Go Forth to Serve Go-->
Prayers
Catholic Pro-Life Committee Coming to Bishop Dunne
Pro-Life Fundraiser
Mass in French at Cistercian Abbey
Think Pink: a Volley for the Cure
Nationally Renowned Activist, Sonia Nazario, Is Visiting Bishop Dunne
Hike for Life
Volunteer Hours

Tech and Tradition Go-->
Spirit Bus
Spirit T-Shirts
Homecoming
Boys' Basketball
High School and Middle School
Track
Swim Team
Middle School Football
Transportation / Bus Schedule Changes
Car Pooling

Tutorials
Attached, you will find the Master Tutorial Schedule and the email and voice mail list for all Bishop Dunne personnel. All teachers at Bishop Dunne are available for tutoring, and the schedule will allow your student to plan sessions and record them in his or her planner. Email is a preferable form of communication as teachers can access email more readily.

Wireless Environment
The wireless environment is complete and we ask our students to make sure that their computers have an active and updated anti-virus software program on the machine. This website, http://www.avg.com, has a free for personal use anti-virus patch available. Anti-virus mainly refers to Windows computers not Mac (Apple).

Parents may wish to set up a SCHOOL user on the machine so that there are fewer difficulties going back and forth from home to school since we also have proxy settings that have to be put into the browser.

Once your child is equipped with laptop computer, he or she needs to see Mr. Wood in the Technology Office for computer setup.

Please check your child’s machine for any music sharing software such as Lime Wire, which creates virus issues. If your child has been using this software/site, please have the computer checked to make sure it is clean, as the damage can be harmful to the entire network.

College Counseling News

College Acceptances and Scholarship Awards
Please congratulate the following seniors on recent college acceptances and scholarship awards:

College Acceptances:

• Andrea Champion – Oklahoma State University
• Ashton Vaughn - Sam Houston State University

Scholarship Awards:

• Alexis Gillum – Southern Methodist University
• Rebecca Fernandez – Hispanic College Fund and Hispanic Youth Symposium Speech Competition
• Andrea Champion – The Art Institute of Dallas

College Counseling Events - 2009

September

Bishop Dunne Annual College Fair
Please mark your calendar for Bishop Dunne’s annual college fair. College representatives will be on hand to answer questions about admission and scholarships to their universities. The college fair will be on September 22, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the gym and all students and parents are welcome.

Jesuit College Fair
Jesuit College Preparatory School is hosting its annual college fair on September 15, 2009, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and all are welcome to attend. Students are reminded to wear Mass uniform to impress college representatives, arrive early for parking convenience and easy access to college representatives, and have information and questions prepared in advance.

Application Night I
This event is for all seniors who have not yet completed their college applications. Come out and spend time with Mrs. Brown in the computer lab completing college applications and scholarship applications as well. Students must RSVP on Naviance for this event because space is limited. Application Night I will be held on September 30, 2009, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in room 304. Parents are welcome!

November

Application Night II
This is students’ second chance to complete applications at school in a quiet environment while receiving assistance from Mrs. Brown. This event will be held November 4, 2009, from 5:30 p.m. to 6: 30 p.m. in room 304. Students must RSVP on Naviance for this event because space is limited.

College Chat Night BDHS Auditorium (TBA)

For more information on these programs please contact our College Admissions Advisor Mrs. Keisha Brown at 214-339-6561 ext. 241 or kbrown@bhs.org

2009-2010 SAT and ACT test dates
SAT web address: www.collegeboard.com

SAT

ACT web address: www.actstudent.org

ACT

Colleges Coming to Bishop Dunne
Spelman College - September 10, 2009 - 9:30 a.m.
St. Mary’s College - September 14, 2009 - 11:30 a.m.
Loyola University Chicago - September 15, 2009 - 10:00 a.m.
Cornell College - September 15, 2009 1:30 p.m.
Saint Louis University - September 16, 2009 8:15 a.m.
St. Mary’s Univ. San Antonio - September 16, 2009 - 1:00 p.m.
Drake University - September 17, 2009 9:30 a.m.
University of Notre Dame - September 17, 2009 - 11:30 a.m.
St. Edward’s University - September 17, 2009 1:00 p.m.
Whittier College September 18, 2009 1:00 p.m.
Smith College - September 21, 2009 1:00p.m.
University of the Incarnate Word - September 24, 2009 1:00 p.m.
Washington University St. Louis - October 5, 2009 - 9:30 a.m.
DePauw University - October 21, 2009 - 12:15 p.m.

