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Patriot Nation, We are excited to bring back The Patriot Post as we settle into this new school year. Archbishop Carroll distributes The Patriot Post monthly. It’s a great way to stay in touch with what’s happening at Carroll. If you have a Carroll News story, student or staff highlight, alumni story, or have heard something share-worthy, please email [email protected]. To stay up to date on Carroll happenings and highlights throughout the upcoming year, be sure to follow the Patriot Post e-newsletter; as well as Archbishop Carroll on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We look forward to showcasing an exciting 2020-2021 school year! Courtney Peters Director of Communications

The Archbishop Carroll online Patriot Spirit Store is OPEN!  Due to COVID-19, the campus store is closed.   The online store will only be open three times a year, for two weeks. Click on the above picture to access the online school store. We are currently holding our back to school sale, which will run until October 15th.  The store will then close, and reopen in November.   PE uniforms must be ordered during this time period. Don’t miss your chance to order our brand new and exciting Carroll Spirit gear!

Steinway Virtual Piano Competition Click here to enter Steinway's Virtual Piano Competition. The 2020 Steinway Virtual Piano Competition, open to pianists ages 17 and under who are residents in the United States and Canada, is an extension of our unwavering commitment to the pursuit of superior artistic expression through piano performance during these unprecedented times.

Campus Clean Up! A Fall clean-up is underway in Carroll's Courtyard! The Blessed Mother received a thorough cleaning and the entire courtyard was power washed. #CarrollCares

Archbishop Carroll Senior Ring Mass On September 17 Archbishop Carroll celebrated the Class of 2021 Ring Mass. Father Cavara discussed the unbreakable bond between the Class of 2021 and their important role as symbols of hope and light as the world regains normalcy this year. As Fr. Cavara added, they in many ways represent the “fight back” and we could not be prouder of the Class of 2021.

Archbishop Carroll Celebrates Community Mass We are thankful for Father Mark Cavara, who organized our first Mass as a community in September. It was a very special experience.  Father Cavara celebrated Mass in the Carroll chapel with students.  Additionally, our students on campus were able to watch the Mass via Zoom in their classroom, while our virtual students watched Mass from home.   Eucharistic ministers delivered communion to the classrooms, so students were able to safely receive communion.  Thank you, Father Cavara, for orchestrating this special experience for our community!

News & Notes from the Office of Student Affairs

Spirit Week and Homecoming October 12 marks the beginning of Spirit Week at Carroll! We will have a full week of themed dress down days and a Carroll football game against Archbishop Ryan on Saturday, October 17th at 12:00 pm. Our homecoming court will be honored at the game with the King and Queen crowned at halftime. Parents of the homecoming court are invited to attend. All other spectators will be limited to the senior class in order to accommodate the PA Department of Health Guidelines for Gatherings.  Yearbooks Yearbooks are being sold directly through the Jostens website. Members of the Class of 2021 will receive a copy of the yearbook with their name embossed on the cover as part of the Graduation fee and do not need to order one.  The early bird price of $80 is available for members of the freshmen, sophomore, and junior classes until November 20th. After that date, the cost of the yearbook will be $90.  Junior Class Rings Members of the Junior Class will receive information on ordering class rings during the week of October 19th. Jostens will offer a Parent and Junior Class Zoom on Class Rings on Tuesday, October 27, at 6:30 pm. The link to the Zoom will be sent out to the Junior Class and their parents prior to the event.  Below are the Guidelines for Spirit Week next:

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Inside our Classrooms at Carroll #CarrollClassroom

Students in Mrs. Cahill’s AP Environmental Science class are working on identifying trees on Carroll’s campus for their lab experience this week. #CarrollClassroom

Carroll Scrip Program

My name is Sharon Corbett and I run the Scrip Program at Carroll. It helps families save on tuition just by doing your everyday shopping. Instead of paying for everyday purchases with cash, check, or credit card, you use scrip. The Scrip Program saved Carroll families over $10,000 on their tuition bills.   There is a list of participating retailers on www.shopwithscrip.com. Retailers offer a percentage of the sale as a rebate that can be credited to your tuition.  Scrip comes in three ways: Gift cards (plastic), ScripNow (egift cards that can be downloaded to your phone or computer) and ReLoad option to existing plastic cards previously purchased through Shop with Scrip. Carroll gives 90% of all rebates back to the parents to use as tuition savings. Parents can join now by going to www.shopwithscrip.com and click Join a Program. You will need Carroll’s Enrollment Code: 5F56DE9A823. This links you to Carroll’s Program. Follow the instructions and you will be ready to go. The easiest way to use the program especially when you are on the go is to download the mobile app RaiseRight. Just download the app on the phone and you can manage all your scrip from there. You can link your bank account and/or credit card and buy your scrip right in the store. It is safe and secure and very easy to use. New to the program that will begin at the end of October is parents will be able to have plastic cards shipped directly to their house. This will make it easy for parents to get their scrip whether it is electronic or plastic. It will be so accessible for you to use. You can also have family members sign up to help you with your savings. Shop with Scrip has over 700 vendors to choose from which include groceries, restaurants, gas, coffee, fashion stores, entertainment, travel and more. Parents receive 90% of the rebate given by the vendor! Rebates vary by vendor.            Some retailers that are available that parents use all the time are Giant, Acme, ShopRite, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, Panera, Chipotle, Lowes and Home Depot. Not all retailers offer electronic scrip, some only offer plastic. Every time you shop at these locations (just to name a few) and pay with scrip, you will receive a rebate that will be credited to your tuition. Rebates are accumulated and are usually credited on a quarterly basis.            For example, you are at Bed, Bath & Beyond and your cart has $100 worth of merchandise you are going to buy, just use the app on your phone buy $100 scrip for Bed, Bath & Beyond pay your bill using the scrip and you will save $6.30 on your tuition. It is that easy.             After you enroll, you will receive more information to help you save the most money from your tuition.

