PUBLISHED ON August 16, 2024
FROM THE DESK OF THE
HEAD OF SCHOOL
As we wrap up our first week of the school year, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you for your enthusiasm and support. It has been wonderful to see everyone settling into their routines and embracing new challenges with such energy.
Our teachers have been impressed with the students' eagerness to learn and their positive attitudes. We look forward to seeing you on Monday for our annual Back To School Night where you will have the opportunity to meet your daughter’s teachers and run their schedule. We will also have our first Parents Club Meeting in the gym that is built into the schedule. The schedule is in Chipmunk Tracks. The evening begins promptly 5:45 PM.
Wishing everyone a fantastic weekend!
Warm regards,
Mrs. Dantagnan
STUDENT LIFE
Back to School Night
Monday, August 19, 2024 at 5:45pm
*Please access your daughter’s schedule through FACTS or bring a copy with you*
Safe Environment Policies for Volunteers
ALL Clergy, Employees and Volunteers will need to read and acknowledge the Archdiocese of New Orleans Safe Environment policies in their VIRTUS accounts. This will be prompted yearly. Please log into your VIRTUS account to acknowledge the Safe Environment policies. If they are not acknowledged by the end of August, your account will be inactivated and you will have to contact your parish/school/organization/ANO office leader to activate your account. Once an account is inactivated you cannot work with minors or vulnerable adults until it is reactivated at your parish or school site.
Safe Environment Policies to be completed by volunteers:
Important Carpool Information
Cafeteria Lunch...Your Choice
YOU HAVE A VOICE.... Click the following link to complete a survey and let us know what you like to eat for lunch.
https://forms.gle/eV3xVH4bRHhBdrUM9
Bookstore Volunteers Needed
Anyone interested in volunteering to help out in the bookstore in the mornings before school or during lunch, please send an email to tdempster@achschipmunks.org.
Fall Test Day
Our Fall Test Day is October 16th! ALL students will be testing. Please see below for the grade and what test they will be taking. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Chimento - lchimento@archbishopchapelle.org. More information will come about each test in the following weeks.
8th Grade- Digital PSAT 8/9
9th Grade- Digital PSAT 8/9
10th Grade- Digital PSAT/NMSQT
11th Grade- Digital PSAT/NMSQT
12th Grade- ACT
Summer Reading Reminders
On Monday, August 19, 2024, all students will meet with their Summer Reading Book Club groups. We will run a MAP Testing schedule on this day so meetings will be an hour long. More detailed information about meeting locations will be given during the first week of school.
To prepare, students must read their books by the meeting date and be ready to participate in group discussions and activities with their faculty group leader. Each student must have a print/paper copy of her book at the meeting. (Digital copies, Kindle, etc. are not acceptable.)
Click the link below to access a Google Sheet with meeting room locations and lists of students assigned to each group. Scroll through the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet to find your book title.
Link to Summer Reading Meeting Locations & Name Lists
For answers to frequently asked questions, go to https://www.archbishopchapelle.org/summer-reading#FAQs.
2024-2025 School Year Important Dates
August 9 Check In Day (Mandatory - ALL STUDENTS)
August 12 First Day of School for ALL students (7 periods)
August 30 Holiday (No School)
Sept. 2 Labor Day Holiday (NO SCHOOL)
Sept. 12-13 Senior Retreat
October 9-11 Exams
Nov. 7 OPEN HOUSE
Nov. 8 Holiday (NO SCHOOL)
Nov. 13 8th Grade Retreat
Nov. 25-29 Thanksgiving Holidays (NO SCHOOL)
Dec. 5-6 Junior Retreat
Dec. 18-20 Exams
Dec. 23-Jan 3 Christmas Holidays (NO SCHOOL)
Jan. 6 All return
Jan. 20 MLK Holiday (NO SCHOOL)
Feb. 5 and 6*** Freshman Retreat
March 3-7 Mardi Gras Holidays (NO SCHOOL)
March 19-21 Exams
March 27-28 Sophomore Retreat
April 17 ½ Day - Holy Thursday
April 18 Good Friday (No School)
April 21-23 Easter Holidays (No School)
May 21-23 Exams
***Freshman Retreat will be an evening retreat, starting after school and ending around 9pm. The freshman class will be divided into two groups based on their Theology classes, with each group attending retreat only one of the nights. All freshmen will have off on Friday, Feb. 7, as their retreat holiday.
Dates are subject to change.
