March 2, 2023

Pope Francis has stated that “God’s mercy transforms human hearts; it enables us, through the experience of a faithful love, to become merciful in turn.” During this Mission Week, our students have fully experienced how to be merciful and grounded in faithful love through their Mission Week activities. They have learned that they are valuable people, that everyone has dignity and worth, and what they do and say really does make a difference! In the end, whether experiencing something as big as a mission trip or something as small as an act of kindness, our students’ hearts have grown fully and faithfully. Our hope is that they have been inspired to continue to “own their story” throughout the year – intellectually, physically, spiritually, and interpersonally. Thank you for your prayers and support of your daughters during this very special week. 

Senior Mary Claire Schmidt had a dream. She envisioned an opportunity for current students to share lessons learned through pivotal experiences in a TED Talk format. When students were given the chance to provide input for what should be included during Mission Week, Mary Claire believed it could be the perfect fit for her dream. Thus, the first annual Assumption TED Talks were born. For the last few months, five students have been working with faculty members Daniel Hamm and Paula Spugnardi to develop their ideas to share as a part of Mission Week. These students modeled the theme of Mission Week, “Own Your Story,” as they shared their experiences with our community. Mary Claire emceed the forum that included a Q&A after each talk. 

Many thanks to these students who inspired our community and left a lasting impression with their stories!  

Meredith Blair ’25 – “Work Left to Do” 
AG Gibson ’24 – “Tearing Down Walls” 
Peyton Burnham ’23 – “Sweet Smell of Success” 
Ramyah Carnell ’26 – “Cherish the People You Love” 
Molly McElroy ’23 – “Building My Boat” 

MISSION WEEK HOLIDAY:  There is no school on Friday, March 3. 

CURRENT FRESHMAN PARENT REGISTRATION INFORMATION NIGHT: Attention, all freshman parents–on Thursday, March 9, at 6:30 p.m. please join Dean of Studies Theresa Schuhmann for an online meeting in which she will provide information about the registration and course selection process for all freshman parents. We highly recommend that you take advantage of this important informational session in order to assist your daughters in planning their course of study for their sophomore year. Here is the link to attend the Teams online meeting: Click here to join the meeting  Meeting ID: 242 465 854 837 Passcode: NCA4Su  

PARENT PRAYER: Our parent prayer group will meet on Tuesday, March 7, from 8:30–9:00 a.m. in the AHS chapel and will continue to meet each Tuesday morning throughout the school year. Please park in any open space and enter the school through the main entrance. During the year, we pray for every student by name twice. Next week, we will be praying for the KINGSTOWN Family freshmen and sophomores. Please join us for any or all of these opportunities.  All are welcome! 

DRESS DOWN DAY COLLECTION UPDATE: The Global Issues Club thanks everyone who participated in our dress down day collection on Friday.  Assumption will contribute $3,079.15 to Catholic Relief Services to assist those affected by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.  

This past week, LEAD & Learn time was suspended for Mission Week, and we hope that your daughters enjoyed their Mission Week experiences.   

Next week, freshmen will learn about our Compassion Connections initiative on Monday and learn about our registration process on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.  Sophomores will learn about our registration process and elective information on Monday, Thursday, and Friday and hear about our Compassion Connections initiative on Tuesday.  Juniors will learn about our registration process and elective information on Monday, Thursday, and Friday and hear about our Compassion Connections initiative on Tuesday.  Seniors will learn about our Compassion Connections initiative on Monday and learn prom dress, prom table, and general Prom 2023 directions on Tuesday and Thursday.  Friday will be a flex and mental health break during LEAD & Learn time for seniors.   

