Text Box: May 2008 Text Box: BGHS admits students and hires staff without regard to race, national origin, gender or disability. Text Box: Dates to remember May 1 - Grandparents Day. May 7 - Baccalaureate, 7 p.m. May 8 - P.M. senior exams May 9 - A.M. senior exams/seniors last day. May 11 - Graduation, 2 p.m. May 22 - Last day of school, 11:15 a.m. dismissal, parish busing. Quiz bowl news On Thursday, March 20, ten Garrigan players participated in the Golden Bear Trivia Challenge Think-a-Thon, a fundraiser to help with expenses for the team’s trip to nationals this summer. On April 19, two Garrigan teams competed in the NAMQ quiz bowl championships at Iowa State University. In a field dominated by 4-A schools, both Golden Bear teams finished in the middle of the pack with 4-4 records after the preliminary rounds. Garrigan was the only small school to make that good a showing. Their wins included victories over Bettendorf and Davenport Central. Ethan Dahlhauser was the #10 overall player in the tournament, Anna Kollasch (#18) was one of only two girls among the top 20 players and Vince Cruise also finished in the top third of all players. Other players competing included Mark Poeppe, Shane Koob, Brittany Berte, Brent Kajewski, Jake Rosenmeyer and Jacob Zittritsch. On April 23, the team participated in the spring Knowledge Master, a nationwide competition held via computer. BGHS has qualified for the 2008 National Academic Championships to be held June 6-9 in Chicago. Players participating include seniors Ethan Dahlhauser, Shane Koob, Mark Poeppe, Brent Kajewski and Jacob Zittritsch; junior Joe Straub; sophomores Rebeccah Erdman and Brittany Berte, and freshmen Anna Kollasch and Jake Rosenmeyer. This will be the ninth time a Garrigan quiz bowl team has made the trip to nationals. Accompanying the students to nationals will be Coach David Burrow, Ken and Linda Ferjak, Mary Alice Berte and Debra Kollasch. Letter winners for this year are seniors Ethan Dahlhauser, Brent Kajewski, Shane Koob, Mark Poeppe and Jacob Zittritsch; juniors Vince Cruise and Joe Straub; sophomores Brittany Berte and Rebeccah Erdman; and freshmen Michael Fakler, Alex Hamilton, Michael Hellman, Anna Kollasch and Jake Rosenmeyer. Ethan Dahlhauser was named MVP and Mark Poeppe received the Coach’s Appreciation Award. PAGE 2

BISHOP GARRIGAN SCHOOLS

MISSION STATEMENT

 

   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.

Counselor’s Corner

 

  

   If any parents of incoming freshmen have questions about their high school schedules for next fall, do not hesitate to call the counseling office at BGHS. They will receive their fall schedules before their final day of classes.

   If you have not given us your email address, now is the time to do so for next year. It is a great way for us to keep you up to date on what is happening. You may send your email address to: millerl@garrigan.pvt.k12.ia.us.

   Juniors and their parents may want to think about visiting colleges this summer. If you need numbers or help setting up appointments, let us know.

   Just a reminder: most seniors should be finalizing their college plans for next fall. 

Summer office hours

   Summer office hours will begin Friday, May 23. The office will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Aug. 1, the hours change to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.    

Sportsmanship ratings

 

   Sportsmanship ratings for the basketball season have been released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Bishop Garrigan coaches, players and spectators were all above the state average (1 is Outstanding, 2 is Above Average). Coach rating was 1.38 (state average, 1.57); player rating was l.38 (state average, 1.48); spectator rating was 1.70 (state average, 1.84).The ratings are done by game officials.

Scrip notes

 

   Thanks to those who have volunteered to make deliveries and pick up gift cards for Scrip. We can always use more help — contact us if you can give a couple hours a month.

   We have added the following businesses: Fareway grocery store at 3% for $25, $50 and $100 gift cards; Kemna Auto, 3% for the first $10,000 on a vehicle and 5% for all service, parts and auto body.

   We now have over 60 local businesses participating in Scrip. Please thank them and continue to make your everyday purchases through Scrip to help pay for tuition.

   We will have no Scrip the last week of May due to the Memorial Day holiday.

   Purchases for the week of April 21 were over $61,500, a new record for one week.

-Barb Stence and Jill Book
Text Box: Message from the Administrators Of all the months of the year, May has to be one of the most beautiful. It comes in with promising buds and greening lawns, such a welcome sight after we have braved yet another Iowa winter! It also marks the end of another school year, the moving on of another graduating class. Our hopes and prayers go with our seniors. They will always be in our hearts — after all, they are part of our Bishop Garrigan family, and family members are never forgotten. We pray they go with God! Eugene Meister, Michael Stence Kathee Froehlich