Please go to our College Counseling website on Naviance www.workspacek12.naviance.com/bdhs to RSVP for these events and check back frequently to see when other colleges are scheduled to visit our campus. All colleges will be visiting in the library.

New Deadlines for Colleges
Seniors applying to the University of Texas at Austin or Texas A&M University this fall need to be aware that both universities have a new application deadline of December 15. Mrs. Brown has the new scholarship application in her office at this time for Texas A&M which can also be used for admission. Please come by Mrs. Brown’s office and pick up an application.

You Are Invited!

Tulane University invites all interested students and their parents to an information session on Sunday, September 13, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. This event will be held at the Hilton Dallas Lincoln Center located at 5410 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX 75240. Please call 800-873-WAVE to RSVP.

Purdue University invites all interested students and parents to an information session on Sunday, September 13, 2009 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Timberglen Library located at 18505 Midway Road, Dallas, Texas 75287.

Duke University invites all interested students and parents to an information session on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Marriot Suites Dallas Market Center located at 2492 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207. To register for this event go to www.admissions.duke.edu.

Boston University invites all interested students and parents to an information session on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. To check times and RSVP go to www.bu.edu/receptions

Washington University in St. Louis invites all interested students and parents to an information session on Sunday, October 11, 2009 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Marriot Dallas/Addison Quorum by the Galleria 14901 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas. For more information call 972-661-2800.

University of Pennsylvania
invites all interested students and parents to an information session on September 17, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. at Westin Park Central Hotel, 12720 Merit Drive, Dallas, 75251.

Yale University
invites all interested students and parents to an information session on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at Greenhill School in the Montgomery Library or on Thursday, September 24, 2009, at Woodrow Wilson High School in the Auditorium. For registration and directions, please visit http://admissions.yale.edu/events

Scholarship List
Seniors should complete two to three scholarship applications per week in order to maximize chances of receiving scholarship money.

Wendy’s High School Heisman Scholarship
Qualifications: Played at least one sport in high school
Leader in your school and community
Have at least a 3.0 GPA
Application deadline: October 1, 2009
Go to http://www.wendysheisman.com/students/index.asp

Coca Cola Scholarship
Application deadline: October 31, 2009
Go to www.coca-colascholars.org

Lawrence R. Cadena Scholarship Award
Application Deadline: September 9, 2009
This scholarship is for students who will enter college in the fall of 2010 and plan on majoring in Criminal Justice. Please see Mrs. Brown for a copy of this application.

Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Dallas Chapter
This is a scholarship for young men interested in participating in the 2010 Beautillion Scholarship Ball on March 20, 1010. Please come by Mrs. Brown’s office to pick up an application. Applications are due by November 6, 2009.

Neely School of Business at Texas Christian University Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
This scholarship is for students who have started and maintained their own businesses. Please go to www.tcuyeya.org to apply. The application deadline is November 1, 2009.

Skidmore College Filene Music Scholarship Competition
Go to www.skidmore.edu/filenescholarship to apply. The deadline to enter a CD in the preliminary round is January 15, 2010.

University of Missouri Trulaske College of Business Scholarships
Please see Mrs. Brown in the Guidance Department for these applications. Deadline is February 1, 2010.

