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Bishop Ludden Newsletter
October 2016
Main Office __________ 468-2591
Counseling Office _____ 488-3237
Health Office _________ 459-7160
Advancement Office __ 469-0053
Resource Dept. _______ 468-3317
FAX Number…………. 468-0097
FROM OUR PRINCIPAL
Dear Ludden Family,
W e did it! We got the school year off to a great start! As with all newness, it fades a bit, but for the most part our students like their classes, new teachers, new uniforms, and are doing well in sports and science activities. There is a spirit among the classes that is palpable and fresh. There is renewal in pride and Ludden tradition that energizes the activities and motivation to do more, be more, for others, school, and self. I thank you for helping to feed that spirit. I also thank God for the gift of your students and the life they bring to us and Ludden.
Another great thing is that both Varsity boys and girls soccer teams are ranked this year! Our football team is doing a great job, and Volleyball is having a winning season as well. I attribute this to student athletes who are committed to academics, sports, and their coaches. Mr. Driscoll is doing a fine job communicating to parents and coaches and the community.
STEM Club is working on beginning a recycling program with OCRRA, MOST Rocket Challenge, LEXUS ECO to our existing Aquaponics, Robotics, and Science Olympiad. ChemClub, Physics Club, and TACNY events are part of the exciting world of Ludden Science after hours!
Our House System is getting a great start and the Peer Leaders visited each House to begin activities and to engage all students to form relationships, have fun, and build spirit.
We have grown already as we are still admitting students who seek a Ludden education based in faith and service. Mr. Oswalt is visiting feeder schools and spreading the great news that is Bishop Ludden.
As always, I am here to listen to your concerns. Please do not hesitate to contact me either by email or phone. I am grateful that you have chosen to send your son or daughter to Bishop Ludden. That is a trust I hold in my heart.
Please continue to pray for me and Bishop Ludden Jr/Sr High School as we move into the crispness of Fall, and all the exciting dreams of this school year to come.
God bless you!
Mrs. Brenda Reichert
Dates at a Glance . . . 2016
October October 4 Feast of St. Francis Liturgy October 7 First Friday Adoration October 10 Columbus Day—No School October 12 Financial Aid Night, 6:30—7:30 pm October 13 Progress Reports October 14 Used Book Sale 6-8 pm October 15 Used Book Sale 9 am-4 pm October 16 Used Book Sale 12-3 pm October 16 Family Mass @ Holy Family Church Sunday morning mass at 8:45 am October 18 After the Gala Meeting—Cafeteria, 6 pm October 19 7th Grade Retreat at Bishop Ludden Testing Day—Dismissal 11:55 am October 22 ACT @ Ludden October 23 OPEN HOUSE at Bishop Ludden 1-3pm October 27 Respect for Life Mass @ 9:30 am Cathedral of Immaculate Conception October 28 Picture Re-Take October 29 Scholarship Exam (for incoming grade 7 & 9
for 2017-18 school year) October 28-30 Play-Alice In Wonderland
November November 1 All Saints Day Liturgy
Commissioning of Eucharistic Ministers November 4 First Friday Adoration November 5 Craft Fair @ Bishop Ludden 10-4pm November 5 SAT @ Ludden November 8 Election Day Staff Development—No School
November 21-22—Herff Jones Cap & Gown
Measurements, graduation announcement orders
June 17—Graduation @ 10:00 am - Gymnasium
“To you, O Lord, I lift up my
soul…” Psalm 25
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Parents - please share this information with anyone who might be considering sending their child to Bishop Ludden.
Thank you
Alice in Wonderland
Friday, October 28 at 7:00
Saturday, October 29 at 1:00 and 7:00
Adults $10 Students and Seniors $8
CHILDREN IN COSTUME AND ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT
WILL BE ADMITTED FREE TO THE SATURDAY MATINEE!!
FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICE
The college application process is about to be under
way for our seniors. Please make sure your child is
researching the requirements needed for each individual
school and watching deadlines.
