AUGUST 2012 If you really love God, you will speak of him often. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Fall Sports Begin 16 17 18 Feast of Feast of the Assumption of Mary 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 New Faculty/Staff Orientation Professional Development and All Faculty/Staff In-Service Professional Development and All Faculty/Staff In-Service FRESHMAN ORIENTATION 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Professional Development and All Faculty/Staff In-Service 6:00 PM Frosh Parent Wine/Cheese 7:00 PM Parent Orientation 26 27 Non-Letter Day FIRST DAY OF CLASSES All Students Report for School 28 A 29 B Homeroom: Handbook Signature Form Due 30 C Homeroom: Ten Week Club Materials Distributed 31 D Feast of Never miss an opportunity to do good. BEGIN 1 ST SEMESTER/1 ST QTR
SEPTEMBER 2012 I repeat with all my strength, be kind to one another, respect one another s opinions, do not criticize, and I beg you, interpret everything positively. 1 2 3 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY 4 E 5 F Fall Sports Parent Meeting, 6 G G6: Activities Fair Parents Association Meeting, 7 A 8 ACT Testing, Salesianum OPEN DANCE 7:30 PM-10:30PM, 9 10 B Fall Intramurals Begin: Basketball, Soccer, Tennis 11 C Board of Trustees Meeting, 5:30 PM, Centenary Hall 12 D 13 E HOUSE ASSEMBLY 1:40 PM, 14 F House Elections 15 Brisson Center Workshops Parents Spirituality Association Meeting, 7:00 PM, Chapel BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT 6:30 PM, Spragg Auditorium 16 17 G Mass of the Holy Spirit 9:00 AM, 18 A Senior Parent Guidance Meeting, 19 B 20 C 21 D 22 Freshman Welcome Weekend: Soccer Game and Tailgate 23 Freshman Communion 30 Breakfast, 9:00 AM 24 E Begin Senior/Faculty & Staff Pictures 25 F Senior/Faculty & Staff Pictures 26 G 27 A 28 B 29 Diocese of Wilmington High School Fair UD Wilm Arsht Hall, 1-4 PM Freshman Parent Guidance Meeting, 7 PM, Centenary Hall Begins Ends
OCTOBER 2012 Nothing is small in the service of God. 1 C 2 D 3 E 4 F End Salesian Spirituality Commission Induction, 5 HOMECOMING G PM Super G-Day Assembly Schedule PEP RALLY 1:00 PM, Football v. Haverford School, 7:30 PM, Baynard Stadium 6 HOMECOMING SAT Testing, Salesianum Fr. Beattie Invitational XC Meet, 12 Noon, Brandywine State Park HOMECOMING DANCE, 7:30PM - 10:30PM, 7 HOMECOMING 8 HOMECOMING 9 HOMECOMING A 10 HOMECOMING B 11 HOMECOMING C 12 HOMECOMING D 13 HOMECOMING SENIOR RING MASS, 7:00 PM, COLUMBUS DAY HOLIDAY KEVIN NEARY 3-ON-3 Basketball Tournament Soccer vs. St. Mark s 7:15 PM, Baynard Stadium Ten Week Club Drawing #1 Founder s Day Salesianum Hall of Fame Induction Football v. E. Orange Campus HS, 7:30 PM, Baynard Stadium Homecoming 5K, 8:30 AM Homecoming Family Day, 10:00AM - 2:00PM Soccer v. Milton Wright HS, 11:00 AM, Athletic Fields Alumni Reunion, 6:00PM 14 15 E 16 F 17 18 G 19 A 20 PBC Portfolio Draft Due for Faculty PSAT TESTING DAY No Classes for Seniors Ten Week Club Drawing #2 Feast of St. Margaret Mary 21 22 B 23 C NHS Induction Ceremony 24 D Ten Week Club Drawing #3 25 E 26 F 27 28 29 G END OF 1 ST QUARTER 30 A BEGIN 2 ND QUARTER 31 B Ten Week Club Drawing #4 True humility consists in seeing ourselves as God sees us, not more or less than who we are.
