Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2010

 

President Jim Adams Wins Prestigious Business Award

God bless,

Ron Prechtl ’79
Chairman of the Board

 

Posted: Thursday, April 1, 2010

Chaminade Celebrity Golf and Poker Tournament!

The 23rd annual Chaminade Golf Tournament on May 17, 2010 is shaping up to be quite an event. This year the Chaminade Advancement Office has teamed up with the Athletic Boosters Association to bring some fun new elements to the tournament, including celebrity golfers (some of your favorite pro athletes), a post-golf poker tournament, a wine and cheese tasting, a cigar roller, and much more!  As always, all proceeds from the event will go to support the school's Financial Aid Program, which offers tuition assistance to Chaminade families in need.

There is already great buzz about the event and we expect it will sell out quickly.  Space is limited, so please click here and register today!

If you have any questions about the event , please send an email to chaminadeboosters@yahoo.com.

See you on May 17th!

The Chaminade Advancement Office and the Chaminade Athletic Boosters Association
 

Posted: Friday, April 16, 2010

Chaminade Family Fun Day!

Family Fun Day is Sunday, May 2nd from 10-3.  Mass will be at 10:00 followed by an afternoon of rides, games, food & fun.  Grab your friends and family and come to the Chatsworth campus for a day of laughs!  Flyers will be sent home with all middle school students in their x-blocks, and high school students will have the flyers emailed.  If you pre-buy your wristbands, you will receive 10 free prize tickets!  Come join the fun!

 

Posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Chaminade Student is Intel Science Talent Search Finalist

Senior Sarine Shahmirian is one of the 40 finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2010 that will travel to Washington, D.C. in March to compete for awards and recognition! She will also potentially meet President Obama. Here's a description from the Intel website about the awards and week-long "Institute".

In March, the 40 Finalists travel to Washington, DC for the Intel Science Talent Institute. On the basis of interviews with the judging panel and presentation of their research, 10 top award winners are selected, including the top winner who is provided a $100,000 award. While in Washington, Finalists display and present their research to the public (more information on Intel STS Public Day 2010) at the prestigious National Academy of Sciences. Here Finalists explain their research to thousands of visitors, many of them important figures in the government and science communities, promoting independent, inquiry-based science research. Each year, younger, highly-motivated students who plan to enter the Intel Science Talent Search during their senior year are inspired at this public exhibition.

Chaminade is both proud and excited for Sarine!

Posted: Saturday, January 9, 2010

Susannah's Passing

A simple Child,
That lightly draws its breath,
And feels its life in every limb,
What should it know of death?

Wordsworth’s lines resonate with us today as we mark the passing of Susannah Beazley to eternal life. What should a beautiful high school sophomore, so vibrant and full of life, know of death? Yet she has been called home to the Lord on this blessed day. We are left in tears, pondering this great loss of a beautiful daughter, sister, and friend. What can we do in a time of such intense sorrow but pray for God’s consoling hand on the Beazley family as we thank Him for granting the gift of life to Susannah. Her family and the Chaminade family were blessed to have her, if only for a little while.

Susannah’s passing, following so closely on Jessica’s earlier in the school-year, is a lot more pain than our Chaminade family should have to endure. Our only response can be to trust in the Lord more than ever. We know that trusting in God does not prevent suffering but it gives us the strength to endure the pain, to fully encounter our loss, to join our suffering with Jesus on the Cross and to realize that we become more holy through trials like these.

Today, our thought and prayers go out in a special way to Susannah’s family, especially her grieving parents, Ben and Sarah. We pray that, in these most difficult times, they may find comfort in the arms of their very own angel, Susannah. May God bless the Beazley family today and always.

Prayer for Suzy Beazley (pdf)

Posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Eagle Regiment Wins Award

The Chaminade Eagle Regiment was named the Class 2A Bands of America Los Angeles Regional Champion on Saturday, October 31. Along with being named the 2A Champion they were also given an award for High General Effect. After winning their class during the afternoon prelim competition they were the exhibition band for the evening night show, giving them a second opportunity to perform. To conclude their long but rewarding day the Eagle Regiment was able to participate in the Finale Awards Ceremony at the end of the night competition and receive their medals.

 

Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2009

Academic Concerns Night

Academic Concerns Night is scheduled for Monday, October 19th from 5:30PM – 9:00 PM in the Student Center on the High School campus.  This is a valuable opportunity to dialog with the teachers in subjects where your student is not performing at a level of “C” or better.  By having the teacher, student and parents all meet to discuss how to improve in the class, we hope that this early, proactive strategy will pay dividends later in the semester.  Remember, this conference event yields the most benefit when you bring your student along.

Appointment binders are available in the main office, and sign-ups will continue through Friday, October 16th during regular business hours.  Your student can sign up for you if that is more convenient.  Sorry, but it is not possible to take sign-ups by phone or email.

 

 

Posted: Thursday, October 8, 2009

Chaminade College Preparatory Parents’ Association is pleased to present the first two speakers in the 2009/2010 Speaker Series:

Dr. Melanie Willis:  "Alive at 25." 
October 14, 2009; 7:00 p.m., Bob Hope Center, High School Campus

Parents from both campuses and high school students nearing or at driving age are encouraged to attend this very impactful evening.  If you think you know everything there is to know about alcohol and driving, you are in for a big surprise.  Dr. Willis, a retired family doctor and co-director of the Women’s Alcohol Unit in Phoenix, Arizona, will give you a bird’s eye view into her own life-changing event. Chaminade families who have witnessed Dr. Willis' seminar in the past have requested her to return and share her very powerful message with our families and our teens.  Don't let your teen driver miss this event.
 