Teachers need at least 2 weeks notice in order to write
a letter of recommendation. Students also need to turn
in a College/Scholarship Application Information Sheet
(request for transcript) to Mrs. Schoeneck in the
Guidance Office at least 2 weeks before a deadline
date.
Scholarship information will be posted, as we receive
them, on Naviance (www.connection.naviance.com/
bljshs) as well as announced in Religion classes.
Here are some financial aid websites that are helpful:
www.hesc.org www.finaid.org
www.schoolsoup.com www.collegeexpress.com
www.fastweb.com www.fastaid.com/map.htm
Speaking of financial aid…on October 12 at 6:30 in the
Library, Guidance is hosting a Financial Aid Night for all
interested parents of seniors. Mark Hill, Director of
Financial Aid at SUNY ESF, will be presenting
information on the FAFSA as well as other important
information about applying for other kinds of aid. If you
haven’t been through this process before, it is a night
you do not want to miss.
Wednesday, October 19 :
7th grade will be on their class retreat
8th grade is taking the HSchool Placement Test
9th grade will take the PSAT 9
10th grade will take the Pre-ACT
11th grade will take the PSAT-NMSQT
12 grade—Campus Minsters will be on retreat with the
7th grade. For those not required to be here—it is a
great day to schedule a college visit.
The SAT will be given at Bishop Ludden on Nov 5. The
deadline to register (www.collegeboard.org) is
10/7/16. The late registration deadline (for an extra fee)
is 10/25/16.
Thank you to all the parents and students who volun-
teered to sell pizza at the Irish Fest this year. The
proceeds benefit the PTO and once again it was a
huge success. It would have not been without you!!
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SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS
Bishop Ludden welcomes teacher substitutes for the 2016-2017 school
year. To apply, go to the employment section of the Syracuse Diocese website at www.syrdiocese.org. Please note that
individuals working for a Catholic School must receive Virtus Training. A
background check is done on individuals prior to their hiring in the
Diocese of Syracuse.
16th Annual Bishop Ludden Craft Show
Saturday, 11/5/16
10:00am – 4:00pm
Over 100 crafters! Start your Christmas shopping
here! Items include Christmas and Thanksgiving
gifts, knit and crochet, stained glass, woodworking,
wreaths, ornaments, jewelry of all kinds, dog
treats, toys, pottery, rugs, corn bags, fleece, folk
art, photographs, candles, small furniture, soaps,
paintings, doll clothes and much, much more!
Bake sale, raffle and lunch sale.
If you are interested in being one of our crafters,
please return the application included in this
newsletter with the proper fee and contact Maria
Walsh at652-6306 or
email [email protected] for more
information. Applications for the show can also be
found on our website.
Bake Sale Help Needed!!!
Each Bishop Ludden family is asked to bake one or
more items for the Craft Show Bake Sale. This is a
huge part of the Craft Show and one of our biggest
fundraisers. All proceeds from the Bake Sale
benefit the PTO and are returned to the students
in the form of enhanced school improvements and
programs.
Baked items can be dropped off at the school on
Friday, November 4th during the day and up until
5:00pm. They can again be dropped of on
Saturday morning November 5th beginning at
7:00am. On Saturday morning – baked goods can
be dropped off to volunteers in the main parking
lot or brought into the building as you come to
work and shop.
Reminder: There will be an After the Gala Meeting at 6:00pm on Tuesday,
October 18th, in the Bishop Ludden Cafeteria. Parents and students are
welcome! If you have any questions, please contact Patty Schramm at
488-3237.
Bishop Ludden Junior Senior High School
Annual Used Book Sale: Friday, October 14 6-8 pm
Saturday, October 15 9 am - 4 pm Sunday, October 16 12 noon - 3 pm
All books are $1 and for every 5 books
purchased you will get one free! Books on tape also available and
prices vary. There will also be a bag sale on the last day! The proceeds will
go towards the After the Gala party. This party provides a safe, fun
event for students to go after the prom. The books are in great shape
and would make excellent Christmas gifts or stocking stuffers! Please come
and check out our sale. Bishop Ludden is located at 815 Fay Road. If
you have any questions, please call 468-2591.
