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Enter to Learn

New Student Application Night
On Tuesday, December 15, 2009, Bishop Dunne will have bilingual staff ready to work with new families from 6:00 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. The computer lab will be open for parents to come in and complete the application for the 2010-2011 school year. All interested families are welcome to attend.

Inclement Weather Day Reminder
As we approach the winter season, please take a moment to review the following procedures. In the event of inclement weather, Bishop Dunne will announce on television station WFAA (Channel 8) the closing or delayed opening of school, as well as on the Bishop Dunne website, www.bdhs.org. Parents will also be notified by the school’s automated phone alert system and by Twitter. In case of delayed openings, bus routes will normally operate 45 minutes prior to school opening. Please remember that if the physical plant of Bishop Dunne is closed due to weather or emergency, students are to switch to the online curriculum and continue the educational process via Edline. By logging onto Edline, students can access their lessons by subject under the content area label Emergency Online Curriculum. As the students will be actively engaged in learning, a makeup day will not be added to the calendar.

Tuition Assistance
To continue their tuition assistance awards, students must maintain an acceptable average with a good work ethic and a clean discipline record. All financial information must be on record and parents must maintain a positive, educational partnership with faculty and administration. Records will be reviewed at the end of December, 2009, and students may be in jeopardy of losing their award if contractual agreements are not met, as determined by the administration. Please be proactive in helping your student attend tutorials and working with his or her teachers.

Pre-Advanced Placement/Advanced Placement/Dual Credit Information Evening
On Monday December 14, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium, there will be a meeting for all parents of students interested in enrolling in pre-AP, AP, and Dual Credit classes for the 2010-2011 school year. The meeting will cover the benefits of the AP and Dual Credit tracks, discuss the classes offered at Bishop Dunne, and outline the process to be enrolled in classes for the upcoming school year. Mr. Daniel Wilson, the AP Department Chair, will be available to answer questions and queries. He is also available at dwilson@bdhs.org.

San Antonio College Trip
There are 50 students who have signed up for the San Antonio college trip. The total cost for the trip is $220, and initial payments of $120 must be made by December 18, 2009. The final payment of $100 will be due in January, 2010. All payments are made to Bishop Dunne. If there are any questions, please email Dr. Veronica Alonzo at valonzo@bdhs.org.

Middle School Online Credit Redemption
Middle School students must score 70% or better, per semester, in all courses. Students who score below 70 percent must successfully complete online credit redemption courses in order to be promoted to the next grade. Online Education Courses for fall 2009 credit redemption will begin January 2010. There is a $350.00 fee per course. For further information, please contact Mrs. Joy Gardner at jgardner@bdhs.org.

Parent Survey
In an effort to consistently provide both students and parents with excellent educational experiences, we are implementing monthly parent surveys to solicit ideas and opinions. The surveys will be presented one to two times per month via Edline. Each survey will contain three to six questions that can be answered quickly. The first survey will be available, via parent Edline accounts, from Friday, December 11, 2009, until Friday, January 1, 2010. To access the survey, log in to your Edline account and look for the link to the survey under Calendar and/or News. For additional information, or if you do not have Edline access, please contact Mrs. Joy Gardner at 214 263 9244, or jgardner@bdhs.org. Thank you for your participation.

College Counseling News

College Acceptances and Scholarship Awards
Congratulations to the Class of 2010 for a great start on college admission and scholarship applications! This semester, we have hosted two College Admission Application Workshops and two Scholarship Application Workshops and our seniors are having very early success. Stop by the 500 hallway to see the college pennants we have placed on the board representing all of the universities to which our students have been accepted by November 1. So far, our seniors have been awarded over $700,000 in academic scholarships as of November 1, 2009.