Close Up in Washington DC
For the fifth year in a row, high school juniors and seniors who are interested in politics, government, or history have the opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. with the Close Up program the week of January 17 through 22, 2010. The group will depart on Sunday and begin workshops with students from across the nation that evening. On Monday and Tuesday, students will be out and about in the nation’s capital with walking workshops at the various memorials and activities that link the memorials to current issues in the news. The evenings bring activities from mock congressional committee work to domestic policy debates and discussions on hot topics in the news. Wednesday is Capitol Hill day which gives the students the chance to meet with members of the staffs of their congressional representatives, and maybe the representatives themselves. Wednesday evening offers a group choice of theatre night at the Kennedy Center or a nighttime monument tour. Thursday is a day to discover Washington with an opportunity to return to some of the sights in the city and spend more time there, or go with Close Up staff to see some sights around the area such as Williamsburg, Gettysburg, Mt. Vernon or Philadelphia. The choice for this day and for the theatre night will be made once the student group is established.

The cost for the trip, which includes all travel expenses, hotels, meals, and everything except souvenirs is $1,598 plus a $200 deposit to Bishop Dunne to reserve a spot. If we choose to take the theatre option there will be an additional $37 charge added on for the tickets and an additional fee from $99 - $119 for one of the out-of-town Thursday options. This has been a life-changing experience for previous Bishop Dunne students and they describe it as one of the high points of their high school careers. Deposits are due by September 19, 2009, and final payments for the trip are due by December 18, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Marylee Boarman at mboarman@bdhs.org.

National Junior Art Honor Society
The National Junior Art Honor Society is a club designed for students in grades 7, 8, and 9 who wish to further their experience in the study of art. The club meets beginning in November on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month after school. Students may pick up applications soon outside of art room 404 and turn them in to Ms. Zeske before November 2, 2009.

Go Forth to Serve

Prayers
Please keep cafeteria worker, Mrs. Fannie Clarkson, in your prayers as she battles cancer. Please keep senior, Xavier Matthew, in your prayers as he continues his struggle against leukemia. Please keep senior Alanna Aquino’s father, Jaime Aquino, in your prayers as he is in intensive care, and Dr. Joseph LaManna, grandfather of Sergei, Nicholas, Tatiana, Michael, Dimitri, and Katy Boucher, in your prayers as he recovers from surgery.

Please keep in your prayers those members of our community who are going through the difficulty of losing a family member: faculty member, Mrs. Mariana Griggs, whose grandmother, Mrs. Rosario Tenorio, passed away last week; and junior Shelby Sanders, whose aunt, Vivian Sanders, passed away two weeks ago.

Catholic Pro-Life Committee Coming to Bishop Dunne
Middle School On September 24, 2009, three speakers from the Catholic Pro-Life Committee will come to Bishop Dunne to address our middle school students. Parents will receive a letter from Mrs. Nelson to inform them of the date and time of the speakers.

Our 7th and 8th graders will hear a program on chastity which will focus on human sexuality and how it affects our body, mind, and soul. The emphasis of the talk will be on God’s gift of sexuality and the beauty we experience when it is correctly appreciated. The 7th and 8th graders will be separated by gender to enable the students to speak and ask questions more comfortably.

Our 6th graders will hear a talk on character which will discuss what it means to be a good person and the qualities of a good friend. This will be an open discussion allowing all students to participate and be involved. The speaker will also include a brief discussion of the virtue of chastity.

Pro-Life Fundraiser
Bishop Dunne will once again raise money to help support the Catholic Pro-Life Committee of Dallas. Beginning September 23, 2009, students should bring donations to their E-block classes. Donations in the form of cash or checks made to Bishop Dunne will be collected for two consecutive blue days, September 23 and 25, 2009. The E-block classes that collect the most money for the Catholic Pro-Life Committee will receive a breakfast in their honor. The money will be presented to the Catholic Pro-Life Committee at the annual Pro-Life Classic on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. For more information about the Pro-Life Committee of Dallas, please check out the website at prolifedallas.org. For more information regarding Bishop Dunne’s pro-life fundraiser, please contact Mr. Tom Perez at tperez@bdhs.org.

Mass in French at Cistercian Abbey
French Club members and interested students, parents, and faculty will be attending Mass celebrated in French by Father Bernard Marton at the Cistercian Abbey in Irving on Sunday, September 20, 2009, at 10:30 a.m.

