MCCHS FRIDAY FOCUS
78th Edition: August 3, 2018
Pilgrims on the Way of Truth
Countdown to Classtime!
In these coming weeks, many of our families are loading up vans and making the "college move" for recent graduates and older siblings - and we wish them all safe travels and decent weather!
We also welcome all the new families to our Marian Central family! Whether you have an incoming freshman - or you have transferred schools - we appreciate you and cannot wait to see you in our halls, and at our games and events!
Our Friday Focus will be delivered to your email address every Friday evening, and we hope that it helps keep you connected to all the events and updates at school. We realize you juggle so many things, so we hope you find this to be your "one-stop-shop" to help plan the following week.
You'll also notice our social media presence increase as the school year begins - so please be sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!
Instagram: @mariancentralcatholic
Facebook: @MarianCentralCatholic
Twitter: @MarianCentral
WEEK AT-A-GLANCE August 6 - 10th, and August 13 - 17th
Sunday, August 5, 2018
12 - 5 pm ~ FR Mentor Training
Monday, August 6, 2018
Office Hours M - F 9 am - 3 pm
9-11 am ~ Freshman/Transfer/international Study Skills Camp
12-2 pm ~ Freshman/Transfer/international Study Skills Camp
3-5 pm ~ Freshman/Transfer/international Study Skills Camp
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Office Hours M - F 9 am - 3 pm
9-11 am ~ Freshman/Transfer/international Study Skills Camp
12-2 pm ~ Freshman/Transfer/international Study Skills Camp
3-5 pm ~ Freshman/Transfer/international Study Skills Camp
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Office Hours M - F 9 am - 3 pm
9-11 am ~ Freshman/Transfer/international Study Skills Camp
12-2 pm ~ Freshman/Transfer/international Study Skills Camp
3-5 pm ~ Freshman/Transfer/international Study Skills Camp
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Office Hours M - F 9 am - 3 pm
9-11 am ~ Freshman/Transfer/international Study Skills Camp
12-2 pm ~ Freshman/Transfer/international Study Skills Camp
3-5 pm ~ Freshman/Transfer/international Study Skills Camp
Friday, August 10, 2018
Office Hours M - F 9 am - 3 pm
9 am - 12 PM ~ New MCCHS Teacher Orientation Day, Cafeteria
Sunday, August 12, 2018
12 - 5 pm ~ SO Mentor Training
Retreat Leaders Retreat
Monday, August 13, 2018 - No School, Teacher In-Service
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 - No School, Teacher In-Service
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - Freshman Orientation Day!
School Day (Freshmen Only) from 8:05 am - 2:30 pm
Durham buses will be running all posted routes!
8:05 am ~ Freshmen Mass
6:00 pm ~ Freshmen Parent/Student Picnic & Orientation, Cafeteria
Thursday, August 16, 2018 - First Full Day of Classes!
School Day from 8:05 am - 2:30 pm
Friday, August 17, 2018
Bus Evacuation Drills all day (PE, Econ, Gov)
5:30 pm ~ Football "Red/White" Exhibition Game (canned food item admission)
Check out our detailed Athletic Calendar for all practice times, team dinners, and "Away" games for this week!
MC Parent Association Needs YOU!
Come join our very active and fun Parent Association at our first meeting of the year on August 21st at 7:00 pm in the Annex building (small building located next to the chapel/science wing of the school.)
We will also be at the Freshman Parent Picnic on August 15th as well as at Back-to-School night on August 28th - so please stop by and say hello! There are so many ways you can get involved!
Technology Program and Device Distribution Update
The Student Devices have been delivered to Marian Central! Our IT team here at Marian Central, partnered with Cloud Cover, has been working tirelessly to tag, label, and image all student devices!
Please be sure to check the Marian Central website on MONDAY, AUGUST 6th for important information about student device distribution. It will contain steps to sign up for device pick-up and training that you will need to follow.
Remember - as you purchase books, you now will have more options to select eBooks, or online access to materials. It's important that you refrain from downloading any eBook or material until you have the device in hand, as those licenses usually allow for only a one-time download.
We truly appreciate your patience and willingness to go on this journey with us as we bring the best possible educational tools to our students.
Devices Delivered!
Proudly Partnering with CloudCover Inc.
A Glimpse at the Devices!
IS YOUR STUDENT PLAYING A FALL SPORT?
Fall Sport Parent Meeting
Monday, August 6th at 7:00 PM
*Football parent meeting is Saturday, August 11 at 12:00 PM
*Girls Golf parent meeting is Monday, August 6 at Boone Creek at 5:00 PM
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ALL Fall Sport athletes need to be registered by Monday, August 6 in order to participate in the first day of practice. Please register your student athlete here: http://il.8to18.com/MarianCC/
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First day of practice information can be found on Marian's athletic site: http://il.8to18.com/MarianCC/
Any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact our Assistant AD, Mrs. Kelly Jackson x 111 (kjackson@marian.com) or our Athletic Director, Mr. Curtis Price x119 (cprice@marian.com).
2017-2018 Quarter 4 Honor Roll
Congratulations to all our students who pushed through the "summer-itis" during this past 4th quarter! We wish you continued success this school year!
MBS Online Bookstore NOW OPEN!
Here is the 2018-2019 Book List (listed by course title) Please review this handy list - there are some courses that provide the textbook in class (at no charge to you) - and are noted as such on this list, as well as on MBS online.
A few things to consider as you shop for the school textbooks:
- Have your student's course list handy, so you select the correct courses in the bookstore.
- For many books, you will have the options of purchasing new, used, or eBook. If you are choosing the eBook - it's ok to go ahead and purchase the eBook access code - but WAIT until your student has the device to actually activate the access. If it is a downloadable book, you'll want to use the one-time download to place it on the student's device. Devices will be distributed within the first weeks of school this fall.
- Course/Instructor notes are posted within MBS. For example - if instructor welcomes eBook versions of books, that note will appear when you are viewing that course through MBS!
- MBS is very similar to Amazon in pricing. The advantage of MBS is that they offer guaranteed book buy-back and have a great buy-back guide for you to follow at the end of the school year.
- MBS has been provided with class enrollment numbers to ensure that books listed will be available - and not on back-order!
USED TEXTBOOKS STILL AVAILABLE IN OUR INVENTORY!
LIMITED USED BOOKS STILL AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT MARIAN CENTRAL!
Used Books are still available to purchase through the school office. We are discounting the books 25% off the listed prices. A list of books available is on the website under News and Announcements. Please note - this was our FINAL year offering the Used Book Sale program.
Show your HURRICANE SPIRIT!
School Uniform Information
Attention SENIOR Students (18-19 School Year!)
Click here for more information about the meningitis vaccination through Walgreens, which also offers vaccines at certain locations without an appointment!