The Source – April 20, 2018

BREAKFAST PIZZA (WHOLE GRAIN CRUST, BREAKFAST GRAVY, CHEESE AND/OR MEAT), FRUIT OR FRUIT JUICE, MILK

ENTREE: TACO SALADS, MEAT OR MEATLESS; A LA CARTE: ASIAN STYLE NOODLE SALAD; CHICKEN CAESAR WRAP

Today, this Parent Association sponsored group will meet to lift up the school community in prayer from 1:45-2:45pm in the Florance Center. All parents are welcome. Students, staff, and families may place prayer requests in prayer boxes in the Lasallian Ministry office, Main Office, or Theology classroom. Prayer requests may remain anonymous.

Sign up now for an all-school big base tournament after school on Friday, April 27. You can sign up this week outside the Student Activities office. There are only 15-20 spots per grade, so sign up as soon as you can. Students who signed up will receive an email with more details about the event. Please contact Jake Brouillard and Brady Thompson with questions.

Students may dress out of uniform if they purchase a wristband, which will be sold for $1 Monday from from 3:15-4:00pm or for $2 before school Tuesday. This out of uniform day makes up for a previously scheduled day that was postponed. Students must follow out of uniform guidelines identified in the Student-Parent Handbook. DeLaSalle shares a portion of out of uniform wristband sales proceeds with Mwangaza College, our twin school in Kenya.

Dear Islanders,

One of the Technovation teams at DeLaSalle is in the process of creating an app that would organize the current National Honor Society tutoring system. Team members would greatly appreciate it if you could take this survey that would provide input and allow you to voice any issues you have with the current system.

Sincerely,

DeLaSalle Technovation Team

Pick up a nomination form from the Main Office or Mr. Sczepanski’s room, if you want to run for a position on the student council executive board! The nomination packet must be returned to Mr. Sczepanski by Thursday. The election will take place after a round of stump speeches from Presidential candidates, during lunches on May 4th. Best of luck to all candidates!

The Onyx Step Team will be competing at the 3rd Annual Soul Stepping Scholars Stomp Down.

When: SATURDAY, APRIL 21

Where: Patrick Henry High School

Time: 3:00pm (doors open at 2:30pm)

Tickets are available with Ms. Luckett for $8.00 in advance by Friday, April 21st, or $10.00 at the door, however, the show tends to sell out! We can accept cash and checks made payable to: 2 Soul Stepping Scholars. Please e-mail jessica.luckett@delasalle.com if you’d like to reserve a ticket.

Onyx will be fighting hard for a win this year with their routine, The Onyx CREED: Step into the Ring! This year’s routine is based of the movie CREED, a spinoff of the Rocky series starting Silvester Stilone and Michael B. Jordan as Creed, Apollo’s son.
The more people in the audience to root for us, the better chances we have! We need that Islander support!

Check out the promo video for the competition!

This is traditionally the weekend each spring where we’d team up to clean up DeLaSalle and Nicollet Island. But…with all this snow (which will turn to mud and muck as it melts), we’ve decided not to hold the Island Cleanup this spring. Instead, we encourage you to help make your place on Earth a little cleaner. You can follow these ideas here or pitch in to help the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board at one of their cleanup events here. Also, this Saturday is the Earty Day 5K Bee Run, Walk and River Cleanup. Registration opens at 7:30am. The fun run/walk starts at 9:00am. The river cleanup is from 9:30am-12:00pm and bags and gloves will be provided. Click here to register. Visit the Great River Coalition website, for more information.

Next week is Founder’s Week: April 23-27. We will be honoring the 5 Core Principles of Lasallian Education.

• Monday, April 23: Inclusive Community
  • Viewing of the movie The Greatest Showman at 4:00pm in room D104. Please sign up here, if you would like to participate. All are Welcome!
• Tuesday, April 24: Concern for the Poor and Social Justice
  • Prayer cards will be given out at the beginning of the day focusing on this theme.
• Wednesday, April 25: Faith in the Presence of God
  • Founder’s Day Mass honoring Distinguished Lasallian Educator, Excellence in Teaching Award Winner, and Alumni scholarship award winners.
• Thursday, April 26: Quality Education
  • Staff Appreciation Day
• Friday, April 27: Respect for All Persons
  • Final Special L.E.A.P. meeting will be held during lunches. We will have a guest speaker, Mr. Sam Peterson, who will be speaking about his work at St. Stephens to house homeless veterans. Also the Big Base game will Be after school so come and join us for some community fun! All Are Welcome!