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Notes from Admissions Virtual Shadow Day Unfortunately due to the pandemic, the Archdiocese has suspended shadow visits for AOP High Schools through the first Semester. Our student council president and vice president will be working on a virtual shadow day experience for any student who wants to observe a day at Carroll. This will be posted on our website and social media when it becomes available in October. Open House and Tours The Carroll Virtual Experience is scheduled for October 11th, 2020. Carroll will be debuting a virtual experience on October 11th, 2020. A follow-up Red and White Day at Carroll will be set for Saturday, October 17, 2020. More information about registering for a timeslot will be communicated in late September. Scholarship Tests  Our scholarship test dates are scheduled for October 3, October 24, and November 5. Carroll will use a virtual test. Registration for all tests will open on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. The registration link can be found here and our registration code is Z5. Please note that there will only be 80 slots per test, and registration for each test closes 5 days prior to the test date. More information about how this test will be administered will be sent in September.

Meghan & Nikki, our Patriot Ambassadors, are sporting their Carroll attire and 2 thumbs up! 👍🏻 👍🏻 They are ready to take our 8th grade families on a tour of the campus! RED & WHITE DAY is coming soon....keep an eye out for a link to this October Event!

Student council is ready and raring to go By Nicholas Volpe '21 Carroll Times Staff Writer Although this year is different from previous ones, student council President Sofia Petroccia has plans to make it as fun as possible by adding social distancing-compatible events, which will give students things to look forward to. “This is a time when it can be hard for people to maintain our Carroll pride,” Petroccia said. “However, I want to see our school be as patriotic as ever and to keep the spirit alive!” Petroccia said the student council board of directors has so much talent and Patriot pride. She said she is confident they will work well with each other and make it a great year. Some goals Vice President Jason “JT” McNally has are to get students involved in extracurricular activities as much as possible and to keep them safe and happy and healthy. “I hope to see more familiar faces at different events and to make sure people know not to be afraid to get involved,” said McNally. McNally said he is very confident that the student council will accomplish its goals even with the limitations it has and the circumstances that it is in. Student council Secretary Michael Young echoed his colleagues’ sentiments. “I personally want everyone to make the most out of this year,” Young said. “Hopefully,, everyone, including myself, can make this year an opportunity to continue with our goals instead of just a year to get it over with.” Young said he plans to help out wherever he can, whether it’s a virtual open house or in-school events.

Congratulations to Joseph Bushner, who achieved the rank of Eagle Scout on August 26th.  Only 7% of Scouts earn the rank of Eagle Scout.    His Eagle Scout project was the clean up and renovation of Tremont Cemetery in Norristown.  The cemetery is known to be the first integrated cemetery in the area.  Many US Veterans are buried at Tremont cemetery, including a soldier from 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the soldiers who were memorialized in the movie Glory (headstone is in the picture). Awesome job, Joseph!

Fall sports are back for Carroll and the PCL By: Caleb Carter '21 Carroll Times Writer Fall sports are back!!! On Sept. 25, everyone in the Philadelphia Catholic League got blessed with some great news: All fall sports would resume this season. This reverses the decision released on Aug. 24, when the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that all 17 Archdiocesan high schools in the five-county Philadelphia region would opt out of fall sports for the 2020-21 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the latest statement, Superintendent Sister Maureen L. McDermott, wrote: “We are pleased to share that the time has come to allow the resumption of interscholastic athletic competition while continuing to strictly follow health and safety guidelines.” Players are excited because they had believed they might not put on those pads, or touch that field, or get on the court until late spring, or maybe even never again. Senior Malachi Hansen, Carroll’s starting safety, said he was “beyond hype for this season.” He added: “Thinking my senior season could possibly just not happen was heartbreaking, but when Coach told us we’d have a season starting next month, I had no time to even be excited, I was just ready to get to work.” In addition, Hansen said: “It’s good for the mental health of athletes.” Some students’ only way of getting through school is the anticipation of practice or a game at the end of the day. Without their sport, they had no motivation and felt purposeless. Hansen said, “With sports back, we have a reason again.” Kevin Mahady, a senior on the varsity soccer team, has a great outlook on the return of fall sports.  Mahady said “I’m so excited man. Can’t wait to get back to being dirty. The boys are absolutely buzzing.”

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