FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Since the fall of 1976, Assumption sophomores have proudly served the Louisville community through the ACTS (A Christian Through Service) program. Even last year when we were unable to do this traditional service in person due to COVID, the program creatively lived on through the Class of 2023, our current juniors, who with great grit and tenacity kept the program alive through their virtual efforts. This year, through the commitment of 33 agencies who share in our belief that compassion truly does inspire, we have been able to engage our 212 sophomores in this important work. We are so grateful to our Service Learning Director, Katelyn Moore, for her steadfast commitment and planning to make this happen despite the continued challenges of this year, the open and willing hearts of the Class of 2024 who are so beautifully embracing this good work, and the guidance and support of our faculty and staff who work so diligently with our students to accommodate this service during the school day. We are additionally thankful to our sophomore parents and guardians for their trust, support, and encouragement of this long-standing Assumption tradition! We ask all of you to please keep our ACTS angels in your prayers as they continue to live out their faith through this meaningful and life-changing service-learning program this semester.
To keep our families informed of the impact of COVID on our school, we continue reporting our positive COVID cases each week via the Rocket Report.
- This week, (reporting from Friday 2/11/22 up to Wednesday 2/17/22); we had 0 positive COVID cases.
- Since the start of this semester, we have had 198 positive COVID cases. 176 were students and 22 were faculty/staff.
Mask Mandate: As we mentioned in our special message sent on February 10, AHS moved to mask optional starting February 14. We will be moving between being mask optional and mandating masks depending on the circumstances and will review the situation on a weekly basis and make a determination regarding masks for the following week. Based on our current Covid numbers, AHS will continue to be mask optional for next week.
This past Saturday, many dads learned about the new Assumption Rocket Men (ARM) group at the Father/Daughter dance. The goal of developing ARM is aimed at providing a way to be involved during your student’s time at AHS. We hope to offer opportunities that are both fun and service oriented. Watch for more details in the future about upcoming meetings and an event in April. Contact TRICIA FERREE or Chad Dierken 502-939-3175 if you are interested in learning more.
WINTER BREAK: School will be closed for Winter Break from Friday, February 18, through Monday, February 21. Classes will resume on Tuesday, February 22.
DRESS DOWN DAY RESCHEDULED: On Thursday, February 24, the Environmental Concerns Committee is sponsoring a Dress Down Day. Students may be out of uniform on that day if they bring in at least $3 and follow the directives in the student handbook for Dress Down Day attire. The money raised from Dress Down Day will help purchase one (or possibly two) 2kw solar arrays for Assumption High School. This project was initiated by senior Katherine Hudson who stated, “Adding solar panels is a small step at a local level that will help make the community of Assumption more sustainable. Hopefully, our actions will encourage the broader community to invest in clean energy.”
PARENT PRAYER: Our parent prayer group continues to meet each Tuesday morning from 8:30 -9:00 a.m. in our new chapel. This group is more than just prayer; it’s community. It’s a chance for parents to pray for their daughters and their daughters’ friends and time to get to know more Assumption parents. Please park in any open space and enter the school through the main entrance. Please join us for any or all of these opportunities!
On Monday, students had the opportunity to engage in celebrations of love and family for Valentine’s Day. On Tuesday and Thursday, underclasswomen had the opportunity for direction as they sought course registration signatures and seniors were in class meeting for direction on Mission Week and upcoming senior activities.
Next week, during LEAD & Learn Time, all students will be in homeroom on Tuesday when they will receive information from our executive director of mission effectiveness, Mary Ann Steutermann, about how to most effectively engage in Mission Week activities. On Thursday and Friday, students will alternate between homerooms and class meetings. In homeroom, students will receive additional information about our Mission Week keynote speaker, Kristen Geez. In class meetings, students will receive additional information regarding Mission Week and other upcoming spring activities.
DUE TODAY –2022-2023 REGISTRATION FOR COURSES AND REGISTRATION FEES:
- Registration Fee/Tuition Selection via Blackbaud Tuition Management – DUE TODAY: Parents or guardians of current freshman, sophomore, or junior students were emailed a letter from Mary Lang announcing our tuition for the 2022-2023 school year. This year we have a new electronic system called Blackbaud Tuition Management (formerly Smart Tuition) which will allow you to securely pay the registration fee of $225 and select your tuition payment option online. Paying the registration fee and completing the tuition selection are required to guarantee your daughter’s course selections and allow her to be considered for financial aid and/or scholarships. The registration fee and tuition selection form are due by February 17. Parents should have received an email directly from Blackbaud with directions to set up their account. You may read more about how Assumption will use Blackbaud Tuition Management in these communications. If you are unable to pay the online $225 registration fee or have other arrangements with our finance office, please contact TAMMY FINCH. If you have any questions about registration, please contact your daughter’s dean or our registrar KATHY FLEISCHER.
