Friday April 22, 2016 – Earth Day
Let us remember that we are in the holy presence of God.
God, creator of all, we join together this Earth Day to renew our awe and appreciation of our precious planet. May Your presence within us empower us to co-create a thriving planet now and into the future. Amen.
Saint John Baptist de La Salle…pray for us. Live Jesus in our hearts…forever!
Daily Digest
ENTREE: CHICKEN WILD RICE SOUP, SMALL TOSSED SALAD, CORNBREAD; A LA CARTE: GREEK SALAD; SALAMI AND CHEESE ON BAGEL; JELLO
All college visits take place in the Guidance office, unless otherwise noted. In order to meet with a college rep, you must register for the visit through your Naviance account and notify your teacher at least one day before the visit. You may show your teacher your iPad with the registration on Naviance as your pass. Remember, you are responsible for any work you miss during your visit with the college rep.
Tuesday
-11:00am-12:00pm: Academy College
- 4:00pm: Boys’ varsity tennis @ Roosevelt
- 4:30pm: JV baseball @ St. Anthony
- 4:30pm: Varsity softball vs. Academy of Holy Angels @ Lincoln Field
Sort’n It Out on the Island! Need Christian Services hours? Want to have fun with your friends while making a difference in the community? Join the GREEN Team for this spring’s DeLaSalle Waste Sort! This Tuesday from 3:10-5:00pm near the waste bins behind Christian Brothers’ Hall.
The DeLaSalle Cafe is a pre paid lunch account system. Starting on Monday, April 25, students with a negative account balance will not be able to purchase any items in the Cafe. All students who have a negative balance, including those who receive free or reduced lunch benefits, will be offered a bag lunch with a cheese sandwich, fruit and milk.
Parents can manage a child’s cafeteria account through the LunchTime payment portal. Click here for instructions on how to create an account. The DeLaSalle Cafe webpage also includes instructions about how to deposit money electronically into your child’s account and how to view your child’s transactions and balance. Questions? Please contact cafe@delasalle.com.
Today is the last day to buy Prom tickets for $65. After today, the price goes up to $75. And, hurry, ticket sales end Wednesday. You can buy tickets in the Main Office. Or buy them online by clicking here. Prom is a week from tomorrow! Click here to learn more about Prom.
On Wednesday, we will gather in the Florance Center between first and second period to celebrate our annual Founder’s Day Mass. Founder’s Day is an event dedicated to recognizing the founder of the Christian Brothers and namesake of our school, St. John Baptist de La Salle. Our celebrant for Mass will be our chaplain, Fr. Joe Kuharski. We will take time to honor our Alumni Scholarship, Giving Tree, and Jefferson Award Recipients as well as two staff members with the Distinguished Lasallian Educator Award and the Liemandt Excellence in Teaching Award.
The De Parents in Prayer group, which is sponsored by the Parent Association, will lift up all our prayer requests when it meets today from 1:45-2:45pm in the Florance Center. We hope you will feel encouraged by the knowledge that people care about you, are excited for you and are PRAYING FOR YOU! All parents, family members, friends, and alumni are welcome. Questions? Contact Parent Association co-chair Jackie Schluter-Johnson or Peg Hodapp.
Celebrate School Library Media Month and enter the library trivia contest for a chance to win an iTunes gift card. Watch The Source every day this week for a different question. Stop in the library to submit your answer for each day. Winners will be announced the following week.
Today’s question: Complete this sentence found on a DeLasalle LTC poster: It was the day my grandmother _______”
The DeLaSalle Onyx Step Team will compete this Saturday at 3pm in the Soul Steppin’ Scholars Stomp Down at South High School. Come see as they perform their “School Daze – The Recess” routine. Tickets cost $10 and you can buy them in the Lasallian Ministry office.
The Dunrovin Retreat Center in the Twin Cities is offering a summer leadership training camp. It is an opportunity to both earn Christian Service hours and build your leadership skills. There is a fee for participating in the camp, but scholarships are available. Click here for more information. Click here to apply.
On Saturday, April 30, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter of the Links, Incorporated will present the “YOUNG WOMEN’S ISSUES FORUM: An African-American Perspective” at Minneapolis Community and Technical College from 10:00am-3:00pm. Young women in grades 6-12 are encouraged to attend. Please click here to register.