Please congratulate the following seniors on their recent college acceptances and scholarship awards:

College Acceptances: Brianna Aranda – University of Texas at Austin; Ignacio Aranda – Texas A&M Commerce and Northern Arizona University; Clarissa Barlow – Franciscan University; Christopher Cervenka – Texas Tech University, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University; Andrea Champion – University of Texas at Austin, Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma and University of the Ozarks; Emma Chappell – San Francisco Art Institute; Lauren Clarkson – Texas Woman’s University; Michael Cruz – Baylor University, Houston Baptist University, Fort Hays State University, Hardin Simmons University and Willamette University; Alexandra Dean – Oklahoma State University; Jamie DeLaat – Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, Texas State University and Texas Tech University; Kelli Grashel – Oklahoma State University; Danielle Kean – King’s College; Andrew Merlino – University of Mississippi; Sarai Morales – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; Hannah Patton – Sam Houston State University and Academy of Art University; Martin Paz – Texas Tech University and Houston Baptist University; Candice Price – Texas State University, West Texas A&M University, McMurry University and Savannah College of Art and Design; Amanda Reyes – Sam Houston State University and Oklahoma State University; Michelle Stobb – Barry University; Ashton Vaughn – Sam Houston State and University of Houston; Eric Wright – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Northern Arizona and Drexel University.

Scholarship Awards: Clarissa Barlow – University of Arkansas; Andrea Champion – University of the Ozarks, Oklahoma State University, The Art Institute of Dallas and University of Oklahoma; Emma Chappell – San Francisco Art Institute; Michael Cruz – Baylor University, Hardin Simmons University, Houston Baptist University, Willamette University, Fort Hays State University and Southern Wesleyan University; Alexandra Dean – Oklahoma State University; Rebecca Fernandez – Hispanic College Fund, Hispanic Youth Symposium Speech Competition and Saint Louis University; Alexis Gillum – Southern Methodist University; Sarai Morales – Newman University; Martin Paz – Houston Baptist University; Candice Price – McMurry University and Savannah College of Art and Design; Raul Saldivar – Texas A&M University and University of Alabama; and Eric Wright – Northern Arizona University.

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

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ACT web address: www.actstudent.org

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Colleges Coming to Bishop Dunne
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

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

Being an American Essay Contest
In this contest, students are asked to answer the question, What Civic Value Do You Believe Is Most Essential to Being an American? The award amount is up to $5,000. For more information and to apply go to www.beinganamerican.org/TE

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.

Princeton Prize in Race Relations
This scholarship is for students who are involved in an activity that is helping to improve race relations in their school or community. The award is $1,000 and a trip to Princeton .The application deadline is January 31, 2010. Please go to www.princeton.edu/princetonprize.

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

St. Edward’s University Holy Cross Scholar Award
This scholarship is for students who rank in the top 10% of their class and score at least 1250 on the SAT or 28 on the ACT. The award is full tuition for four years. The application deadline is February 1, 2010. Please go to www.gotostedwards.com/meritawards.xml.

St. Edward’s University Guaranteed Trustees Scholarship Award
This scholarship is for students who rank in the top 20% of the class and score at least 1200 on the SAT or 27 on the ACT. The award amount is $40,000 and the application deadline is February 1, 2010. Admission application will serve for this scholarship.

University of Texas at San Antonio Terry Foundation Scholarship
This scholarship is for graduating seniors who have demonstrated leadership, strong academic ability, proven financial need, and who are unmarried and U.S. citizens. The award amount is $55,000. The application deadline is February 1, 2010. Please go to www.utsa.edu/terryscholars/.

KFC Colonel’s Scholarship
This scholarship is for students who graduate in 2010, have a minimum GPA of 2.75, are entering a 4-year university in fall of 2010, and who are U.S.citizens. The application deadline is February 10, 2010. Please go to www.kfcscholars.org to apply.

Texas A&M University Foundation Excellence Award
The award amount is up to $2,500 and the deadline is February 12, 2010. See Mrs. Brown for an application.

AXA Achievement Community Scholarship
Winners are selected based on ambition and drive, determination to set and reach goals, respect for self, family and community and ability to succeed in college. Award amount: $2,000 Deadline: February 15, 2010 Go to www.axa-achievement.com to apply

University of Texas at San Antonio Honors College Scholarships
This scholarship is for students who are in the top 10% of their class, have a minimum SAT of 1100 or minimum ACT of 24, and who are enrolled in UTSA Honors College. The award amount is $6,000. The application deadline is February 15, 2010.

National Commission for Cooperative Education
announces their fall 2010 scholarship program. Students interested in this wonderful scholarship program must plan on attending Drexel, Johnson and Wales, Kettering, Pace, RIT, University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo or Wentworth Institute. Please visit the program website at www.co-op.edu for more information and to apply. The application deadline is February 15, 2010.

Al’s Formal Wear Scholarship
The award amount $1,000 and the application deadline is May 31, 2010. Please go to www.alsformalwear.com/scholarship.

