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11-12 School Information

Updated 8/15/11

Welcome to the Holy Cross 11 -12 School Information page. The following links will provide you with useful information for the 2011-12 school year.

Check back frequently as updates are made right up until the beginning of the school year....

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Required Immunization Records, Athletic Forms & Physicals

Immunization Records

New students must provide an immunization record to the Registrar on or before orientation day. Current students will receive notification from the Registrar when immunizations are due, but are encouraged to contact their physician to be certain of immunization status. ALL immunization records MUST be up-to-date by orientation.

Required Athletic Forms

Parents/Guardians:

ALL NEW students in grades 5 - 12 and ALL high school ATHLETES in grades 9 - 12 are required to have a physical on file before the school year begins.

Athletes in grades 9-12 are required to have an LHSAA physical completed.

ALL students must provide an updated immunization record on orientation day. Please make an appointment with your son’s physician to update his immunization record.

High School Athletes ONLY

If you are a High School Athlete in grades 9 - 12, for your convenience, physicals will be provided by Dr. Kevin Watson, HC’s team physician and Mrs. Myra DiGange, RN. The cost is $20, cash only payment.

We are happy to announce that Dr. Kevin Watson will be providing LHSAA physicals to Holy Cross High School athletes on Tuesday July 5th from 1pm-4pm in the Athletic Training Room. Cost is $20 cash or check made out to “Holy Cross School.”

Student athletes may turn in all LHSAA paperwork at time of physical. LHSAA paperwork can be found on our website under “Athletics” the section titled “Athletic Forms.”

Additionally, student athletes in grades 9-12 are required to have on file the following (4) documents for participation in the LHSAA:

  • Assumption of Risk
  • LHSAA Parental Permission
  • LHSAA Medical History (the form used for the physical)
  • LHSAA Substance Abuse

(These documents can be found on the HC website under "Athletics" by clicking on "Athletic Forms.") here

If your son is participating in physicals at Holy Cross, please have these forms completed and ready to turn in to the receptionist in the administration building on the day of the physical.

If your son does not participate in physicals at Holy Cross, the Athletic Director will be collecting LHSAA forms at orientation.

For more information, contact dyentzen@holycrosstigers.com



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What are Tiger Prep Days?

Tiger Prep Days are a full-day orientation designed to introduce incoming students and their parents to Holy Cross School. The day is aimed at preparing families for the Holy Cross experience, which engages the heart, mind, body and soul. The goal is facilitate a smooth transition for incoming students and parents by developing the skills necessary for first year success.

Tiger Prep Days include events for both incoming Parents and incoming Students. Students will participate in Class Retreats lead by Campus Ministry Students, Eucharistic Liturgy, Lunch in the Huddle and Laptop Orientation and Distribution. Parents will participate with their sons in Eucharistic Liturgy and Lunch in the Huddle and then attend a Counseling and Guidance Information Meeting and Internet Safety Training. Tiger Prep Days strive to give a comprehensive overview of Holy Cross School while welcoming our new families with opportunities to socialize and participate in training sessions.

Students Must wear uniforms.


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What are Tiger Prep Days?

Tiger Prep Days are a full-day orientation designed to introduce incoming students and their parents to Holy Cross School. The day is aimed at preparing families for the Holy Cross experience, which engages the heart, mind, body and soul. The goal is facilitate a smooth transition for incoming students and parents by developing the skills necessary for first year success.

Tiger Prep Days include events for both incoming parents and incoming students. Students will participate in class retreats lead by campus ministry students, Eucharistic liturgy, lunch in the huddle and laptop orientation and distribution. Parents will participate with their sons in Eucharistic liturgy and lunch in the huddle and then attend a counseling and guidance information meeting and internet safety training. Tiger Prep Days strive to give a comprehensive overview of Holy Cross School while welcoming our new families with opportunities to socialize and participate in training sessions.

Students must wear uniforms.


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Uniform Information

Uniform Order Days

June
Tuesday, June 14th – High School Building 11:30am – 7:00pm
Wednesday, June 15th - High School Building 10:00am – 3:00pm

July
Tuesday, July 12th – High School Building 11:30am – 7:00pm
Wednesday, July 13th - High School Building 10:00am – 3:00pm

More Uniform Information

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New Parent Welcome
New Parent Welcome
May 5 or 12, 2011
8:30 – 9:30 AM
The Huddle

Adrian Jackson - Opening Prayer

Charlie DiGange - Welcome and Construction Preview

Teresa Billings - Middle School Transition; Schedules and Books

Kelly Claverie - Tiger Prep Days

Patty Hrapmann - Summer Enrichment, Before and After Care, Summer Reading and ACT Prep

