Panther Press
Thursday, February 12, 2020
ICCS Mission Statement:
SUPPORT THE PANTHERS TONIGHT!
7th Grade ICCS Boys Basketball Team vs. EDS
TONIGHT at 6:30 p.m. at SMCS
8th Grade ICCS Boys Basketball Team vs. OLQH
TONIGHT at 7:30 p.m. at SMCS
8th Grade ICCS Girls Basketball Team vs. Hamilton Christian Academy
TONIGHT at 7:00 p.m. at Hamilton Christian Academy
7th Grade ICCS Girls Basketball Team vs. SMCS for the CCAL Championship Title
SATURDAY at 9:00 a.m. at Hamilton Christian Academy
REGISTRATION FEES DUE SOON
BISHOP SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE APPROACHING
MARDI GRAS BUTTON SALE STARTS TUESDAY
2nd Grade Project-Based Learning Unit
Mardi Gras Button Sale
Cost $1.00 Per Button
Sale Dates: Tuesday, February 18 and Wednesday, February 19
7:25 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. in the ICCS Gym
The button sale fundraiser is part of the 2nd Grade Mardi Gras PBL. All proceeds will be used to purchase The Good Shepherd Statue for our school. Check out the Immaculate Conception Cathedral School Facebook page for a variety of photos and videos highlighting the student's work.
REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to the following 7th Grade students for placing at the Regional Science Fair held this week at the Lake Charles Civic Center. Way to go!
Owen Schwem--3rd Place in the Environmental Engineering category
Hudson Hale--1st Place in the Physics and Astronomy category
Hudson Hale--Broadcom Award
Alyson Gagliano--1st Place in the Environmental Science category
Alyson Gagliano--Broadcom Award
Betsy Scroggs--3rd Place in the Biomedical and Health category
Addison Moreno--Honorable Mention in the Behavioral Science and Social Science category
A special thank you to Middle School Science Teacher, Mrs. Brittany Ebersole for leading and guiding all of our students throughout the school, regional and now STATE level Science Fair competitions.
MIGHTY MU MATH COMPETITION
Congratulations to the 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade students who participated in Barbe High School’s Mighty Mu Math Competition last weekend. Our 3rd Grade team won 3rd place in the team competition. Matthew Devall won 2nd place and Ty Pham won 10th place in the individual competition. Way to go, ICCS Panthers!
3rd Grade Team Members:
Charis Bentley
Collins Boudreaux
Brooks Burleigh
Matthew Devall
Abram Green
Max Hoffoss
4th Grade Team Members:
Meg Austin
Kelsey Blalock
Brady Hess
Brady Kelty
Jenika Kinniard
Emma Leach
Josie Obluda
Cora Pelloquin
Ty Pham
5th Grade Team Members:
Madeline Hennigan
Gray Hoffoss
Felix Huber
Rami Husein
AUCTION NEWS:
AUCTION CLEAN UP COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED
Need PTO points? Approximately 8-10 parent volunteers are needed to assist with clean up efforts the morning after the PTO Auction. The auction clean up crew will meet on Saturday, March 21, starting at 8:30 a.m. to carefully take down decorations and clear the Gym of tables and chairs. Both men and women are needed. The clean up tasks typically take around 2 hours to complete. For more information, please contact Clean-Up Committee Chairman, Nicole Miller at nicolemiller@yahoo.com. Extra PTO points will be awarded to all volunteers!
AUCTION PRE-PARTY & GOLDEN TICKETS
CLASSROOM & SCHOOL NEWS
KING CAKE MAKERS
YOUNG ENGINEERS SOCIETY NEWS
The ICCS Young Engineers Society met this week. The members completed their truss bridge models and tested them. The strongest bridge, designed by Anna Robertson and Caroline Walker, held 16 lbs and the most efficient bridge was designed by Addison Champeaux and Madeline Hennigan.
McNeese Engineering student, David Hamilla, taught the group about materials and composite materials civil engineers use to construct bridges and buildings such as concrete, re-enforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete.
PRINCIPAL FOR THE DAY
PTO Auction News! Elliott Bourgeois served as "Principal For the Day" on Monday. Elliott spent the day helping Mrs. Jarreau rule the school and assisted in kicking off the Pep Rally Monday afternoon in the Gym.
Don't miss this popular live auction item at the 2020 ICCS PTO Dinner Auction on March 20. Your young leader can be the next ICCS "Principal For the Day!"
CCAL CHAMPIONS
BEST DRESSED COACHES
QUICK LINKS
ONCOURSE CONNECT STUDENT/PARENT PORTAL
Keep up with homework, grades, attendance and get quick access to teacher websites via Oncourse Connect. Families having trouble logging in should email mbmathew@iccschool.org.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Thursday, February 20:
12PM Dismissal
No Aftercare
Friday, February 21 - Tuesday, February 25:
Mardi Gras Holiday
Wednesday, February 26:
Ash Wednesday Mass (6A)
8:30 a.m., Gym
1st Eucharist Parent Meeting
(immediately following Mass)
Friday, March 6:
March Birthday Mass (4A)
8:30 a.m., Cathedral
Thursday, March 12:
Middle School Performance of June B. Jones, Jr
1:45 p.m., ICCS Gym (school-wide performance)
6:00 p.m., ICCS Gym (evening performance)
Friday, March 13:
3rd Quarter Ends
Spring Pictures
(Free Dress Day)
Middle School Penance
Monday, March 16:
NO SCHOOL
Parent Conference Day
(details coming soon)
Contact Information
Email: mbmathew@iccschool.org
Website: www.iccschool.org
Location: 1536 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA, USA
Phone: 337-433-3497
Facebook: www.facebook.com/iccschool