Financial Aid Application forms and materials explaining the tuition assistance program at Cardinal Mooney High School will be available in the school office beginning February 7, 2010. This includes the Private School Aid Forms (PSAF) as well as work and Cardinal Mooney High School Scholarship applications. The PSAF is the basic form for applying for all aid available from Cardinal Mooney High School. This completed form is sent directly to the Private School Aid Service and must include a copy of your completed 2009 IRS tax return. Please note that the deadline for applying for all aid and CMHS scholarships is April 15, 2010. Financial aid applications must be completed each year to be considered for assistance. |
DIOCESAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Applications will also be available for the Diocesan Catholic School Scholarship Fund in honor of Mary Ellen Cushwa Wolsonovich. You can apply for aid from Cardinal Mooney High School and from the Diocesan Catholic School Scholarship Fund at the same time, using a special form. However, to be considered for the Diocesan scholarship, your form must be submitted by March 19, 2010. This application also requires a copy of your completed 2009 IRS tax return. OPEN HOUSE In conjunction with our Catholic Schools' Week celebration, Cardinal Mooney will have an Open House on Sunday, February 7 from noon to 3:00 p.m. Hopefully, many of you will be able to join us. This Open House enables us to display our quality academic programs, our facilities, and our extracurricular activities. It also provides an opportunity to visit informally with our faculty and administration. Please bring a guest, especially those interested in a Catholic education. Our parents and students are our best marketing tools! A drawing will be held for four $500 tuition grants to Cardinal Mooney High School – two for current eighth grade students and two for current seventh grade students. This drawing is sponsored by our Alumni Association. The winners must attend to qualify! HOME & SCHOOL TAILGATE PARTY The Cardinal Mooney High School Home and School Association is sponsoring a Super Bowl Tailgate Party and Chinese Auction on Sunday, February 7 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. (during Open House) in the school cafeteria. Sub and pasta dinners will be featured with Lariccia’s meatballs and sauce, MVR’s sausage and peppers, Caffe Capri’s homemade bread and rolls, and salad and homemade desserts. Take-outs will be available. COLLECTION FOR HAITI In response to the need for assistance to the people in Haiti, our student body will be collecting money to be donated for Haitian Relief through Monday, January 25th. All donations will be sent via the Sisters of the Humility of Mary to Sister Judy Dohner, HM, a nurse who ministers in a rural community, Fondwa, where most of the buildings have been destroyed and is currently helping at St. Damian Hospital which is near the airport in Port-au-Prince. PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday, March 1 from 5:45 to 8:45 p.m. All parents are invited to meet with the teachers in their respective classrooms. No appoint-ment is necessary. OGT During the week of March 15, all sophomores will be taking the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT). Prior to Christmas break, all sophomores took a practice test in each of the subject areas covered by the test. Currently, during our mentoring periods, our teachers are presenting study sessions and reviewing the practice tests with all sophomores. Parents of sophomores are reminded that we have many books for student use that help the students prepare for this test. These materials can be borrowed through the Guidance Office. If you haven't done so already, you may want to check out the Ohio Department of Education website. (http://ogt.success-ode-state-oh-us.info.) You will then be able to access a student site or a parent site. Each of the sites has a link to the following: Practice for the Tests; See Released Questions; Resources. When you access “Practice for the Tests,” you are able to set up your own account so that you can return multiple times. Another excellent resource is Study Island, a research-based standards mastery program. All of our sophomores and freshmen have received passwords and information on how to access the site. Study Island can be accessed anywhere that internet access is available. If a student has misplaced his/her password, he/she should contact Mr. Ray Marks here at school. OGT CALCULATORS The TI 30X IIS is the official calculator for the OGT. In order for students to become familiar with the only calculator allowed on the test, these calculators are available for sale in Room 105. The cost is $12.00. It is advisable that anyone taking the OGT this year or next become familiar with the calculator. REPORT CARDS Report cards for the second half term will be mailed at the end of the week of January 18. Please note that tuition payments must be current in order for a student's report card to be released. NEW PARENT INFORMATION PROGRAM All parents will be receiving information regarding a school program that will allow parents and students to track current grades, conduct and attendance at anytime via the internet. This information will be included in the report card mailing. