SHDHS Parent Newsletter

Thank you to all who attended the SHDHS volleyball game vs. Holy Cross on Wednesday, September 29. The Crusaders swept the Indians at all levels (Freshman, JV & Varsity). The volleyball team enjoyed signing the team photo, the serving contest and loved hearing the gym full of over 90 future Crusaders cheering them on to victory. We truly appreciate all the love and support. Go Cru Volleyball!

Information from the front office

Congratulations! St. Henry District High School National Blue Ribbon School Two-time Award Winner.

Meet the Teacher Night
Meet the teacher night was moved to a new format, all teachers created introduction videos for you to enjoy. All teacher videos are available to you at https://shdhs.org/meet-the-teacher

Seniors receive a day off school from Bishop Roger Foys
On Friday, September 17 at the Senior Mass, Bishop Roger Foys gave all the Seniors in the Diocese a day off school. SHDHS Seniors will be off school on Monday, October 4.

Picture Retake Day October 15
If your student was not at school on August 24 for picture day, they will have an opportunity to get their picture taken on October 15. Packets are available in the front office. Students that want to retake their picture must return the original package on Picture retake day, October 15.

Crusader Check & Connect

Welcome to Crusader Check and Connect (CCC):

CCC is an extension of our Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS). This program checks on the well-being of our students through a multi-disciplinary approach. CCC encourages collaboration and allows transparency among teachers, students, parents, counselors, and mentors. The goal of the program is to care for and respond to our student's needs in a proactive approach and take a positive interest in the student.

At-risk students are flagged through a weekly screening process, and mentors are assigned to check on these students in order to increase their involvement in their own education. Mentors take a specific and strategic interest in at-risk students by helping the students to set goals for improvement and by acknowledging positive progress along the way.

We encourage you to use CCC to engage with your student(s) on their weekly progress and dialogue with them about their successes and challenges. It is important to have open communication among all parties involved in your student’s education and to encourage our students to dialogue with their teachers in a professional manner that will teach them to advocate for themselves in the future.

Our Technology Department has developed this application specifically for SHDHS. The CCC team is continuously making improvements to the application. Please be patient as we make these enhancements throughout the year.

For instructions on how to access CCC please click here.

Thank you,
Crusader Check and Connect Team

Academic Showcas

Algebra 2
Junior Algebra 2 students are learning to use their graphing calculators to graph systems of equations.

AP English
The AP English students demonstrated their facility with forms of poetry when they composed and performed pop sonnets, which are pop songs transformed into sonnets, during the first poetry unit of the year. Their inspiration derived from country, classic pop, rock, and even television show theme songs. The class will begin a unit on Shakespearean Drama by reading the plays, Macbeth and Othello.

Athletic News

BINGO
The swim/dive team & the Athletic Department will host BINGO in the SHDHS cafeteria on Saturday, October 2. Please click here for details.

GOLF A THON
Golf A Thon 2021 will take place on Friday, October 8 at Hickory Sticks Golf Course. Historically, this is the Athletic Department's largest annual fundraiser. Please consider donating, and spread the word to family and friends. All donations go directly to supporting SHDHS student-athletes. For more information please visit https://golfathon.shdhs.org/.

Archery
Anyone interested in being on the archery team, please sign up on final forms http://sthenry-ky.finalforms.com/.
Practices will be held Mondays and Wednesdays, starting Monday, November 8th. Practices will be held at the SHAC (St. Henry Athletic Complex) from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. We will attend a local tournament 2 to 3 times a month, either on Friday or Saturday, starting in December. We will also host a tournament on December 10-11. Please mark your calendars to be able to help. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Keyser at jkeyser@stpaulnky.org. Information will be sent via email the first week of November.

Campus Ministry

Freshmen Retreat - October 20 at the SHAC. Please plan to drop students off at the SHAC (not the school) at 7:45 am and pick them up at 2:30 pm. Students need to bring a lunch.

Respect Life Month
The month of October is designated as Respect Life Month. As Christians, we are called to cherish, defend, and protect those most vulnerable from the beginning to the end of their lives and at every point in between. Respect Life Month is a time for the Christian community to reflect more deeply on the dignity of every human life, from conception to natural death. The theme this year is "St. Joseph, Defender of Life- Pray for Us."

Our pro-life club, Crusaders for Life, will be sponsoring several events this month. We will be attending the annual Respect Life Mass Tuesday, October 5, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption at 7:00 pm. All are welcome!

Tuesday, October 5, is also Pro-life T-shirt Day. Students are permitted to wear a shirt with a non-political pro-life message with their uniform pants.

Additional information and resources for Respect Life Month can be found at https://www.respectlife.org/.

St. Joseph, Defender of Life, Pray for Us!

Pray. Hope. Don't Worry.
Students participated in prayer and discussion groups and attended adoration on Wednesday. In preparation for adoration, they reflected on their week and for what they were thankful, their highs and lows of the week, as well as entrusting their worries to the Lord with the following prayer. Saturday is the feast of the Guardian Angels.

Let us pray:
Good and gracious God, we thank you for all the ways that you have blessed us this week. We offer you our highs, our lows, our thoughts, our worries, and our plans. Help us to surrender daily to your will. We entrust our prayer intentions to you. Please grant us assistance from the angels and saints for the needs of students, the school community, homecoming dance (your intentions). Angel of God my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light, to guard, to rule and guide. Amen.