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Fall Open House:
Please join us on Sunday, October 23rd
from 1pm-3pm to learn more about Bishop
Ludden and all we have to offer your child.
Scholarship Exams:
All Students entering Grades 7 and 9 are
encouraged and invited to take our
scholarship exam on ether October 29th or
December 10th. The fee for the exam is
$20.00.
Knight for a Day:
Students in grades six and above are
encouraged to become a “Knight for a Day”
and "shadow" a current Bishop Ludden
student. Students will be paired with one of
our student guides and attend classes, enjoy
lunch and participate in the day’s classes
and activities. Fall shadow dates:
November 2nd, 9th & 16th.
For more information on these activities,
please contact: Matt Oswalt
at 315.468.0053 or
email: [email protected]
BISHOP LUDDEN
SENIOR PORTRAITS
The deadline for submission of Senior portraits for the year-
book is: Friday, October 7th, 2016.
Photos submitted for use in the Senior section of the Bishop
Ludden Jr./Sr. High School yearbook must meet the following
specifications:
Color photos only (no black and white)
You or your photographer can submit printed pictures, CDs,
or email image to: [email protected]
Please contact Mrs. Henderson with any questions.
Has any of your contact information
changed?
If so, please call the guidance office (488-3237) and
provide a new address, phone number or email
address. The majority of our correspondence is
done by email and we would appreciate having
current email addresses in order to send vital
information to you.
REMINDER: Students MUST have
their bus pass with them EVERY DAY
for riding to and from
school. Students
without passes will be
charged $2 each way
to ride the bus.
Service hours opportunity
Student & Parent Volunteers Needed
Friday, November 4th – students are needed immediately
after school for set-up. Please call Maria Walsh at 652-6306
or e-mail me at [email protected] to let me know if
your child is available or they can sign up in the Main Office.
Saturday, November 5, 2016 –
Student volunteers are needed in two shifts:
7:30am – 10:00am to help our crafters move their
goods into the building
3:45pm – 6:00pm to help crafters move out of the
building and then move tables and chairs back into storage.
All students will receive service hours for all time worked.
*****Many volunteers needed for both shifts*****
This is a great activity for sports teams to participate in!
Parents welcome as well.
Parents are needed to help during the day in the Snack Shack
and at the Bake Sale and Raffle Tables. Please call or e-mail
Maria – 652-6306 or [email protected] if you can
help.
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Chorus & Band Fundraiser!
In October all members of Chorus and Band will once again be selling delicious products including Zap-a-
Snack French Bread Pizza, Auntie Anne's Frozen Pretzels and Leo's Pies. Everything will be delivered in
plenty of time for Thanksgiving and those fantastic pies would be a great addition to your holiday
meal! Please help all the performing arts students reach their goals - one of which is an out-of-state vocal
competition for the Concert Choir. The following are links to the products and prices:
Ordering Deadline is October 19 and pickup will be November 10 from 3:00-5:00pm.
