ANNOUNCEMENTS WEEK OF 9/25/17 Monday, September 25 Are you looking for an after school job? Did you know the College Center has several jobs posted that might be the right fit for you! The jobs range from babysitting, after school care worker, food industry, insurance company office work, to working with animals. Stop in today to check out the job opportunities available!!! Anyone interested in Model UN for this school year is invited to attend an informational meeting on Wednesday, September 27th right after school in Room 113. Thank you. Today the College Center will have several college reps visiting throughout the lunch periods. Please check the listing outside the College Center or check your Naviance account for a complete listing. Stop by and see these reps if you would like more information on these colleges. Attention Juniors! The College Counselors are visiting Marquette University on Monday, October 2nd and they're inviting you to join them! If you have any interest in taking a bus trip up to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to learn more about Marquette, head to the College Center for more details. Today the College Center will have Spring Hill College available outside the dining hall 7th period. Please stop by and see the rep if you would like more information on this college. Good luck to our Mighty Macs today. Varsity tennis will travel to St. Laurence. JV golf will be at home vs St. Ignatius. Our JV and freshmen volleyball teams will be at Lyons. Detention will be held today at 3:00PM in Room 115A and tomorrow at 7:00AM in Room 102. Tuesday, September 26
Did you know that 1 in every 5 children does not know where his or her next meal is coming from? Hunger and food insecurity exist in every community. Here s how you can help eliminate hunger in our community: Mother McAuley will be taking part in the Souper Stadium Food Challenge, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago. Catholic Charities serves more than 150,000 people each year through 8 food pantries, but they need our help. All next week McAuley students and faculty are asked to bring in one non-perishable food item. All items will be collected to stock Catholic Charity food pantries. Students may bring their food items to Theology classes. Faculty can bring them to the food box located outside the chapel, or to the faculty dining room. Look for signs around the school with suggestions of food items for each class level to donate. Today the College Center will have several college reps visiting throughout the lunch periods. Please check the listing outside the College Center or check your Naviance account for a complete listing. Stop by and see these reps if you would like more information on these colleges. It's time for our annual College Fair! From 6:30p to 8:30p tomorrow night, both McAuley and Brother Rice will host over 150 college representatives. Students of all levels are invited to attend. Please be sure to check your email for a list of attending colleges and their location. This is one of the biggest college fairs in the Chicago-land area - don't miss out! There will be a meeting in the small gym for anyone interested in playing softball in the spring this Wednesday Sept 27 after school. Detention will be held after school today and tomorrow in room 115A. "Would you like to practice speaking Spanish and learn more about Hispanic cultures while having fun and making new friends? Then please join us for an informational meeting about Spanish Club. Spanish Club is open to all students who are currently taking a Spanish class. The meeting will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, September 27th, in the Community Room from 3:00 until 3:30 p.m. Sra. Geary, Sra. Zeilner and the Spanish Club officers look forward to seeing you there!"
Attention all writers! This is your chance to join the Women Who Write club. We are meeting on Wednesday after school in room 204. Spend some time with other people who enjoy writing. Attention Juniors -Today is your Lunch and Learn! Please bring you lunch and proceed directly to the Community Room during your lunch period. There will be an Academic Decathlon Meeting tomorrow at 3:00PM in Room 101. Calling all readers!! The first Book Club meeting will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, September 20. Time is 3:00 until 3:45 in Room 131 across from the Media Center. All are welcome. Good luck to our tennis teams vs St. Francis Varsity will be at Beverly park while JV will be on the road. All of our volleyball teams will be at home vs Fenwick. Come out and support our Macs. Our favorite time of the year is here!! NHS is so excited to welcome back the Heartbreakers from Misercordia next Thursday Oct 5th. Our theme this year is GREASE!! The cost is $5 for a dress down, hotdog, chips, and all the dancing and games you can handle. You can purchase your tickets starting this Friday in all lunch periods. ALL proceeds go to Misercordia. PLease help NHS make this the best Fall Festival yet. Any questions, please see Mrs.OGrady in room 105. Wednesday, September 27 Did you know that 1 in every 5 children does not know where his or her next meal is coming from? Hunger and food insecurity exist in every community. Here s how you can help eliminate hunger in our community: Mother McAuley will be taking part in the Souper Stadium Food Challenge, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago. Catholic Charities serves more than 150,000 people each year through 8 food pantries, but they need our help. All next week McAuley students and faculty are asked to bring in one non-perishable food item. All items will be collected to stock Catholic Charity
