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Hackett HappeningsHackett catHolic central HigH ScHool 269-381-2646 February/MarcH 2014

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

in the mail.

This year will feature a catered din¬ner by the Gull Lake Country Club with many twists on traditional Irish fare. All food and beverages are included in the $75.00 per per-son ticket price. The evening will begin with Irish music along with a Buffet Dinner, Si¬lent & Live Auctions, Basket Raffle, Game Board and Balloon Pop. To top off the evening, we will be of¬fering our traditional Irish-inspired after dinner drink and a live band to dance the night away! Look for us on Facebook soon—we’ll have our own Shamrock Auc-tion page. You can check on auc-tion items by logging onto the HCC website be¬ginning mid-February. Plan ahead for your bids – Get a group together for some of the larg-er items. Go Irish! See how you can help by donating – details on page 2.

Join us as we celebrate all things Irish at the Hackett Shamrock Auction Dinner Dance. We will bring you a special evening of dining, dancing, bidding (or out-bidding) on some very unique items in the silent and live auctions. Mark your calendar and plan on sup-

porting Hackett!

DATE: Saturday, March 15, 2014

PLACE: Hackett Gymnasium

TIME: 6:00 p.m. until midnight

FOOD BY: Gull Lake Country Club

COST: $75.00 per person—includes dinner, all beverages, dancing and the

opportunity to bid on all auction items.

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Office Hour Changes

February 5 Conferences: 6:00-8:00 PM OfficeHours 7:00AM-3:30PM

February 6 Conferences: 9:00AM -1:00PM OfficeHours: 9:00AM-Noon

February 7 No School OfficeClosed

April 5 Spring Break Beginsthrough No SchoolApril13 OfficeClosed

April 14 School Resumes

ReminderSpring break is

April 5 to April 13

Parent and Teacher Conferences

February 5, 2014 6:00 - 8:00 PM

February 6, 20149:00 - 1:00 PM

10 minute limit per teacher please!!

ATTENTION ALL HCC FAMILIES! The HCC 2014 SHAMROCK AUCTION Acquisition Committee needs your help! Please consider mak-ing a donation or soliciting a donation of an item for the 2014 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 Central Shamrock Auction Acquisition Committee

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Order Your 50/50 Raffle Tickets Early

Simply mail this form to:Shamrock Raffle

Hackett Catholic Central, 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

To make the 2014 Shamrock 50/50 Raffle a success, we are asking every family with a student participating in our athletic program to either buy or sell one ticket. Please ask alumni, grandparents, friends and family to purchase a ticket. Each ticket is $100 and no more than 500 tickets will be sold. Multiple parties may go in on a purchase of a single ticket. There will be a third place prize of 10% of income, a second place prize of 10% of income, and the first place prize will be 30% of income. This raffle is a vital part of our fundraising efforts. The winner of the raffle will be announced at the Shamrock Auction and need not be present to win.

Your raffle ticket will help fund and support the athletic program at Hackett. Over 70% of our students participate in the athletic programs. Contact the Hackett Office at (269) 381- 2646 for a ticket or fill out the form below and send it in to the office.

Questions? Call James Hoffman at 269-665-9760 or call Hackett Catholic Central’s main office for more information.

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Feb. 05 Conferences 6:00-8:00 PMFeb. 06 Conferences 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - No SchoolFeb. 07 No School March 4-6 Michigan Merit Exams for JuniorsMarch 13 Blood Drive - 8:00 AM - 2:00 PMMarch 15 Shamrock AuctionMarch 21-22 Grease& 28-239 MusicalMarch 22 Shamrock Run April 4 1/2 Day of School - Spring Break BeginsApril 5-April 13 Spring Break April 14 School Resumes

Important Dates

ReadingTogether at Hackett Alternative Spring Break 2014

Hackett students will be traveling to Gulfport, Mississippi. Tentative dates are April 4th to April 12th. The cost of the trip will be $525.

We will be traveling by bus and stay-ing at Camp Hope and Compassion on the grounds of St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Talk to any student or adult that has been on this trip and they will tell you that it is very reward-ing! Please consider sending your student. A check for $50 made out to HCC will hold your spot!!! E-mail Pat Byrne at pbyrne@hackettcc.org with questions.

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 Kalamazoo Public Library. This year there are 2 book options:

The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Apple-bee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan

“McMillan went undercover in three jobs that feed America, liv-ing and eating off her wages in each. Reporting from California fields, a Walmart produce aisle outside of Detroit (and Kalama-zoo!), and the kitchen of a New York City Applebee’s, McMillan examines the reality of our country’s food industry in this “clear and essential” (The Boston Globe) work of reportage. Chroni-cling her own experience and that of the Mexican garlic crews, Midwestern produce managers, and Caribbean line cooks with whom she works, McMillan goes beyond the food on her plate

to explore the national priorities that put it there.”

Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter

“Urban and rural collide in this wry, inspiring memoir of a woman who turned a va-cant lot in downtown Oakland into a thriving farm. Farm City is an unforgettably charming memoir, full of hilarious moments, fascinating farmers’ tips, and a great deal of heart. It is also a moving meditation on urban life versus the natural world and what we have given up to live the way we do.”

All members of the Hackett community are invited to participate in two reading discussions in the school media center. Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 2:35 - 3:15 PMWednesday, March 26, 2014 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM

The authors will be speaking at Kalamazoo Central Auditorium. Tracie McMillan is scheduled for March 5, 2014 at 7:00 PM, and Novella Carpenter will be here on April 15, 2014 at 7:00 PM . For more information on related activities, please consult the Kalamazoo Public Library’s website - www.kpl.gov.