- Course Registration via PowerSchool for 2022-2023 – DUE TODAY: Registration for classes for students wishing to return to Assumption next school year is due today, Thursday, February 17. We hope you and your daughter have been able to use this time to have a conversation about her classes for next year and to review the course offerings in the 22-23 Course Catalog. As mentioned above, the deadline to submit your daughter’s courses is today, but if you have not finalized and submitted her course selections, please do ASAP this weekend so we may begin working on our master schedule. If she still has some questions or concerns about courses, have her contact her dean of studies. If you have forgotten your parent username or password for PowerSchool, when you go to the login screen for PowerSchool, just click on the link “Having trouble signing in?” and follow the directions to obtain a forgotten username or forgotten password. If you have any questions about this process, please contact registrar Kathy Fleischer at Kathy.Fleischer@ahsrockets.org. If your daughter does not plan on returning next year, contact Kathy Fleischer for an official withdrawal form.
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY (NHS) APPLICATIONS: Completed hard copy applications are due by 3:10 p.m. on Thursday, February 24, (before Mission Week) to the Guidance office. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DEADLINE! The application requires both student and parent/guardian signatures. Remember, only sophomores and juniors who attended one of the NHS application informational meetings held in January and who met the GPA and discipline requirements may apply. Any questions? Contact NHS adviser KELLY KIRWAN.
TEST PREP – Attention, Junior Parents: Your daughter received an email last week reminding her of ALBERT, the important test prep tool provided by Assumption. This online test prep program provides practice in each of the sections of the ACT and the SAT as well as full length practice tests. Now is a great time to start this prep to achieve her goals for the April 19 National ACT at Assumption High School.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS: Scholarship applications for the 2022-2023 school year are now on our website. Applications are due by midnight via email on March 1, 2022. Please contact Advancement Services Manager JACKIE BLOYD with questions. Scholarship winners will be announced at our end-of-year celebration. You may access the applications through the following link: Scholarships – Assumption High School (ahsrockets.org)
FATHER-DAUGHTER DANCE: The 2022 Father-Daughter Dance was a hit! We were thrilled to welcome our students and their father or father figures back this year. We want to extend a very special congratulations to our Father/Daughter Dance Court. Our Freshman princess was Emma Pierce, accompanied by her father, Craig Pierce; our sophomore princess was Audrey Freeman, accompanied by her dad Josh Freshman; our Junior Princess was Taylor Swiatek, accompanied by her dad, Kevin Swiatek, and finally our Senior princess was Gracie Bowling who was accompanied by her dad, Erik Samaro. Congratulations to our court, and thanks to all who came out to share this special night with their dads and father-figures–we had a great time, and we know that your dads had a great time sharing the evening with you! Those who attended and took pictures with BIG Photography can access online photo proofs using this link: https://shop.studioillumination.com/clients/assumption-event/2021-22-ahs-father-daughter-dance/
SENIOR CITIZEN PROM: Assumption High School’s Junior Class Beta Club members will be hosting the 19th annual “Senior Citizens Prom: Denim and Diamonds” for senior citizens on Saturday, March 12, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm in the Assumption cafeteria. The Prime Time Band (with horn) will play music enjoyed by our guests. There will be food and dancing at no cost. Seating is limited. We ask all guests to call in advance to reserve their place: Terry Langley or Erica Lasley, Assumption High School 502-271-2531. Please share with any interested senior citizens! Assumption High School is currently mask-optional; however, that may change at any time so we ask that all guests bring a mask to wear to the prom. See the flyer here.
SUMMER ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES: Academic opportunities for the summer have been UPDATED. You can find these on our guidance department page by clicking here: SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES 2022. There are numerous opportunities available with many costing less than $1,000. Programs are grouped according to areas of interest like STEM or Creative Arts/Design or General Summer Pre-College Programs, etc. Applications are due in March and require the assistance of guidance for transcript releases, recommendations, and other documentation. Please contact LEIGH JACKSON or KIM HABICH with any questions.
AHS SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION OPENING SOON: We are excited to announce that registration for the 2022 camp schedule will open on Monday, February 28! Assumption will be offering over 40 stimulating enrichment and athletic summer camps for girls and boys in grades K-9. Click here to learn more. Please contact LAUREN LEGA with any questions.
GRADUATION INFORMATION FOR PARENTS OF SENIORS – GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS: Our Balfour representative will be on campus during all lunches on Friday, February 25, to collect final orders from seniors during all lunches. Any orders not made by this date will need to be ordered online at www.Balfour.com or contact our rep at 1-763-227-5101 to schedule a time to drop off in person.