VIRTUAL PARENT/TEACHER/STUDENT CONFERENCES:  Conferences are scheduled for Tuesday, March 14, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in order to give students and parents the opportunity to meet with teachers to discuss your daughter’s progress.  Due to the convenience and popularity of virtual platforms in the fall and the lower number of spring conference requests traditionally, we have chosen to offer only a virtual option this semester during our designated conference time.  As always, if you would like to request an in-person meeting with your daughter’s teacher, please email the teacher to request a before- or after-school meeting. To schedule a virtual TEAMS conference with your daughter’s teacher(s), please use this link: Conference Signup.  All parents are invited to sign up, but parents of students with a D or F in in a class or classes as of March 9 are required to request an appointment time.  We recommend, however, that you check your daughter’s grades on PowerSchool between March 9 and March 14 to make plans to attend if needed. If you have any questions that cannot be addressed at parent/teacher/student conferences, please contact your daughter’s dean – JUDY FIELDHOUSE (students whose last names begin with A-K) or THERESA SCHUHMANN (students whose last names begin with L-Z). 

IMPORTANT UPCOMING STUDENT REGISTRATION INFORMATION:  In March, we will be starting the registration process for the 2023-2024 school year.  Below is important information:  

  • TUITION AND REGISTRATION FEES FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR: Parents or guardians of current freshman, sophomore, or junior students will be receiving an email in April announcing tuition for the 2023-2024 school year.  This year we will continue using Blackbaud Tuition Management (BBTM) for registration and tuition.  BBTM will automatically re-enroll your account in March for the 2023-2024 school year.  Once that process is complete, you will receive a verification email from BBTM with instructions on how to log in to your 2023-24 account or call them directly to make any changes (payment plan, banking information, etc.)  Your registration fee will be included with your July payment.  If your daughter will not be returning for the 2023-24 school year, please contact our registrar KATHY FLEISCHER.  If you have any questions about your account, please contact TAMMY FINCH.   
  • PARENT POWERSCHOOL LOG IN FOR 2023-2024 REGISTRATION: We will meet with freshman, sophomore, and junior students during LEAD & Learn on March 6, 7, 9, and 10 to prepare for our online registration for the 2023-2024 school year.  This is a great time to have a conversation with your daughter about her classes for next year.  More detailed information will follow, but please make note that you will need to log into your parent PowerSchool account to register your daughter for classes next year.  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.  Please contact kathy.fleischer@ahsrockets.org or brent.miller@ahsrockets.org if you have trouble logging in! 
  • 2023-2024 COURSE SELECTIONS: On Monday, March 13, and Tuesday, March 14, our teachers will be conferencing with all current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors regarding their course selections for the 2023-2024 school year.  Registration will open after school on March 14. 
  • 2023-2024 COURSE SELECTIONS & DEADLINES:  Your daughter will consult with her teachers for class suggestions, meet with her parents to log into PowerSchool using the PARENT account, and make careful selections of courses for next year.  We ask that she print the selections and bring them to school to obtain teacher signatures and turn in the parent signed course selections no later than Tuesday, March 21.  
  • IMPORTANT COURSE REGISTRATION DATES IN A NUTSHELL: 
  • March 6 and 7: LEAD & Learn time at school to discuss class registration 
  • March 6,7, 9 and 10 – LEAD & Learn time at school to discuss class registration 
  • March 9: Freshman parent info sessions 
  • March 13 and March 14: Teachers meet with each student during class to discuss class selections 
  • March 14 after school: Official class registration opens in PowerSchool using PARENT login 
  • March 15-20: Use this time to discuss class selections with your daughter, print the finalized form, sign the form, and have her return to school to obtains signatures from her teachers. 
  • Tuesday, March 21: She may turn in her finalized class selection form to her deans in the atrium. 

ABSENCES BEFORE/AFTER SPRING BREAK:  Please note that Assumption does not grant excused absences for college days on days immediately before or after Spring Break. We also cannot excuse students from school for family trips and/or vacations. If you are planning to take your daughter out of school for the whole day or before 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, whether to incorporate a college visit  into or to get a jump start on Spring Break travel, please bear in mind that the absence will be unexcused and she will not be able to receive full credit for anything collected for a grade (including tests) in her classes while she is gone; makeup work that is completed and turned in will receive 50% of the grade earned. If your daughter becomes ill and is unable to attend school on Thursday, March 30, or Tuesday, April 11, she will need to provide a doctor’s note or have authorization from our school nurse for the absence to be excused. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact Dean of Students CINDI BAUGHMAN.  Full details about our attendance and absence policies and procedures can be found in the STUDENT-PARENT HANDBOOK. 

