Hackett HappeningsHackett Catholic Central High School 381-2646 April May 2013

Important Dates

April 26 Work-a-thonApril 27 Prom & Promenade

May 7 Awards NightMay 21-23 Senior ExamsMay 27 Memorial Day No SchoolMay 29 Baccalaureate Mass

June 2 GraduationJune 4-7 Exams 1/2 DaysJune 7 Last Day of School

Save the DateSunshine Uniform On-Location Sale

Hackett Catholic Central Gymon Friday, June 7th from 3:00 – 7:00 pm and Saturday, June 8th

from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Bishops’ Award Recipient~Mark and Karen Weishaar~

Established in honor of the past and current Bishops of the Diocese of Kalamazoo without whose lead-ership and vision Hackett Catholic Central would not be in existence, the Bishops’ Award is presented each year to members of the HCC community who have embodied the spirit of volunteerism and car-ing. Since their arrival in Kalama-zoo in the 1990s, Karen and Mark Weishaar have worked diligently to promote and support Catholic edu-cation and causes in Kalamazoo and are the deserving 2013 recipi-ents of this distinguished award.

Mark’s many roles in support of Catholic education include school board president of both St. Augus-tine and Hackett Catholic Central, finance chair for Hackett, and co-founder of Project Hope at St. Au-

gustine. He was also a member of the Blue Ribbon Committee and served on committees to renovate the HCC gymnasium and the foot-ball field. Mark’s volunteer stints extended to coaching as well—for St. Augustine and Hackett basket-ball teams. He continues to serve HCC today as a member of the Bannister Fund committee.

Karen’s involvement is equally vast. She served as the first co-chair of St. Augustine’s Project Hope, a par-ent volunteer at St. Monica in many capacities, president of the HCC Athletic Boosters, auction commit-tee member, front office volunteer and team parent for basketball and football. Karen formed the commit-tee charged with redoing the football practice field and was a member of the gym renovation committee as well. She also served as CSGK’s advancement director where she was part of the CSGK and Hackett School Boards as well as the Ka-lamazoo Regional Catholic Schools Foundation.

Regardless of the role—parents, boosters, board members or ben-efactors—the focus of this dynamic duo has remained steadfast: to pro-mote Catholic schools and make them even better. The lasting im-pact of the Weishaars’ efforts is evidenced by the recent facility up-grades at Hackett Catholic Central, the ongoing work of the Kalamazoo Regional Catholic Schools Founda-tion and by their three sons, Alex,

Ben and Matt, all successful gradu-ates of HCC.

Congratulations, Karen & Mark Weishaar, and thank you for your dedication to Catholic education and Hackett Catholic Central.

Thank You.....

A huge thank you to all who helped make the Shamrock Auction a huge success. We appreciate all the hard work by so many people. Thank you so much.

Office HoursMay 27th - Memorial DayNo School - Office Closed

There are many traditions at Hackett Catholic Cen-tral, but one that has continued to gather our friends, parents and supporters in droves for more than 25 years is the Hackett Catholic Central HS Shamrock Auction. The event was held on March 16 in Hack-ett’s gym to celebrate “all things Irish” and impact the mission and students of our school.

With nearly 300 attendees, the evening was a re-sounding success. Guests enjoyed different food stations and delectable desserts while bidding on over 200 silent auction items. The live auction then featured four premier tickets to a sold-out Justin Bieber concert in Chicago, tickets to the NCAA bas-ketball tournament, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, and Bulls/Pistons games as well as two passes to the 2014 Masters practice round—and much more. Through the incredible generosity of sponsors, do-nors and patrons, the 2013 Shamrock Auction net-ted over $80,000 and proved to be one of our most significant yet.

Auction proceeds will be used to support our athlet-ic programs and fund needed upgrades throughout the building. As it has for so many years, the 2013 Shamrock Auction brought together HCC supporters and friends for a night of fun and fundraising. Many, many thanks go to co-chairs Barb Nitchman and Dei-dre Smith and their tremendous team of volunteers who made the event such a success.