Texas Instruments Math Scholars Program – University of North Texas Dallas
This scholarship is for students who wish to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics with Secondary Teacher Certification at the University of North Texas Dallas. Applicants are to be ranked in the top 25% of their class, exempt from TSI for Reading, Writing and Math sections, have a minimum SAT score of 600 on math and 580 on Critical Reading or a minimum ACT of 24 Math and 24 English, and four years of high school math to include Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Pre- Calculus.

Important H1N1 Information for the Diocese
Attached please find an important letter from Sister Gloria Cain, Superintendent of the Diocese of Dallas, about flu procedures.

Washington DC Trip
Juniors and seniors will have an opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. with the high school Close Up program. Please note that there has been a change in the schedule from what was previously announced. The students will now be in Washington, DC, from February 14 through 19, 2010. All the same exciting and unique experiences will be available during this week as well, but the price will be just a bit lower. Students spend Sunday evening through Thursday learning how our government works from an insider’s perspective. Highlights of this program include monument study visits, question-answer sessions with policy representatives from various agencies of the government, a Capitol Hill day in which students meet with congressional representatives and staff, and neighborhood study visits. There are also opportunities to visit some of the Smithsonian museums and other landmarks that make Washington, D.C. unique.

The cost for this program is approximately $1,688, which includes all accommodations, meals (except in transit to and from D.C.), air fare, and ground transportation. If the theater option is chosen, there will be an additional $37 charge for the tickets and an additional fee from $99 - $119 for one of the out-of-town Thursday options. This has always been a very popular program with the students, and participants have called it one of the high points of their high school experience. Once the group is established, we will decide on a few other options which may make a minor change in the cost. Students who take advantage of this opportunity will take part in a truly valuable educational experience that extends learning beyond the walls of the classroom. A $200 deposit is required for Bishop Dunne to hold a place on the trip, and a $100 registration fee is required when registering at the Close Up website. These deposits are due by October 17, 2009, and final payments for the trip are due by January 15, 2010. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Marylee Boarman at mboarman@bdhs.org.

Go Forth to Serve

Prayers
Please keep the following members of our Bishop Dunne family in your prayers:

• Cafeteria worker, Mrs. Fannie Clarkson, as she battles cancer
• Senior, Xavier Matthew, as he continues his struggle against leukemia and recovers from another surgery
• Staff member, Mrs. Diane Horton, as she begins chemotherapy and other treatments against cancer
• Mrs. Krissy Kistner, wife of faculty member Mike Kistner, as she prepares for surgery
• Mrs. Missy McLean, mother of 8th grader Ali Broussard, as she recovers from spinal surgery
• Ms. Elizabeth Bourgeois, principal of Ursuline Academy, as she recovers from a serious accident.

Also please keep in your prayers those members of our community who are going through the difficulty of losing a family member, especially senior Amanda Reyes, whose aunt, Rita Newble, passed away on December 5, 2009.

Christmas Prayer Service
On Friday, December 18, the Bishop Dunne Catholic School community will hold its Christmas prayer service in the gymnasium. Deacon Paul Wood will preside in prayer and Mr. Nick Hurt will lead the choir in song. The prayer service will begin shortly after 11:00 a.m. and all parents and alumni are invited.

Animal Rescue Club
Please support the Animal Rescue Club by purchasing a $5 t-shirt at the bookstore. T-shirts will be sold from December 8 through to December 18, 2009, from 3:00 p.m. through 3:30 p.m. This sale will allow the club to continue providing free and low cost spaying and neutering as well as vaccinations to stray animals.

Reception with Senator Royce West
This past week, a group of members from the Bishop Dunne Student Council represented Bishop Dunne at Senator Royce West's reception for his canned food drive, which was held in conjunction with the North Texas Food Bank. During the course of the evening, the students enjoyed various forms of entertainment provided by several DISD schools. Bishop Dunne student representatives met with Senator West, judges, members of the Dallas City Council, and professors from local universities. Thank you to these students for representing Bishop Dunne so well: Akilah Booty; Tia Flowers; Tori Gillum; Jeffrey Jacobs; Sam Lane; Mary Oeftering; Peter Oeftering; Fatai Obasuyi; Daniel Pipkin; and Alex Roland.

