"Catholic Schools are Schools for Life"
2008 National Blue Ribbon High School
On Tuesday, September 9, 2008 we were named a Blue Ribbon School.
For this year, only 3 private high schools were named to the list. We are especially proud to be named to this list as part of the Chicago Archdiocese which for the last two years has had the most schools of all the dioceses in the United States named Blue Ribbon Schools.
Calendar
10/6: Parents' Club Meeting
10/10: Parents' Club Housewalk
10/13: Columbus Day (No school)
10/15: TESTING DAY (no school for seniors)
10/17: Homecoming Game
10/18: Homecoming Dance
TEST DAY -- Wednesday, October 15
On October 15, we will administer the Explore (Freshmen), the PLAN (Sophomores), and the PSAT (Juniors) as part of our all school testing program. As you are aware the Explore and PLAN tests are a pre-ACT tests and the PSAT is a pre-SAT tests. The majority of our students will eventually only take the ACT for college admissions in their junior year. Only about a third of our students actually take the SAT. The benefit of having all our juniors take the PSAT is twofold for students. First they gain more experience taking these types of tests and secondly, occasionally students/ parents will discover that a student scores higher on the PSAT than the PLAN/Explore tests. In these instances it is recommend by the counselors that the student consider taking the SAT in addition to the ACT.
These tests are extremely important to the school and to students.
As a school we use these tests to monitor the success of our curriculum and make adjustments based on student performance. All research indicates that student can improve ACT/SAT scores by taking practice tests. Students and parents can also discover student areas of weakness on these tests and seek remediation prior to the ACT / SAT testing. In addition, the Explore and PLAN provide valuable information about career planning.
Please insist that your student attend testing day and that they take this testing seriously.
HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES
As we approach homecoming week, I want to encourage parents to network together to help our students have a safe experience. Mrs. Francis and the Student Council has planned many fun and entertaining activities for this special week.
Please be cautious of activities that your student may present as “school sanctioned activities”. Any activities sanctioned by the school always have faculty supervision. For example, “movie night” is a sanctioned activity; a powder puff game is not.
Networking with our parents can help to keep activities safe and within a reasonable cost. Remember all the dances yet to come in your child’s life. Please consider coming out to support the various Athletic competitions during this week.
Saint Viator Day Mass Celebration, October 22, 2008
We will celebrate the feast day of our patron, Saint Viator, on Wednesday, October 22. After mass we will continue our celebration of our blue ribbon status.
SIGN-UP for ALPHA Web Access
If you are parent of a freshmen or transfer student, please sign into the ALPHA system in order to be able to view your student's grades. All parents of freshmen and transfer students should have received a letter recently with a password.
Parents of returning students please make sure the correct email address is entered into our ALPHA system or you will miss important emails from us. Parents of returning students will continue to use the same passwords from last year.
Transfer Students---2008-2009 School Year
Application forms are avaiable online, under Prospective Students on the school's main web page, for transfer students These forms should be completed and mailed to Mrs. Manno, Principal. Two forms in the packet should be submitted to the student's current school.
International Students
International students applying to Saint Viator High School must take the TOEFL test and submit scores to Saint Viator High School along with a completed application. Applications are available online.
Grades Available Online
Teachers will update grades frequently on the WEB. Please understand that teachers need a reasonable amount of time to correct and then post grades.
If you have concerns about your student's performance in a class, please contact the teacher via email or by phone. If your student's performance in a number of classes is not meeting your expectations, please contact your student's counselor.
LABS Help Students Improve Their Academic Performance
MATH LAB: Available 7:20 AM, all Periods of the day
WRITING LAB: Available All Periods in the Library
FOREIGN LANGUAGE LAB 7:30 AM
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