February 17, 2023
Director of Marketing and Admissions, Elisabeth Cassady
We happily welcomed the Class of 2027 at registration last night. Our faculty and staff did an amazing job giving our newest members of our community a personal and individualized experience. Our members of our student Recruitment Team, once again, wowed our guests with their incredible poise and warm welcomes. We are so proud of our students who are continually complimented each year for their positive presence, communication skills, and extensive knowledge about AHS that they passionately share with our guests. It was certainly a great day to BECOME a Rocket! Additionally, thank you for your support and prayers as we worked to recruit a healthy class of incoming freshmen who will continue to carry on the tradition of an Assumption High School Catholic education!
The Varsity Club planned a fun-filled Spirit Week with festive theme days culminating in a pep rally! Congratulations to our winter sports athletes and senior athletes who were recognized at our winter sports pep rally for their participation in archery, basketball, cheer, dance, and swimming/diving. And a big shout out to the Fly Girls of the Class of 2023 for their AMAZING fly girl dance performance – an Assumption senior tradition!
WINTER BREAK: School will be closed for Winter Break from Friday, February 17, through Monday, February 20. Classes will resume on Tuesday, February 21.
DRESS DOWN DAY: On Friday, February 24, the Global Outreach Club 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 go to Catholic Relief Services to assist the relief efforts in Turkey and Syria because of the devastating earthquakes. If you’d like to donate to this cause, please send in your contribution with your daughter that day.
8:15 WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE ON ASH WEDNESDAY: As we mentioned at the beginning of the semester, Wednesday, February 22, will be an 8:15 schedule due to our Ash Wednesday Prayer Service.
2023-2024 SCHOOL CALENDAR: We are in the process of working on the 2023-2024 school calendar. Although we have not finalized the calendar, we recognize that our families may need general calendar information in advance. In order to help with this need, the tentative key calendar dates for 2023-2024 are now posted on our website through this link: IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL CALENDAR
PARENT PRAYER: Our parent prayer group will NOT meet for the next two Tuesdays due to Winter Break and Mission Week. We will meet again on Tuesday, March 7.
During LEAD & Learn time last week, students learned more about Mission Week and had homeroom advisement time aimed at purposeful planning for the Monday of Mission Week. Students were able to select some individual interest sessions which they will attend during Mission Week.
Next week, freshmen will continue to learn more about Mission Week during homeroom time and a class meeting. Sophomores will have some homeroom time and class meeting time for Mission Week prep. Juniors will have class meetings to learn about their Ring Ceremony and a leadership position called “Ambassadors.” Seniors will have class meetings to take their “23” picture and to learn more information about the Mother/Daughter Breakfast. On Friday, all students will view our newest broadcast journalism production and have some mental health break time in homeroom.
FATHER-DAUGHTER DANCE: The 2023 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 Reese Owen, accompanied by her father, Rob Owen; our sophomore princess was Lilly Lape, accompanied by her dad, Erick Lape; our junior princess was Addisyn Huelsman, accompanied by her dad, Doug Huelsman, and finally our senior princess was Hannah Riddle who was accompanied by her dad, Chad Riddle. 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 by clicking here and entering the ACCESS CODE: Vegas2023
COLLEGE WORKSHOP AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS, AND PARENTS: Thank you to all parents and families who attended the workshop on February 9. Click on this link if you’d like to view the recorded sessions. If you have any questions, please contact LEIGH JACKSON or KIMBERLY HABICH, our college counselors.
REMINDER ABOUT STUDENT ILLNESS: We are seeing an uptick in cases of COVID, mono, and other contagious diseases at AHS. If your daughter is not feeling well – no matter how minor her symptoms may be – please keep her home. Symptoms such as headache, sore throat, fever, cough, fatigue, and congestion are all signs of COVID. We recommend home testing if COVID symptoms are present. In addition, families need to be vigilant for symptoms especially if there is a positive COVID case in the home. In this way, we can help keep our school community healthy. Please reach out to our school nurse, Ms. Laura Burnam, at laura.burnam@ahsrockets.org at 502-271-2507, with any questions or concerns regarding your daughter’s health.
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY (NHS) APPLICATIONS: Completed hard copy applications are due by 3:10 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, (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.
SENIOR CITIZEN PROM: Assumption High School’s Junior Class Beta Club members will be hosting the 20th annual Senior Citizen Prom on Saturday, March 25, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm in the Assumption cafeteria. The theme this year is Run for the Roses, inspired by the Kentucky Derby. There will be music from The Prime Time Band, dancing, food, and refreshments at no cost. Seating is limited to 150. Please RSVP in advance to Assumption High School 502-271-2531 so we may plan accordingly. Please share this information with the senior citizens in your life. We look forward to another wonderful prom with the senior citizens in our community! SENIOR CITIZEN PROM FLYER
AHS SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION OPENING SOON: We are excited to announce that registration for the 2023 camp schedule will open on Wednesday, February 22! 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 or Miranda McCarty with any questions.