Basketball Volunteers Needed
Basketball season is upon us and volunteers are needed to help out with concessions. If you are Safe Environment cleared and need to fulfill your annual volunteer hours, please contact Mr. Stephen Guerrero at sguerrero@bdhs.org for help with middle school basketball and Mr. Delone Williams at dwilliams@bdhs.org for high school basketball. If you aren’t sure whether or not you are Safe Environment cleared, please contact Mrs. Norma Echavarria at nechavarria@bdhs.org.

Christmas Books for Library
Please help us make the library the best it can be by making a Christmas donation of new hardback books in your name. All donated books will have a dedication page in the front thanking and honoring the donor or the person for whom parents are donating the book. Please follow the link to a book list of needed volumes for the library. All parents who donate more than $200 in books will receive a brick in their honor in the Walk of Fame, by the entrance to the field house and stadium.

Bishop Dunne Service to St. Cecilia Catholic School
Bishop Dunne has partnered with The University of Notre Dame Alumni Club to provide tutors for St. Cecilia Catholic School. If parents are interested in tutoring young students from St. Cecilia Catholic School, please arrive at 8:45 a.m. at the St. Cecilia library where volunteers will be assigned a student to work with for two hours. St. Cecilia is located at 635 Mary Cliff Road, Dallas, TX 75208. The dates for this school year are listed below. Thank you for your anticipated participation.

Tutoring Dates:

• January 16 and 30, 2010
• February 20, 2010
• March 6 and 27, 2010
• April 10 and 24, 2010
• May 8 and 22, 2010

Tech and Tradition

French Club
There will be a celebration of the Christmas season at the next meeting of the French Club on Monday, December 14, 2009, at 3:10 p.m. in the library. Snacks and refreshments will be served, so drop by and join us for a slice of bûche de Noël!

National Junior Art Honor Society
The National Junior Art Honor Society welcomes its 2009-2010 members: Abigail Austin, Ravyn Cotton, Alesia Johnson, Liliana Montano, Rachel Shima, Troy Prevost, Tony Richardson, Rachel Shima, Alexis Rivas, and Cameron Wicks. The club is formed to introduce students from 7th through 9th grades to art and artists in the community and to provide a supportive creative environment. The Society meets in room 404 on the second and fourth Mondays before school from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. as well as scheduled weekend and afterschool activities. If students are interested in joining, please submit applications before Monday, December 14, 2009. Officers will be elected and dues are payable at the December 14 meeting.

BDPATS Christmas Angel Drive
As Christmas nears, the BDPATS would like to remind parents of our second annual Christmas Angel Fund as a way to say thank you to the teachers and staff of Bishop Dunne Catholic School. The Christmas Angel Fund is a gift collection for teachers and staff as a way to say Merry Christmas and to show appreciation for all of the love and dedication that they share with our sons and daughters. The Christmas Angel Fund will be shared equally and the donations and amounts will be anonymous. Please remember that no gift is too small.

Families who would like to contribute can drop off their gift donation to the Angel Fund at the front desk. If you are sending a check, please make the check payable to Bishop Dunne and note Christmas Angel Fund in the memo.

BDPATS Teacher Luncheon
BDPATS is hosting a luncheon for the staff on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. in the Library. Please drop off any food donation in the morning, or come at lunch and help serve. BDPATS is also requesting any gift items to give away at the luncheon: gift cards to stores, restaurants, or gift items. There will be a basket on Mrs. Sunday’s desk if you would like to send items for the teachers’ gifts. Please make sure to sign the volunteer form.

Here are the items the BDPATS would like to have for the luncheon: chicken; barbeque; tamales; side dishes; desserts; bread/rolls; soft drinks ; bottled water; coffee cups; napkins; plates; and utensils. Please call Mrs. Rhonda Benavides at 817 715 8235 for further questions.

Online Education Program - 2009 Christmas Mini-Term
The Bishop Dunne OEP is excited to announce the 2009 classes available for the Christmas Mini-Term. These classes are for students who wish to take classes over the break allowing them to:

• free up schedules for other electives of interest;
• take an additional class in a favorite subject area ; and
• become familiar with online education in preparation for the college experience.

In addition, seniors in need of credit redemption should look to take deficiency classes over the Mini-Term so that they can concentrate on the spring semester and all of the graduation events. Registration fees are $295.00 and registration will end December 18, 2009. Please email Mr. Hill Copeland at hcopeland@bdhs.org for registration details.

