BGHS admits students and hires staff without regard to race, national origin, gender, or disability.
January is a time of new beginnings, a time to renew our commitment to God, our family, our friends, and our world. There is so much to do to preserve this earth that God made for us, so many people to help.
Here at Bishop Garrigan, we try to instill in our students an appreciation for the blessings we have, a sensitivity to the needs of others, and a resolve to make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate.
We wish you a happy, blessed New Year.
- Euguene Meister, Michael Stence, Kathee Froehlich
A team of three Bishop Garrigan High School freshmen took the championship in the freshman/sophomore division at the South O'Brien Wolverine Quiz Bowl Tournament held Saturday, December 8, in Paullina. The team had a 3 - 1 record after the preliminary rounds and was seeded fourth going into playoffs. They edged past the #1 seed from Sioux Central in the semifinals and then easily beat Unity Christian to take first place overall in the tournament. Team members included Captain Jake Rosenmeyer, Michael Fakler, and Mike Hellman.
The Spirit Lake Invitational quiz bowl competition was rescheduled to December 15 due to weather. On January 5 Garrigan will compete at North Kossuth.
This year the seniors will have their retreat at the American Martyrs Retreat House in Cedar Falls. They will leave on Wednesday, January 23, at 8:15am and return by 3pm on Thursday, January 24. The retreat house has enough room to accommodate the entire class and chaperones. Fr. Tim Johnson (Garrigan alum) will be the retreat master.
Chaperones will include Deacon and Lorri Larsen, Rob Meister, Mike and Barb Stence. All costs for room and board will be covered by BGHS. All seniors are expected to attend. If there are any problems with these arrangements, please contact Mike Stence at BGHS.
We anticipate this being a very good spiritual experience.
Bishop Garrigan Schools are dedicated to providing quality, value-centered Catholic education to young people of north central Iowa. We seek to achieve a balance between academic excellence and Christian social conscience through a combination of intellectual preparation, physical development, belief in God, and service to our fellow human beings.
The Bishop Garrigan varsity math team finished third at their first math tournament of the season at Iowa State in Ames on December 8. The junior varsity team finished second in their division. Several local competitors were recognized for finishing in the top three in individual competition at their grade level.
In the small school division, the meet was won by Waverly-Shell Rock with 169 points, followed by Chariton with 140 points. Bishop Garrigan was third with 127 points.
Anna Kollasch and Nora Krahenbuhl tied in both freshman events, 4th in the Sprint Round and 9th in the Target Round. Alex Hamilton was 7th in Sprint and 2nd in Target.
In the sophomore Target and Sprint Rounds, Rebeccah Erdman was 14th and 7th, Katrina Even 6th and 10th, D.J. Beletti 8th and 10th, Brittany Berte 3rd and 12th, Nick Kellner 3rd and 13th, and Kelly Klein 16th and 16th.
In the junior Target and Sprint Rounds, Kelly Rouse was 1st and 9th, Joe Straub 2nd and 9th, Ben Hellman 6th and 4th, Chris Hansen 6th and 11th, Danielle Rahm 10th and 8th, and Chris Kellner 10th and 12th.
Senior Gina Rasmussen was 3rd and 11th, Kent Recker 3rd and 7th, and Melanie Myers 11th and 8th in the Target and Sprint Rounds.
The Golden Bears will compete next at Iowa Falls/Alden on January 12.
Some cheerleading uniforms have not been turned in the last couple of years. Also missing are a couple of large megaphones. If you find any of these, please bring them to Bishop Garrigan.
Thank-you for a wonderful 2007 SCRIP year. This holiday season, we had over $350,000 worth of orders. We need volunteers to help pick up gift certificates from our local businesses. You could do this at your convenience. Please call 295-3521 if you are interested. We can always use more help filling orders on Thursdays at 1pm at BGHS. A special thanks for all the volunteers who do help us. A big thank-you to everyone who orders and have been honest and patient with the few mistakes we have made.
Wal-Mart is now a national business at 2%. Go to www.glscrip.com to keep up on bonus percents and new national businesses, as it can change weekly. Get order forms at L'Marie's, Sheree's Hallmark, Seton, BGHS, or online at scrip@garrigan.pvt.k12.ia.us.
President: Mr. Eugene Meister
Principal: Mr. Michael Stence
Pastoral Director: Rev. Mr. Robert Larsen
Curriculum Directors: Mr. Lynn Miller
Activities Director: Mr. Ron Patterson
1224 N. McCoy St; Algona, IA 50511 ... (515) 295-3521
Sportsmanship ratings for the football season have been released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Bishop Garrigan players were above the state average with a rating of 1.31 (state average 1.52). Coach rating was 1.76 (state average 1.62); spectator rating was 1.73 (state average 1.63). The ratings are done by game officials.
Confirmation candidates: Confirmation will be on Monday, April 28, at 6:30pm at St. Cecelia parish. Included are the parishes of St. Joseph, Wesley; St. Benedict; Sacred Heart, Livermore; St. Joseph, Bode; St. Michael, Whittemore; St. John the Baptist, Bancroft; Sacred Heart, Ledyard; and St. Cecelia, Algona.
Our Christian Leadership group is having a busy Advent season with service projects and Advent services in our schools. We appreciate their effort and service to church, school, and community.
Some of our seniors were commissioned to become Eucharistic Ministers at our Advent service on Monday, December 17. They will be helping out at their home parishes and at school.
Our all-school mass for Christmas was Thursday, December 20, at 8:45am at St. Cecelia.
On behalf of Bishop Garrigan School and our Theology Department, we wish you a very holy and happy Christmas and New Year. God bless!
Lunch will not be served on the three exam days. Five-minute warning bells will ring prior to each exam period.
MONDAY, JANUARY 7
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9
On Monday and Tuesday breakfast will be served until 8:20am. No food will be served on Wednesday, January 9.
Exams are to be conducted exactly as scheduled in all classes. No exams are to be given ahead of time without a written note from Mr. Stence. No class for which academic credit is given is to be exempt from taking an exam. The exams are to be comprehensive (i.e.: covering material from the entire semester).
Students are to remain in the room for the entire one-hour period during which they are taking an exam. Instructors are asked to not dismiss students from the room who have completed the exam before the end of the period, and to ensure that good order is maintained to prevent disruption of other classes taking exams.
Students must be present for exams only on exam days. All students are to report promptly for scheduled exams. Physical education classes do not meet during exam times.
Students may not be in the hallways during exam times. Areas for student study are supervised study in the library and unsupervised study at the south end of the building.
Students who have not paid outstanding fines in the library, fees in classes or athletics, or who have not served all detentions are not eligible to take exams unless a permit is obtained from Mr. Stence.
Algona Community buses will run at the regular scheduled times all three days.
Algona High will have regular classes on our exam days.
Semester test grades will not appear on report cards this year..
Payment reminders for those with negative balances are handed out to students on Mondays.
We are happy to welcome Carol Stone to our family of lunch ladies.
Bishop Garrigan High School Danz Squad performed at the Iowa State Dance Championship at Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines December 1. They earned the state championship title in Hip Hop and Pom. They also earned the Distinguished Academic Award. The highlight of the competition was receiving the Judges' Choice Award. Out of 269 routines competing, the fifteen judges chose Bishop Garrigan for this prestigious award.
Coaches are Colleen Conway-Schiltz and Julie Illg.