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NEW
FACULTY MEMBERS
With the beginning
of this school year, we have welcomed two new members to our teaching
staff.
Mrs. Diane Fimognari
has joined our Guidance
Department. Mrs. Fimognari
is a graduate of Youngstown State University where she earned a
BS degree in Business Administration and a MS.Ed in School Counseling. She is the Guidance Counselor serving the freshmen
and seniors.
Ms.
Mary Ann Macirynski is a
graduate of Kent State University where she earned her BS.Ed. in
Integrated Social Studies. She
is currently teaching U.S. History as a member of our Social Studies
Department.
NATIONAL
MERIT AWARD
We are very proud
to announce that senior Zachary Liptak has been named a National
Merit Semifinalist in the 49th annual National Merit
Scholarship Program. Semifinalists
are the highest scoring entrants in each state who took the 2002
Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
To earn this honor, Zachary placed in the top one percent
of U.S. high school seniors who took the test.
Congratulations,
Zachary! Read more about the National
Merit Scholarship.
MARK
YOUR CALENDARS
Mark your calendars
now for two very special events that will occur this year.
December 15
at 8:00 p.m. is the date for this year's "Christmas
in the City" concert. This event at Powers Auditorium will feature
the Youngstown Symphony, popular local entertainer Joe Augustine,
and chorale groups from the sponsoring parochial schools --Cardinal
Mooney, St. Brendan, St. Christine, Immaculate Conception, St. Matthias,
Ursuline High School.
April 23
is the date of the first annual Cardinal Mooney High School Auction. This gala affair promises to be a fun-filled evening so reserve
the date now. You will receive
more information on both of these events in the near future.
View
Special Events Page
CLASS ACT PROGRAM
We have once again
received forms to nominate teachers for the "Giant Eagle Class
Act Award". This program
is in-tended to salute teachers who are making a difference in the
education and lives of our youth.
Any student or parent can nominate a teacher.
The forms are available in the main office.
SCHOOL INSURANCE PROGRAM
Included with this
mailing is a letter describing our school insurance program. Please note that this is a supplemental program, requiring that
you must first file a claim with any other insurance source first.
If a student is
injured at school or a school-sponsored activity, the student must
report the injury to school personnel (e.g., coach, teacher, nurse,
principal) immediately. Once the proper forms have been submitted by
the main office, the insurance company will deal directly with the
parents regarding the situation.
SCHOOL CONTACTS
Communication between the school and home is extremely
important. Although we try
to keep you informed of important happenings here at school, there
still may be a need for you to contact the school directly.
If you do ever have any questions or concerns, please do
not hesitate to call.
The following list
of staff responsibilities may help you when placing a call for information.
The phone num-ber, unless otherwise noted, is 330-788-5007.
Campus
Minister
Mrs. Susan Doyle Trewella
Attendance/Discipline/Dress
Code/Work Permits
Mr. Jim Cooney
Athletics
Mr. Don Bucci
(330-788-9879)
Alumni/Development/Fund-Raising
Mr. Paul Gregory
(330-788-5113)
Guidance
Counselors
Freshmen/Seniors
Mrs. Diane Fimognari
(330-788-9589)
Sophomores/Juniors
Miss Mary Lou Eicher
(330-788-9589)
Health
Services
Miss Linda McCutcheon
Registration/Scheduling
Mrs. Joanne Carney Smith
School
Visitors
Mrs. Joanne Carney Smith
Tuition
Payments
Miss Terri Hendricks
Tuition
Assistance
Sister Jane
Marie Kudlacz, HM
If there is a question or concern regarding your student’s performance
in a particular class, we encourage you to contact the teacher directly. And, of course, you are welcome to call Sister
Jane Marie at any time.
SCRIP PROGRAM
Cardinal Mooney High School recently
announced the establishment of a voluntary Scrip Program. Scrip order forms were mailed to every family
along with an informational brochure.
The program is de-signed to be a school fundraiser and at
the same time it will provide you a way to reduce tuition costs. Your tuition account will be credited for the first 2% of all your
purchases. The more scrip
you purchase the greater the impact on your tuition costs. Remember scrip costs you nothing to use and
the more you use the greater the benefit to yourself and the school. By involving other family members in the program,
you can multiply your benefits and reduce your tuition costs even
more.