food panties. Students may bring their food items to Theology classes. Faculty can bring them to the food box located outside the chapel, or to the faculty dining room. Look for signs around the school with suggestions of food items for each class level to donate. Detention will be held after school today in room 115A and tomorrow morning at 7:00 am in room 102. "Tonight is our annual College Fair!!! From 6:30p to 8:30pm, both McAuley and Brother Rice will host over 150 college representatives. Students of all levels are invited to attend. Please be sure to check your email for a list of attending colleges and their location. This is one of the biggest college fairs in the Chicago-land area - don't miss out! There will be a meeting in the small gym for anyone interested in playing softball in the spring today after school Our favorite time of the year is here!! NHS is so excited to welcome back the Heartbreakers from Misercordia next Thursday Oct 5th. Our theme this year is GREASE!! The cost is $5 for a dress down, hotdog, chips, and all the dancing and games you can handle. You can purchase your tickets starting this Friday in all lunch periods. ALL proceeds go to Misercordia. PLease help NHS make this the best Fall Festival yet. Any questions please see Mrs.O Grady in rm 105. Good Morning! We will have our first UNITY Community meeting this Thursday after school in Room 119. We are looking forward to a great year of celebrating our diversity and can't wait to get started. See Ms Houston or Ms O'Keeffe with questions. Congratulations to our volleyball teams for their wins over Fenwick last night Good luck to our JV and varsity tennis teams vs Argo today, they will play at Moraine Valley. Thursday, September 28 An announcement for seniors regarding the "Introduction to Nursing Course" : The enrollment for the Tuesday morning "Introduction to Nursing Course" offered in partnership with St. Xavier University is closed. However, there are 7 seats available for seniors for the Wednesday afternoon class. Applications from seniors will be
accepted on a First Come, First Served basis tomorrow morning, Friday, September 29th. If you are interested, please bring the completed forms to the Main Office tomorrow morning. Registration forms can be downloaded from Plus Portals or you may use the application form that you received via email on 9/19/17. Did you know that 1 in every 5 children does not know where his or her next meal is coming from? Hunger and food insecurity exist in every community. Here s how you can help eliminate hunger in our community: Mother McAuley will be taking part in the Souper Stadium Food Challenge, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago. Catholic Charities serves more than 150,000 people each year through 8 food pantries, but they need our help. All next week McAuley students and faculty are asked to bring in one non-perishable food item. All items will be collected to stock Catholic Charity food pantries. Students may bring their food items to Theology classes. Faculty can bring them to the food box located outside the chapel, or to the faculty dining room. Look for signs around the school with suggestions of food items for each class level to donate. Our favorite time of the year is here!! NHS is so excited to welcome back the Heartbreakers from Misercordia next Thursday Oct 5th. Our theme this year is GREASE!! The cost is $5 for a dress down, hotdog, chips, and all the dancing and games you can handle. You can purchase your tickets starting this Friday in all lunch periods. ALL proceeds go to Misercordia. PLease help NHS make this the best Fall Festival yet. Any questions please see Mrs.O Grady in rm 105. Good Morning! We will have our first UNITY Community meeting this Thursday after school in Room 119. We are looking forward to a great year of celebrating our diversity and can't wait to get started. See Ms Houston or Ms O'Keeffe with questions. Good luck to our golfers who are competing in the GCAC Conference Tournament today. JV and varsity volleyball will be at home vs Assumption from Louisville.
Friday, September 29 Good Morning Seniors! Our Senior Breakfast is on Wednesday, October 4th at 7:30am in the Dining Hall. Get Up McAuley! Ticket sales begin today for the NHS Fall Festival during all lunch periods. The cost is $5 and our theme this year is GREASE so drag out your poodle skirts, pink lady jackets, or your best greaser attire and join us next Thursday Oct 5th as we welcome the HEARTBREAKERS from Misercordia. Your $5 includes dress down, hot dog, chips and loads of fun!! All proceeds go to Misercordia. Help us make this the best Fall Festival ever. Did you know that 1 in every 5 children does not know where his or her next meal is coming from? Hunger and food insecurity exist in every community. Here s how you can help eliminate hunger in our community: Mother McAuley will be taking part in the Souper Stadium Food Challenge, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago. Catholic Charities serves more than 150,000 people each year through 8 food pantries, but they need our help. All next week McAuley students and faculty are asked to bring in one non-perishable food item. All items will be collected to stock Catholic Charity food pantries. Students may bring their food items to Theology classes. Faculty can bring them to the food box located outside the chapel, or to the faculty dining room. Look for signs around the school with suggestions of food items for each class level to donate. Detention will be held after school today in room 115A Attention seniors: This Sunday is October 1st which means FAFSA is open! It is expected that all students, with their parents, complete the FAFSA. Remember school specific scholarships are dependent on if you submitted FAFSA. Seniors looking to attend a college or university located in Illinois, this scholarship may be the one for you! Applications are available in the College Center for the Pilchard Foundation Scholarship. This is an $8,000 per year renewable scholarship for students graduating in Spring of 2018. Stop by more information and to see if you meet the requirements.
Good luck to our Mighty Macs this weekend. Starting tonight varsity volleyball will be at home in the ASICS Challenge. Tomorrow our swimmers will be at the Sandburg Invite. Cross country will compete in the Savage Invite. JV tennis will play in the GCAC Conference Tournament. On Monday varsity tennis will play Eisenhower at the Beverly Tennis Club.