Jack Renkins: "Recruiting Realities."
November 5, 2009; 7:00 p.m., Student Center, Middle School Campus

Parents and student athletes are encouraged to attend this highly informative evening of the ins and outs of college recruitment. It's a game - know the rules!  Jack Renkins has established himself as the number one athletic educational speaker in the nation.  His company was founded to provide student-athletes with an educational resource on the college recruiting process.  We hope you will join us.

 

 

Posted: Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Walter Fritschner

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the following organizations in Walt’s name:

United States Naval Academy Foundation     
http://www.usna.com/Page.aspx?pid=1823

International Center for Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis Research at the Kennedy Kreiger Institute in Baltimore
http://helpkids.kennedykrieger.org/

“Swim With Mike” program at USC
http://www.swimwithmike.org/involve.html

 

 

Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2009

Services for Jessica Roberts

As Remembered by Brother Adam Becerra:

Jessica Roberts looked at life with passion by asking questions such as, "What is our duty in life and how can we live our happiness in such a big world like this one?" Jessica was always attentive to people's needs and brought a smile to everyone who crossed her path.

In Religion, she put on her black glasses that "made her look smart" as she said, and listened carefully to the lesson. She was also a team player in softball. She motivated the students and took great pride in her accomplishments. Her strong faith was evident as she revealed it through her generosity and care for others. Jessica Roberts is alive in the heart of our school as we continue to keep her family in our prayers.

As a seventh grader, Jessica wrote:

“The most valuable lesson that I learned this year was that friends are the most important thing in our lives next to family… We need to cherish them with as much love as we give our parents…My friends always tried to be there for me and when they could not, I knew that they tried their absolute hardest to let me know how they felt and how they were there for me always…Happiness always followed me and my friends. My dream would be to… know that I had gone through life being a wonderful, loving person who knew right from wrong and who knew love from hate. I grew to know God in many ways.  God became my rock and I knew that I had strengthened our relationship for the better..”

God of all consolation,
in your unending love and mercy for us,
you turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life.
Show compassion to your people in sorrow.
Be our refuge and our strength to lift us
from the darkness of this grief
to peace and joy in your presence.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord.

A reading from the 1st letter of Paul to the Thessalonians:

Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord for ever. 

The Word of the Lord…. Thanks be to God.

Heavenly Father, we understand that we are all your children and that we will be joined with you in heaven when our time has come. Be with us as we grieve for the loss of Jessica, a member of our Chaminade family. Help us to understand that she is with you in the place where we will reunite together to live with you in heaven.  We ask you to be with the Roberts family, extending your healing touch to Mr. Roberts and consoling Jessica’s parents as they deal with the loss of their daughter.

In Jesus’ name we pray... Amen.

Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2009

Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) for Chaminade Middle School

Next week all Middle School Students students will begin the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS).  Sixth graders will begin testing on Monday, October 5 and continue through Wednesday, October 7.  Seventh and eighth graders will test Tuesday and Wednesday. The main purpose of this test is to provide information that can be used to improve instruction.

Sixth grade students will be given the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT).  The CogAT measures the student’s ability to learn in school and will be administered to sixth graders on Monday.  Though standardized achievement scores cannot and should not replace teacher observations and classroom assessments, these scores do provide us with supplementary information that is useful in designing or choosing instructional materials and creating an effective learning environment.

Students will begin testing at 8:00 each morning.  A snack and drink will be provided during break.  School will dismiss at noon on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for ALL students; however, after school care will be available each day.

You can help your child’s performance on these tests by adhering to the following suggestions:

• Have your child at school on time on all testing days.
• Make sure your child has a supply of sharpened number two pencils, a good eraser and a free reading book.
• Help your child to understand the importance of using their allotted time by double checking for careless mistakes.
• See that your child is rested each day by enforcing a reasonable bedtime schedule.
• Encourage your child to eat a nutritious breakfast.
• Be certain your child remembers to bring his/her glasses (if necessary).
• Send your child to school each day in a healthy frame of mind.  Stress the importance of the tests and doing one’s best; however, be careful not to create anxiety in your child.

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.

 

 

Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009

Chaminade Voted Daily News Reader's Favorite Private School

Chaminade is pleased to announce we have been voted reader's favorite private school by the Daily News.

Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2009

IMPORTANT TEXTBOOK INFORMATION
Varsity Books is available for all your textbook needs at www.varsitybooks.com starting on July 16, 2009. Books will be listed on the Varsity site by the class they are needed; you will not need an additional list from Chaminade.  Varsity Books is offering 50% off all methods of shipping for the first two weeks, so order early and save!  Access Varsity Books at www.varsitybooks.com or call Varsity Books customer service at 877-VAR-BOOK or help@varsitybooks.com.

9th and 10th grade students
On the Varsity Books website, eBooks will be listed for those classes where available.  While savings vary for each eBook title, some families may realize substantial savings.  For instance, the World Geography eBook is 80% of the new print edition cost (over a $75 savings) and the World History eBook is 63% of the print edition (over a $60 savings).  The school will be requiring eBooks, when available at Varsity Books, for all 9th and 10th grade students.  Print editions of these texts are optional. 

DON’T MISS OUT ON BIG YEARBOOK SAVINGS!
Yearbooks are a great way to capture priceless memories for your student and help celebrate the year.  Yearbooks may be pre-ordered at a substantial discount through December 31, 2009.  Through Varsity Books, the middle school yearbook can be pre-ordered at $50 (versus $75 after December 31st) and the high school yearbook at $75 (versus $110 after December 31st).  Yearbooks are distributed at the end of the school year on each campus.  At the time of distribution, yearbooks may be purchased on campus at the higher price as long as supplies last.