There are no minimum
require-ments to participate. You
start earning credits with the first dollar of scrip that you purchase. Scrip orders can be made through our Treasurer's
Office.
Please note: Scrip
can be ordered ahead or purchased on site. We have a supply of scrip on hand so that all
orders can be filled immediately.
Also, we just received that we can offer $25, $50, or $100
certificates for Sheetz. If
you would like to order any of these, just write them in on your
form.
Read more
about the Scrip
Program
CAREER DAY
This year the CMHS Alumni Association
will again sponsor “Career Day” for members of our senior class.
On November 18, each senior will spend the morning visiting
an alumni or friend of CMHS at his/her place of employment. The students will have the opportunity to experience
first hand the environment and activities of careers they are considering
for their futures. It should
be a rewarding experience for our seniors, and we are grateful to
the Alumni Association for providing this opportunity.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL FORMS
There are students who still have not
turned in an Emer-gency Medical Form.
If your student was mailed a second copy, please be sure
that he/she has returned it to the school nurse.
HOME & SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION
.
. . Entertainment Books
The Entertainment Book 2004
is now available in the school office.
For only $20.00 this book offers discounts to restaurants,
dry cleaning, bowling, theaters, sporting events, and so much more! Purchase your book early to take full advantage of all discounts.
Books may be ordered through the school office or contact
Mrs. Theresa Modarelli at 330-755-4515.
The
special $20.00 price will only be available until November 14, 2003. After this date, all books will be $25.00. Proceeds will benefit all students through
the Home & School Asso-ciation.
Thanks for your support!
Theology News
. . . Opening
of School Liturgy
On Thursday, September
4, we celebrated our opening of school liturgy.
We gathered at the table of the Lord to celebrate the theme
of our school year: “Our
God is an Awesome God.” In
his homily, our celebrant, Father Terry Hazel, challenged us to
use our hands and be about the work that our awesome God has set
before us. Within the liturgy
there was a blessing rite on the new altar vessels that were given
to Cardinal Mooney High School. We ask a special blessing upon Father Hazel and our anonymous benefactor
from Holy Family Parish for their generous gift of new vestments
and altar vessels.
. . . Marian
Celebration and
Respect Life
Observances
Throughout the
month of October, our school community will focus on the gift of
the Blessed Mother and the Rosary through prayer, song and catechesis. Faculty mem-bers will reflect on the Holy Father’s letter on the
Rosary and special dis-cussion on this letter will be made in all
the theology classes.
October is Respect
Life Month. The United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops write:
“By our Christian example and advocacy for public policies
respectful of the human person, we can create a culture which affirms
the miracle and glory of every human life.” Spearheaded by our Cardinals
for Life group, we will join with Office of Pro-Life Activities
in prayer and action. Our students are encouraged to be part of the Life Chain on October
5th, which is Respect Life Sunday. We will continue our com-mitment of service and outreach to all
of God’s people during this month.
On October 16,
the school community will gather for Morning Prayer to celebrate
the closing of the 60th Anniversary Year of the Diocese
of Youngstown. Joining together
with men and women of faith throughout our diocese, we will celebrate
the close of the Year of the Rosary and the actual date of Pope
John Paul II’s 25th anniversary of his Pontificate.
CHRISTIAN SERVICE CLUB
“No one can do
everything, but everyone can do something.”
The Cardinal Mooney
Service Club is an organization open to students of all grade levels. Its purpose is to encourage our students to
volunteer for various projects both in the school and for the surrounding
community. The Thanksgiving
Food Drive, Socks for Samaritan House, and our Lenten project are
just a few of the many opportunities for in-school service.
Some of the community agencies we assist in a variety of
ways are Second Harvest Food Bank, Easter Seals, Habitat for Humanity,
Beautitude House, and the Special Olympics.
In previous years, we have wrapped packages, cleared lots,
sorted clothes, delivered food, tutored grade school students, walked
for the hungry, visited the infirm, and so much more!
Club moderators are Miss
Karen Kerrigan, Mrs.
Susan Trewella, and Mrs.
