June 18, 2021 Dear Parents,
I hope everyone's summer is off to a great start! We will continue to send emails over the summer months as needed with important information and updates.
The main office is open from 8 a.m to 3 p.m. during the summer. It will be closed from 12:30 - 1 p.m. for lunch. When visiting the school during the summer, masks are optional. It is recommended that you wear a mask if you have not been fully vaccinated. Thank you for your cooperation.
A 1-page overview calendar for the 2021-22 school year can be found HERE. The detailed calendar on our website will be updated with more specific dates over the summer months.
"We should be shining lamps, giving light to all around us." -Catherine McAuley
Mercy and compassion always in our hearts,
Connie Kampschmidt Principal
NEW INFORMATION - All-School Read All students, including incoming freshmen, must read the book Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario. Students are also required to keep a reading journal as part of the reading assignment. Details of the reading journal assignment are posted on our website HERE. Reading journals will be collected in class the week of August 30.
Additional summer homework assignments are found at the link below.
Congratulations, Honor Roll Students! Congratulations to all the students who were named to the Principal's List, or who achieved First or Second Honors for the 2nd semester of the 2020-21 school year! We are very proud of these students for their tremendous academic achievements! Click the link below for the full list of students who achieved honors.
Wolves Participate in STNA Program at Butler Tech Thanks to our new partnership with Butler Tech, several of our students are completing the State Tested Nurse Aide (STNA) Program. After completing the 2-week program, students will be prepared to take the State Tested Nurse Aide exam and be licensed through the Ohio Department of Health. This will enable them to be employed by nursing homes as a State Tested Nurse Aide. The program is a great stepping-stone for our students who are interested in pursuing a nursing degree in college. This is just one of the many ways we are preparing our students for college and careers! We are so proud of these hard-working students!
Summer Tablet Re-imaging Schedule All incoming sophomores, juniors and seniors will need to bring their tablets in over the summer to be re-imaged. Please click the link below to see the schedule for this, as well as important guidelines that must be followed. Any questions, please contact Jon Allgeier at allgeierj@mercymcauley.org.
Uniform Reminders & Spirit Shop Summer Hours Uniform polo shirts and uniform pants can be purchased in the Spirit Shop. (If you wish to purchase uniform pants, we have samples in the Spirit Shop for students to try on, and then we order the size that you need.) We will have special summer hours in late July and early August. If you wish to shop before then, please contact Mandy Maddox at maddoxa@mercymcauley.org or 681-1800 x1120 to arrange a time to shop. Uniform polo shirts can also be purchased online HERE.
The uniform skirt must be purchased from Shaheen's, which is located in Sharonville at 2656 E. Sharon Road, Cincinnati, OH 45251. The skirt can also be purchased online on Shaheen's website HERE. Shaheen's is running a special summer sale June 1 - July 3; see image below for details.
Reminder for Incoming Freshman Parents: Tablet PC Pick-up & Orientation Tablet Pick-Up and Tablet Orientation will take place on the following dates in July and August. As a reminder, you signed up for a Tablet Pick-Up date and a Tablet Orientation date when you scheduled your daughter's courses. If you do not remember which dates you signed up for, please contact Jon Allgeier at allgeierj@mercymcauley.org.
Tablet Pick-up (Student and Parent) Thursday, July 29 - 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, August 2 - 7 to 8 p.m.
Tablet Orientation (Student Only) Tuesday, August 3 - 9 a.m. to Noon Wednesday, August 4 - 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 5 - 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, August 6 - 9 a.m. to Noon
Athletic News
Congratulations, Track & Field - Congratulations to our Track & Field Wolves on an amazing competition at STATE!
Physicals - All athletes need to have a valid OHSAA Pre-participation physical on file to try out for a team. We ask that you work on getting these forms filled out and returned to the main office as soon as possible. The form can be found HERE, and forms were also distributed at the informational meeting that was held in April.
Attention Parents of Incoming Seniors All students entering the 12th grade for the 2021-22 school year must have a second dose of meningococcal vaccine (MCV4). The second dose must be administered on or after the 16th birthday. If the first dose of meningococcal vaccine (MCV4) was given on or after the 16th birthday, a second dose is not required. Documentation with the Month/Date/Year of both meningococcal vaccines must be submitted to our school nurse, Kathleen Bartish, prior to the first day of school.
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 23 - 25 Summer Musical: Disney's Tarzan
August 9 & 10 Freshman Orientation
August 11 First Day of School for all Students Mercy McAuley High School 6000 Oakwood Avenue • Cincinnati, OH 45224 • (513) 681-1800 |