MISSION WEEK: Mission Week is Monday, February 28 – Thursday, March 3. We will begin school each morning one hour later at 9:15 a.m. and dismiss each day at 3:00 p.m. We believe that Mission Week activities are so important that we suspend classes for the week; all students are required to attend and participate in the activities scheduled, both on and off campus. All attendance policies apply during Mission Week–if your daughter is ill and unable to participate on a given day, please call the attendance office as usual. If at all possible, please do not schedule medical appointments for your daughter on days when she will be participating in activities off campus. During Mission Week, before-school supervision will be provided in the cafeteria as usual beginning at 7:15 a.m. each day. After-school supervision will also be provided each day in the cafeteria until 4:30 p.m. as usual. There is no school on Friday, March 4. More details about Mission Week were sent in a Special Message from the Principal email on Monday, February 7. Please be sure to check your email for this important message!
MISSION WEEK PERMISSION SLIPS FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR PARENTS: In the next week, juniors and seniors will be completing detailed permission slips for Mission Week activities. Please plan to sit down with your daughter and her tablet PC to review her Mission Week plans as your electronic signature will be required at the end of the form. Please ask your daughter about this if she does not mention it to you. Junior permission slips are due on February 17, and senior verification signatures are due on March 8.
FRESHMAN MISSION WEEK PERMISSION SLIP & FIELD TRIP FEE: Freshmen will receive information on Tuesday, February 22, during LEAD & Learn regarding a field trip they have been assigned to on Tuesday, March 1, during Mission Week. They will attend the field trip with their homeroom, teachers, and senior leaders which will allow them to become acquainted with the ways in which areas of the Louisville community address the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy: Racism, Non-Violence, Women, Earth and Immigration. As a part of this day, they will be eating at a local eatery. Your daughter will bring home a permission slip on Tuesday that will need to be signed and returned with $20 by Friday, February 25. The fee will cover your daughter’s lunch on this day and a portion of the bus fee.
BLOOM THEATRE PROJECT: Bringing Life Onstage and Offstage through Ministry (BLOOM) is Assumption’s social justice theatre project. This year’s production, titled “Being the Change,” will take place on Friday, February 25, and Saturday, February 26, at 7:00 p.m. The project features six student-written plays based on the Mission Week theme, “Unleash Your Power.” The Advanced Theatre class invites you to experience these original works FREE of charge. General admission. No tickets required. If you or anyone in your party requires assistance or handicap accessibility, please contact DOUG SUMEY.
the Rocket Speech Team who competed at regionals this past weekend. All competitors advanced to the State Tournament next month! Overall, Assumption came in third place. Laiken Kirby was named Tournament Champion in Storytelling, and Kaelyn Douglas was Tournament Runner-Up in Impromptu speaking!
sophomore Maddie Meiman who is the latest student to earn her Christian Leadership Distinction by completing at least one LEO in each of the five leadership practice areas.
the Robotics Team who competed last weekend at the Trinity Lutheran Robotics tournament in Seymour, Indiana. Congratulations to seniors Sydney Badon, Carly Fawcett, and Hilari Sanders; juniors Carleigh Hofelich, Madison Gardner, and Gabby Rozema; and sophomore Anna Whinnery for winning four out of seven of their matches and making it to the qualifying rounds with their highest match score being 174 points! They will be competing again February 26 in Shelbyville.
Congratulations to…
the Cheer team who placed sixth in the Game Day routine at UCA Nationals.
the Basketball team who celebrated senior night with a win over Butler High School 73-69. Take a look as we honored our seniors on senior night HERE. They also defeated Eastern High School 70-51 and improved to 19-9 on the season.
the Archery team who placed second in the St. Nicholas Tournament and had three seniors who placed in the top five girls:
- Olivia Pataluna came in first place overall with 287
- Laura Russell came in third place overall with a 283
- Emily Cieremans came in fourth place overall with a 279
junior Lauren Schweitzer for tying the class indoor school record in the 60-meter dash at the Gerry England Invitational in Indianapolis on Saturday. The Rockets also had strong performances from sophomore Mattie Whitworth in the 800-meter run and from sophomore Reagan Gilmore in the mile.
Next week in Athletics
REMINDER: If you have not submitted your $200 athletic fee, please turn into Mrs. Hulsewede in the athletic office with a check made payable to Assumption Athletics.
Monday, February 21 – District Basketball Tournament vs. Collegiate 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 23 – District Basketball Championships vs. Male 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 26 – Indoor Track @ Marshall University 9:00 a.m.
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