Mary Lou Rogers. This year’s Service
Club Executive Board Members are:
Sheena
Dohar
Elyse Healey
Nikki
Modarelli
Melissa Cardon
Caitlin Kalasky
We already have 130 members this year.
So far we have had a fundraiser for Easter Seals, taken food
to the Rescue Mission, had 8 members assist at the Special Olympics
Bowling Tournament, and are looking forward to "Trick or Treat"
at the Shops at Boardman Park on October 24. Please encourage your student to join this
volunteer group.
MUSIC MINISTERS ANNOUNCED
Cardinal Mooney's Music Ministers are
a group of dedicated students who give of their time and talent
to assist in liturgical celebrations.
They not only help lead the school in prayer but are also
often called upon to lead song at liturgical celebrations throughout
the Diocese. The following students auditioned and have become leaders of song:
Jay Dehghani, Sheena Dohar, Jillian Giannios, Elyse Healey, Angelo Martinez,
Jeannette Rodesky, April Sauline, Stephanie Brett, Katie Critell,
Ashley Leonelli, Bethany Sauline, Brendan Trewella, Colleen George,
Angela Rovnyak, Jeanine Awad, DiAndra DiBacco, Hilliary Hill, Gina
Philibin, and Joe St. George.
Returning as an instrumentalist is
sophomore Andrew Cerritelli. Auditions
for other musicians will take place in the next few weeks. If you know someone who has a musical talent,
please ask them to consider this fine ministry. We are especially in-terested in anyone who
plays the piano. They may
stop and see Mrs.
Joanne Carney Smith or Mr.
Ernie Formichelli for further information.
October is recognized
as the Catholic Church’s awareness of the “Right to Life”. The school’s club “Cardinals for Life” will join our Diocese to
form a Life Chain as a prayerful, public witness to the precious
value of human life and the harmful reality of abortion.
This will take place October 5, 2003 (beginning at the corner
of Market and Midlothian from 2-3 p.m).
The purpose is
to draw attention to the number of children in the United States
killed through abortion, and to the second victim of abortion: the
mother. Cardinal Mooney belongs to Bishop Tobin’s Human
Life Guild.
MESSAGES FOR STUDENTS
In consideration for our office personnel, we ask parents to limit phone
messages for students to absolute emer-gencies. Such messages will be accepted from parents only.
We also ask that if a student is to be excused before the end of the school
day, a parent send a written excusal to be presented by the student
in the main office before 8:00 a.m. on the day the student is to
be excused.
CARDINAL’S NEST
The Cardinal’s Nest is open each week
during the following times:
Tuesdays & Thursdays
7:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
Fridays
7:30 a.m.
Mooney letterman jackets are also available
for purchase through the Cardinal’s Nest.
Visit
the Cardinals Nest on-line.
PROGRESS REPORTS
All students will be receiving progress
reports in all subjects each nine weeks. The progress reports for the first nine weeks were mailed on Tuesday,
September 30.
PARENT-TEACHER
CONFERENCES
In an effort to maintain consistent
communication with our parents, we have scheduled four parent-teacher
conference opportunities. The
dates and times are:
October 7 5:45-8:45 p.m.
December
10 3:15-6:15 p.m.
March 3 5:45-8:45 p.m.
May 12 3:15-6:15 p.m.
Teachers will be available in their
classrooms to meet with parents about their students’ progress. No appointments are needed!
SCHOOL DISMISSAL TIME
All parents are asked to note our school
regulations which state that students may not remain in the school
building unless under the direct supervision of a teacher or coach. Parents are responsible for making trans-portation
arrangements so that students are transported home within a reasonable
time frame following the dismissal bell.
Presale tickets for away football games
are on sale Tuesday through Friday in the Main Office, with Tuesday
8:30 a.m. to Noon open only to season ticket holders. Please note that Cardinal Mooney keeps a percentage of presale ticket
money for most away games but does not receive any percentage of
gate sales for those games. Help
support our athletic pro-gram by purchasing your tickets here at
school!
CALENDAR LOTTERY
Now is the time to get a head start
on Lottery Calendar sales. The
student sales campaign kicks off next month but families can get
started right now by picking up calendars for sale in the Development
Office, Room 214. Remember, once a stu-dent’s quota is met, they
earn a $5.00 bonus for each additional sale. Bonus money can be credited directly to tuition. Purchasers will receive coupons that can help
them to defray the $25 purchase price.