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Mrs. Carney Smith at school. GRADUATION The representative of Josten’s, Rich Petro, was here on Tuesday, January 19 during the lunch periods to measure seniors for caps and gowns. He will return on Friday, January 29 during the lunch periods to take orders for graduation announcements and other graduation paraphernalia. Senior parents will receive a mailing showing what items can be ordered. CELEBRATION TO HONOR THE FOOTBALL TEAM The City of Youngstown will be having a community rally on Saturday, January 23rd at 10:00 a.m. at the Covelli Center to honor the football teams and cheerleaders from Cardinal Mooney and Ursuline High Schools. This event is open to the public. On Tuesday, February 2nd we will honor the football teams from Cardinal Mooney and Ursuline by celebrating a special Mass at noon at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. A luncheon for the football players will follow. Finally, on the evening of Tuesday, February 2 at the half-time of the boys’ basketball game with Ashtabula Lakeside, special presentations will be made to Coach Fecko and the football team. AUCTION This is another reminder to mark your calendar for Friday, April 16, the date of our auction. Plan to join us for this gala, fun-filled event. SCRIP This is a reminder that Scrip can be purchased at any time during school office hours from the Treasurer's Office. Remember that 2% of all purchase amounts are credited to your student's tuition account. Several parents of incoming students have asked if they can begin purchasing Scrip now and earn tuition credit for next year. The answer is YES! If you have an incoming student and would like to start purchasing Scrip, contact our Treasurer, Terri Hendricks, and she will establish an account for you so that you can accrue the tuition credit. CARDINAL’S NEST SALEThe Cardinal’s Nest will be having a sale! $2.00 off all adult T-shirts and polo shirts, $3.00 off all adult sweatpants and adult sweatshirts in stock. This sale will be in effect from January 25 to February 7, 2010. The Cardinal’s Nest is open weekly during the following times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. and 2:45 - 3:20 p.m. Fridays 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. We also have a variety of state championship items available for purchase. These items will also be on sale.
SCHOOL NOT IN SESSIONAs announced in our calendar, school will not be in session on Friday, February 12 which is a free day for students but a professional day for teachers. In addition, Monday, February 15 is a free day for students and faculty. The school office will be open on February 12 but will be closed on February 15.
COURSE SELECTION PROCESS FOR 2010-2011 All present ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade students will receive information, course registration sheets, and description booklets for next year’s classes during the week of February 1. The selection sheets are to be completed and returned no later than March 1. This time of course selection is extremely important. Therefore, we ask all parents and guardians to go over the choices and information very carefully with their sons and daughters to ensure that their programs will be challenging and will meet their future needs and plans. Decisions on number of classes to be offered next year are based on this February process. Therefore, students who change their course choices after this deadline cannot always be accommodated. The guidance counselors are available to assist in any way and will meet with each student to go over his/her schedule. PRE-FRESHMAN APPLICATION PROCESSAfter our Open House on February 7, Mrs. Joanne Carney Smith will be visiting our feeder elementary schools to assist students in completing the application process for the ninth grade. If you know of an eighth grade student who does not attend one of our feeder schools but is interested in attending Cardinal Mooney, please have him/her contact Mrs. Carney Smith at school to set up a time to complete the application process. Eighth grade students may also complete the necessary application forms during our Open House. YEARBOOK ADS It is time once again for the yearbook staff's annual Senior Ad Sale. Show your senior how proud you are of him/her by purchasing an ad. The deadline for these ads is March 11, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. See the enclosed flier for more information. ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME Cardinal Mooney High School invites you to join us at our eighteenth “Athletic Hall of Fame" dinner to be held at Mr. Anthony's in Boardman, Ohio on Sunday, February 21, 2010. There will be a dinner buffet and open bar from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with the program to follow at 8:00 p.m. This eighteenth “Hall of Fame” class will include the following inductees:
Bill Diorio '92 – football/track
Tom Flynn - significant contributions as baseball coach
Lester Pakalnis ’78 - football
Mario Petrino ’85 - baseball
Jada Ransome ’88 - track
Joe Remish ’90 – track/basketball
Nicole Ross ’94 - golf
Rob Susor ’68 - football
John Thomas ’82 - football
Marty Tinkler ’86 -football
Preston Wells ’94 -basketball
Al Williamson ’65 - significant contributions to the athletic program All proceeds from the evening go directly into the Ron Stoops Scholarship Fund which was established by the Stoops Family in memory of Ron. These scholarships are given to assist students to attend Cardinal Mooney. Tickets are available at school for $65 or $520 for a table of 8.