2025 SUMMER INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRIP – WORLD WAR II & THE HOLOCAUST: We are excited to announce we will be offering a once-in-a-lifetime educational trip focused on World War II and the Holocaust in the summer of 2025. This trip was specifically designed by history teachers, Ms. Long and Ms. Rose, and will explore important events and places related to the Holocaust and World War II in Europe. The trip will begin in Munich with a visit to the Nymphenburg Palace, a guided sightseeing tour of Munich, a visit to the Olympic site of 1972, and a visit to Dachau concentration camp. We will also go on an excursion to Neuschwanstein Castle. We will then head to Prague and see many important landmarks including a guided tour to of the Prague Communism and Nuclear Bunker site. Our trip concludes in Krakow with a sightseeing tour and a guided visit to Auschwitz and Birkenau. This trip is open to all current freshmen. We plan to have a meeting in the fall 0f 2023 with more information about this fantastic trip. For more information and to sign up, please visit www.educationaltravel.com/long-9651/. If you have any questions or need further information, please email Beth Long at beth.long@ahsrockets.org or Megan Rose at megan.rose@ahsrockets.org.
ARCHDIOCESAN PARENT PRESENTATION: The Archdiocese of Louisville invites all parents to a special presentation. Roy Petitfils, a Catholic author, speaker, and psychotherapist in private practice, will present “Post Pandemic Parenting: Raising Kids in a Disconnected, Avoidant, and Traumatized World” on Monday, February 27, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Church. No registration is required. Please see the flyer in this link for additional information: ROY PETITFILS PARENT PRESENTATION
HIRING FOR FACILITY/MAINTENANCE TEAM AND CUSTODIAL TEAM: Parents, do you know of someone who would be a good fit for Assumption? We are hiring for our Facility/Maintenance and Custodial Teams. Full-time and part-time positions are available. Good starting pay and benefits along with a great work environment. In addition, employees receive a 50% discount off their daughter’s tuition. Please email Michael Clark, Facility Director, at Michael.Clark@ahsrockets.org for more information.
MISSION WEEK: Mission Week is Monday, February 27 – Thursday, March 2. 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 3. More details about Mission Week were sent in a Special Message from the Principal email on Monday, February 6, and can also be accessed through this link: SPECIAL MESSAGE – MISSION WEEK 2023
SENIOR RING INFORMATION: Our Balfour representative will be visiting during all lunches on Wednesday, February 8, for students to ask questions and shop class rings in person. The deadline to order from Balfour is Friday, February 24.
Our Rocket Debate Team, who competed in the Wilson Wyatt Debate League tournament last weekend. Freshman Isabel Husk, junior Stelle Bensenhaver, and sophomore Elizabeth Buttes won speaker awards in the novice division. Varsity debaters junior Erin Hynes, junior Sydney Doyle, senior Mary-Claire (MC) Schmidt, and senior Anna Alphin received 4 out of 5 total speaker awards. The team of Elizabeth Buttes and Stelle Bensenhaver were semifinalists in Novice Public Forum, the team of Erin Hynes and Sydney Doyle were runners-up in Varsity Public Forum, and the team of MC Schmidt and Anna Alphin were tournament champions in Varsity Public Forum. Finally, Isabel Husk was tournament champion in novice Lincoln Douglas debate!
NORTON SPORTS HEALTH ONLINE SCHEDULER: Norton Sports Health is determined to continue to improve access and provide an “easy button” for getting student-athletes in to see a physician. They have developed an online scheduler that allows a patient/guardian to schedule an appointment in the moment for the first available time. The scheduler can be found at this link: https://nortonhealthcare.com/request-an-appointment/
AFTER-SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION TO THE GREEN: For the remainder of the spring semester, there will be a bus running to The Green every day after school (unless otherwise communicated by the Athletic Department). Student-athletes should to head to the CAC lobby immediately after school and be ready to board the bus by 3:15. The bus will typically leave by 3:20/ 3:25, and if a student misses it then she is responsible for her own ride to The Green.
Congratulations to:
The Cheer Team for advancing at nationals to the semi- finals in the Game Day Division. The team also received a straight through bid to semi-finals for the Small Group Division for the first time in school history!
The Track and Field Team who competed in Louisville at the Eastern Indoor Track Meet, a two day meet that attracted over 2000 runners from over a half-dozen different states. In the Friday night section of the meet, the Rockets ran two 4 x 800m relay teams. The A team of junior Mattie Whitworth, freshman Elle Cargould, sophomore Leah Penick and junior Reagan Gilmore won in a time that ranks #1 in Kentucky and #14 in the U.S. The B team of freshman Mabel George, junior Lila Bensenhaver, sophomore Lillian Broniak and freshman Nora Starr placed 4th in a time that ranks #4 in Kentucky. The Rockets also got 3 record breaking Saturday performances. Freshman Sam Lindle broke the freshman class indoor school record in the 400 meter dash, Mabel George broke the freshman class indoor school record in the 800 meter run, and Reagan Gilmore broke the overall indoor school record in the 800. After Saturday’s meet, Assumption has 5 of the 20 fastest 800 meter performers in the state!
Best of luck to the Swim & Dive Team competing at State on Friday!
Next week in Athletics:
Friday, February 17
- Swim State Meet @ UK. Prelims 10:15 a.m., Finals 6:45 p.m.
Monday, February 20
- Basketball District Tournament vs Brown @ Male 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 23
- Basketball District Championship TBD
Please follow Rocket Sports on Social media for schedule updates and scores!