Questions concerning the calendar fund-raiser should be directed
to Mr. Paul Gregory at 330-788-5113. Remember, Lottery Calendars are the perfect
gift for that “hard to buy for” person.
Fundraising plays a significant role in the total financial picture at
CMHS. While total per pupil
cost is approximately $5,900, tuition, while significant at $4,500.00,
would have to be higher if not for the fundraising efforts of our
students. Your continued involvement with and support
of our fundraising efforts is appreciated.
Encouragement of your son’s or daughter’s participation in
our fundraisers helps to create a recognition of their role in helping
to underwrite the cost of a Mooney education.
NOTES FROM THE MUSIC
ROOM
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. . Band
On
August 14, 2003, your Cardinal Pride Marching Band marched at the
150th Ohio State Fair.
Eleven members represented the school at the 4:15 Toyota
Daily Parade. The band also was able to see Mrs. April Wood
conduct the 2003 All-Ohio State Fair Band in playing The Stars and
Stripes Forever. Hats off
to both bands for a job well done.
Reminder: Positions are available for students to join
the drum line as a class or mentoring opportunity for the 2004 Cardinal
Pride Band. $250-$400 scholar-ships are offered for everyone who
joins.
. . . Alumni
Needed for Mooney vs. Ursuline Game
October 17 is homecoming
and the band is doing their part to "Sock it to the Irish". Any alumni who would like to join the band
on the field for halftime and pre-game are invited to come and play.
Pre-game: The CMHS Fight Song and the CMHS Alma Mater
Halftime: Twist and Shout by the Beatles,
Eye of the Tiger
from "Rocky",
and Pretty Fly
from the Offspring.
Our broad range
of songs will cover many styles and decades.
All
alumni and 8th graders are asked to make two of the three
rehearsals. The rehearsals are set for:
Saturday, October 11
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, October 14
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Friday, October 17
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Pizza Party - 4:30-5:30
on Friday then ride the bus to the stadium at 5:45 p.m. (Please tell me if you want to join us --
you won't have to pay for parking.)
If you will not be at the Pizza Party and will meet us at the stadium,
please park and then walk to the VIP parking lot on the North end
to meet the band and enter the stadium with the band!
Also, please call Mrs. Wood so the Boosters can plan accordingly
for food.
Performance
dress will be a Cardinal Mooney High School t-shirt, sweatshirt
or jacket, blue jeans, and tennis shoes.
If any alumni would like to buy Mooney apparel, call the
school for prices in the Cardinal's Nest.
Attention 8th
graders from our Mooney affiliated schools:
You may also come and play in the band for this game. You would play the Fight Song, Alma Mater,
and Pretty Fly. You may
also join the band at the rally on October 16.
Make sure your permission slips are turned in for the rally
and bring your instrument.
All Alumni and
8th graders who want to play should call Mrs. Wood at
330-788-5007 by October 7. Please give your name, address, and instrument
part.
. . . Music Boosters
This parents' organization
is for all choir and band parents.
Meetings are held the first Thursday of every month. Come and plan the year's events.
The Cardinal Pride
Band Fruit Sale is September 22 to October 10.
Delivery will be the week of December 8. Show your support and buy from our varied fruit selections. Orders may be placed through any Cardinal Pride
member, an order form in the main office, or by calling Rose Radilovic
at 330-788-9739. Mrs. Wood
can answer questions at 330-788-5007.
. . . Choir
The "Christmas in the City" Concert is December 15. Cardinal Mooney will have representation there
through the combined chorus of Mooney and Ursuline. Any student inter-ested in singing in the chorus
should see Mrs. Wood or Sister Jane Marie.
STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS
On July 31, Student Council members
met for a Leadership Workshop at Canfield Exper-imental Farm. The day focused on the leadership qualities
of responsibility, creativity, listening skills, and service. These students are now working on living by
example with these values at Cardinal Mooney.
Student Council officers and senior
class officers are in the process of planning football rallies and
are looking forward to an exciting Ursuline Week!
(October 13-17) Ursuline
Week will end with the homecoming dance on October 18.