NOVEMBER 2012 We cannot always offer God great things, but at each moment we can offer him little things with great love. 1 C Feast of All Saints 2 D OPEN DANCE 7:30 PM-10:30PM, 3 1 st Quarter Grades Due Memorial Mass, 7:00 PM 4 5 SPIRIT WEEK E 1 st Quarter Grades posted to NetClassroom 6 SPIRIT WEEK F 7 SPIRIT WEEK G Ten Week Club Drawing #5 8 SPIRIT WEEK A HOUSE ASSEMBLY 1:40 PM, 9 SPIRIT WEEK B PEP RALLY 1:40 PM, 10 Black Ties for White Collars Oblate Fundraiser 7:00 PM-Midnight, Chase Center Soccer State Tournament 1 st Round PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES 6:30PM-8:30PM Soccer State Tournament 1 st Round Winter Sports Begin Fall Show, Cross Country State Championship Soccer State Tournament Quarterfinals 11 12 13 C 14 D 15 E 16 F 17 OPEN HOUSE 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM STAFF PROFESSIONAL DAY Board of Trustees Meeting, 5:30 PM, Centenary Hall Ten Week Club Drawing #6 PBC Portfolio Draft returned to Faculty Fall Show, 7:30 PM Fall Show, 7:30 PM Fall Show, 3:00 PM, Spragg Auditorium Soccer Tournament Semifinals Begins Football State Tournament 1 st Round Ends Soccer State Championship Football State Tournament 1 st Round 18 19 G 20 A Mass of Thanksgiving 21 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 22 THANKSGIVING DAY 23 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 24 Ten Week Club Drawing #7 Football State Tournament Semifinals Football State Tournament Semifinals 25 26 B 27 C Intramural Bowling and Flag Football Begin Winter Sports Parent Meeting, 28 D Parents Association NYC Bus Trip Ten Week Club Drawing #8 29 E Junior Parent Guidance Meeting, 30 F Do all things for love, nothing through fear.
DECEMBER 2012 If you wish to acquire the spirit of your vocation, you must avoid all over-eagerness. Do everything in a spirit of gentleness and fidelity, thinking of attaining your goal in God s time, not your own. 1 Entrance and Placement Exam, 8:30 AM Football State Championship 2 3 G 4 A 5 B 6 C 7 D 8 Entrance and Placement Exam, 12:00 Noon Parents Spirituality Association Meeting, 7:00 PM, Chapel Ten Week Club Drawing #9 Parents Association Christmas Party, Dining Center Ten Week Club Drawing #10 OPEN DANCE 7:30 PM-10:30 PM, Delaware Model UN (DELMUN) Conference at Salesianum First Sunday of Advent Feast of the Immaculate Conception 9 10 E 11 F All Catholic Christmas Concert, 12 G Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass 13 A Salesianum Christmas Concert, 14 B 15 Silent Night Basketball Game, 7:00 PM, Second Sunday of Advent Middle States Planning Committee, 5:30PM 16 17 C 18 D 19 E 20 F 21 G 22 Advent Penance Services Advent Penance Services Third Sunday of Advent 23 Fourth Sunday of Advent 30 24 CHRISTMAS EVE 31 25 CHRISTMAS DAY 26 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 27 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 28 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 29 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
JANUARY 2013 Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. 1 NEW YEAR S DAY 2 STAFF PROFESSIONAL DAY 3 A Classes Resume 4 B Feast of the Epiphany Mass 5 Young Alumni Day 6 7 C 8 D 9 E 10 F 11 G 12 Sophomore Parent Guidance Meeting, Prom Activities Committee (PAC) Prom Activities Committee (PAC) One Acts, One Acts, Feast of St. Leonie Aviat END 1 ST SEMESTER/2 ND QTR 13 14 A 15 B 16 C 17 D 18 E 19 PBC Portfolio Final Draft Due for Faculty 2 nd Quarter/1 st Semester Grades Due 2 nd Quarter/1 st Semester Grades Posted to NetClassroom Martin Luther King Luncheon, 1:00 PM, Centenary Hall BEGIN 2 ND SEMESTER/3 RD QTR Class of 2017 Salesian Scholars Dinner Reception 6:30 PM, Centenary Hall 20 21 M. L. KING HOLIDAY 22 FEAST WEEK F Feast of 23 FEAST WEEK G 24 FEAST WEEK A HOUSE ASSEMBLY 1:40 PM, PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES 6:30PM-8:30PM 25 FEAST WEEK B PEP RALLY 1:40 PM, March for Life 26 Student Council DANCE FOR LIFE 7:00 PM-7:00 AM, 27 28 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES HOLIDAY FACULTY/STAFF RETREAT 29 C 30 D 31 E Lead those in your care with an understanding heart.
