From the Desk of Mrs. Debra Novy Cunico
As we enter the last week of Quarter 3, I wanted to focus not just on academics (which seems to be the obvious topic for me) but also on Lent… and how these two can complement each other.
As we all know, Lent is a time to reassess our relationship with God, returning to Him with our whole heart. It’s a time to ask ourselves where we are in our relationship with our Lord and commit more deeply with Him.
As Quarter 3 ends, our students can also reassess where they are academically, as they journey to the final quarter of this school year. At the beginning of February, each grade level had the opportunity to meet with myself and a representative from Guidance. They were all given a copy of their transcript and were guided to better understand what information is on it and what it means. Of course, depending on the grade level, the talks ranged from setting short term goals for this semester, to what impact their 6th semester grades will have on college admittance, to why the grades on the last semester senior year still do matter.
Just as we experience ebbs and tides in our faith journey with the Lord, students certainly do experience these “blips” in their engagement, motivation, and understanding of the impact their high school progress has on their future plans.
When we think about our faith journey during Lent, we begin to recognize that we cannot do this alone. We are almost always supported by our faith leaders, family members, friends, and others. We need to reassure our students that they are also not alone in their academic journey here at Marian Central Catholic. We need to continuously remind them that their parents and other family members, friends, teachers, counselors, administrators, coaches, and many other potential mentors are all here to help them be successful along their four-year journey through Marian.
Let’s journey through this Lenten season, of course, reconnecting with God, but also reconnecting with our students. Just as God reassures us that when we put our faith in Him (and even when we stumble in our faith), He will most certainly be there for us…. let’s reassure our students that they can make goals, take steps to achieve them, and by all means succeed in what they set their minds to accomplishing. The confidence that we have, through our Father, is the confidence we need to help our students find within themselves.
I pray that you have a meaningful Lenten journey, and that our students find the hope and confidence to be successful for this school year and beyond, knowing that we are behind them the whole way.
Mrs. Debra Novy Cunico