Order forms will be available in the Main Office the week of October 11.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/saa13w1zdmjyrlj/FT-Pies-Bro-2016.pdf?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vnhsjycxqjwk4iu/Stevco%20Zap%20and%20AA%202015.pdf?dl=0
Campus Ministry activities, events, and sacraments are organized by a group of seniors
called Peer Leaders. Through retreats, journaling, and prayerful activities, the Peer Lead-
ers strengthen our faith and become Disciples of Christ. Being a Peer Leader is not only
about being a role model for the underclassmen and other students, but sharing the love
God has given us. Over the summer the Peer Leaders attended an overnight retreat at
Lourdes Camp. This retreat made it possible for the Peer Leaders to open up our eyes and
hearts and take in all the blessings God has given. During the two days we spent together
we celebrated mass with Fr. Dan Caruso, had adoration with Fr. Jason Hage, played man
hunt, enjoyed a bonfire, and did activities that strengthened each other’s faith, trust, and
love. One memorable time of retreat was during adoration when Fr. Jason encouraged
us to pray to Jesus. This was an emotional experience for some of the Peer Leaders and
made us reflect on our lives and our journey with Jesus. Retreat was an awesome expe-
rience for all Peer Leaders and together we walk with Jesus and share God’s love with
our Ludden community. Written by Megan Sierotnik, gr 12
Bishop Ludden was fortunate
enough to celebrate the first
school-wide mass of the 2016-2017 school year with the newly
ordained Fr. Peter Tassini, a Ludden alum. He shared with the
students his memories of his time at
Ludden. He noted, “I found out how
wonderful it is to be part of the Catho-
lic Church and to be part of Bishop
Ludden, a place that strives to follow
Christ in everything that we do.” -
Written by Cara Smith, grade 12
The next school-wide mass is Tues-
day, October 4th at 9:30am in the
Gymnasium
On Thursday,
September 29, all
Bishop Ludden students
were able to attend the
2nd Annual Service
Fair. Each student is
required to complete a
certain number of
service hours to pass
religion class. Bishop
Ludden is grateful to all
19 organizations that
participated!! Thank you
to the following places
who participated:
American Res Cross
ARISE
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Camp Healing Hearts
Chadwick Residence
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Food Bank
Hope for Bereaved
Josephs House
Kiwanis Club
Mainstream Green
Rescue Mission
Ronald McDonald House
St. Josephs Hospital
Syracuse NE Community Center
The Newland Center
Van Dunn
Veteran Hospital
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Have you heard about Hogwarts School? If you have, then you probably know about the Harry Potter books and movies.
Bishop Ludden is adopting one of Hogwarts School traditions (not spells or wizardry, of course), but instead the House sys-
tem points. As you know, all students are split into different houses by grade level. Each house will be competing against
one another for a quarterly prize. There will be a junior high winner and a senior high house winner for EACH quarter.
Plus, at the end of the school year, there will be a grand prize winner for the most points accumulated from all four quar-
ters combined. The point charts will be displayed on the bulletin boards outside of the cafeteria. Winners of each quarter
will receive a prize; such as a pizza party, dress down day or ice cream social party. Again, only the junior high and senior
high house with the most points will win the prize, NOT the entire grade level.
So, how do students receive points for their house? There are three different ways:
1.) Campus Ministry Peer Leaders and a volunteer senior student will be conducting different activities once a
month in the houses. For instance, just this past week, the Peer Leaders did an icebreaker game with each
house called “The Human Knot.” The class that had the fastest time received the most points.
2.) Surprise Dress Code Inspection. Peer Leaders will be coming into the houses and checking if the students are
in proper dress code. (see page 3-4 of the Student Handbook – green calendar – for guidelines on dress code)
3.) Students can attend certain school activities. Students, parents and faculty will be given a list of what activities
will count towards points at the beginning of each quarter. The day after the activity, Peer Leaders will go into
the houses to tally how many students from each house attended the event.
Points are given on percentage. For example, if 70% of the house is in proper dress code or attend one of the activities, the
house receives 7 points, 80% = 8 points, 90% = 9 points, but if 100% are in proper dress code or attend one of the designat-
ed activities, not only does the house receive 10 points, but they will receive an additional 10 bonus points.
So, what’s the point of this House System friendly competition? Not just to receive a pizza party, but more importantly, to
create relationships and build bonds between fellow classmates.