FEBRUARY 2013 We all have a vocation. We must believe that God has called us to fulfill a special mission in this life that no one else can accomplish. 1 F 2 Anniversary of the Death of Blessed Fr. Louis Brisson, OSFS Oblate Founder 3 4 G 5 A 6 B 7 C 8 D 9 Begins Ends Indoor Track State Championship 10 Admission Day for Prospective Parents, 1:00 PM, Centenary Hall 11 E 12 F Board of Trustees Meeting 5:30 PM, Centenary Hall 13 G Ash Wednesday Blessing and Distribution of Ashes 14 A 15 B 16 OPEN DANCE 7:30 PM - 10:30PM, Wrestling State Dual Meet Championship Lent Begins 17 18 19 C 20 D 21 E 22 F 23 First Sunday of Lent PRESIDENT S DAY HOLIDAY Formal Affairs Senior Tux Fittings Formal Affairs Senior Tux Fittings Stations of the Cross Centenary Hall, 2:50 PM Formal Affairs Senior Tux Fittings Swimming State Tournament, Prelim. Round and Semi-Finals Wrestling Individual State Championship SACRED: Salesian Adult Christian Religious Education Day Wrestling Individual State Championship, Swimming State Championship 24 25 G 26 A 27 B Stations of the Cross Centenary Hall, 2:50 PM 28 C The summit of perfect humility consists in absolute dependence on the will of God. Second Sunday of Lent Basketball State Tournament1 st Round
MARCH 2013 Those who have made great progress will constantly press ahead, never for a moment thinking that they have reached their goal. 1 D Spring Sports Begin Basketball State Tourn. 2 nd Round 2 3 4 E 5 F 6 G 7 A 8 B 9 Stations of the Cross Centenary Hall, 2:50 PM Parents Spirituality Association Meeting, 7:00 PM, Chapel Basketball State Tournament Quarterfinals Third Sunday of Lent Basketball State Tournament Semifinals Basketball State Championship 10 11 C 12 D 13 E 14 F 15 G 16 Lenten Penance Services Lenten Penance Services Stations of the Cross Centenary Hall, 2:50 PM Spring Sports Parent Meeting, PBC Reviews Completed for Faculty 7th Grade Practice Entrance Exam, 8:30 AM Student Council Applications Due Fourth Sunday of Lent ALUMNI SPORTS BANQUET 6:00 PM, END 3 RD QTR 17 18 STAFF PROFESSIONAL DAY 19 A Feast of St. Joseph 20 B Stations of the Cross Centenary Hall, 2:50 PM 21 C 3 rd Quarter Grades Due 22 D 23 Fifth Sunday of Lent BEGIN 4 TH QTR 24 Palm Sunday 31 25 E 3 rd Quarter Grades Posted to NetClassroom 26 F 27 G 28 HOLY THURSDAY 29 GOOD FRIDAY 30 NHS Candidate Packets posted to Website EASTER SUNDAY
APRIL 2013 A heart speaks to a heart; lips speak only to ears. 1 EASTER HOLIDAY 2 EASTER HOLIDAY 3 EASTER HOLIDAY 4 EASTER HOLIDAY 5 EASTER HOLIDAY 6 7 8 A Classes Resume 9 B 10 C 11 D STUDENT COUNCIL ASSEMBLY 1:40 PM, Spragg Auditorium 12 E Student Council Elections 13 SENIOR CLASS MEETING, 1:40 PM, Centenary Hall Formal Affairs Prom Tux Sale Formal Affairs Prom Tux Sale Formal Affairs Prom Tux Sale ACT Testing, Salesianum 14 15 F 16 G 17 A 18 B 19 C 20 Middle States Planning Committee, 5:30 PM Freshman/Sophomore Semi-Formal, 7:30-10:30 PM Begins Ends 21 22 D 23 E 24 F HONORS AND SERVICE BANQUET 6:00 PM, 25 G 26 A HOUSE ASSEMBLY 1:40 PM, Spring Musical, 27 Spring Musical, 28 29 B 30 C When we see Jesus in everyone, we will serve them regardless of our personal ease and convenience. NHS Packets Due