Seven Student Council members spent
Thursday, September 25 at a Leadership Conference at Boardman High
School. The day was sponsored by Herff Jones and involved
9 area high schools.
Freshmen still have time to consider
running for Student Council. Elections
will take place at the end of October.
They are still encouraged to get involved at rally decorating
and have done a great job so far.
PARENT PLEDGE
This is just a reminder that the Parent
Pledge forms are due October 24.
You may send them or mail them to the main office. A listing of all parent names will be mailed
sometime in November.
ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB
The Cardinal Mooney Athletic Booster
Club holds its business meetings on the first Wednesday of each
month at 8:00 p.m. at Bruno's on Route 224 in Poland.
All are welcome to attend.
. . . NFL Lottery
The parent of each
athlete was recently sent five NFL lottery tickets to be sold by
the athlete (or parent) for $10.00 as a fund-raiser for the Athletic
Booster Club. This very important fund-raiser contributed
$4,400 to the Booster Club last year.
Winners are notified by mail and the rules are on the back
of the lottery tickets. The
deadline for sale is October 17.
If you are able
to sell NFL tickets at your place of employment or through a retail
outlet, please contact Vic Berlon at 330-782-7145 or Bob Babyak
at 330-757-0020 and they will get tickets to you.
ACADEMIC CHALLENGE
Cardinal Mooney's Academic Challenge
team participated in their first competition on Sunday, September
27. The team, consisting of seniors Elyse Healey,
Jay Dehghani, Dan Finnerty, and Zac Liptak, narrowly defeated their
first opponent, Champion High School, by a score of 210 to 200 –
thanks to a last second answer – "Alexander the Great"
by Zac Liptak. This match will be televised on WYTV on February
14 at 7:30 p.m.
In the second match, Mooney came from
behind to defeat a solid team from Union in Pennsylvania by a score
of 320 to 290. A phenomenal
second round score of 150 points in the speed round vaulted Mooney
into a lead that they never relinquished.
Thanks go out to alternates senior
Mike Quigley, junior Rob Wyman, and sophomores Cassie Pallai, Mike
Perry and Dan Rotar who supported the team with their presence and
provided important preparatory practice.
Thank you also to the Academic Club members who faithfully
attended practice rounds, which will continue.
Faculty advisors are Mrs.
Karen Wright and Miss
Eileen Bacha.
Competition will continue in February
with Cardinal Mooney remaining in the 8 remaining teams out of the
original 36.
THEATRE DEPARTMENT
The Cardinal Mooney High School Theatre
Department will present 2 one-act plays entitled Competition
Piece and Class Action on Friday, November 21, Saturday,
November 22, and Sunday, November 23.
All performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. Featured performers who are upperclassmen are: Ashley Altiero, Kaitlin Bernat, Jay Dehghani,
Erin Driscoll, Jen Finnerty, Jillian Giannios, Chris Kavanaugh,
Ashley Leonelli, Dena Provenzale, April Sauline, and Brendan Trewella.
YEARBOOK
Senior yearbook
pictures are due November 17, 2003.
Pictures should be 2 ½" x 3 ½".
Also, the pictures should be head and shoulder shot only;
pictures must be in color. Boys must be clean-shaven and cannot be wearing
earrings. Girls cannot show
cleavage. Please note that
most local photographers were notified this summer of size requirements,
picture restrictions, and the deadline.
Because of specific time requirements imposed by the yearbook
publisher, no late pictures can be accepted.
HOOPS FOR HEART
The summer Physical
Education class raised $288.00 participating in Hoops For Heart
which benefits the American Heart Association.
The event was coordinated by Mr. Dave Petty.
Thank you to all who participated and donated.
ATHLETIC
DEPARTMENT
Fall sports are
in full swing. Participation
this year is outstanding. Support
all athletic teams. The
players need you!!
Home games played at the new Mooney
Complex –
JV
football - 5
Freshmen football - 2
South Catholic football - 3
St. Charles 5th
& 6th grade - 4
Number of students
participating in a fall sport:
Boys
Golf 14
Cross Country 12
Soccer 28
Football (varsity) 65
Football (frosh) 38
Girls
Soccer 26
Tennis 9
Golf 8
Cross Country
8
Volleyball 30
Boys 157
Girls 81
Total 238
CROSS COUNTRY
The Mooney Boys'
Cross Country team won the 2003 Mahoning County Champion-ship. Three Mooney runners earned All Mahoning County
honors. They were: sophomore Colin Durina, senior Ben Garchar,
and junior Noah Brak. Senior
Dan Finnerty and junior Brian Stevens had season best times also
contributing to the strong team effort.