THEATRE DEPARTMENT
The Cardinal Mooney High School Theatre Department will present Bye Bye Birdie as its spring musical. Performances are scheduled for April 22-25, 2010. All performances will begin at 7:00 p.m. The opening performance will be a dinner show. More details will follow in future newsletters. Auditions are set for January 25, 26, and 27. For more information, please contact Mrs. Joanne Carney Smith in the main office. PARENT PLEDGE Additional names to add to our listing of names of parents who have made the commitment to follow the Parent Guidelines in monitoring the social gatherings our young people attend are: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dannessa 1669 Medford Avenue Youngstown, OH 44514 330-782-2434 Briana – grade 10 Mr. & Mrs. Nick Ginnis 2126 Knollwood Avenue Poland, OH 44514 330-755-0929 Nicole – grade 9 Mr. & Mrs. Rob Greenaway 1654 Meadowbrook Youngstown, OH 44514 330-788-2825 Nicholas – grade 9 Mr. & Mrs. Pat Kelly 330-533-1040 Kate – grade 11 Mr. & Mrs. James McGuire 55 Loch Heath Lane Youngstown, OH 44511 330-793-7703 Kevin – Grade 11 Mrs. Kim Villaplana 1851 Bears Den Road Youngstown, OH 44511 954-990-9323 Emilio – Grade 10 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Zetts 450 Peters Drive Campbell, OH 44405 330-755-3192 Angelique – grade 11 CHRISTIAN SERVICE CLUB NEWS For most of us, Christmas is a time for friends, family, gifts, warm food and happy homes. But many in our area do not enjoy such blessings. In the true spirit of Christmas, the Cardinal Mooney family reached out to many in our area who are in need. - Seniors in the Christian Service Class handmade counted-cross stitch ornaments that were given to members of our community. Other members of the class assisted area preschools and nursing homes in their holiday preparations and programs.
As has become our tradition, we collected new socks for Fish Samaritan House, an inner city clothing store. This year 1,600 pairs of warm socks were distributed to the poor, In addition, ten large bags of new toys were collected to be given out by Santa at the Fish Samaritan House. - As an entire school, we adopted families for the Christmas season. All first period classes received a name of a family from Catholic Services. Thirty-eight families were recipients of beautiful gifts from our generous Mooney family. Books, computer games, dolls, and warm clothing were just a few of the many gifts brought in for this project. Over 115 children received 3 Christmas presents each!
- The Christian Service Class had a Christmas Party for the primary students at Summit Academy. Each child received a present from their "Secret Santa" as well as a Christmas activity book. A good time was had by all!
- The Neighborhood Ministries of Youngstown received book bags and school supplies for children in need in our area. In addition to the school supplies, warm hats and gloves were included.
Blessings upon all those who so generously responded to the call of Jesus Christ to reach out to our brothers and sisters in need. Twelve members of the service club participated in the Special Olympics “Basketball Skills Event” at the Downtown YMCA on Saturday, January 16. They assisted the athletes in the various activities. Service Club members will participate in the 3rd Annual “Teens for Jeans” sponsored by Aeropostale. The collection of clean gently worn jeans will be from January 19 to February 14. All the collected jeans will be donated to homeless teens. All jeans may be dropped off in Room 113 or the collection boxes in the main lobby. THEOLOGY DEPARTMENT . . . Sacrament of Reconciliation On December 14 and 15 each class gathered to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We gathered in communal prayer and then students were invited to receive the sacrament. Special thanks and blessings to Reverend Terry Hazel and to all the clergy who joined us: Monday, December 14 Reverend Terry Hazel Reverend Kevin Peters Reverend Philip Rogers Reverend Joseph Fata Reverend Shawn Conoboy Reverend Bob Bonnot Reverend James O’Brien Tuesday, December 15 Reverend Terry Hazel Reverend Kevin Peters Reverend Ed Noga Reverend Greg Fedor Reverend Tim O’Neill Reverend Jim Johnson Rev. Msgr. David Rhodes . . . Advent Morning Prayer On December 18 we gathered for an Advent Morning Prayer service. Sister Jane Marie Kudlacz, HM was our presider. During this prayer, seniors did dramatic readings on the special meaning of Christ’s birth. The entire prayer touched our souls and truly prepared us for this most Holy Season. NATIONAL HISTORY DAY CONTEST The National History Day Contest is March 27 at Youngstown State University. The topic this year is “Innovation in History: Impact and Change." The different categories include: - individual historical paper - individual or group exhibit, performance, website, or