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 2023. 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. Many 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 IS NOW OPEN: We are excited to announce that our 2023 summer camp schedule is now open! This year, Assumption is offering over 40 fun-filled enrichment and athletic sessions, including 13 new camps to girls and boys in grades K-9. Click here to learn more. Please contact Lauren Lega or Miranda McCarty with any questions. Please share this information with those who may be interested in summer camps at AHS! 

CAMPUS STORE HOURS UDPATE: The Campus Store hours will change temporarily while our Campus Store manager is on maternity leave. The Campus Store will now be open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:00 -3:30 p.m. through the end of the school year. This will give every student the opportunity to visit the store during her lunch block or after school. If there are more immediate needs, parents and students may contact the main office for assistance. Thank you for your flexibility in our new hours!  

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. 

SENIORS – MOTHER/DAUGHTER BREAKFAST: Just a reminder to our seniors and their mothers or mother figures – the Mother/Daughter Breakfast is Saturday, March 25, at the Holiday Inn – Hurstbourne (1325 S Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40222) from 9:30-11:00 a.m.  Optional pictures will be available beginning at 8:00 a.m. Please note that it’s best to arrive early for photos so that you don’t have to wait until after the breakfast to get yours.  After the event, you can go online to order photos at https://shop.studioillumination.com/.  We are planning on you and your daughter attending, but if a conflict makes this impossible, please let MARY ANN STEUTERMANN  know by March 15 if you are NOT able to attend. 

JUNIOR PROM: The Junior Prom will be held on Saturday, April 15, from 8:00-11:00 p.m. in the Assumption gym. The junior class moderators and class officers have been hard at work in the process of planning the details for the big semiformal event, and many juniors have already started shopping for the dance. With this in mind, our dean of students, Cindi Baughman, visited junior class meetings twice this week to review information about our dress code for dances with the students and answer any general questions they might have; she also emailed information about the dress code for the dance to all the juniors.  That information is linked here: DANCE DRESS CODE INFORMATION FOR JUNIOR PROM. Please take a few minutes to look it over and then to discuss with your daughter so you can help her know what is expected as she is deciding what to wear to the event—as you will see in the information, Mrs. Baughman recommends that they ask parents for advice in following the guidelines to make sure they are dressed appropriately for a Catholic high school dance. We are counting on you to help your daughter evaluate some of the current fashion trends.  As the dance gets closer, we will share information about our usual dance policies and expectations along with information about the theme and ticket details in a class meeting and with reminder emails and announcements.  

Congratulations to:

The Basketball team for beating Atherton 58-7 in the first round of the Regional Tournament! 

Next week in Athletics:

Thursday, March 2 

  • Basketball Regional Semifinals vs Central, 6:00 p.m. @ Valley HS 

Saturday, March 4 

  • Tennis @ E-Town Preseason Tournament 
  • Track @ KTCCCA Class 3A Indoor State @ Norton Indoor Facility 
  • Basketball Regional Finals TBD 

Sunday, March 5 

  • Lacrosse vs Collegiate. JV 2:00 p.m., Varsity 3:30 p.m. 

Tuesday, March 7 

  • Lacrosse vs South Oldham. JV 6:00 p.m., Varsity 7:30 p.m. 

Thursday, March 9 

  • Lacrosse @ Manual. JV 5:30 p.m., Varsity 7:00 p.m. 

Saturday, March 11 

  • Tennis vs Simon Kenton @ SHA. 10:00 a.m. 
  • Varsity Lacrosse vs Cathedral (IN) @ KCD. 10:30 a.m. 
  • Varsity Lacrosse vs Zionsville (IN) @ KCD. 12:00 p.m. 
  • Track @ Pike Individual Championships @ University of Indianapolis 

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