Forms for Physicals
Athletic Participation-Parental Permission Form
Substance Abuse-Misuse Contract
Junior Grandparent's Day
We are inviting our junior grandparents to come and enjoy lunch with their granddaughters. The grandparents can treat their granddaughters to a homemade picnic lunch, a favorite dish that they cook, or a meal from their favorite restaurant. Lunch will be available for purchase in the cafeteria, as well, if that option is the most appealing. The Parent's Club will provide ice cream and lots of delicious toppings. We look forward to having our grandparents on campus!
ACADEMICS
GENERAL SARA™ OFFICE HOURS
Extra Help for students with questions on any SARA™ content (Students access through their SARA™ accounts)
Sundays 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Mondays 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Tuesdays 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Wednesdays 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Thursdays 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Fridays 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Saturdays 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Information on how to access you lesson plans. There are two links. One link will show how to access lesson plans through parents web, and one will show how to students can access lesson through their FACTS account. If you have any questions or are not able to see your lesson plans, please email Mr. Wooderson at kwooderson@archbishopchapelle.org.
CAMPUS MINISTRY
Hallow
Last year, we partnered with Hallow, an amazing online resource for prayer that the students can use in the classroom and in their own personal lives! Having Hallow was a great opportunity that I know many of our students took advantage of. Between the faculty, staff, and students, the Archbishop Chapelle community prayed over 11,000 prayers on Hallow last year!
I am happy to say that we are partnering with Hallow again this year! Every single student will have full access to a Hallow account through their achschipmunks email. They should have, or soon will be receiving an email from Hallow with more information on how to log into their accounts. The students can access Hallow through the web browser on their chromebooks, or they can also download the app on their smartphones if they have one. We will be using Hallow in the Theology classes this year, so it is important that every student knows how to access their accounts.
Parents, Hallow also generously offers a free trial for you! Be on the lookout for more information in the future!
If you have any questions about Hallow, please contact Mr. Gavin Matherne.
Know that we are praying for you!
MobileServe
This year, Chapelle has partnered with MobileServe, an online service to record and track service hours! We are excited to use MobileServe help us record and track every student's required service hours throughout the year. The students should have, or will be receiving an email directly from MobileServe with information on how to log into their accounts. Please see the attached flyer for more information! If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Brenda Capaci.
COUNSELING
Upcoming College Visits on Chapelle’s Campus
All students welcome. Visits will take place in the Counseling Office during lunch and/or Period S. If you would like to attend the presentation during Period S, please see/email Mrs. Reeg before the visit for a pass.
September 16 at lunch
September 30 at lunch
October 1 at lunch
October 23 at lunch
Save the Date
College Counseling Parent Events
Financial Aid Meeting for Senior Parents
October 2, 2024
6:00pm in the cafeteria
College Planning Meeting for Junior Parents
January 29, 2025
6:00pm in the cafeteria
College Planning Meeting for Sophomore Parents
February 19, 2025
6:00pm in the cafeteria
College Planning Meeting for Freshman Parents
April 7, 2025
6:00pm in the cafeteria
Bullying/Harassment Policy
Bullying is a distinctive pattern of repeatedly and deliberately harming and humiliating others and is characterized by a power imbalance between the two parties. Bullying includes, but is not limited to physical or verbal aggression, relational aggression, or emotional aggression (teasing, threatening, and intimidating others). Relational aggression (RA), is a form of indirect bullying that uses social relationships to manipulate or harm others, such as isolating a student from her group of friends (social exclusion), threatening to stop talking to a friend (the ''silent treatment''), or spreading gossip and rumors. Harassment includes, but is not limited to, slurs, jokes, comments, or other offensive conduct relating to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Bullying, relational aggression (including cyber-bullying), and harassment will not be tolerated. Please use the forms below to report bullying.
BULLYING INCIDENT REPORT FORMS
CRAFT FAIR SPONSORSHIPS
Chapelle Craft Fair 2024
Saturday, September 28, 2024 | 9AM - 4PM
The Chapelle Craft Fair is the largest free and open to the public community craft fair in Jefferson Parish. Pulling vendors and attendees from throughout the Greater New Orleans area and Southeast Louisiana, this event gathers over 4,000 people to campus each Fall to shop locally made goods.
The Craft Fair is excited to welcome Joey LaHatte, Kenner City Councilman and father of Caroline '26 and Charlotte '28, as the 2024 presenting sponsor. To learn more about remaining sponsor levels and more details, click here...
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Back to School Prayer
Dear Lord,
As our students begin a new school year, I pray that you will keep them in your care. Send your Spirit to open their minds to all that is true and beautiful and good. Help them to see the gifts and talents you have given them and to use them well. Help them to grow in knowledge and wisdom. Help them to be kind to others and lead others to be kind to them.
Open their young hearts to your presence and enfold them in your peace and protection.
Amen.
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