documentary Any student in grades 9-12 can enter. The deadline for entry is March 5 and the cost is $4.00 per student. Please see Mr. David Petty in Room 156 to enter or for more information. FROM OUR NURSE The CDC Influenza experts warn that we should prepare for a possible third wave of H1N1 flu this January. If you and your family would like to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine, please note the following: Walk-in H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Clinics (Mahoning County District Board of Health & Youngstown City Health District) Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Boardman High School 7777 Glenwood Ave.Boardman, Ohio 44512 Monday, January 25, 2010 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Youngstown City Health DistrictOak Hill Renaissance Center (former South Side Hospital).345 Oak Hill AvenueYoungstown, Ohio 44507 Thursday, January 28, 20101:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mahoning Co. Career and Technical Center 7300 North Palmyra RoadCanfield, Ohio 44406 All clinics are open to all children and adults regardless of where they live. FIELD TRIP PROCEDURES Whenever a class or organization plans a field trip sponsored by the school, parents will receive and be asked to sign an official field trip participation form. This is true for school-sponsored activities both during or out of regular school hours. The form will list pertinent details of the trip as well as the name of the adult chaperone(s) for the activity. Activities for which you do not receive such a school form are not school sponsored. LOTTERY CALENDARS 2010 Lottery Calendars are still available and students can still turn them in for bonus prizes. Contact Mr. Paul Gregory at 330-788-5311 for more information. Congratulations to Theresa Hanna, our $2,000.00 winner, for the recently completed 2009 Lottery. GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT . . . Testing Dates The following dates are remaining to take the SAT or ACT. The tests are not given in July, August, or September. ACT April 10, 2010Registration March 5, 2010 Late registration March 6-19, 2010 June 12, 2010 Registration May 7, 2010 Late registration May 8-21, 2010 SAT March 13, 2010 Registration February 4, 2010 Late registration Feb. 5-18, 2010 May 1, 2010 Registration March 25, 2010 Late registration March 26 – April 8, 2010 June 5, 2010 Registration April 29, 2010 Late registration April 30 – May 13, 2010 . . .Scholarship Information This is a reminder that college scholarships are updated and listed on the Cardinal Mooney website: www.cardinalmooney.com. . . . Seniors Seniors should save all scholarship acceptance letters regardless of future plans. Copies of the letters should be given to Mrs. Fimognari for Awards Day. . . . Juniors Now is the time for juniors to sign up to take the ACT or SAT test. The next test for ACT is in April. Register now to ensure a seat in a location of your choosing. . . . AP Students Just a reminder that payment for AP tests are to be turned into subject teachers to ensure a seat for the AP testing. The deadline to turn in money is March 1st, 2010. CONGRESIONAL ACADEMY FOR AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS –June 27 – July 9 One hundred and twelve high school juniors - two students from each state, the District of Columbia and ten others selected from the country as a whole – will be selected to participate in the Congressional Academy. They will spend twelve days in Washington, DC, with day trips to Philadelphia and Gettysburg on an on-site study of three turning points in American history: The American Revolution, the Civil War, and the Civil Rights movement. Offered at no charge, all hotel, meal and tour expenses are paid by the Academy and each student will receive a travel stipend of up to $500 to offset travel expenses. (Students are responsible for travel expenses to and from the Academy and personal purchases.) Students will receive three hours of college credit from Ashland University.Apply online at www.CongressionalAcademy.org by April 1, 2010. PEER TUTORING A reminder to parents that there is after-school tutoring Monday through Thursday in most subjects. Tutoring is in the school library and begins promptly at 3:05 and ends before 4:00. If your child is having difficulty in one or more subjects please direct them to this excellent program for help. YOUTH LEADERSHIP MAHONING VALLEY Congratulations to sophomores Patrick Daprile, Michael Giambattista and Amy Vinopal who will be representing Cardinal Mooney in the Sophomore Youth Leadership Mahoning Valley. This program provides opportunities for students to practice constructive leadership, committed involvement, and responsible participation in the future of this community.
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