Father Bernard conducts a monthly Mass for the French-speaking community in North Texas, and there will be a reception afterwards. Please contact Mr. Bill Lalla at wlalla@bdhs.org if you wish to attend and for additional details.

Think Pink: a Volley for the Cure
Erin and Sheri Mathis are co-chairing a Canterbury Breast Cancer fundraising event in mid-October: Think Pink: a Volley for the Cure. The Canterbury Episcopal School varsity volleyball team has challenged Bishop Dunne’s varsity volleyball team to play a non-district exhibition game on October 17, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at the Canterbury Episcopal School at 1708 N. Westmoreland, DeSoto. This will be a night of friendly competition and will include several other fun activities, including pink food and drinks, games, contests, face painting and more. There will even be an exhibition game between Canterbury parents and Bishop Dunne parents.

This event will raise funds for breast cancer awareness, and mammograms for those who cannot afford them. 100% of net proceeds raised will be donated to Charlton Methodist Women’s Center and The Bridge, a Dallas area non-profit which exists to bridge the barriers that many face in finding and fighting breast cancer. The Bridge also funds mammograms for those who cannot afford them.

The New England Journal of Medicine in July 1993 stated, "Women without private health care insurance who have breast cancer receive this diagnosis later and die sooner than privately insured women with breast cancer."

Nationally Renowned Activist, Sonia Nazario, Is Visiting Bishop Dunne
Sonia Nazario will be visiting and speaking to the students during the day at Bishop Dunne Catholic School on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 and in the evening at St. Rita Catholic Community located at 12521 Inwood Rd. at 7:00 p.m.

Pulitzer Prize winner Sonia Nazario, has spent years speaking out against social injustice as a journalist for two nationally renowned newspapers: The Wall Street Journal and The L.A. Times.

Growing up in the U.S. and Argentina and with a Master’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of California, Berkley, Mrs. Nazario has an extensive background in cultural studies and works to bridge social understanding. Her true-life chronicle of a Honduran boy’s journey to reach his mother in the U.S. inspired her to make the dangerous journey herself, to be better equipped to inform readers of the experience.

The newspaper series that Enrique’s Journey is based upon won her multiple awards including the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing and feature photography. With more than twenty years as a journalist, Mrs. Nazario continues to be an active public advocate and representative.

For the evening event, transportation from Bishop Dunne Catholic School to St. Rita’s Catholic Community will be provided free of charge for students, families, and faculty members who are interested. For more information, please contact Mrs. Lydia Torrez at ltorrez@bdhs.org or call 214 339 6561 extension 297. To RSVP for this event and to secure transportation, please send an email to advancement@bdhs.org and state how many seats will be needed.

Volunteer Hours
Looking for Volunteer Hours? Look no further. Your school is in need of volunteers for the following events:

Friday, September 11, 2009 – Football Game Concessions and other areas

• 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. - 6 volunteers
• 7:30 p.m. – clean up - 6 volunteers
• 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – 2 volunteers

Thursday, September 17, 2009 – Development Luncheon

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – 3 volunteers

Thursday, October 8, 2009 – Development Luncheon

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – 3 volunteers

If you are Safe Environment cleared and need volunteer hours, please be sure to email or call Mrs. Echavarria at nechavarria@bdhs.org, 214-339-6561 extension 247 to be scheduled.

Dunne Honorably

Dress for Success Day
Tuesday, September 22, 2009, will be a Dress for Success day, as all students are expected to be in Mass uniform for the College Fair.

The American Library of Poetry
Congratulations to Dreu Dixson whose poem “Life Alone” has been chosen by The American Library of Poetry 2009 Student Poetry Contest for publication in the book Inspired.

Parents’ Role in Athletics
As many of you may have read in The Texas Catholic, the mission for youth sports in a Catholic environment is to help develop the student athlete physically, spiritually, mentally, morally, and socially. At Bishop Dunne, all of our coaches go through either the Play like a Champion training or the Coaches’ and Officials’ Positive Expectations (COPE) training program. As parents we invite you to visit the PLC website at http://www.playlikeachampion.org to see how parents can support their student athletes and coaches, as well as to read up on different trends in middle and high school athletics across the U.S.

