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Hackett HappeningsHackett catHolic central HigH ScHool 269-381-2646 February/MarcH 2015

Our biggest fundraiser will be happening soon!Look for your invitation

in the mail.

Join us as we celebrate all things Irish at the Hackett Shamrock Auction Dinner Dance and Cele-bration of Hackett’s 50th Anniver-sary. We will bring you a special evening of dining, dancing, bid-ding (or outbidding) on some very unique items in the silent and live auctions. Mark your calendar and plan on supporting Hackett! DATE: Saturday, March 7, 2015

PLACE: Radisson Downtown Kalamazoo

TIME: 6:00 p.m.

COST: $90.00 per person

Hackett Celebrates 50 year Anniversaryand the Shamrock Auction

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Office Hour Changes

February 11 Conferences: 6:00-8:00 PM OfficeHours 7:00AM-3:30PM

February 12 Conferences: 9:00AM -1:00PM OfficeHours: 9:00AM-Noon

February 13 No School OfficeClosed

April 3 Spring Break Beginsthrough No SchoolApril12 OfficeClosed

April 13 School Resumes

ReminderSpring break is

April 3 to April 12

Parent and Teacher Conferences

February 11, 2015 6:00 - 8:00 PM

February 12, 20159:00 - 1:00 PM

10 minute limit per teacher please!!

ATTENTION ALL HCP FAMILIES! The HCP 2015 SHAMROCK AUCTION Acquisition Committee needs your help! Please consider mak-ing a donation or soliciting a donation of an item for the 2015 Shamrock Auction. This event supports the best of Catholic education and athletics, as well as all things IRISH! There are so many ways you can help with items for our Silent and Live Auctions. Maybe you are willing to donate yourself or ask a business associate or friend to do so. Some ideas of items that Auction goers enjoy are: Services: salon treatments, video transfer, photography, lawn work, window cleaning, car detailing Travel/Vacation: vacation home stays, personal tours i.e. fishing expeditions, weekend packages Gift Certificates: restaurants, activities like golfing, go-carts, bowling, miniature golf, the zoo Tickets: concerts, sporting events, theatre performances Also: One of a kind art, collectibles, electronics, jewelry

Feel free to get creative with an Auction item donation!

In addition, we are seeking small items – values of $10 (or more) to include in our ever popular “bal-loon pop” sales. These items can be dropped off in the main office at any time. Ideas include wine, gift certificates, movie tickets.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sarah Harding at sharding@csgk.org or 217-8289. Do not hesitate to call us with any new or unique ideas, as well as any questions. Your contribu-tions and volunteering DO make a difference! Thank you in advance. We cannot make the Shamrock Auction a success without your support!

The Hackett Catholic Prep Shamrock Auction Acquisition Committee

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Order Your 50/50 Raffle Tickets Early

Simply mail this form to:Shamrock Raffle

Hackett Catholic Prep, 1000 W. Kilgore Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49008

For more information, contact Kelli Rider or Suzanne Schwanzl, Hackett Catholic Central, 269-381-2646.

Tickets are $100. Send me _____ at $100 each.

Enclosed is my check for $______________ payable to HACKETT ATHLETIC BOOSTERS.

Charge my Visa or MasterCard (circle one) account # __________________________________

Expiration date _______________ Signature _______________________________

Name ________________________________________ Phone _________________

Address _____________________________________________________________ City_______________________________State _________ Zip _________________

Must be 18 years of age or older to purchase a ticket. Three Prizes - 3rd place 10% of take in 2nd place 10% of take in and 1st Place is 30% of take inNo more than 500 tickets to be sold.

Three Winners!!

Hackett Shamrock Athletic 50/50 Rafflewith 3 winners

Tomakethe2015ShamrockAthletic50/50Raffleasuccess,weareaskingeveryfamilywithastudentparticipatinginour athletic program to either buy or sell threetickets.Pleaseaskalumni,grandparents,friendsandfamilytopurchaseaticket.Eachticketis$100andnomorethan500ticketswillbesold.Multiplepartiesmaygoinonapurchaseofasingleticket.Therewillbeathirdplaceprizeof10%ofincome,asecondplaceprizeof10%ofincome,andthefirstplaceprizewillbe30%ofincome.Thisraffleisavitalpartofourfundraisingefforts.ThewinneroftherafflewillbeannouncedattheShamrockAuctionandneednotbepresenttowin.

