Weekly Bulletin - Regis Middle School

Royal Herald June 5, 2015 “Prisoners to Christ” On Wednesday, we celebrated our final Liturgy of the school year with Fr. Chris Podhajsky as our celebrant. At the start of the homily, Fr. Chris shared with our students his prayer for them for the summer: To be prisoners to Christ. Our student’s reaction was just as he suspected, and it allowed for a great conversation about what Christ’s love looks like, especially in the summer months. Those who are prisoners to Christ will make good decisions, try their best to not complain when Mom or Dad ask them to mow the lawn, and spend time in prayer and companionship with Jesus. His words were very powerful and our students seemed to receive the message well. Mrs. Globokar then followed up with a challenge to all of our students to take their faith to a higher level this summer. She challenged our students to not only attend Mass every Sunday this summer, but to find at least one time this summer when they can attend a daily Mass in their home parish. Jeff Thorsteinson Leadership Through Stewardship Awards Each year at Regis, students, teachers, staff, and parent volunteers who have demonstrated great leadership through their service of time, talent and treasure are recognized with the Jeff Thorsteinson Award. The following were recognized this past week for their outstanding dedication to the Regis school community: 8th Grade: Keera Ball & Matt Scieszinski 7th Grade: Haley Cummings & Noah Fischels 6th Grade: Abby Sherman & Jackson Kilburg Faculty/Staff: Megan Dehner & Tracy Murphy Parent Volunteer: Terrie Mlodzik & Bill & Rocki Shepard Faculty Farewells We thank the following staff members who will be leaving us after this school year and we wish them success in their next endeavor. They will be greatly missed in our Regis community. Mrs. Deb Marlin Mrs. Megan Dehner Mrs. Amy Williams Mrs. Allisyn Callanan Report Cards and Honor Rolls Third trimester report cards were made available to parents via Document Vault on Wednesday June 3rd. To access your child’s report card: 1. Log into the parent portal in PowerSchool. 2. Then click on Document Vault underneath the navigation tab on the left side 3. Then click on download 2014­15 T3 Report Card. If you have trouble accessing your students report card please contact Mrs. Jacoby at njacoby@regisroyals.org​
. Honor roll certificates were given to the 8th graders on Tuesday at the Recognition Ceremony. The 6th and 7th graders received their certificates following Mass on Wednesday. Tuition Contracts Attention Regis Parents and Guardians – Tuition Contracts for 2015­16 were mailed to your home address th​
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on Friday, May 8​
. A signed Tuition Contract should be returned to the Main Office ​
by Monday, June 1​
. Please be sure to indicate your preferred method of payment for the upcoming school year. If an EFT payment plan is your option, please complete the EFT authorization form and include a voided check with your signed document. Please contact Mary Carey in the Business Office at ​
mcarey@regisroyals.org​
if you have any questions or concerns. Band Choir Sign Up for 2015­2016 It is that time of year again, to sign up for your music classes at Regis. Use the following links to fill out the surveys. If you have never been involved in choir or band don’t let that stop you. We love to have new students! ​
Must be completed by June 5th. th​
http://tinyurl.com/7thgrademusic2015​
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http://tinyurl.com/8thgrademusic2015​
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graders Recognition for Catholic Educators The Archdiocese of Dubuque has established a Program of Recognition for Catholic Educators who have given service for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 years or more. The purpose of the program is to publicly recognize each individual educator and his /her contribution and to acknowledge the contribution of this group of Catholic educators to the Church community. Regis Middle School recognized the following teachers for serving in the Archdiocese of Dubuque on Wednesday, June 3 after the 9:30 AM Liturgy. Ms. Theresa Broghammer­15 years Ms. Nancy Johnson­15 years Mrs. Deb Marlin­15 years Mr. Jim Efting­30 years We also recognized the following support staff for their service to Regis Middle School. Mrs. Tracie Chute­5 years Mrs. Nannette Canfield­15 years Mrs. Catherine Soukup­15 years. Kim Hermsen, Superintendent of schools, reports there are over 1,000 Catholic educators who serve full­time or part­time in the fifty­two elementary and secondary schools of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Kim Hermsen further states “Catholic schools are the backbone of the church, molding the future parish and community leaders. Teachers are caring people dedicated to preparing young people for Christian life. They teach the message of Christ and weave Christian values into all areas of the curriculum. In recognition of the ministry and service of these Catholic educators, I add my own affirmation and appreciation.” From the Regis Health Center Tdap Vaccine In accordance with the recent changes in Iowa State Law, the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Immunization, has implemented a new rule to require tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine for all students enrolling in 7th grade for the upcoming 2015­2016 school year. Documentation of this Tdap booster is required for attendance at school this August 2015. Please contact Barb Morrissey, Regis School Nurse, if you have questions at: ​