Please help us to create a safe supportive environment where our students are given the opportunity to excel in all aspects of their lives while gaining character development that will stay with them for a lifetime. Thank you for partnering with us this year. Below are copies of our athletic mission statement and our spectators’ code to help our student athletes to have a great year.

Athletic Mission Statement
The Bishop Dunne Athletic Department is committed to creating a nurturing environment filled with mutual respect and unity for all students, and strives to instill Christian values while encouraging the spiritual, intellectual, social, physical, and emotional development of our scholar athlete. The Athletic Department believes that athletics is an integral part of the school's educational program since it provides experiences that will help young people to grow spiritually, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Our goal is to educate our scholar athletes in the importance of teamwork and self commitment. Our desire is to see his or her hard work and commitment on the field or court transferred to the classroom. The members of the Athletic Department strive for collaboration and communication so that coaches and scholar athletes can support and encourage one another to fulfill their potential.

Sports Events - Spectators’ Code
To make sports events more enjoyable and less stressful, the following code of behavior is in place for sports spectators. Adults and students who violate this code will be asked to leave games and restricted from further entry. Any act of disrespect from a parent/guardian/adult or student to a teacher, coach, or member of the school staff will be handled on an individual basis and may call for that person being banned from further athletic events and activities for a calendar year from the date of incident. Students are subject to disciplinary action, including separation from the school.

1. Bishop Dunne sports events are for our students - their personal growth, development of skills and for fun.
2. Spectators are not to use profane, disrespectful, or racist language and are not to harass players, coaches, officials or other spectators.
3. Respect is expected for the team and the team’s opponents. All visiting teams are to be treated with the utmost hospitality.
4. Athletes and coaches are not to be ridiculed or scolded during competition or practices.
5. Violence in any form will not be tolerated.
6. Verbal abuse is not tolerated.
7. Officials’ decisions are to be respected.
8. Spectators are to respect the requests of School faculty or staff at any School function regarding spectator behavior.

Requirements for Financial Aid
Student requirements for financial aid include but are not limited to maintaining a solid grade point average and a good discipline record. We evaluate each student at the end of October to determine whether financial aid will continue for the rest of the year. Please remind your student how important it is to maintain the required grades and a good discipline record so that tuition assistance will not be withdrawn after October.

Bishop Dunne families must complete a minimum of 40 hours of community service and parents are expected to be educational partners with teachers and administration, fully supporting faculty and administration.

Tech and Tradition

Spirit Bus
There will be a Spirit Bus available to transport students to the Bishop Dunne football game at Nolan High School on Friday, October 2, 2009. The cost is $12 per student and includes a hot dog, drink, and transportation to and from the game. The $12 does not include the admission fee to the game. If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Marcela Garcini at mgarcini@bdhs.org or Mr. Michael Alfers at malfers@bdhs.org.

Spirit T-Shirts
Spirit t-shirts will be on sale soon for $10 each to show your Falcon pride and help support our athletic teams. There will be certain athletic events throughout the year and fans will be encouraged to wear the spirit t-shirt.

Homecoming
The 2009 Homecoming Dance will be held Saturday, October 3, 2009, from 7:30 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. in the Orion Ballroom at the Bank of America building on Zang Boulevard. The dance is for students in grades 9 through 12. Tickets for the dance will go on sale the week of September 21, and ticket prices are $35 each. Directions and other information will be handed out to students when tickets are purchased.

Students may bring one date or guest of the opposite gender. Students must register all dates even if they are a Bishop Dunne student. If a student wishes to bring a guest who does not attend Bishop Dunne, the Bishop Dunne student must fill out and turn in a guest registration form before purchasing their guest's ticket. All guests must be of the permitted age, and everyone is expected to act appropriately at the dance. The latest students may arrive at the dance is 8:00 p.m., and the earliest they may leave the dance is 11:00 p.m. The dress code for the dance is semi-formal with gentlemen typically wearing a dress shirt, tie, dress pants, sport coat or a suit and ladies wearing full length dresses. Other school guidelines do apply as well at the dance and are listed in the Student Handbook. The dance will be an elegant, memorable, and fun time for the students.

