Academics

Sacred Heart St. Martin de Porres Society Black History Month Essay Contest

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Please see below information regarding the Sacred Heart Cathedral St. Martin de Porres Society Black History Month Essay Contest.  This is a wonderful opportunity for all Assumption students to learn about highly courageous and influential leaders throughout history.  Please consider submitting an essay, as all Assumption students in grades 9-12 are eligible for gift card prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.  Please check with the AHS Front Office if you have any questions.  Thanks, and God bless!

SHC-SMD Black History Month Essay Contest – AHS Feb 2021

Sacred Heart Cathedral – St. Martin de Porres Society

Black History Month 2021 – Essay Contest

 

Students are asked to select a Black historical figure, and demonstrate through a minimum 500 word essay, the importance of the contributions and impact that this individual had on Black History as well as society in general.

Essays will be judged as follows:

  • Uses Student’s Own Voice
  • Did the essay demonstrate the individual’s contribution to or impact on Black History & society in general?
  • Does the essay contain sufficient information on the subject?
  • Originality, Writing Style, Grammar and meeting the minimum expectation of length will also be considered.

 

Essays should be submitted via email (as an attached Word document) to St.Martin@assumptionhigh.org on or before 11:59pm on Sunday, March 7, 2021.  Winners will be announced by March 22, 2021.

All students in grades 9-12 are eligible to participate. A $50 gift card will be awarded for 1st Place, $30 gift card for 2nd Place and $20 gift card for 3rd Place.

 

Service Hours

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A lady in the Assumption neighborhood is looking for help in getting her walks and driveway cleared of snow.  She would need the help as soon as possible.  Please contact Mrs. Imborek, Mrs. Quested in Student Services or Mrs. Miller in the Front Office for details.

Junior Parents – Looking for Junior Retreat Desserts

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We are looking for donations of desserts for the Junior Retreat on Friday, February 5th, at Sacred Heart Cathedral. We are asking for Junior parent volunteers. Dessert donations can be sent with your junior student on the morning of the retreat (Friday, February 5th). If you have a container you would like returned, please remember to label it. If you know what you plan to bring, please put that in the notes on the sign-up.  Thank you so much for your support of our AHS community!

Click Here to Sign Up

Graduation Announcements – Orders Due by February 1, 2021

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Please see the below attachment regarding ordering 2021 Graduation Announcements.  These need to be ordered by February 1st.

Your student’s cap and gown order will be placed through the school, you do not need to order those! Please remind your students to go to the link sent out by Mrs. Murphy to fill out the informaton on cap and gown and diploma information.

Please contact Shelli Miller in the Front Office if you have any questions.

Moments with Class – Graduation Announcements

www.ringsandgowns.com

 

Loyola University Chicago – Half Tuition Scholarship

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Loyola University Chicago is pleased to offer the Jesuit, B.V.M., Sisters of Christian Charity Half-Tuition Scholarship for a new freshman entering in the fall of 2025.  This scholarship is valued at HALF TUITION for four years of consecutive full time enrollment.

One student from Assumption planning to attend Loyola University Chicago will receive this scholarship.  The nomination is based upon a combination of the candidate’s academic achievements, service, and leadership.  Students interested in being nominated must meet the following criteria.

Scholarship Criteria:

  • Must be admitted to Loyola University by February 1st.
  • 3.0 cumulative grade point average based on a 4.0 system.
  • Involvement in activities that exemplify a commitment to the Jesuit philosophy of service and education.

If the nominee has been awarded a merit-based scholarship by Loyola University Chicago, the Jesuit, B.V.M., Sisters of Christian Charity Half-Tuition Scholarship will replace the previous award, it cannot be added to it.

The scholarship recipient will be required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and complete a minimum of 20 hours of community service each semester while at Loyola University Chicago.

Submit a resume and an essay to Student Services by February 1st answering the following:

WHY I WANT TO ATTEND LOYOLA AND WOULD BE A WORTHY RECIPIENT OF THIS SCHOLARSHIP.

Students will be interviewed by a committee prior to final selection.