors to select courses.

Current freshmen and sophomores need to enroll by January 15, 2025, as the fee increases after January 15. Course selection will start at the end of January.

Enrollment questions may be directed to Mary Sheets at msheets@roncalli.org.

Scheduling questions should be directed to your student’s school counselor.

All day DINE TO DONATE!!

Come support  

Roncalli Wrestling

Team on Tuesday, November 5th

at FIESTA RANCHERA

1450 W. Southport Road, Indpls, IN 46217

Get ready! Tickets go on sale Friday, November 1, for this year's musical.

CAREER DAY AT RONCALLI - NOVEMBER 8

The guidance team will host the annual 'Career Day' event on Friday, November 8! Encourage your students to register for the event and learn about a variety of careers from professionals currently working in the industry. Students should sign up using the link they received in their Roncalli email. 

If you are a Roncalli parent and are interested in presenting at Career Day, please contact Steven Freck, college and career counselor, at sfreck@roncalli.org. 

ANNUAL RONCALLI HOLIDAY SALE

The Roncalli Spirit Store will hold its annual Holiday Sale on Saturday, November 9, in the Roncalli cafeteria from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. There will be tons of awesome, new merchandise in the latest styles for everyone on your Christmas list. Eighth-grade parents, enjoy some shopping while your student takes the Roncalli High School Placement Test.

For more information, please contact Julie Gantner, director of the Roncalli spirit store, at jgantner@roncalli.org or (317) 787-8277, ext. 278. See you at the sale!

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2024

ASCENSION ST. VINCENT GYMNASIUM

12:45 PM ALL-SCHOOL MASS

Roncalli High School is pleased to invite and honor anyone currently serving or who has served in the military to our all-school Mass this Veterans Day. Please join us in the Ascension St. Vincent Gymnasium at 12:45 PM on Monday, November 11. Spouses and family members are welcome to attend. RSVP and provide us with your service details. Even if you are unable to attend, please click the RSVP button to respond with your service details.

Thank you for your service!

We would like to honor those who have fallen in service to our nation. If you have a family member or friend who was killed while in the military, please click the button below and share their information.

The Roncalli High School Transportation Department desperately needs bus drivers to drive our big buses. Drivers need a CDL license to drive these buses. This is a great way to get paid to watch Roncalli's athletics and fine arts events and to help with field trips. If you already have your CDL or are interested in getting yours, please contact transportation director Michael Wantz at mwantz@roncalli.org or 317-787-8277 ext. 284.  

The Roncalli swimming and diving team served at The Hope Center, a residential facility for rescued victims of human trafficking near New Palestine, last weekend.

Beth Kegley, group volunteer coordinator, shared, "Wow, what a great group of students! We had a blast with the team on Saturday, and they did an amazing job helping to harvest hundreds of pounds of Thai chilies. The Hope Center partners with Sow and Reap farms who uses two acres on campus to grow these chilies (and lots of other veggies), harvests them with the help of volunteers and then sells them to local restaurants. All of the proceeds are then given to the Hope Center to fund the programming and resources needed for the residents in our programs. It's a great impact that your students were able to play a part in. They were so joyful and fun to be around, and we are so grateful that you chose the Hope Center to send the team to. Thank you!"

The service expectations for each Roncalli student for the 2024/2025 school year are included below.

Next Due Date:

First Semester (10% of semester grade) - All 18 hours (8 of these HOPE) logged by Monday, December 9 and verified by Thursday, December 12th

CARPOOL - HELP NEEDED

Please consider helping with rides to and from Roncalli. Contact Andi Baker, in the main office, at abaker@roncalli.org with any carpool needs. 

Needs assistance:

• Share rides (Mann & 144 or Southport, Mooresville area)
• Rides every other week to school (Smokey Row & 135)

ATHLETIC TICKETS

Welcome to another year of exciting Roncalli Royals athletics! Planning on attending a Royals athletic event at Roncalli? These are the only acceptable means for admission to a freshman, JV or varsity athletic event at Roncalli.

• A paper ticket (purchased with cash at the gate) 
• An electronic ticket (using a credit card at https://websites.eventlink.com/s/roncalli-high-school/tickets on your mobile device)
• A Golden Guard mini-diploma
• Current Student ID card at the gate (they will not need to get a paper ticket)
• Current Faculty/Staff ID card

EACH person entering the gate must have one of these forms to enter.

Ticket booth - we will take cash to purchase tickets, or you may purchase an electronic ticket. 

