Mt. Carmel High School

Taco Tierra (2) $500 Nursing Scholarships Guidelines and Application Forms are available in the Guidance Office. The deadline is March 20, 2023.

Seniors: Brian Wright Memorial Scholarship An ongoing scholarship is awarded to honor the memory of Brian Wright who gave the ultimate sacrifice for his beloved country. The Brian Wright Memorial Scholarship is to be awarded to a graduate of MCHS in the amount of $500. The criteria for the award include: Proven citizenship qualities. The applicant must demonstrate participation in school, community, and/or church activities that stress concern for others. Good academic record. The applicant must exhibit consistent effort and a good attitude. Two recommendation letters from adults who are familiar with the academic and personal qualities of the student. ** Recommended but not required ** Commitment to a military career including National Guard, Reserves, or Regular Armed Forces participation. Participation in various sports, clubs, and/or organizations at MCHS Leadership roles will be considered. Applications are available in the Guidance Office and must be submitted to the Guidance Office no later than April 25, 2023 by 3:00 pm.

The Community Foundation Alliance is excited to announce the opening of a new scholarship opportunity, the Gray Farms Presidents Scholarship. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to two graduating high school seniors who attend a high school located in one of the counties in Illinois, Indiana, or Kentucky listed on the attached flyer, have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (4.0 scale), and plan to attend an accredited college or university. For more information see Mrs. Pitzer in the Guidance office.

Classroom fees can be paid online. From Skyward, you can click the FEE PAYMENTS module on your student, then click the online payment link. You can also login to your Wabash 348 Webstore account >> https://wabash348.revtrak.net/<< and you can pay from there as well.

The Mt. Carmel High School boys basketball game scheduled for Friday, December 16th at Evansville Day School will be VARSITY ONLY starting at 6:00pm.

Here is the final Aces-TV episode for 2022. Christmas Edition with the MCHS Singing Seven. >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06NDUnjRnC0 <<

Mrs. Witsman's Computer Applications class went to MCES today to read their children's stories to K-2nd Grade!

Great news!!! Our school just received two new bottle fillers as a part of the H2O on the Go grant from the Delta Dental Foundation of Illinois and Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation. The purpose of the grant is to prevent tooth decay, which is the leading chronic disease among children. The water bottle-filling stations encourage consumption, helping lessen tooth decay, aiding in reducing obesity, increasing energy levels and improving students’ attention span and ability to learn. As a part of the grant, each student had the opportunity to get a Green Reusable Bottle and a toothbrush. It was great to see how many students were using the water bottle and one student simply said, "The bottle and the bottle filler makes drinking water so convenient."

This message is for all parents who purchased Chromebook insurance at the beginning of the year. Most high school students received a new touch screen Chromebook recently and we just wanted to let you know that we have submitted the new serial numbers for the new devices to schooldevicecoverage.com. That means that there is nothing you need to do at this time to update that information. If your child receives a different Chromebook that was not part of the mass distribution, please make sure you update that information directly with schooldevicecoverage.com. If you have any questions, feel free to call the school at 618-262-5104.

FBLA has been busy this holiday season with #GivingTuesday, the Christmas Parade and ringing bells for the Salvation Army!

Congratulations to the Golden Aces Wrestling team on their 5th place finish at the Lawrence County 13 team Invitational today. Go Aces!

Seniors: Olney Central College has posted several scholarships for next fall. To apply go to https://www.iecc.edu/occ/scholarships

Grow Ag Leaders exists to make youth aware of the various career opportunities within the industry of agriculture by providing scholarships that help further their education. The Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer, offers $1,500 scholarships to students pursuing a career in various sects of agriculture. Website/Application: https://www.ffa.org/participate/grants-andscholarships/scholarships/ Eligibility/Requirements: • Must be a high school senior (public, private or home-schooled) or enrolled in college full time (minimum of 12 credit hours). • Must be planning to pursue a degree in a qualifying area of study. • Must be planning to attend a vocational, 2-year or 4-year qualifying ag related study program after high school. • Must meet a minimum 2.5 GPA requirement. • Must obtain no less than two electronic endorsements from qualifying farmers who live or farm in an eligible county.

The freshman/sophomore game originally scheduled to be played at Marshall on Thursday, December 1st, will now be played at HOME on Friday, December 2nd at 5:00. So Friday night's schedule at home against Marshall will be as follows: 5:00pm - Freshman/Sophomore game 6:00pm - JV game 7:30pm - Varsity game

ACES-TV Thanksgiving Edition >>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gODsQyvTmB4<<

Graduation Order Taking Day for Seniors at Mt. Carmel High School will be Thurs Nov 17 in the library. There will be a Senior Class meeting Wed Nov 9 in the auditorium to discuss the order taking process. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Kieffer rkieffer@wabash348.com

Congratulations Class of 2023! Jostens met with the Senior Class last week to go over information to prepare for graduation and the celebration of their senior year. As we work through this school year and try to get back to normal as much as possible, one of the most exciting and important times for seniors and parents is preparing for commencement this Spring. We want to make sure this year’s senior class has everything they need to celebrate and be honored for all their hard work and perseverance, especially these past few school years! IMPORTANT – Please look for our official graduation announcement and senior packet that all seniors were given during a senior meeting last week. The announcement was designed by representatives of the senior class and is an important part of the graduation order to send to family and friends regarding our commencement details regardless of their ability to attend the ceremony. It is very important for all orders to be placed on time for the custom graduation announcements and cap and gown. We want to make sure that all seniors have the correct items to celebrate their achievement of MCHS graduation. On Thursday, November 17, our partner Jessica Hageman with Jostens will be at MCHS to answer questions and collect graduation orders in person. There are many different options when placing your order – there are package options and individual ordering on the order forms. The BEST VALUE is the ACES Package – the items that the seniors want to celebrate, the custom announcements to announce the accomplishment, and the custom gear to wear to graduation… and the Cap, Gown, Tassel is FREE in the ACES PACKAGE. Seniors need to either bring in their order and down payment or place their order online at : https://www.jostens.com/apps/jcom/router.mvc?type=K_12&code=GPO&product=GP_PKG_ANN&cn=1074549 If there are any questions, please contact: jessica.hageman@jostens.com Jessica Hageman Hageman & Associates, LLC JOSTENS Inc. 217-531-7832 CELEBRATING MOMENTS THAT MATTER Did you get this?Thank you for the information!Congratulations!

Veterans Day display 2022 MCHS thanks Jayden Pettyjohn for your help!

REMINDER - School will not be in session tomorrow, November 8, 2022 for the Election Day Holiday.

ONLINE TICKET SALES ARE NOW OPEN for the 2022 MCHS Music Department Christmas Madrigal Presentation - WHITE ELEPHANT CHRISTMAS. Last year, the Duke completely missed it on the King’s Christmas gift. To show his displeasure, the King gave the Duke a white elephant, which is ruining him financially. This year, the Duke searches for the perfect Christmas gift, so the King will be happy and take back the elephant. Appropriately, Town Crier suggests a white elephant exchange. Will the Duke find that perfect gift? Get your Madrigal ticket to find out and enjoy a magical evening of food, laughter and entertainment. Link to order tickets >> https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=mchsm.