Student Survey Coming Soon

On Wednesday, September 25, all Carondelet students will be given a survey about their learning journey. We survey students a few times a year and their feedback helps us plan many of the different types of programming we have in and out of the classroom.

Attention Seniors Who Have Not Taken Their Senior Portrait

On-campus appointments are now available to book for Monday, November 4, and Tuesday, November 5. All seniors who have not been photographed should have an email from Prestige with your 8-digit code. If you cannot make your portrait appointment on one of those dates, you must contact Prestige directly and take your photo before December for it to be featured in the yearbook, as well as in other graduation materials. You must book an appointment to be photographed on Monday, November 4, and Tuesday, November 5.

Instructions on how to schedule/cancel/change senior appointments online:

• Go to https://prestigeportraits.com
• Enter your 8-digit appointment code then select "Go".
• If you do not have a code, enter the city and state for the school, then select Carondelet. After selecting Carondelet, enter your first and last name then click "Search".
• You will then see the 8-digit appointment code. Enter the 8-digit code in the appropriate box then click “Go”.

From there, the students can select the date and time of their appointment. Seniors can also contact Prestige directly at byarea@lifetouch.com or call 1-877-825-7922 (Monday through Friday, 9: 00 AM to 4:00 PM) with any questions.

Check out our online school store for new Carondelet branded apparel and merch! Don't miss your chance to preorder junior and senior PowerPuff shirts! We will continue to send out our monthly store eNewsletter including our new gear and promotions.

Pick Up Your School Store Orders!

Don't forget to pick up your orders from the school store beside the stairway in the Convent. There are many orders on the shelves!

Tennis SOS

Come out and Support Our Sisters (SOS) on Tuesday, September 24, as our varsity tennis team competes against Foothill at the Carondelet Athletics Complex (CAC)! The game time for the SOS tennis match is 4:00 PM. Go Cougs!

Fall NLI Signing Ceremony

Join us at the Fall National Letter of Intent (NLI) Signing Day ceremony on November 13 at lunch in the Gym. If you are signing, please make sure to fill out the National Letter of Intent Signee Form by Friday, October 25 to be included in our Fall Signing Day.

Spread the Word!

Spots are filling quickly for our fall Admissions Events. Student Preview Days for current 8th grade students are the most popular way to see campus. Please share with any 8th grade families you know that they should reserve their space ASAP. We are so excited to welcome prospective students to our campus!

Register Now for STEM Trip to Iceland

Registration is open for our November 2025 STEM Trip. We will travel to Reykjavík, Hvolsvöllur, Vik, Gullfoss, Þingvellir, and Langjökull in beautiful Iceland. Take a dip in the Blue Lagoon, hike on Sólheimajökull glacier, taste bread made with geothermal heat, have a chance to view the Northern Lights, explore man-made ice caves, and so much more! To get the best price and discount, register by Tuesday, October 1, 2024, as prices may increase. Contact Samantha Lawson with any questions and visit the trip site for more information.

Voyage en France!

We are pleased to announce our upcoming trip to Paris and the south of France. The trip is open to all Carondelet students, and to De La Salle students who take or have taken French at CHS. The trip will be during Spring Break, March 20-29, 2025. It will be unforgettable! Find all the trip details on the tour company's website. Contact Nadine Amarelo or Kristy Parsons-McClain with questions.

All Students:

• There will be an International University Fair at Miramonte High School on Monday, September 23 from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Learn more about getting a bachelor’s degree abroad. Click here or on the flyer for more information.
• The East Bay Christian College Fair will be on Tuesday, September 24, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Berean Christian High School Gym, 245 El Divisadero Ave., Walnut Creek.

Seniors:

• The first College Money Method webinar, Succeeding in the Financial Aid Process, will be held on Zoom on Monday, September 30 at 6:30 PM. Register here and make sure to explore the updated resource page (passcode: chscmm).

Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors

• Join us for our October Lunch and Learn on Wednesday, October 2. We will be joined over Zoom by Matt Arendt, a higher education specialist in athletic recruiting. He will offer a general overview of the college athletics recruitment process for Division III and highly academic Division I schools (Ivy, Patriot, etc.). Topics covered will include a general recruitment timeline by high school year (in conjunction with the general college counseling timeline), how to best effectively communicate with college coaches/admission representatives, and what it means to apply to a highly selective college/university as a prospective student-athlete, among other topics. Register here.

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Frosh Day of Service

Wednesday, October 16 is the 11th annual Frosh Day of Service. This is a special day when the entire freshman class engages in the Carondelet mission of “serving our dear neighbor.” More information will be sent to Frosh families and students in the coming weeks.

Corazon Retreat

The deadline to request a Corazon Retreat Date has passed. Everyone who submitted a Retreat Date Request will receive an email later this week with their assigned date. The email will require families to confirm the date by responding. This step is important in securing your retreat registration.

Our First “Coffee with Your Dear Neighbor” of the School Year!

Calling all Carondelet parents, guardians, and grandparents to have some coffee and pastries, and hang out and chat. Meet other Carondelet families that may live in your neighborhood on Friday, September 27, from 9:00 to 10:30 AM at Paris Baguette, 35 Crescent Drive, Pleasant Hill. Kindly RSVP if you can make it.

First Fathers Club Meeting of the Year

All Carondelet dads are invited to our first meeting on Wednesday, September 25, at 6:30 PM in the Jean Hofmann Center for Innovation. We will have a quick speaker, dinner, and a short meeting. Come and meet other dads and see what we are all about. RSVP today.

Junior Ring Volunteers and Donations Needed

Our junior class will receive their class rings at this very special event on Sunday, October 6. Let's help make it a moment they won’t forget. It’s a really fun event for volunteers! Sign up today!

Action of the Month Challenge Update

The Carondelet Green Team is part of Carondelet’s student leadership and is an advocacy council that strives to make Carondelet more environmentally friendly. We’re thrilled to bring back our "Action of the Month Challenge" for this school year! These challenges aim to encourage our community to perform small actions that promote sustainability in our everyday lives.

The Action of the Month for September will focus on trash sorting. To complete the Action of the Month, submit a picture of yourself correctly sorting your trash using the QR codes on the posters on campus or at this link. Everyone who submits a photo will be entered into a raffle to win a $10 Target gift card! Make sure to sort your trash, Cougs!

It is Hispanic Heritage Month! This month is dedicated to celebrating and honoring the contributions, culture, and history of Hispanic and Latino Americans.

It's a great opportunity to learn about and appreciate the vibrant Hispanic and Latina community here at Carondelet. This month we’ll hear stories from the Carondelet community and celebrate with different activities around campus!

Follow Carondelet's Latin@s Unid@s Club on Instagram.

Do you love our events and want to support Carondelet at the same time? Become an Annual Event Sponsor TODAY! Our sponsors have a special opportunity to reserve their admission to our upcoming Visions of Christmas suite through a sponsorship now and take advantage of events all year. We expect this highly anticipated, headline event to sell out once tickets become available to the public in October.

This year, there’s an exciting new opportunity to sponsor Carondelet Athletic Events. Enjoy athletic website recognition, banners at the Carondelet Athletics Complex or gym, social media marketing, and recognition at athletic events. You may add to your event sponsorship for $500 or get the full package for $3,000. Please see our website for more information or reach out to Lea Harrington '90.