Top: Volunteers transform the gym to a beautiful place for the auction

Middle: Molly Ryan, Grace Smith, and Katie Balaguer take a break to pose for a picture.

Bottom: Fr. James Adams with Dan O’Brien, Joe Amat, Brian Aldrich and Conor Gillig, all volunteers at the auction.

Counseling

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AP EXAMS

Advanced Placement exams will be administered, at Hackett, dur-ing the weeks of May 6 & May 13. These tests are given to stu-dents who are currently taking AP courses. If you have questions regarding testing, please contact Mrs. Betsy Ulbrich. Log onto: www.collegeboard.com for spe-cific test times, dates and test content.

Last Call for ACT & SAT

Students who have not taken the ACT or SAT, or who would like to retest, may take advantage of the last testing opportunities of this school year. The ACT will be given on June 8, 2013, with a registration deadline of May 3. Hackett’s School Code is: 232174. Register on-line at: www.act.org The SAT is offered on May 4 and June 1, with registration deadlines of April 5 and May 7, respectively. Register on-line at: www.collegeboard.com Students often improve their scores the second time they take the ACT/SAT. We strongly recommend that your student tests more than once. Their score results will make up an important part of the college admission decision!

MME

In March, the junior class completed their Michigan Mer-it Examinations. These ACT results will be sent in approxi-mately six to eight weeks. If

you have questions regarding testing, please contact your counselor, Mrs. Betsy Ulbrich @ 381-2646, Ext. 136. bul-brich@hackettcc.org

-SENIORS - COLLEGE ADMISSION

DECISIONS

After you receive your college admission office decisions, you must notify each college or uni-versity who accepted you wheth-er you are accepting or declining their offer. You should make these notifications as soon as you have made a final decision as to which college you plan to attend, but no later than May 1. (It is un-derstood that May 1 will be the postmark date.) Confirm your in-tention to enroll and, if required, submit your enrollment deposit to only one college or university. An exception to this arises if you have been put on a deferred/wait list by a college or university and are later admitted to that insti-tution. You may then accept that offer and send a deposit. How-ever, you must immediately no-tify the college or university at which you previously indicated you would enroll that you will now not be attending. (Not all college enrollment deposits are refund-able.) When you make your final decision, inform the guidance of-fice so that your, required, final transcript may be sent to the ap-propriate college/university ad-mission office.

Work a Thon On Friday April 26, 2013, Msgr. Hackett Catholic Central will con-tinue our efforts to provide service and assistance to the Kalamazoo community. The entire Hackett stu-dent body will go directly to many local agencies in our 2nd Annual Work-a-thon. Depending on the loca¬tion, students may be doing grounds clean-up, sorting or stock-ing items, book binding, clean-ing, sewing, and a variety of other things. We will be working with many of our local parishes, Catho-lic Family Services, and many other community agencies. Rain or shine; the day will proceed as planned.

Students will be assigned to vari-ous locations around the city of Kalama¬zoo. From 7:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., students will work in various capacities to support their assigned location. Students will then return to Hackett for our cus-tomary picnic lunch of hot dogs on the grill (or veggie subs), pop, chips, vegetables, and dessert. Students will then be released for the remainder of the day.

We are in the process of finaliz-ing locations and student/faculty assign¬ments and will release those when they are complete. One of the agencies that we will be sup-porting is the “Bronson volunteers”. We are seeking a few parents with some sewing ability and also seek-ing donations of fleece and satin in order to craft pillowcases and “snugglies” for newborns.

If you have any questions please contact Pat Byrne, Service Coor-dinator or Tim Eastman, Principal at Hackett (296) 381-2646. Thank you very much for your continued support. We are looking forward to a great day.