If there are any questions, please contact Ms. Marcela Garcini at mgarcini@bdhs.org or Mr. Michael Alfers at malfers@bdhs.org.

Boys’ Basketball
Boys’ basketball tryouts will begin next week for boys in grades 9 through 12. On Monday, September 14, there will be a tryout for sophomore, junior, and senior boys from 7:30 p.m. through 8:30 p.m. in the gym. On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, there will be a tryout for freshman and sophomore boys from 7:30 p.m. through 8:30 p.m.

On Thursday, September 17, 2009, there will be a tryout for freshman boys from 5:30 p.m. through 6:30 p.m. If there are any questions, please contact Coach Michael Alfers at malfers@bdhs.org.

The boys’ basketball program would like to thank everyone would supported their "all you can eat" pancake breakfast at Applebees on Saturday, September 5, 2009. The fundraiser was a huge success.

High School and Middle School
Congratulations to our high school cross country team. At the Greenhill meet on August 29, 2009, the boys’ team placed seventh out of forty-two teams. Team members included Edgar Barrientos Woody Lawson, Christian Sandoval, and Austin Yaeger. The team had four members break into the top ten school records for this course. These runners were Brian Gross, Woody Lawson, Aracely Ramirez, and Austin Yaeger,

At the Plano meet on September 5, 2009, the boys placed third in the 4A public school division. The top twenty performers were Woody Lawson placing 5th, Austin Yaeger placing 8th, Christian Sandoval placing 11th, Edgar Barrientos placing 13th and Brian Gross placing 19th. On the girls’ side Aracely Ramirez placed 20th in the 4A division. The team had five members break into the top ten school record for this course. These runners were Edgar Barrientos, Woody Lawson, Aracely Ramirez, Christian Sandoval and Austin Yaeger.

Track
High School track will begin off season workouts on September 9, 2009. Workouts will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school from 3:30 p.m. through 4:30 p.m. Students will be escorted to study hall after the workout.

Swim Team
The swim team will hold a parent meeting on Monday evening, September 14, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. for anyone in grades 6 through 12 who is interested in the swim team. This meeting will cover information on an upcoming swim camp for beginner swimmers as well as present the information needed to join the swim team. This is a mandatory meeting for swimmers and parents. If you cannot make it, please schedule an appointment with Coach Zeske at rzeske@bdhs.org. There is a high school meet in late September and water workouts begin in late October.

Middle School Football
The 7th and 8th grade football Falcons began their season on September 3 in a warm-up game with the Home School Association, losing 18-12 on three second half scores by HSA. The Dallas Parochial League regular season begins on Sunday, September 13, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. against Christ the King at their home field. This game will be preceded by a game between the Bishop Dunne 5th and 6th grade team and Christ the King School at noon. Please contact team mom Mrs. Curtique Simon at ceecee.simon@gmail.com or Coach Lalla at wlalla@bdhs.org for additional information.

Transportation / Bus Schedule Changes
We will use the following schedule for the remainder of the school year:

• Holy Trinity pick up at 7:05 a.m. and drop off at 3:50 p.m.
• St. Monica pick up at 7:25 a.m. and drop off at 4:10 p.m.
• St. Luke pick up at 7:25 a.m. and drop off at 4:15 p.m.
• Holy Spirit pick up at 7:45 a.m. and drop off at 3:50 p.m.

In the afternoon, the bus will depart from Bishop Dunne at 3:30 p.m. Thank you for your patience and understanding with this.

Car Pooling
If you are interested in car pooling with other Bishop Dunne families, please email Mr. Guerrero at sguerrero@bdhs.org. In your email to Mr. Guerrero, please include your home address and phone/cell number. Mr. Guerrero will compile the list of families interested and will communicate possible scenarios with the families.