The top three teams were Mooney 91, Boardman 58, and Canfield
111.
Durina, Garchar,
and Brak also have earned All-Suburban League honors as the team
won the South Divison Champion-ship and placed 3rd in
the league meet.
GUIDANCE
DEPARTMENT
. . . Testing Dates
ACT
October 25, 2003
Late registration Oct.3, 2003
December
13, 2003
Deadline
November 7, 2003
Late
registration Nov.20, 2003
SAT
November 1, 2003
Late
registration Oct.8, 2003
December
6, 2003
Deadline
October 31, 2003
Late
registration Nov.12, 2003
All seniors who were Mooney students
last year received a packet with information on ACT/SAT testing,
college visitations, financial aid, web sites for colleges, scholarships
and financial aid, application procedures, and other materials. If you have not seen this information, please ask your student to
share it with you.
. . . College
Camp
Hiram College is sponsoring a free seminar for parents
of high school students on Saturday, October 11 from 9:00 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. Five Northeast
Ohio institutions of learning will share their resources by bringing
together experts in the field of high school guidance, college ad-mission,
financial aid, finance and career pre-paration to offer an informative,
educational day camp for parents.
For more information or to register call 330-569-5288 or
online at www.hiram.edu/collegecamp. Additional information is also available in
the Guidance Office.
. . . Visiting
Colleges Schedule
October
2
John
Carroll University
10:00
October
3
Pittsburgh
Tech Institute
9:00
October
6
Walsh
University – 9:30
University
of Dayton – 9:30
October
7
Marietta
College – 9:50
Penn
State Shenango-1:00
October
8
Wittenberg
University-8:00
Cleveland State University 8:30
Bethany College – 9:00
Miami
University – 9:30
Westminster
College-11:00
Ohio
State University–1:40
October
9
Allegheny
College – 9:45
October
13
Seton Hall University-10:00
October
14
Mt. St. Joseph College 11:00
Hocking
College-11:00
October
24
Ursuline
College – 11:00
Ohio
Wesleyan University -1:30
October
29
Clarion
University – 9:00
Duquesne
University–10:00
. . . Scholarships
2004 National Art Contest (The Chapel of Four Chaplains) Artwork
is to reflect the theme of their choice.
The theme is "Making the World a Better Place Through
Service and Sacrifice". Stop
in the Guidance Office for more details.
Skidmore College is offering music scholarships. Stop in the Guidance Office for more information.
The Annual Coca-Cola Scholars
applications are due by October 31. Applicants must have a 3.0 G.P.A.
and may not be children or grandchildren of employees of the Coca-Cola
Bottling Companies or the company’s division or subsidiaries. They
prefer the on-line application at www.coca-cola scholars. org.
Instructions for application my be picked up in the Guidance Office.
. . . NCAA Clearinghouse
Registration Process
All senior athletes who plan on applying
for Division I or II college sports participation need to register
online with the NCAA Clearinghouse.
There is a $30.00 registration fee at the time of registration. You may use Master Card or Visa for payment.
Please inform the Guidance Office once you have applied so
that we may send your transcripts to complete the process.
Your tuition payment must be current to allow transcripts
to be sent. The online registration
site is www.ncaaclearinghouse.net. Click on prospective student athletes. Click on regis-tration form for U.S. students
to get started.
. . . . National Youth
Leadership Forum
Information is available in the Guidance office for a National Youth
Leadership Forum in each of three areas:
medicine, law, and defense, intelligence, and diplomacy. These are week-long workshops of-fered to juniors
or seniors (classes of 2004 and 2005) who have a "B" average
and a strong interest in the workshop topic.
These workshops are held in Washington, D.C. or an-other
major U.S. city, depending on the workshop area.
The students will meet renowned leaders in the field of study
and will have the chance for "hands-on" experiences in
a challenging and moti-vating environment.