HACKETT CATHOLIC CENTRALSUMMER SPORTS CAMPSREGISTRATION FORM

ALL CAMPS ARE INTENDED FOR STUDENTS ENTERINGGRADES 3-12 IN THE FALL UNLESS SPECIFIED

Sports Offered: Boys and Girls Basketball, Girls Volleyball, Boys and Girls Soccer, and Football

Boys and Girls Soccer: July 29-31 9:00-11:00

Volleyball: June 10-13

Grades 3, 4, 5: 5:30-6:45 Grades 6, 7, 8: 7:00-8:30

Girls Basketball: June 17-20

Grades 3, 4, 5: 3:00-4:30 Grades 6, 7, 8: 4:30-6:00

Boys Basketball: June 24-29

Grades 3, 4, 5: 9:00-10:30 Grades 6, 7, 8: 12:30-2:00 High School: 10:30-Noon

Football: July 15-17

Grades 3-8: 6:00-7:30

Cost: $50.00 Please make checks payable to: Hackett Catholic Central

Please return lower portion to:Athletic Department

Hackett Catholic Central1000 W. Kilgore

Kalamazoo, MI 49008Please direct any questions to:

Mike Garvey, Athletic Director. mgarvey@hackettcc.org, 381-2646_______________________________________________________________________

Please circle:Sport: Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Volleyball Soccer Football

Name______________________________________________ Grade_________ (Fall 2013)

Parent/Guardian_________________________________________

Home #__________________ Cell #__________________ Work #__________________

Hackett Catholic Central High School

Computer, Printer, & ElectronicsDisposal and

Recycling

Friday, May 3rd 20137:30 am – 5:00 pm

1000 W. Kilgore, Kalamazoo, MI

FREE RECYCLING OF:COMPUTER TOWERS CAMERAS SERVERS VIDEO GAMES

KEYBOARDS/MICE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TOOLS/EQUIP. SPEAKERS/CORDS

LAPTOPS DVD/VHS PLAYERS CELL PHONES DVD’S

TELEPHONES TONER CARTRIDGES CD PLAYERS SCRAP METAL

APPLIANCES (except for items with Freon) PRINTERS CAR BATTERIES

$5.00 FOR RECYCLING CRT MONITORS$10.00 FOR RECYCLING TV TUBES

(due to hazardous waste)

“The Earth is at your disposal!”

Free-Will Donations will be accepted and applauded.

LIVE GREEN. LOVE GREEN. THINK GREEN.

New/Used Book Sale News

Once again this year, we will be collecting used books on the last days of school. Listed below are some important dates and pricing informa-tion:We will collect used books on the following dates:

May 23, 2013 Seniors June 7, 2013 Underclassmen

Please use the following procedures for preparing used books for re-sale:

1) Check the list of “Books Not to Buy Used” for the 2013-134school year. Any books on this list should not be turned in for resale, but you may donate them back to school for recycling. Each student will re-ceive this list when I go around to the classrooms in May.

2) Place a piece of masking tape on the outside cover of each book you will be selling. On this, legibly write your student’s name, and selling price of the book.

3) I will be going into various classrooms to help students with preparing books for resale. We will give each student a personalized carbon form to list the books (and their prices) that they will be turn-ing in. This form must be used to turn in their books. Please help your student in preparing this form and pricing their books. NOTE: When filling in the original form, they should list the name of the book, not the subject the book is for.

There will be a 15% service and handling fee for each book sold. There-fore, if you ask $50 for a book, you will receive $42.50.

To help control costs, the LAC has determined that price controls should be put in place for used text books. A chart with prices will be distributed to students when I go to the classrooms. I will use Amazon and e-bay as guides to determine what the books are selling for online .The goal is to provide guidance for resale prices and control costs.

The combined new/used book sale will be on Saturday, August 10. Times will be posted at a later date. We will need lots of volunteers to work at the sale in August. If you are interested, please call Linda Pickornik at 381-2646 ext. 108. Parents who help with the sale and/or collection of books will have the opportunity to purchase their books at an earlier date.