2014-15 Sunday Evening Theology Seminar with

Deacon LucasApplications are now being ac-cepted for the next year’s Sunday evening theology seminar. The first semester class will be “Faith and Reason” and the second se-mester class will be “Apologetics.” More information on the Sunday evening option for juniors and sen-iors can be found at http://www.honorstheology.org and the appli-cation can be accessed from the HCC homepage or http://www.hackettcc.org/Page/262. Applica-tions will be accepted until Mid-night, Friday, February 28.

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counseling corner

2014 Advanced Placement Exams

The Advanced Placement (AP) Ex-ams will be given at Hackett begin-ning Monday, May 5, and will continue through Thursday, May 15, 2014. AP Exams are required for all students who are currently enrolled in an AP course. Students with documented learning dis-abilities who have regularly used accom-modations in school should contact Mrs. Smith, ASAP, if they would like to apply for accommodations for AP Exams. Doc-umentation must be up to date (within the last three years for either an initial diag-nosis or a reconfirmed diagnosis) and all past and current documentation must be on file in our office.

2014 Michigan Merit Examination (MME)

Attention Junior Students and Parents - All juniors will be testing the three day MME, Tuesday, March 4 through Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Fr. Bart Memorial Hall located at St. Mary’s Church. Letters will be going home to all junior parents with more information.

Please contact the Guidance Department if you have any questions regarding ei-ther of these tests.

Junior College VisitsNow 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 meet-ing 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 con-sider: academic curriculum, admission policy, cost, opportunity for financial aid, location, size of enrollment, reputation in a specific field, and affiliation (such as private, public, religious, etc.).

FAFSA/College Financial AidSenior Parents: It is time to com-plete 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 financial aid, is available on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov Students planning to attend college or postsecondary training during the 2014-2015 academic school years 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 particu-lar college. All applications are proc-essed online.

ScholarshipsAs scholarship opportunities are re-ceived, they are posted to the HCC Daily Announcements, on Mondays only, by the Guidance Department. While a majority of these opportunities are directed toward seniors, we occa-sionally post scholarships which are available to underclassmen. Please be aware of scholarship scams. Do not pay anything to anyone to search for scholarships. Juniors and seniors: we have listed some of the more popular scholarship web sites which are avail-able to you in the Hackett College Plan-ner that you were given at Junior Parent Night.

Seniors: All local Kalamazoo Com-munity Foundation Scholarship appli-cations may be found online. www.ka-lfound.org (Most of their deadlines are by March 31. Apply now!)

ACT PreparationResources available for ACT test prepa-ration include:

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

Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions-Kalamazoo

Phone (269) 342-8333ACT Online Prep:

www.actstudent.orgFree Practice ACT booklets are also available in the Guidance Of-fice.

Practice ACTHackett Catholic Central, in coop-eration with Sylvan Learning Cent-er in Kalamazoo, and as a fund raiser for Alternative Spring Break, is once again offering an ACT Plus Writing practice test. This is a spe-cial opportunity to help our students prepare for the ACT.

Testing is scheduled for Saturday, February 15, at 8:00 A.M. Stu-dents 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 7, 2014. The cost is $20.00 during this period. Students will need to sign-up in advance. No drop ins are allowed this year! Your child will be considered registered upon receipt of your check, made pay-able to Hackett Catholic Central.

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/EFASophomores and juniors: 2014-2015 Education for the Arts and Education for Employment ap-plications, are available in the Guidance Office. Completed ap-plications are to be turned-in to Mrs. Byrne, but are processed by the school district you reside in, by March 1, 2013. Please contact Mrs. Byrne if you have questions.

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Hackett Theatre Presents

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? Call Maureen Wenzel or Amy Preston 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 Central.

School Version - Family Friendly Entertainment!

March 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets available online at www. hackettcc.org in early March

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Students of the MonthThese students were selected as students of the month for November and December. This program is sponsored by our state senator to recognize students who have shown excellence in academics or leadership. Congratulations students!

Rachel Harding Freshman

Lizzie StullSophomore

Bailey StevensJunior

Jimmy CastleberrySenior

Nick JasiakFreshman

Jacob BuchmannSophomore

Alex VanderbeekJunior

Erin Clark Senior

Students of the Month for December

Students of the Month for January

Congratulations!!

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Place your senior salute order online and use a credit/debit card or PayPal at yearbookforever.com by January 31, 2014.

Prices for Senior Salutes are: $200 for a full page $150 for a half page $85 for a quarter page $60 for an eighth page

Yearbooks

Yearbooks are still available to be purchased, but the deadline is looming! We need to give Walsworth a final yearbook count by January 31st, so please order a yearbook before that date. If you do not order a yearbook before January 31st, we cannot guaran-tee that you will be able to buy one, as quantities will be limited after that date. Yearbooks can be purchased at yearbookforever.com or by picking up an order form in Room 81 at Hackett.

Attention Senior Parents

Please submit all sibling and baby photos for the 2014 Yearbook by Friday, January 31st. You can either submit these directly to Mrs. Mileski in Room 81 or email them to hackettyearbook@hackettcc.org. Any missing senior pho-tos also need to be submitted by that date.

HCC staff serves ice cream to students during

Catholic Schools Week.