Humanities Department

• Psychology 344 - The purpose of this course is to offer a college level introduction to the field of psychology, the scientific study of behavior and the mental process. Students will attempt to describe, to explain, and to understand human behavior.
• Anthropology 830 - Students will examine humanity from cultural, biological, archaeological, and linguistic perspectives in an attempt to understand all of the aspects of what it means to be human. The exploration of contrasting cultural perspectives will be the primary focus.
• The 1960’s 347- The purpose of this class is to learn the significance of individuals, movements/causes, and the overall culture that shaped this decade of controversy. Students will investigate this uniquely colorful yet distinguished and volatile time period and learn how this decade has influenced the history of the United States.
• Lost in Literature 090 - This course will be an exploration of literary archetypes through the study of the Lost television series as a work of modern mythology and the various works of literature that influence it. Throughout the course, students will develop their own class definition of literary archetypes by exploring examples from the works studied. Satisfactory completion of this course will also meet the summer reading requirements for regular Senior English.
• Latin American History and Economics 845 - Using a dependency theory approach, this course examines how poverty is a human creation that does not have to happen. Students will examine the process of colonization, neo-colonialism, and other economic political forces which impoverished the region and continue to keep it so, and examine attempts to alter these fundamentally unequal social and economic relations. In doing so, students will examine a variety of themes including the role of indigenous people, the land tenure system, religion, education, imperialism, and revolutions.
• Sports Culture in Society and Literature 855 - This course will investigate the significance of sport’s contributions to popular culture during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It will be a critical examination of the diverse and complex relationship between sport and culture. This course will examine sport as a cultural and social phenomenon with important historical and literary implications.

English Department

Speech 051 - This class will give students the tools to become more effective public speakers. Students will critique a variety of speeches on numerous social topics, practice speech writing and delivery skills, and learn the numerous technology tools available for formal and informal communication.

Physical Education Department

Health 423 - This course is designed to assist individuals in analyzing health problems in their own school-community situation with a view toward working out a well coordinated health program to meet school and community needs. This course covers general physical, mental and social health areas.

Fine Arts Department

• Italian Renaissance Art 694 – This course is an art-historical introduction to the Italian masters, beginning with Donatello and Brunelleschi and ending with Leonardo Da Vinci and Titian. Students will use visual and historical analysis to learn in what context and through what techniques the arts flourished during the 15th and 16th centuries in Italy. The course will cover advances made in sculpture, architecture and painting. Grades 11 and 12.
• Greco-Roman Art and Architecture 695 - Students will learn to recognize classical conventions in art through visual and historical analysis. Emphasis will be placed upon how art was used in ancient Greece and Italy, particularly as political propaganda and in remembrance of the dead. Students will also gain an appreciation of Greek and Roman arts’ continuing influence on modern culture. Grades 11 and 12.
• American Painting 696 - Students will examine American art from 1800-1910, taking note of visual conventions and gaining an understanding of how to see art within a greater historical framework. The course will cover landscape painting, portraiture, and the art of the American West, in addition to pre-modern art. Grades 11 and 12.
• Introduction to Art History 697 – This course is a survey from ancient art to the medieval period. Students will become familiar with art historical terms and visual and historical analysis by looking at major artworks from the earliest cave paintings to the art of ancient Egypt and the Near East, through to the Greco-Roman classical period. Students will see how these early artistic traditions have relevance in today’s society. Grades 9-12.
• Introduction to Art History v 2.0 697 – This course is a survey of Renaissance to Modern art. Students will gain a basic understanding of techniques and traditions and will learn to analyze and appreciate artwork from the Italian and Northern Renaissance through the 20th century. Emphasis will be placed on comparing historical interpretations of the artwork with contemporary values and biases. Grades 9-12.

World Language Department

Spanish Novel 553 - This is a survey course that analyses a representative group of Latin American novels written after 1970. Main themes and formal characteristics of these novels will be discussed. The goal of this course is to provide an in-depth study of selected Spanish works of prose fiction with the goal of fostering independent research and scholarly study of novels.

Science Department

Biology 233 - This course is designed for the student seeking a degree in science or medicine. Many topics are covered including genetics, microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and medical technology.