Your raffle ticket will help fund and support the athletic program at Hackett. Over 70% of our students participate in the athletic programs.

Questions? Email Betsy Marshall at betsymars4@aol.com or call Hackett Catholic Prep’s main office for more information.

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Feb. 11 Conferences 6:00-8:00 PMFeb. 12 Conferences 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - No SchoolFeb. 13 No School March 7 Shamrock AuctionMarch 10 Blood Drive - 8:00 AM - 2:00 PMMarch 20-21 Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat & 27-28 MusicalMarch 21 Shamrock Run April 3 Spring Break BeginsApril 3-April 12 Spring Break April 13 School Resumes

Important Dates

ReadingTogether at Hackett

It’s Easy to Donate Online

With a few clicks, you can impact our schools and our students. To make an online donation, please visit our secure

website at www.hackettcc.org and click on the payment portal icon.

Every gift makes a difference!

If you have any questions, please contact Katie Gilbert in the CSGK Advancement

Office at 381.2646 ext 109 or kgilbert@csgk.org.

Thank you for your support!

Hackett will be participating in Reading Together, the yearly community-wide read sponsored by the Kalama-zoo Public Library. This year’s book is The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas by Jerry Dennis.

The Living Great Lakes is the narrative of a six-week voy-age through the lakes and beyond as a crewmember on a tall-masted schooner, and a memoir of a lifetime spent on and near the lakes. Through storms and fog, on re-mote shores and city waterfronts, Jerry Dennis explores the five Great Lakes in all seasons and moods and dis-covers that they and their connecting waters -- including the Erie Canal, the Hudson River, and the East Coast

from New York to Maine -- offer a surprising and bounti-ful view of America. The result is a meditation on nature and our place in the world, a discussion and cautionary tale about the future of water resources, and a celebration of a place that is both fragile and robust, diverse, rich in history and wildlife, often misunderstood, and worthy of our attention. (Publisher’s Website)About the Author:In the nearly 30 years that Jerry Dennis has earned his living as a freelance writer, he has emerged as one of America’s most celebrated writers about nature and the outdoors. His essays in such publications as Audubon, Smithsonian, Orion, and the New York Times have won many awards and are frequently re-printed and anthologized. His eleven books, most recently The Windward Shore: A Winter on the Great Lakes, have appeared on national bestseller lists, have been translated into five languages, and are taught in many universities and high schools. (KPL Website)All members of the Hackett community are invited to participate in two reading discussions in the school media center. Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 7:00 – 8:00 PMTuesday, March 24, 2015 – 2:35 - 3:15 PM

The author will be speaking at Kalamazoo Central Auditorium on March 3, 2015, at 7:00 PM. For more information on related activities, please consult the Ka-lamazoo Public Library’s website - www.kpl.gov.

Alternative Spring Break Our 10th Year

of Service!HCP students participating in Al-ternative Spring Break 2015 will be traveling to Tampa, Florida - staying, working and playing at a Catholic Community Re-treat Center, run by the Salestian Priests. (Check it out on www.MHCTampa.org!) Talk to any stu-dent or adult that has been one of these trips and they will tell you what a reward¬ing experience it is! Activities are on site (such as kayaking, pool, walking trails, bas-ketball, tennis courts and more) to enjoy after a hard day’s work. Travel will be from the evening of April 5 to April 12. A few seats on the bus may still be available, so please e-mail Pat Byrne at pbyrne@hackettcp.org with any questions ASAP! Cost of the trip is $650.00, which includes lodging, transportation and meals. Pay-ment of $50.00 will hold your spot and can be made by cash, check to HCP, or through the pay portal.