Information on lettering and shirts is posted on Canvas. Please continue to check Canvas for updates.

Attend a free college planning workshop called Jump Start College Tour at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities on Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 8:15 am-3:15 pm.

This is a FREE college, career, and financial planning workshop open to ALL high school students and parents/guardians. FREE breakfast and lunch are included. Please see more info in the attached flyer and register here.

All incoming 9th graders and at least one parent or guardian must attend a required Enrollment Orientation at DeLaSalle on Saturday, April 21. Almost all students will take an Algebra mastery exam at 9:00am. During the exam, parents are invited to at least two presentations that will help orient you to DeLaSalle. Then, starting at 10:30am, we will offer a Student Activity Fair in which coaches and moderators from ALL of our many Student Activities will be available to provide general information. At the same time, key personnel from various offices – including business, transportation, and food service – will be available to answer your questions.

It’s time we find the strongest voices in technology. SHE day is a young women (in high school) focused IT education event designed to give tomorrow’s women in technology hands-on, fluff free insight on ideating, designing, and developing real world technologies. At SHE day, you’ll develop your own idea and use real world prototyping tools to bring them to life. Within 7 hours, you’ll be talkin’ and walkin’ tech and be one step closer to leaving your mark on tomorrow.

This flyer provides additional information.  Please fill out this form to register.

Don’t miss the chance to hang with your Sisters in Tech………You definitely want to SHE there!

Help the DeLaSalle Parent Association celebrate our terrific staff on the annual Staff Appreciation Day! All teachers, administrators, and support staff are recognized on this day. Plans call for a Welcome and Continental Breakfast for the staff when they arrive for the day, as well as a tasty lunch. Each staff member also receives a thank you gift. A committee of current parents — including Parent Association co-chairs, Jackie Schluter Johnson and Luann Mishler, –has been organizing the event. Now, we extend a call for other parents to help with the event.

TO VOLUNTEER OR DONATE: Click here to access an online form where you can indicate how you may wish to volunteer or contribute to the day. Many parents enjoy spending part of the day with each other – and all for a good cause! If you have questions, please contact Parent Association co-chairs, Jackie Schluter Johnson or Luann Mishler. If you prefer to make a cash donation toward the cost of meals and treats for the staff, please send your donation to Parent Association staff liaison, Mike O’Keefe, at DeLaSalle.

Juniors may register now for a four-week ACT prep class that DeLaSalle will offer in June in partnership with ACT Ready. The class – to be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings during the weeks of June 11, 18, 25, and July 9 – will help juniors achieve their best possible scores on the July ACT exam. The class costs $200; the cost is $40 for students who qualify for free or reduced lunch benefits. Interested juniors may read more here and are invited to complete and submit an application by May 1. Class size is limited and may be filled before May 1. Questions? Please contact Ms. Barbara McAdams in the DeLaSalle Guidance office at 612-676-7621 or Mary Ann Dorsher with ACT Ready at 612-250-8122.

Ticket sales continue for the April 28 Junior-Senior Prom. The theme for this year’s Prom is “Bright Lights, Big City-Hollywood” and you can gain “red carpet” access for $75 before Wednesday, April 18; prices rise to $85 after that date and ticket sales end on April 25. You can purchase tickets online or from Ms. Smith in the Business Office with cash or check payment (please make checks payable to DeLaSalle High School, with “Prom” listed in the check memo).

The Child Learning Center at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church (in Plymouth) is in need of volunteers to watch the kids from 5:00-8:00 PM on April 26th. They will provide pizza for dinner. The main job would be supervising and playing with the kids, serving them dinner, and putting a movie on for them to watch. Please contact Laura at laurafbarry@gmail.com, if you are interested.