Freshman Retreat
The freshman retreat will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2009, at Bishop Dunne from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The students are to report to the auditorium upon their arrival to Bishop Dunne. The theme of the retreat is the question, “Who am I?” The retreat will be closing with an ecumenical prayer and communion service at 2:30 p.m. Families and parents are invited. Please report to the auditorium if you wish to attend.

Because the freshman retreat is on a Saturday, it is treated as a school day and students are required to attend. Students in attendance are excused from school on Monday, December 14, 2009. Students who are sick and are not able to attend the retreat on Saturday are required to be at school on Monday. If you have any questions regarding the retreat, please contact Mr. Hurt at nhurt@bdhs.org.

Falcon Store Christmas Ideas
Look no further than your Falcon Store for one stop shopping ideas for Christmas! We are currently offering 20% off all in-stock items in our Falcon Store for the month of December. We have everything from sweatshirts, sweatpants, scarves, ear warmers, knit caps, blankets, and ceramic mugs to keep your Bishop Dunne Falcon warm. Please see Mrs. Owens in the Falcon Store. Parents are welcome anytime. Also, please visit our online school store located through the alumni website, by going to www.bdhs.org, and clicking on alumni, then clicking on online store.

Dunne Honorably

Swimming
The swim team will compete in the Lewisville Invitational on Friday, December 11, 2009. Please support our swimmers as they build up to the regional meet in Mansfield in January. The middle school swim team competed Tuesday evening at Greenhill and made a great showing with many swimmers placing first and second in their heats. Please come and cheer on the entire swim team in their next dual meet against DeSoto at the Duncanville Natatorium next Thursday, December 17, 2009, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. or at the Christmas Classic December 18, 2009, from 10:00a.m.to noon in The Colony at the LISD Aquatic Center.

Business Office Information
Below are some guidelines and helpful tips for tuition and fee payments. Please remember throughout the year that all tuition and fees must remain current. According to Finance Committee and Steering Committee policies, students whose accounts are not current are not eligible to attend classes, extracurricular activities, field trips, or retreats.

If you have questions or concerns regarding your account with Bishop Dunne or TCCCU, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Sandy Brooks in the Business Office at sbrooks@bdhs.org or 214 339 6561 extension 233.

Dates to Remember

• 2nd day of each month - the Business Office will notify the responsible party of non-payment to BD or TCCCU.
• 10th day of each month - students whose accounts are not current at TCCCU will not be permitted to attend class or participate in any extracurricular activities, including athletics, retreats or field trips.
• 14th day of each month - payments for balances at BDCS are due.
• 15th day of each month - students whose accounts have a balance at BDCS are not permitted to attend class or participate in any extracurricular activities, including athletics, retreats or field trips.
• 30th day of each month - payments are due to the TCCCU.

Texas Catholic Community Credit Union
If parents have any questions about their TCCCU account, please contact the credit union at 214 348 8670 extension 114. The TCCCU, which is located at 10103 Shoreview, near White Rock Lake, has a night drop box.

Payment Methods
Bishop Dunne Catholic School accepts cash, cashier’s checks, money orders, MasterCard or VISA for any payments. We can now accept credit cards to add funds to your student’s cafeteria account. We request a minimum $20 amount.

Student Names
Some of our students have a different last name than their parent or guardian. We keep our accounts by student name. Please put the student’s name on your check when making payments.

Returned Checks
Returned checks to BDCS or TCCCU are due immediately upon notification by BDCS or TCCCU. Two returned checks will require cash, cashier’s check, money order, MasterCard, or Visa to be used for any future payments on that account. If payment made on behalf of a student by a third party is returned by the bank, the responsible party will immediately become responsible for the tuition or fee intended to be paid by the third party, but not the returned check fee.

Tuition Refunds
If a student withdraws from BDCS prior to the end of the current academic year, the student and his or her family may be entitled to a refund of tuition for any unused school semester. Any unpaid fees or fines, including cafeteria charges, will be deducted from the refund. Additionally, there will be an administrative fee assessed for voluntary withdrawal from the school.

Volunteer Hours
Each family is expected to perform a total of at least 40 hours of community service for the School or to pay a $200 sustentation fee. Donations of items such as office supplies and bottled water count toward your volunteer time. If you are unsure of the number of volunteer hours accumulated or have a question about making a donation, please contact Mrs. Norma Echavarria at extension 247.