Questions? Contact Regan Getz, administrative assistant athletic department, at rgetz@roncalli.org.

Roncalli Media Network is the place to be for all things RHS! You can check out the calendar at the button below for all broadcast information each week. You will just click on the date, and it will direct you to the live stream.

Interested in earning some extra cash? Need service hours? Want to meet other Roncalli families? Sign up to work in the concession stands at Roncalli!

Parents and high school students are encouraged to sign up! Students can earn service hours or $10 per shift they work. Parents can earn $20 per shift they work. Each shift is 2-3 hours in length. 

Please follow this link to sign up: Concessions 2024-25

Parents, please sign up in the Parent slots first. If those are full, then you can sign up in the volunteer slots. Students, you can only sign up in volunteer slots.

If you have any questions, please contact Jenny Randol at concessions@roncalli.org.

SCHOOLMESSENGER SYSTEM OPT-IN

Students, parents and guardians, please read the attached pdf regarding SchoolMessenger. You need to opt-in to make sure you are receiving important messages from Roncalli. Instead of robocalls, messages will be sent via text. Roncalli uses this for emergency alerting purposes, such as two-hour delays, school closures and for notifying you about other critical information. 

SMALL GROUP OPPORTUNITIES

The school counselors and social workers would like to offer more support to students by offering small groups during this semester. Groups would meet once per week starting November 4th for 6-8 weeks. Talk with your student(s) to see if this opportunity would be beneficial. Here is the form for your student(s) to fill out if interested:

"Many students find that group helps them to feel a greater sense of connection to others and normalizes what they are going through" (Texas A&M University Health Services)

TUITION WORK PROGRAM

Did you know that Roncalli offers opportunities for anyone 16 and over to work at local venues such as Lucas Oil, Notre Dame Stadium and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to earn money toward tuition? 

For more information and to be notified of events, fill out this form Tuition Work Program - 24-25 Sign Up.

For some more FAQ, please click here Tuition Work Program FAQ.

Contact TuitionWorkProgram@Roncalli.org with any questions!

School policy does not provide for any early start of, or extension to, either fall or spring break. No student will be excused from school on any day(s) the week before or the week after fall or spring break. Any student’s absence on these days will be considered unexcused. An unexcused absence means that one point will be deducted from the student’s cumulative grade in each class at the end of that grading period. Teachers are not required to make special provisions for students who are unexcused. Students absent because of illness on the day(s) preceding and/or immediately following fall or spring break will be required to bring a doctor’s excuse to the Attendance Officer upon their return to school.

5K Saturday, October 26

The St. Jude Parish is hosting their 3rd Annual 5K on Saturday, October 26th at 10:30 AM.

Register online at www.autumnfest5k.com. Families of three or more that register together can receive a 20% discount by entering the promo code ‘FAMILY’.

Not a runner? A few volunteer spots still remain. For students, it is a fun way to give back and earn service hours in the process!

Race proceeds benefit youth ministry events including NCYC 2025.

For more information on the race or to volunteer or donate please visit www.autumnfest5k.com

Every little bit counts! Make sure your Kroger card is associated with Roncalli! Go to https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards and choose "link your shopper's card" or create an account if you do not already have one. Roncalli’s code is AS409. The Roncalli community donated $7,102.05 to Roncalli last school year through the Kroger Community Rewards program!

11/01/24-11/07/24

WALKATHON

TURN-IN DAYS

11/07/24

OPEN

HOUSE

11/08/24

CAREER

DAY

• For Bobby Slivka, parent of senior Joey, Morgan R'23 and Sam R'20, who is currently battling throat cancer.
• For Mike Gilley, parent of Ariana R'21 and Makayla R'19, who is currently battling pancreatic cancer.
• For the healing of junior BC (Brayden Collins), who is battling leukemia.
• For God’s blessings and mercy upon Archbishop Charles Thompson and his ministry in shepherding the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
• For those who struggle to find adequate food, clothing, shelter and medical services and for those most in need of God’s mercy.
• For healing of body, mind and spirit for all people dealing with depression, addiction or mental health issues.
• For strength and healing for all those fighting off life-threatening illnesses and for their families and caregivers.
• For the men and women of our armed forces and their families, especially our Roncalli High School alums serving in the military.
• For our Roncalli alums preparing for a religious vocation as a priest, religious woman or missionary.
• For vocations to the priesthood, religious life and missionary field, and that Roncalli High School and its families will provide a nurturing environment that fosters and supports these vocations.

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