The AHS Prayer Group will move our prayer time to Thursdays @ 12:05 PM in the AHS Chapel…what a great way to spend your lunch break! This a unique and special prayer opportunity. Parents, grandparents, alumni, etc. are all invited. We pray for the students (each by name, one class per week), pray for the students’ intentions (prayer boxes are available in several of the teachers’ rooms), intentions for our entire AHS community, and then conclude praying the Rosary together. Come as you are and come when you are able and your schedule allows. Although many of you may work during the day and may not be able to join us, please know, we are happy to lift any intentions you may have and we ask that you remember our prayer gathering and join us in spirit.
What’s Happening at AHS
Testing Center Hours – Spring Break
TESTING CENTER HOURS – SPRING BREAK
The Testing Center will only be open 2 days during Spring Break.
Wednesday, March 17: 3-7pm
Saturday, March 20: 8-noon
AS ALWAYS, STUDENTS COMING TO THE TESTING CENTER, PLEASE ENTER THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE/FRONT OFFICE DOOR, LEFT SIDE DOOR AS POSTED, AND PROCEED TO THE TECH LAB.
Seniors – St. Paul the Apostle Future Fund
St. Paul the Apostle Future Fund is offering a scholarship for a graduating senior who attended SPS, and who is planning to attend a college or university. You must include a typewritten essay entitled “What My Catholic Education Has Meant to Me” (maximum 1,000 words). The Selection Committee will review all applications and essays. The scholarship is not renewable. All applications must be received at SPS by Friday, April 9, 2021. No late applications will be accepted.
Future Fund Scholarship App 2021
Sacred Heart St. Martin de Porres Society Black History Month Essay Contest
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
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.
No School – Monday, February 15. 2021
There will be no classes on Monday, February 15, 2021, due to President’s Day.
Athene Game Changers Scholarship
The Athene USA Game Changer Scholars program is designed to support Black, African American, Latino, Latina, Latinx and Hispanic students in reaching their educational goals. This program will award $40,000 in scholarships through twenty individual scholarships at $2,000 level on an annual basis.
Congratulations 2021 SEIBA Selections
Congrats to sophomore Michael Lochner, clarinet, and freshman AJ Barry, euphonium, for being selected to the 2021 Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association (SEIBA) Honor Band! While the in person festival won’t be held this year, these students prepared and recorded an audition and were judged against other students in the area.
Junior Parents – Looking for Junior Retreat Desserts
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!
Sophomore Parents- Catholic Schools Week Teacher Luncheon – February 3rd
During Catholic Schools Week, Knight Network will provide lunch for our faculty and staff on Wednesday, February 3rd. We are asking help from Sophomore parents for this event. Knight Network funds will be used to purchase lunch, but we are asking for donations of water and desserts. They can be dropped off in the Assumption Front Office Tuesday, February 2nd, between 7:30 and 3:30 or Wednesday morning after 7:30 a.m. Thanks so much for your help and support of our hard-working school employees through the Knight Network parent organization!