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counseling corner

2015 Advanced

Placement Exams

The Advanced Placement (AP) Exams will be given at Hackett beginning Monday, May 4, and will continue through Thursday, May 14, 2015. AP Exams are required for all students who are currently enrolled in an AP course. Students with documented learning disabilities who have regularly used accommodations in school should contact Mrs. Ulbrich, ASAP, if they would like to apply for accommodations for AP Exams. Documentation must be up to date (within the last three years for either an ini-tial diagnosis or a reconfirmed diagnosis) and all past and current documentation must be on file in our office.

Junior College Visits

Now is a good time for juniors to plan vis-its to their prospective colleges. Hackett allows three absences for this purpose during their second semester; these are treated as school-related business. It‘s best to call ahead and schedule a meeting with the admissions office. While students are wise to start their college search on-line, visiting a college may be key when deciding if a particular school is the right fit for you. A typical visit includes a tour of campus, attending a class, speaking with an admissions officer, and meeting with an athletic coach. When choosing a college, you should consider: academic curriculum, admission policy, cost, opportunity for fi-nancial aid, location, size of enrollment, reputation in a specific field, and affiliation (such as private, public, religious, etc.).

FAFSA/College Financial Aid

Senior Parents: It is time to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form for your senior. The form, which is the center of most grants, loans, scholarships and other need-based finan-

cial aid, is available on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov Students planning to at-tend college or postsecondary training during the 2015-2016 academic school year should complete the online FAFSA by March 1. You should also be aware of your individual college deadlines for financial aid, which may be earlier. Check with the Financial Aid Office at your particular college. All applications are processed online.

Scholarships

As scholarship opportunities are re-ceived, they are posted to the HCP Dai-ly Announcements, on Mondays only, by the Guidance Department. While a majority of these opportunities are di-rected toward seniors, we occasionally post scholarships which are available to underclassmen. Please be aware of scholarship scams. Do not pay any-thing to anyone to search for scholar-ships. Juniors and seniors: we have listed some of the more popular schol-arship web sites which are available to you in the Hackett College Planner that you were given at Junior Parent Night.

Seniors: All local Kalamazoo Communi-ty Foundation Scholarship applications may be found online. www.kalfound.org (Most of their deadlines are by March 31. Apply now!)

ACT Preparation

Resources available for ACT test prepa-ration include:

Method Test Prep – methodtestprep.com

Sylvan Learning Center-Portage Phone: (269) 327-5237

Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions-Kalamazoo Phone (269) 342-8333

ACT Online Prep: www.actstudent.org

Free Practice ACT booklets are also available in the Guidance Office.

Practice ACT

Hackett Catholic Prep, in coopera-tion with Method Test Prep, and as a fundraiser for Alternative Spring Break, is once again offering an ACT Plus Writing practice test. This is a special opportunity to help our students prepare for the ACT.

Testing is scheduled for Saturday, March 7, at 8:00 A.M. Students should arrive at 7:40 A.M. and bring several #2 pencils as well as a calculator with extra batteries.

Sign–ups have already begun and will continue through February 27, 2015. The cost is $25.00 during this period. Students will need to sign-up in advance. Your student will be considered registered upon receipt of your check, made pay-able to Hackett Catholic Prep.

Midyear, Seventh Semester Grade Reports

Seniors: Many college admissions offices require midyear, seventh semester transcript grade reports. If you need a transcript sent, please stop by the Guidance Office and re-quest this from Mrs. Byrne.

EFE/EFA

Sophomores and juniors: 2015-2016 Education for the Arts and Education for Employment applica-tions, are available in the Guidance Office. Completed applications are to be turned into Mrs. Byrne, but are processed by the school district you reside in, by February 2, 2015. Please contact Mrs. Byrne if you have questions.

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Help Support your School!Buy your Basket Raffle Tickets Today

The sports teams and clubs of Hackett support their school by donating a basket to the Shamrock Auction . You can help out by buying a raffle ticket to win a basket. Questions? Email Karen Browne at tampa.karen@gmail.com If you are interested in buying a ticket, please fill out the form below and return to school with your payment and we will get the tickets to you. Thank you in advance for your support.