Best of luck to all houses! If you have any questions regarding the above guidelines, please contact Mrs. Amanda, Campus
Minister. ([email protected])
QUARTER 1 ACTIVITIES
Activity #1: Homecoming Bonfire – Pep Rally Thursday, September 29 @ 6:30pm
Activity #2: Homecoming Varsity Football Game Friday, September 30 @ 6:30pm
Activity #3: Boys Varsity Soccer Game Thursday, October 6 @ 6:30pm
Activity #4: Girls Varsity Soccer Game Tuesday, October 11 @ 6:30pm
Activity #5 Family Mass at Holy Family Sunday, October 16 @ 8:45am
Activity #6: Girls Volleyball Game Thursday, October 20 @ 6pm
Activity #7: Alice in Wonderland Play Friday, October 28 @7pm
Saturday, October 29 @ 1pm & 7pm
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FALL SWEEPSTAKES
Saturday December 3, 2016
Doors open at 6:30pm
Here’s your chance to win big!
1st Prize $ 25,000.00 2nd Prize $ 15,000.00 3rd Prize $ 5,000.00 10 Prizes of $ 500.00
Bishop Ludden is holding a Fall Sweepstakes to benefit our school and celebrate over 50 years of faith-filled academic
excellence. Tickets are only $50.00 each and available at Bishop Ludden Junior Senior High School
815 Fay Road Syracuse, NY 13219
We are only selling 2,000 tickets, so get them while supplies last. Drawings will be held at event.
Purchase your ticket now for a chance to win one of 13 prizes!
For more information, please contact Andrea Marshall at 315.468.0053 or [email protected]
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Reminder: All cell phones, ipads, ipods and other
electronic devices should remain in lockers, turned
OFF, from the start of the school day until
dismissal. If a violation occurs, the
device will be turned over to
administration and must be picked up
by a parent.
Mark November 8 (Election Day) on your
calendars! The students are having a bake sale here at
Ludden beginning at 6 am and ending when we run out
of baked goods! The money raised is to help defer the
cost of the bus to Newark. If you can help out by baking
and or buying, please contact Mrs. P
by November 1. We are planning on having pies and
other goodies that you can freeze for Thanksgiving!
Europe Trip 2017 from Copenhagen to Paris
There is still space available on this trip! Be aware that
the price will increase at the beginning of October, so
enroll now! This trip is open to all age groups and
family members as well.
Europe Trip 2018 from Krakow to Paris
Enrollment has begun! Register by December and save
$200. For more information about either trip, please
contact Mrs. P at [email protected]. Don't
Asbestos Hazards Emergency Response Act:
All schools are required to be inspected every three years
starting in 1992. Our next tri-annual inspection is due in 2019.
These complete inspections are also covered by surveillance
of each school every 6 months.
The asbestos management plan for Bishop Ludden is
available for your review. If you have any questions please
contact Ed King, Facilities Manager for the Diocese
315-470-1478 or by email at [email protected]
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BISHOP LUDDEN CRAFT SHOW Saturday, November 5, 2016 10:00am to 4:00pm
Please join us for Bishop Ludden’s 16th
Annual Craft Show. The show will be held in the gym, cafeteria and main hallway with food being served in our snack shack. One six foot
table and two chairs are always included in each space.
Early set-up time: 8:00a.m. Closing time: 4:00p.m.
Free Coffee & donuts for crafters during set-up hours
Generous 8’ x 8’ space, slightly smaller in the hall
Donate a craft item for the raffle table
Reserve your space by October 11, 2016, otherwise we cannot guarantee electric, wall or corner space. Excellent lighting throughout – no spaces are in classroom hallways or in
classrooms. All spaces are in the traffic pattern! If you have any questions or need further information, please call Maria Walsh @ 652-6306
or email [email protected]
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ARTIST/CRAFTER__________________________________________PHONE ___________
ADDRESS__________________________________________________________________
TYPE OF CRAFT OR ART_____________________________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS – PRINT CLEARLY:__________________________________________
I wish to reserve __________ spaces at $40.00 each.
If you are a returning crafter from 2015 and would like your same space please check here _______
If you would like to be moved please indicate where: gym cafeteria main hall
Please check if you need: electric_____ wall space_____ corner_____
Payment must accompany application. Your returned check will be your confirmation.
Make checks payable to: Bishop Ludden. Please send this completed form along with your check or money order to:
Maria Walsh
24 Bayberry Circle, Liverpool, New York 13090