·Combination locks purchased here orig-inally can be used year after year. Have your student tuck their lock away in a safe place and use it again next year.·The 2013-14 book list with prices will be available in the office the week of the book sale.·You can use credits earned at your church or elementary school for new or used books purchased at the Hackett book store.·There will be no refunds for used books purchased and only in the event of a schedule change for new books. New books can only be returned in perfect condition!·Used books that are left after the August 10th sale will still be available the next week. This is a nice option for those that are not able to make it here on the booksale day.·Since we will continue to have the re-maining used books available for sale, we will not issue checks for used books sold until the first week in October.

“Books Not to Buy Used”

A list of the “Books Not to Buy Used” will be given to the students when I go around to the classrooms. All work-books and lab books cannot be turned in to sell because the students write in them. Make sure the books you are buying privately from friends will be used in the 2013-2014 school year.

If you have any questions, please call Linda Pickornik at 381-2646 ext.108. I will try to help in any way I can with your questions.

Call Linda Pickornik at 381-2646 ext. 108 if you would like to

work the book sale.

Students were

served ice cream

during Cathoic School Week

Students of the MonthThese students were selected as students of the month for February and March

Students of the Month for February and March

A. J. EstesFreshman

Brian ArcangeliSophomore

Elena OchoaJunior

Libby MatthewsSenior

Tara SchamehornFreshman

Dinah CollinsSophomore

Jack SchaeferJunior

Chris LucasSenior

Congratulations Students!

Students of the Month for March

Athletic Hall of Fame 201321st Annual Kalamazoo Area Catholic Schools

Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

Lowie van Staveren

A teacher and coach at HCC for 11 years, Lowie van Staveren’s impressive tenure included 14 regional championships and 19 KVA titles. He led 36 All-State athletes, coached seven teams that placed top 12 in the state and was nominated for Michigan Coach of the year five times. Lowie’s girls’ Cross Country team earned second place at the MHSAA Finals in 1996, and, during one of his highlight seasons in 1997, the girls’ Cross Country team won the state championship, was named Academic All-State and Lowie earned MITCA State Coach of the Year. He worked with the commit-tee that raised funds and built the first track at Hackett. Coach van Staveren’s influ-ence on HCC students went beyond athletics. He was involved with the Haiti project, traveling as a school representative five times, and was honored as the Southwest Michigan Diocesan Teacher of the Year.

Caitlin Bowman

Caitlin Bowman is the most decorated goalie in HCC Soccer history and perhaps the most decorated player. Her athletic talents also extended to the basketball court. A three-time All-Conference basketball player, Caitlin was named to the Honorable Men-tion All-State basketball team and honored as a Third Team All-State Student Athlete as well. From the beginning of her freshman year, Caitlin was the starting goalie on the Irish Soccer team. A four-time All-KVA athlete, she was also All-District, All-Region and First Team All-State four consecutive years. As a senior, Caitlin was selected as a member of the All-State Dream Team, was the HCC B’Nai Brith honoree and won the Rita Hane-Long Award. Caitlin took her talents to Albion College where she was named All-MIAA four years in a row and was twice named the team MVP. During her tenure at Albion, Caitlin’s team won two conference championships, and she was even honored as an outstanding player in the MIAA one year.

Arianne Christine Field

Arianne Field’s accomplishments in Cross Country and Track at HCC are numerous: She captured two KVA and two regional championships in Cross Country, and was an All-State performer both her junior and senior years, placing sixth and seventh at the MHSAA Finals respectively. She boasted 4 All-State performances in Track and earned two KVA and regional championship titles. Field was named MVP in Track two times. Arianne continued on to compete at the University of Michigan where her teams captured a collective nine Big Ten Championships in Cross Country and Track (indoor and outdoor seasons) and she earned the team captain spot. In 2007 the Wolverines placed as high as third during the outdoor championships. Arianne was also an Olympic Trials qualifier in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, placing 10th nation-ally in 2006. She continues to pursue competition and has completed marathons, placing third in the 2008 New York City Marathon.