Eric DesOrmeaux - Report Dates; Uniforms and Cafeteria; Drop-Off, Pick-Up and Check Out

Dr. Joseph Murry - Academic Aims and Goals

Michael Guillot - Expectations of Holy Cross Families

Brian Kitchen - Introductions

Shelly Raynal - Director of Public Affairs
John Gerrets - Director of Finance
Mike Bujol - Director of Athletics
Ronnie Kornick - Director of Student Activities and MS Dean of Men
Jerry Arnone - Director of Technology
Mike Urbaszewski -Director of Bands
Tommy Fonseca - Director of Counseling
Sheryl Gerrick - Registrar
Jeff Montalbano - Current Parent’s Club President
Michelle Dennis - Incoming Parent’s Club President
TBA - Director of Transportation

Brian Kitchen - Nuts and Bolts
- Carpool and Bus
- Physicals: Done after June 30 and need immunization record also.
- Transcripts: Forward Official to us at the close of school.
- Email Address: Need to be kept current (with all info); We communicate electronically!
- Student Ambassadors
- Thank You


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Summer Reading List 2011-12

5th

Warren, Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps
Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia
Napoli, Stones in Water

6th

Philbrick, The Last Book in the Universe
Korman, No More Dead Dogs
Bartoletti, Kids on Strike!

7th

Rhodes, Ninth Ward
Oppel, Half Brother
Hinton, The Outsiders

7th Accel

Rhodes, Ninth Ward
Oppel, Half Brother
Hinton, The Outsiders
Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

English I

Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Collins, The Hunger Games

English I H

McCaffrey, Dragonsong
Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Collins, The Hunger Games

English II

H.G. Wells, The Time Machine
Kafka, The Metamorphosis

These works can be read electronically, and links to them can be found on the class Edline page.

English II H

Knowles, A Separate Peace
Baldacci, Split Second

English III

Links to three short stories by Poe will be posted to Edline.
Heller, Catch-22

English III H

Bayou Farewell by Mike Tidwell
Walden by Henry David Thoreau

English IV

Shelley, Mary Frankenstein
Orwell, 1984

English IV H

Shelley, Mary, Frankenstein
Bronte, Emily, Wuthering Heights
Orwell, 1984

English IV AP

Shelley, Mary, Frankenstein
Bronte, Emily, Wuthering Heights
Paton, Cry, The Beloved Country
Essays from the AP textbook will be posted to Edline this summer.

English V

Links to the essays will be posted to Edline this summer.

William Zinsser, "Simplicity"
Kurt Vonnegut, "How To Write With Style"
Jennifer Lee, "I Think Therefore IM"
Amy Tan, "Mother Tongue"
Norman Mailer, "One Idea"

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After School Care Policy

Dear Holy Cross Parents:

In order to provide a structured program for students between the hours of 2:30 and 5:30 p.m., Holy Cross School has an afterschool care program. The program provides supervised time for homework and recreational activities. The program is mandatory for students who are on campus and not participating in Holy Cross supervised extracurricular activities. Teachers will plan their after school activities so that parents can make arrangements to ensure that their sons are picked up, ride the shuttle or participate in after school care. A teacher will continue to supervise the pickup line until 3:00 p.m. each day at which time any students who have not been picked up will be escorted to the after school program. If prepayments are not made, the daily rate will be $10 per student payable upon pick up that day. The program will be supervised each day by Holy Cross facutly member Ray Charboneau. An additional Holy Cross teacher will work with the program each day.

Daily schedule:

  • Supervised homework/study time and snack—2:30-4:00 p.m.
  • Optional continued study time/outside recreational activities—4:00 -5:30 p.m.
  • The program will begin at 2:10 p.m. on early dismissal days—Tuesdays.
  • The daily rate is $8. per day until 5:30 p.m. when paid in advance.
  • Parents can choose which days over a period of time that they would like for their sons to attend as long as prepayments are made in $40 increments.

*Pickups after 5:30: If a child is not picked up by 5:30, there will be an additional fee of $10 for that day due when the student is picked up.

*No after school program on 11:00 dismissal days.

Payment for the program :

  • Payment should be made in increments of $40 in advance.
  • Checks should be in a sealed envelope with the following information on the envelope: student’s name, the amount enclosed and After School Program.
  • Payments may be mailed to or dropped off at Holy Cross to the attention of the After School Program.
  • Checks should be made to Holy Cross School.

Registration will be available at orientation on August 15th and 16th. If you have questions, please call or email Patty Hrapmann at 504-942-1869 or phrapmann@holycrosstigers.com.



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School Photo Order form
Individual school photos will be taken during orientation. Please download form, fill out and bring with you to orientation. Click here to download

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