Weekly News & Updates

November 30, 2022 | Issue 17

Afterschool Supervision

To assist in the supervision of students after school, students will only be permitted to remain in the hallway directly outside the main office. Study tables will be available for students to utilize until they can be picked up. The cafeteria will not be accessible. Once a coach arrives, student athletes will be able to access the locker room and coliseum area. A student must be under direct supervision in the academic wing if they are being tutored, working with a teacher, or participating in clubs and/ or after school activities.

Attention Parents

Free ACT tutoring available after school M-F from 3- 4pm with Mrs Heinrich. Slots are filling quickly. The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement test that measures what a student has learned in school. This standardized test is accepted by all four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. and helps them evaluate candidates. The test will be offered offsite in February, April, and June; all Juniors will be taking the test in spring '23. Feel free to reach out to Mrs. Heinrich at heinrich@elyriacatholic.com for ACT prep and other ELA related services such as scholarship, personal, and college essay writing.

Inside the Panther Classroom

Shakespearean Musical Chairs

Mrs. Cathy Edmonds' Honors English 11 British Literature class played a game of Shakespearean Musical Chairs as an introduction to the play Macbeth. Students examined quotes from the opening scenes of Macbeth and inferred the meaning of the quote and then predicted what might happen in the play as well as any recurring themes.

Beyond the Classroom

LORAIN COUNTY JVS TOUR

Seniors Collin Doud, Brendan O’Donnell, Zachary Pearl, and Ryan Tanner visited Lorain County Join Vocational School on Tuesday, November 29 to learn about the many adult career development programs offered. The tour was one of the options students could choose for their senior career activity.

Panther Broadcasting Class

On November 11th, Mrs. Coughlin's broadcasting class took a field trip to John Carroll University to see their communications department, newspaper station, and radio station. The students got to learn more about the opportunities a communications degree can offer a college graduate and even got to make a shout out to Elyria Catholic on JCU's live radio station which reaches the greater Cleveland area.

The students also got to meet up with Justin Funkhouser '20 as he shared what he is doing in the studio at John Carrroll. Panthers are prowlin'!

Admission Department

Athletic Department News

Reverse Raffle

Panther Club and Athletics are excited to announce our February Dueling Pianos fundraiser is back again this year. Please click on the button below to order your tickets now.

Purchase Tickets HERE

Join us this

New Year's Eve Morn

Finish 2022 with some fun and games as fathers and sons square off in some competitions and drills! A great chance to work on your game and earn some bragging rights for the year to come! Our players and coaches will be there to help determine who is the true baller in each family!

Click on the basketball to register!

Student Senate

Christmas Toy Drive

Student Senate is sponsoring a toy drive for area families this Christmas. Please bring in a new, unwrapped toy and leave it under the tree in the main lobby. Help us brighten someone's Christmas this year!

Center for Student Excellence

November in Review

Elyria Catholic celebrated Career Development Month in two ways:

EC School Counselors and Career Coach visited all English classes (9th – 12th grades) to present information on Raise.Me and resume writing. Raise.Me is a program that allows high school students to earn micro scholarships toward college. Students learned about resume format and content and were provided with resources to create a resume.
Career development was the theme of this month’s Grace period. Faculty and staff donned their college T-shirts and sweatshirts and facilitated career-related activities to their groups.

Please know that we are here to support you student’s personal and professional development.

Mrs. Brooks, School Counselor

Ms. Gauntner, School Counselor

Mrs. Mey, Career Coach

Test Anxiety & Study Skills

The Counseling Department will be going into English classrooms in December to talk about test anxiety and study skills to help students prepare for their upcoming midterms in January. Please talk with your students about how they plan to prepare for their midterms and how they are feeling about them. Check out some of the resources below for tips and study skills resources. Please reach out to your students school counselor if they need a student tutor to help them prepare for exams.

Helpful links:

https://www.edumed.org/resources/study-skills-healthcare-students/

https://learningcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/

Study Skills Tip Sheet

College Now

College Now is offering some upcoming webinars about the College Admission Process. This is helpful webinar for both juniors and seniors. There are two sessions, you can pick either time that work for you on December 6 or December 13, 2022 at 6:00 PM. Register in advance for this webinar: HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

In 2023 we’ll have a few more new sessions including supporting students with summer activities for the younger high school grades, and how to read those acceptance letters and compare your college offers. See flyer attached for more information.

More information!

Scholarship Opportunity for

Catholic School Students

The costs for your child's Catholic education only seems to add up as they grow. We are proud of your children’s achievements, and want to show them our support! Apply for the James E. Flynn Memorial Scholarship to help with the cost. We have $500 and $1,000 scholarships available for Unity Catholic members, kindergarten through 12th grade.

We'll award:

Four Elementary Scholarships (for students entering Kindergarten through 8th grade) at $500 each for a total of $2000
Five High School Scholarships (for students entering 9th through 12th Grade) at $1000 each for a total of $5000

If your child is an active member of Unity Catholic Federal Credit Union who attends a Catholic school within the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland or Eparchy of Parma, they are eligible to apply! The deadline for applications is December 31.

Details and application!

Elyria Sports Hall of Fame

Scholarship Opportunity

The Elyria Sports Hall of Fame will be awarding an annual scholarship to students who are seniors attending a high school in Elyria, Ohio. The amount of the scholarship will be up to $500 with the possibility of four (4) awards being granted each year. The recipients

will be recognized at the Elyria Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet in May and will receive the check at their school spring awards banquet. Please see attached application to apply. Applications are due by March 3, 2023.

Application HERE