MAY 2013 Let all your difficulties increase your courage and trust in the Lord. 1 D House Cup Day 2 E Employee Recognition Dinner 3 F Spring Musical, 4 Spring Musical, SAT Testing, Salesianum 5 6 G 7 A 8 B 9 C 10 D 11 Class of 2013 Mother-Son Communion Breakfast, 10:00 AM Chemistry, Psychology Environmental Science, Computer Science, Spanish Language Calculus English Literature English Language, Statistics, Art Portfolios Class of 2017 New Family and Student Orientation 12 13 E 14 F 15 G 16 A 17 B 18 Mother s Day Biology, Physics Government, French Language Board of Trustees Meeting, 5:30 PM, Centenary Hall US History, European History, German Language Lacrosse State Tournament 1 st Round World History, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Junior Prom, 8:00 PM-12:00 AM Spring Track State Championship, Spring Track State Championship Tennis State Championship, 1 st and 2 nd Rounds Lacrosse State Tournament, Quarterfinals 19 20 C TALENT SHOW 1:40 PM, Spragg Auditorium Last Class Day for Seniors Tennis State Championship Quarterfinals 21 D SENIOR EXAMS Tennis State Championship Semifinals Baseball State Tournament 1 st Round 22 E SENIOR EXAMS Outdoor Track Championship Tennis State Tournament Finals Lacrosse State Tournament Semifinals 23 F SENIOR EXAMS Baseball State Tournament Quarterfinals 24 G NO CLASSES FOR SENIORS Last Class Day for Underclassmen SENIOR PROM Hotel DuPont 25 Baseball State Tournament Semifinals Lacrosse State Championship 26 27 28 29 30 31 MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY UNDERCLASSMEN EXAMS Graduation Practice Senior Grades Due Golf State Championship Baseball State Championship UNDERCLASSMEN EXAMS Graduation Practice Faculty Meeting, 12:00 Noon Golf State Championship UNDERCLASSMEN EXAMS Graduation Practice BACCALAUREATE MASS 6:00 PM, GRADUATON 7:30 PM, Be who you are, and be that well.
JUNE 2013 Perfection does not consist in being perfect or in acting perfectly. It is the striving for perfection that is important. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Begin Summer Office Hours Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-3:00 PM Final Grades Posted to NetClassroom Grades Due for Underclassmen 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 Oblate Convocation Oblate Convocation Oblate Convocation Oblate Convocation Oblate Convocation
JULY 2013 The measure of our love is to love without measure. 1 2 3 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY SCHOOL OFFICES CLOSED 5 SCHOOL OFFICES CLOSED 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 We cannot have life without love, nor love without God.