Crusaders of the Week

Mrs. Ryan would like to nominate Jordyn Brockman, AAIMS Crusader of the Week. Jordyn has tackled the first six weeks of high school like a pro, working hard to stay organized and prepared for all of her classes. Jordyn asks great questions in class and is always quick to help a classmate when needed. Jordyn exhibits good study habits and has been open and willing to try new note-taking techniques and study strategies. Mrs. Finke added that Jordyn has an incredible work ethic and is a great advocate for herself. Because of this, Jordyn is a great role model for her classmates. Congratulations, Jordyn!

The Freshman class at St. Henry District High School is filled with saints, and each of them is growing in their faith and becoming prayer warriors! For special recognition, Mrs. Tobergte nominates Ainsley Potter for Crusader of the Week for Religion 1. Ainsley's faith shines in her religion class. Her love of Jesus and knowledge of our Catholic faith is evidenced by her willingness to participate in class discussions and answer questions. Ainsley leads by example- joining vocally in class prayer and courageously lifting up the needs of others in prayer. Her diligence and responsibility as a student are also to be commended. Ainsley’s future as a student will be amazing with her work ethic and self-advocacy skills. More importantly, Ainsley’s faith, both gentle and fierce, will lead her to do great things for the Lord! Congratulations Ainsley!

It is my pleasure to nominate senior Sasha Menzer for Economics Crusader of the Week. Mr. Faust notes that at the beginning of the year I thought Sasha was shy, but as I came to know her I found Sasha to be reserved, competent, and a mature young lady. Her work is outstanding in quality and in-depth. She is well organized and doesn't hesitate to ask questions when the subject is unclear. Congratulations Sasha!

Students Corner

Spirit Week FUN - the Teacher becomes the Student

Some faculty members showed their spirit this week by dressing as students.
Tuesday was "Generations" Day - the seniors dressed as senior citizens, the juniors dressed as adults, the sophomores dressed like teenagers, and the freshmen dressed as babies.

Counselors Corner

Important testing dates

Friday, October 1 all testing permission slips for ACT and PSAT are due. Email Ali Lonneman at alonneman@shdhs.org if they have not yet turned it in.
Tuesday, October 5 ACT (for all juniors and seniors who have "opted-in")
Wednesday, October 13 PSAT (for all juniors and sophomores who have "opted-in")
AP Testing - Parents with a student who takes an AP class, please click here to read the letter regarding important test information and registration.

Email Ali Lonneman (alonneman@shdhs.org) with questions.

A message from Counselors Sarge and Reeves
The Counseling Department invites interested juniors and seniors to meet in person with Xavier University or Bellarmine University on Wednesday, October 6, during Flex time. Juniors and seniors should log into their SCOIR account to sign up to meet with Xavier or Bellarmine.

Junior and Seniors Parents:
You should have received on Tuesday, September 28th an email from Scoir, our college and career management software. Scoir gives students, and now parents access to college search engines, financial aid estimators, and a warehouse of other tools to assist in navigating the college admission process.

St. Henry District High School is dedicated to providing high-quality college and career support. Please use this tool as much as you wish. For a brief video tutorial on the software, watch here: https://vimeo.com/347378232.
Never hesitate to reach out to Mr. Sarge (A-L) or Mr. Reeves (M-Z) at bsarge@shdhs.org and creeves@shdhs.org.

The counseling department will host a "Senior Day" in the Drees Homes Auditorium on Wednesday, October 13. A separate email will be sent to senior parents early next week.

Counselors Journey to Seattle Washington
Mr. Sarge and Mr. Reeves spent four days in Seattle, Washington, at the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) National Conference. Aside from breakout sessions to improve their knowledge of college admissions best practices, they networked with high school and college counselors from across the country to promote Saint Henry District High School.

CRU Bits

Did you know?

Current SHDHS students come from over 30 different feeder schools in the tri-state area.

If you have CRU Bits you would like to share please email Nicole Gonzalez at ngonzalez@shdhs.org.

FEC NEWS

FEC FALL FEST FUNDRAISER at Erlanger PUTT-PUTT

Please join us on Sunday, October 17 between 1-4 pm at the Erlanger Putt-Putt for an open-house style event to raise funds for the FEC and bring the CRU community together for some fall fun! This event is open to all of our students, parents, families, alumni, and community and will include (2) rounds of mini-golf, hot dogs/snacks/waters, and more! The rain date will be the following Sunday, October 24. Thanks for your support!

PAMPERED CHEF - We are currently at $6851 in sales, just $3200 from our goal! Which is just 40 more families spending an average of $80! The party will close next Wednesday, October 6, so get your orders in today! Thank you all for your support - we are almost there!!
The Quick Cooker (aka pressure cooker) is $70 off! Just $129, and it comes with a free gift and a free cooking lesson with me!
Our QuickCooker set is $199 (normally $271) and comes with a gift, a cooking lesson, and FREE shipping! Busy families need this quick cooker!! Super easy and safe to use! Healthy dinners in less than 30 minutes!
Our TasteBud subscriptions are 20% until September 30 AND they come with FREE shipping!!
https://www.pamperedchef.com/party/shdhsfec2021

Upcoming Events

SAVE THE DATE

Volunteer opportunities with the Flying Pig Marathon.
Sunday, October 31

The time frame depends upon assignment but is approximately 7 am - 1 pm

Various aid stations (misting, energy gel, spirit, directional, etc) on the course.

Non-profit groups are eligible for a donation of up to $500 from the Pig in exchange for volunteerism.

Depending on the assignment, groups of at least 10 volunteers ages 14+ are needed. Volunteers must wear masks on the course when runners/participants are present.

Contact claudia@flyingpigmarathon.com for more specifics.