Name_______________________________________________________________________________

Address _____________________________________________________________________________

City________________________________________________ Phone __________________________

Tickets are $5.00 each or 6 tickets for $25.00

Number of Tickets__________

Amount enclosed__________ Please make check to Hackett Catholic Prep

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Yearbook Parent/Senior SalutesMrs. Caitlin Mileski, Yearbook Adviser

1000 W. Kilgore Road | Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008

It’s amazing how quickly they grow up…This is the last call for parent/senior salutes in the 2015 Hackett Catholic High School yearbook so it’s time to choose photos and start working on your message of congratulations, pride and love!

Sharing your pride is easy:1. Decide which size salute and which design you want.2. Collect the photos you want to use and compose the message to fit the space.3. Read all instructions for submission.4. Complete the salute order form; send it in with payment, photos and your message. Or, complete and buy your salute online at yearbookforever.com

The deadline for receipt of completed materials is Friday, February 20th!The yearbook staff is pleased to offer you this opportunity to honor your student and to support the 2015 Hack-ett Catholic High School Iliad yearbook.

Yearbook Pre-SaleYearbooks are on sale now for $60, but only a limited number remain, so hurry and reserve your copy today! You can also buy yearbooks and ads online at yearbookforever.com

Ad Order FormPlease complete and return this senior salute contract (or a copy of it) with payment, photos and text for your salute. Or, go to yearbookforever.com to complete and purchase your salute and yearbook.

Parent/Purchaser’s Name_______________________________________________________________Student’s Name ______________________________________________________________________ Street Address _______________________________________________________________________City / State / Zip Code __________________________ Daytime Phone __________________________Is this ad to be kept confidential? yes / no Email Address __________________________________

Types/size of salutes (all are full color, see previous page for layout numbers)Full Page $200 Circle design #: F-1 / F-2 / F-3 / F-4 Half Page $150 Circle design #: H-1 / H-2 / H-3 / H-4Quarter Page Color: $85 Circle design #: Q-1 / Q-2 / Q-3 / Q-4 / Q-5 / Q-6Eighth Page Color: $60 Circle design #: E-1 / E-2 / E-3 / E-4 / E-5 / E-6

Payment (Personal check, cashier’s check or money order) Amount enclosed: (salute price + $60 if purchasing yearbook) $_________________.Please circle one: Personal check included / Cashier’s check included / Money order included Make check or money order payable to: Hackett Catholic Yearbook. Continued

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Deliver to the main office, Mrs. Mileski’s room or mail to: Mrs. Caitlin Mileski, Yearbook AdviserHackett Catholic Central High School1000 W. Kilgore Road | Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008

Photos: instructions, requests, comments:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Copy/Text: to be included in your salute:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I agree to the terms and guidelines stated in this contract:

Authorized Signature____________________________________________ Date________________

Instructions for Salute Submission• Select the salute size you wish to purchase; then, using the sample layouts, choose the design number within that size that you would like used for your student’s salute in the yearbook.

Photos:• Each salute contains a number of photos; supply enough pictures to fill the photo blocks in the salute you chose. If you include extra pictures, our staff will decide which one(s) to exclude without notifying you.• Decide which picture you want in which photo block in the design. A vertical photo block requires “up and down” images and horizontal photo blocks require “left to right” images.• At this time we are only accepting digital/scanned images. Upload photos at yearbookforever.com by entering your school name “Hackett,” click the “Community Upload” arrow at the top of the page and enter our school code “hcc” (case sensitive). You can also save your images to a disk or flash drive and deliver to the mail of-fice or Mrs. Mileski’s room.• Please DO NOT submit collages. They do not reproduce well and we cannot be responsible for the image quality problems that may arise.

Text:• The words you want to include in your salute are called “copy.” Please write (print) your copy legibly on the salute order form, or you may type or print it on a separate sheet and attach it to the order form or deliver with your payment and digital images at school.• We will choose a font/typeface for the copy when we design your ad. We will correct grammar, punctuation and spelling errors unless otherwise instructed.• Take into account the size of your ad when writing your message to your student. A large quantity of text in any ad will end up being set in small type which may not be easy to read.

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Catholic Schools Week and Winter Fest Activities