The programs are tuition-based, but financial aid is available. For more infor-mation, please contact the Guidance Office.
. . . Presidential
Classroom
The Presidential Classroom offers a fine civic education experience
for outstanding juniors and seniors. Partici-pants have unprecedented access to
Washington's halls of power and people shaping public policy and
share in an exchange of ideas and cultural experi-ences with highly
moti-vated students from across the United States and abroad.
Applicants must be juniors or seniors with at least a B average
and must also be active in school and community activities. Win-ter sessions are January-March and summer ses-sions are June-July.
This is a tuition-based program.
Scholarships are available for exceptional students with
financial need. For more
information, contact the Guidance Office.
. . . Essay Contests
Signet Class Student Scholarship Essay Contest
-- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is the topic. For more details, stop in the Guidance Office.
The Chapel of Four Chaplains 2004 Essay Contest
– the essay topic is "How Can We Build Bridges of Understanding
Through Commitment and Service to Humanity?" Essay length is 450 words or less. For more information stop in the Guidance Office.
The Ohio State
Bar Association is sponsoring the “There Ought To Be A Law"
Essay Contest. High school students are eligible. U.S. Savings Bonds
will be given to the winners. Contestants are asked to generate
an idea for a new law and provide reasons why that particular law
should be enacted. Guide-lines are in the Guidance Office with a
January 31, 2004 deadline.
Students who enter
the Kaplan/Newsweek “My Turn” essay competition can win up to $5000
for college. To enter, a student must submit a 500-1000 word original
essay on a topic of the student’s choice, where the student shares
his or her opinion, experience, or personal feeling.
First prize is $5000 for college; second prize is $2000 for
college. Sub-mission deadline is March 1, 2004. To obtain an entry
form, visit Kaplan’s website at www.kaptest.com/essay.
The VFW Voice of
Democracy Scholarship contest deadline is November 1.
All grade levels may apply. The theme is “My Commitment to
America’s Future”. Awards
range from $10,000 to $25,000. Guidelines are in the Guidance office.
Society of Plastics
Engineers is pleased to sponsor its 10th Annual Wonders of Plastics
essay contest. Open to all junior high and high school students,
the essay is to be submitted by January 15, 2004. For more information,
ask in Guidance office.
Mensa Education
and Research Foundation is offering a scholarship essay contest.
For those interested, stop in the Guidance Office or visit online
at http://merf.us.mensa.org/scholarsips/zipfinder/php
. . . Attention Juniors and Seniors
There will be a
College Fair at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center
on October 7, 2003. There will be over 75 colleges and universities
both public and private. For more information stop in the Guidance Office.
Check Mooney’s
Website for additional or ongoing scholarship opportunities at www.cardinalmooney.com
TIMELINE FOR COLLEGE
PLANNING
. . . Freshman
Select a volunteer organization you'd like to get involved
with or join the Christian Service Club at Cardinal Mooney to get
20 hours of volunteer service in for the year.
Keep an accurate record of all your volunteer hours so that
by your senior year you have a volunteer portfolio created for instant
recall when filling out college applications.
Join clubs and activities in your area of interest.
Maintain the best grades that you can. Your GPA is a key factor in college admission.
. . . Sophomore
Look for a leadership role in clubs
or activities.
Sign up for Fast Web's college search at www.Fastweb.com and become familiar with your
college options.
Maintain the best grades possible.
If you haven't a clue as to what you would like to do
after college, start exploring your interests through your classes. Take classes in a variety of subjects to see
what interests you.
Continue with your community service hours and remember
to keep track of your hours.
. . . Junior
Take a virtual campus tour on the Internet by visiting
the homepages of colleges that interest you. Request college catalogs and become familiar with the different
curriculums and course offerings at the different universities.
Prepare for college entrance exams. Your scores can determine what scholarships
you qualify for and what college you attend.
Ask your counselor about services that offer ACT and SAT
preparation and practice tests.
Keep track of the dates and deadlines for the tests.
Continue to do your best in your classes.
Visit prospective colleges.
. . . Senior
Visit www.finaid.org
to learn more about financial aid.
Get your applications in order.
Request letters of recom-mendation from teachers.
Start applying for scholar-ships from private organ-izations.
Work on those college applications! Many appli-cations are due in early January.
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