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Athletic Hall of Fame 2013Wiley C. Boulding II

A graduate of the HCC Class of 1985, Wiley C. Boulding II earned six varsity let-ters—four in Track and two in Football. During his Hackett gridiron career, Boulding was on teams that combined for 15 wins in two years and were both runners-up and champions of the KVA. Wiley himself was an All-KVA and Honorable Mention All-State performer as a defensive back. As a sprinter on the Track team, Wiley was a standout. He captured six championship medals in KVA conference competitions. Additionally, Boulding was All-State, and in 1985 he sprinted his way to the fastest documented 100 Meter Dash in Class C history.

George “Tyke” Jepson

A four-year varsity letter winner from 1982-1986, George Jepson is one of the most awarded hockey players in HCC history. George was team captain for two years, earned Honorable Mention All-State his junior year and All-City honors both his junior and senior seasons. He was selected First Team All-State as a senior, leading his team to a SWMHSHL championship and a 21-1-1 record. George led the team in scoring with 79 points. He was chosen to compete in the Michigan Midget Elite Festival and attended the USA Hockey Midget Elite Camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado. George moved on from Hackett to play Division I Hockey at Kent State where he earned the Hockey Varsity Award from 1986-1989, Most Improved Player Award in 1987 and the Academic Athletic Excellence Award in 1988. In 1988, he attended on open tryout for the US Olympic Hockey Team. George used his talents to give back to the sport that gave so much to him and served as the head coach of the Kalamazoo Blades from 1994-2001. Compiling a 108-67-11 record, his teams won two league championships, and George was twice named coach of the year.

Hall of Fame

Hackett Catholic Central High School is proud to announce the 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees. The 2013 Inductees will be honored at the Hall of Fame Induction Dinner at Hackett Catholic Central H.S. on April 26, 2013. Tickets are priced at $20. Social hour begins at 6:00pm and dinner at 7:00 pm, with the induction ceremony to follow. Please join us in honoring these standouts for their accomplishments. Call the main office at 269.381.2646 for more ticket information.

The 2013 inductees are: Arianne Field

Caitlin BowmanGeorge “Tyke” JepsonLowie van StaverenWiley C. Boulding, II

Golf Outing Sponsorship Opportunities:June 21, 2013

Hole sponsor: your name or your business will be displayed on a sign which will be displayed at either a green or a tee box. $100.00

Irish sponsor: sponsor will have a hole sign, a paid foursome and each member of the foursome will receive an HCC polo shirt $650.00

Lunch sponsor: sponsor will have name printed in program, a sign will be displayed at meal time and sponsor will receive two HCC polo

shirts: $500.00

Gift/raffle donations: we are seeking donations for prizes to be given away at the outing. This could include golf balls, logo items

from businesses, apparel, any gifts

Please send checks and gifts to Hackett Catholic Central High School1000 W. Kilgore Rd. Kalamazoo, Mi 49008 Attn: Athletics.

Sponsors purchasing a Package that includes shirts are asked to include sizes.

HACKETT CATHOLIC CENTRAL ATHLETIC BOOSTERS

GOLF OUTING 2013Registration Form

Date: Friday, June 21

Shotgun Start: 1:00 PM

AT: STATE GOLF COURSE20 EAST W AVEVICKSBURG, MI

Cost: $75.00 PER GOLFERCSGK Employees: $60.00

HCC Students (Class of 2013 and younger): $50

Includes:

4 PERSON SCRAMBLE GRILLED DINNER After GOLF 18 HOLES OF GOLF WITH CART PRIZES BEVERAGES ON THE COURSE REGISTRATION GIFTSHOT DOGS AT THE TURN BENEFITS all HCC STUDENT ATHLETES

FOURSOME:

1.___________________2. _________________3._________________4_________________

Team captain:___________________________/__________________________________ Name phone contact

Please make checks payable to: Hackett Catholic Central Athletic Boosters.

Send Checks to: Mike Garvey

c/o Hackett Catholic Central1000 W. Kilgore, Kalamazoo, Mi 49008