Chesterton Weekly 2/18/22
“Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions.”
- G. K. Chesterton
In this issue:
All Things Gala
Open Mic Night
Field Day Results
Coffee and Conversation
Spring Sports Signup
Ball and Cross Invitational
Presidents' Day - wash your uniforms!
All Things Gala
Tickets and Tables:
Just 2 weeks till the Gala! We are so excited to dance, sing, and enjoy a perfect Saturday night with everyone. We hope that you are bringing your family and friends as well. Please remember that you must purchase your tickets or table by this upcoming Tuesday, February 22. If your family and friends still need to purchase their tickets, please remind them to do so as soon as possible. Let’s sell out this Gala!!
The Auction:
The auction goes LIVE tomorrow, Saturday, February 19!! We have some incredible baskets! Your choices include dining with priests, hunting trips, and out of town overnight stays to beautiful handbags, a La Creuset set, a Yeti cooler, and more! Online bidding opens on Saturday, February 19 at 12:00 p.m. CST, and will remain active until Saturday, March 5 at 9:30 p.m. CST. Trust us — you don’t want to miss this one. Friends and family can bid from around the country! Register today and get ready to get bidding.
Raffle Tickets:
Sell those raffle tickets! The raffle ticket sales are one of the biggest contributors to our overall gala fundraising efforts. They are also a great way for those family members and friends who cannot attend the gala to participate in the evening. Plus, you could win up to $10,000 cash! Truly an opportunity that no one will want to miss out on. One quick way to boost raffle sales today is to send an email to friends and family with a link to the raffle sales page, along with a few reasons why you love Chesterton and want them to support the school. (Be sure to ask them to put your name down as the person who sold them the ticket so we know that you earned the merit.)
Open Mic Night
We’re looking forward to our rescheduled Open Mic Night! It will be on the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter the evening of Tuesday, February 22. Families, please RSVP here just so we know how many chairs and tables to set up.
Students, please use this long weekend to give your acts a solid practice. We are excited to watch your acts on Tuesday!
Families, the evening will begin at 4:15 p.m. with a student rosary. At 4:30 p.m. the doors will open to all families. Dinner will be a BYOE (bring your own everything) for all students and their families. The acts will begin shortly into dinner, and the evening will end at 8 p.m. It’s one of the best nights of the year, and you won’t want to miss out! We hope to see everyone there!
Field Day Results
We had another amazing Field Day! The students put everything on the line for their houses and the competition was intense. Our dodgeball, ping pong, and volleyball games displayed the students awesome athleticism while the minute-to-win-it, drawing, and dance competitions showed off the students many other talents. It was really a day that everyone could take part in! Below are the results of field day. Congratulations to all houses on their hard work and dedication!
1st Place: The House of Chrysostom
2nd Place: The House of Augustine
3rd Place: The House of Athanasius
4th Place: The House of Ambrose
Event Standings:
All results and placements were discussed with Ms. Severance and the house teachers in charge of the event. Wherever there was a tie, we worked hard to determine the best placements based off of the overall scores.
Dodgeball: 1st - Chrysostom, 2nd - Augustine, 3rd - Athanasius, 4th - Ambrose
Ping Pong: 1st - Chrysostom, 2nd - Athanasius, 3rd - Augustine, 4th - Ambrose
Volleyball: Tie for 2nd - Ambrose and Augustine, tie for 3rd - Athanasius and Chrysostom
Dance: 1st - Chrysostom, 2nd - Augustine, 3rd - Athanasius, 4th - Ambrose
Art: 1st - Chrysostom, 2nd - Ambrose, 3rd - Athanasius, 4th - Augustine
Minute-to-Win-It: 1st - Augustine, tie for 3rd - Chrysostom and Athanasius, 4th - Ambrose
Go Saints! Non nobis, Domine.
Coffee and Conversation
Our first Coffee and Conversation of the spring semester is on February 23 from 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. in the Chesterton Room with the one of our original teachers, Mr. Joe Linn! You will not want to miss out on an insightful and enlightening philosophical dialogue! Click here to RSVP and let us know if you can bring a small breakfast item to share.
Spring Sports Meeting
Dear All,
We are inviting you to attend the spring sports meeting on February 28th at 7 p.m. in St. Sebastian gym. This is an informational meeting for all spring sport athletes and one parent. This is an opportunity to meet the coaches and learn about the expectations of playing sports at Chesterton.
Please get your physicals into the school office by February 25 if you have not already submitted them already. You may not practice until all forms are on file in the office. If you have played a sport this year, please check that they are current and up to date.
Register for Spring Sports Here!!
If you are on the fence about any sport, you are invited to the meeting as well.
At Chesterton Academy we believe that the development of the whole person includes sports. It helps to build virtue, grit, collaboration, and perseverance. We encourage everyone to participate in sports. Students who participate in sports are happier, perform better in school, and build confidence through improvement. As Saint Pope John Paul II said, “Sports, in fact, can make an effective contribution to peaceful understanding between peoples and to establishing the new civilization of love.” ... “Sports contribute to the love of life, teaches sacrifice, respect and responsibility, leading to the full development of every human person.”
When: Monday, February 28
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Chesterton’s St. Sebastian Gym
Who: Student and one parent
Spring Sports: Boy’s Volleyball, Boy’s Rugby, Girl’s Soccer, Girl’s Softball
We hope to see you there! Go Saints!
Ball and Cross Invitational
We are excited to announce the dates for our second Ball and Cross Tournament! What is the Ball and Cross Tournament, you ask? It’s a weekend basketball tournament for both our Gentleman and Lady Saints against our fellow Chesterton schools. We will be joined by the Chesterton Academies in Milwaukee, Detroit, Peoria, and Volo! As we know, the Chesterton schools are part of a network of schools that not only spans our country, but spans the world! The tournament is the perfect way to bring our larger community together through a fun-filled Chestertonian weekend.
Join us March 11-12 for a weekend of great basketball games!
Friday, March 11, 2022
4 p.m. Tournament Starts
Saturday, March 12, 2022
8 a.m. Mass with Fr. Ryan Adorjan, Chaplain of CATHF
9:30 a.m. Tournament Starts
All games will take place in St. Sebastian and St. Luke’s will be reserved for eating, concessions, and just a nice place to take a break during the day. Admissions will be charged, but there will be a family price cap. This year, we will feature an all-new tournament t-shirt! You won’t want to miss out on one of these original tees.
We hope to see you at the games! Go Saints!
Presidents' Day
School will not be in session on Monday, February 21, for Presidents’ Day. The office will be closed as well. We suggest that you take this long weekend to give your uniform—especially your blazer—a good wash. If you have not put your name in your blazer, please do so. We suggest that you do so on the inside of the Chesterton logo embroidery. We had a few blazers go missing during the junior play. Please ensure that you took home your blazer.
Save the Date
2/21: Presidents’ Day - no school
2/22: Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
2/22: Open Mic Night
3/2: Ash Wednesday
3/4: End of Third Quarter
3/5: Fleur-de-Lis Gala
3/21-25: Spring Break