By the time the doors close on 2013, four more classrooms, a teacher workroom and two bathrooms will be completed and ready to use in the East Academic Wing. SIMPLY BLESSED SIMPLY BLESSED “Everything good comes from God. Every perfect gift is from him.” James 1:17 Guerin Catholic successfully completed its annual Because We Are Grateful Program benefiting for not-for-profit organizations. Students, families, faculty and staff contributed needed items and monetary donations during the month and presented their collections to the charities during an All-School Mass on November 27. Each year since 2007 Guerin Catholic High School has been recognized as one of the nation’s Top 50 Catholic High Schools. Guerin Catholic was the first and has continued to be the only Indianapolis-area Catholic high school to receive this prestigious honor. Guerin Catholic maintains the largest International Baccalaureate Program in the state of Indiana, with over 80% of students participating in the Honors/IB Curriculum. National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists Five Guerin Catholic students were named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. The five National Merit Semifinalist students are: Andrew Bentivoglio, David Bergsma, Gabrielle Fetters, Nicholas Macke, Zachariah Richardson In September, Guerin Catholic president Paul S. Lunsford was ordained as a Permanent Deacon for the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana. Deacon Paul continues on as president of Guerin Catholic High School, and has been assigned by Bishop Doherty to Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish and to the Third Option and Pathways to Healing, the marriage and divorce ministries in the Carmel Deanery. In 2012-13 Guerin Catholic awarded over $1 million in financial assistance. We thank you for your continued generosity in support of our school and our mission. Guerin Catholic Boy’s Soccer Team captured the IHSAA 1A State Championship by defeating Providence High School 1-0. In addition, Senior Doug Kaskie was named the winner of the Mental Attitude Award for Boy’s Soccer. With the start of the 201314 school year, Guerin Catholic entered its tenth school year. In 2004, just over 100 students entered the newly completed Blessed Theodore Guerin High School to begin their journey; and on August 14, 2013, 735 students walked through the doors as Golden Eagles. With the arrival of Sister Gianna Junker, O.P. and Sister Mary Peter Muelencamp, O.P., Guerin Catholic now has representatives of all vocations within the school: Priesthood, Permanent Diaconate, Married Persons and Consecrated Religious Life. In 2012-13, through your generosity, Guerin Catholic successfully raised over $1.6 million in support of programs, facilities and the overall mission of the school. Guerin Catholic welcomed over 1,000 youngsters who participated in various academic, fine art and athletic camps during the summer. The Inaugural Year of “Camp Purple” was a resounding success with nearly 40 camp options available to the local community. Nearly half of the students at Guerin Catholic participate in the Fine Arts program. They been busy melding their hearts and talents with the powerful vision that we embrace here at St. Theodore Guerin High School. The Inaugural Providence Fund kicked off in September with a fabulous catered dinner & heartwarming keynote addresses from Mike Pratt and Marcia Murphy. The evening was a huge financial success as over $198,000 was raised for the Providence Fund. 4 3 During their time at Guerin Catholic, each graduating class has consistently completed over 27,000 hours of community service globally, regionally and locally.
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