Chesterton Weekly 05/06/21
“The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.”
― G.K. Chesterton
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SAVE THE DATE:
5/12: Spring Field Day
5/13: May Crowning
5/20-21: Senior Play
5/27: Graduation
5/28: Last Week of School
In this issue:
Senior Play - Postponed to May 20 & 21
Field Day - Remember to wear your house shirts!
May Crowning
Graduation
Last Day Picnic
Senior Play Now on May 20 and 21
As we wrote you last week, it seems that sickness has been spreading to various families in and around our community. With that in mind, the school has postponed this week’s senior play tech week and performances, and rescheduled the play for Thursday, May 20, and Friday, May 21.
In addition, we will need to limit the numbers of attendees at those plays, but we will record a performance to share with the community. Senior families will again be given priority to the seats available before we open ticketing to other current Chesterton families.
Thank you for your continued vigilance and cooperation!
Field Day
Our last Field Day of the year is this upcoming Wednesday, May 12! Field Day consists of a full day of house competitions and fun. For the Winter Field Day, the students were given house shirts to wear for the day. Students must wear their house shirt for this Field Day’s activities. If they misplaced their shirt, they can purchase a new one at the front office for $15. We are excited for another day of friendly competition and good Chestertonian spirits.
May Crowning
We will be holding our annual May Crowning during mass on May 13, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. The students will also have a rosary walk during the day.
Graduation
The Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2021 will take place in St. Sebastian gym at 6:00 p.m. on May 27, and Fr. Ryan Adorjan will be saying mass. The mass and commencement will be livestreamed for all Chesterton families. Seniors will arrive at 4:45 p.m. for pictures and preparation, and the building will open to their families at 5:45 p.m.
In a typical year, graduation is an all-school required event. However, because of space limitations due to COVID policies, we will need to limit the number of attendees at graduation while still giving seniors a chance to bring their families to this important event. We hope that we can return to graduation as an all-school event next year, but for 2021, it will be limited to senior families, faculty and staff, junior parents volunteering to help at the event, and the junior class which will sing at mass.
Class of 2021, be on the lookout for an email coming soon with Senior Week details!
Last Week of School
Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will wrap up their academic year from Monday, May 24 through Wednesday May 27. Those days will have normal school hours and attendance.
On Thursday, May 27, all students will come to school from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. That morning there will be a Chesterton seminar, all-school cleaning, and book return. Any last tests will be taken on the 27th. The school will end the day together in prayer. Seniors will also have their final graduation rehearsal in the morning.
The last day of the year, May 28, is a grand picnic to celebrate another successful year! Students should arrive at 10 a.m. and will be dismissed at noon. Students should bring their own lunch and their water bottle. At the end of the picnic, we will wrap up the year by announcing the winner of the White Horse Cup and praying the Angelus followed by the Salve Regina.