bmorrissey@regisroyals.org​
. Athletic Physicals Offered at Regis Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids will be offering Athletic Physicals for Regis Middle School students on August 21st from 2­5 pm in the Health Center at Regis. Physicals are $35, no insurance will be billed. Parent/guardians may turn in the physical to insurance for possible coverage. Please make payment to Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids​
. Physical and Concussion forms are available on the Regis website http://regisroyals.org/forms.html​
. The first page of the physical form MUST be completed by a parent/guardian prior to the physical. Athletic physicals and concussion forms are ​
required​
annually for participation in sports at Regis Middle School. Coaches Needed (Cross Country & Boys Tennis) We are in need of a coach for the joint Regis/LaSalle Cross Country team and the Regis Boys Tennis Team. Practices will be after school and will start in late August. If you are a certified coach or person in the process of being certified to coach k­12 athletics in Iowa, please contact Activities Director, Dan Halter at dhalter@regisroyals.org​
. Thank A Teacher ­ Regis Middle Consider taking two minutes to participate in Target’s Thank a Teacher program for Regis Middle School. For each thanks,Target will donate $25 to Regis. You need ● Facebook ● Regis Zip Code is 52402 Click Here Mock Trial Camp Mock Trial camp will be the week of July 20­24. Camp forms may be picked up in the main office. Xavier Summer Camps The Xavier Summer Camp forms and registration are ready for sign ups.To download the registration form or (new this year) to register online please click the link here ­ ​
www.xaviersaints.org/camps​
. Xavier Cross Country for Incoming Freshman All incoming freshman girls are invited to join the rest of Xavier girls Cross Country team for some summer runs. They will be held M/W/F mornings at 7am. To get a calendar of activities and more information please contact Coach Bryan Jones at ​
bryancjones_5@yahoo.com​
. Explore MMU It is not too late to sign your daughter up for Mt Mercy's Explore U summer program. They will meet June 15­20th. It is a STEM program focusing on math and computer science. The cost is $60.00 The link to register is ​
http://cslab.mtmercy.edu/summerschool/registration/reg.php​
Registration is due by June 8th. Girls Robotic Summer Camp This University of Iowa camp is for 5th and 6th grade girls. It is a robot theater summer camp, where girls will combine theater and robots to put on a final show (open to the community). It will be a two­week, half­day camp, July 6­17, 1:00­4:00 pm. For more info on the camp, people can go to the UI CS dept website ​
here​
. Coe Boys Basketball Summer Camp Coe is offering basketball camps for boys in grades K­8 starting June 15th. For more information on dates, times, and how to register please visit the following link ​
www.coeathletics.com​
and click on "sports camps." Young Women in Harmony Festival It's that time of year again for the annual Young Women in Harmony Festival! This year's festival will take place on Saturday, August 8th at Parkview Church in Iowa City. The festival is open to girls, ages 10 and up, that enjoy singing and learning about the barbershop style of music. ​
Click here for more information. Playtime Poppy Theatre Auditions Auditions will be held for Playtime Poppy’s Children’s Theatre Sunday, August 2nd. For more information please visit ​
http://www.playtimepoppy.org/​
or email questions to ​
playtimepoppy@gmail.com​
. Service Opportunities This Summer Some of the parishes are in need of some volunteers this May or into the summer for a variety of activities. 1. All Saints Parish: Vacation Bible School will be held June 15­19 from 9 am­11am. Students in grades 7­12 who would like to help with Vacation Bible School contact Mr. Thraen at danthraen@yahoo.com​
or 319­363­6130 ext. 113. 2. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish needs some helpers on Thursday, July 23 to serve pizza at the parish as Ragbrai riders come through Hiawatha. Contact Sarah Casey at ​
scasey@seasp.org​
. 3. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish: A Salt and Light Retreat for all incoming 8th­12th grade students is being held on August 5­7th from 8:30­2PM. Contact Sarah Casey at ​
scasey@seasp.org​
. 4. Xavier Catholic Schools Pound the Ground race on Saturday, June 6th, 2015 needs volunteers. Go to ​
http://www.crpoundtheground.com/volunteer.html​
to sign up. Summer Office Hours & News » Begins June 8th Mon­Thur: 8am­2pm Fri: 8am­Noon Offices Closed Jul 3­Jul 10 Ice Cream Social/Supply Drop Off Aug 21: 1­3pm Athletic Physicals Aug 21: 2­5pm First Day of School Aug 24: Early Dismissal