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Prayers
Bishop Dunne Service to St. Cecilia Catholic School
Volunteers Needed
7th Annual Bishop Dunne Golf Tournament and Silent Auction
Walk of Fame
Donations Needed!
Recycle Cell Phones – From the Ecology Club
From the Clinic - What Should You Do With That Expired Bottle of Medicine?

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National Junior Honor Society
Dallas Public Library Express Yourself! Youth Poetry Competition
Track
Middle School Basketball
Middle School Track, Baseball, Softball, Soccer
Business Office
Class Fees – 2nd Semester
Registration Reminder
Texas Catholic Community Credit Union
Payment Methods
Student Names
Returned Checks
Tuition Refunds
Volunteer Hours

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Athletic Period
Beginning in the 2010-2011 school year, Bishop Dunne will offer athletic periods for specific sports. Each athletic period will span one semester of the school year and count toward the physical education graduation requirement. While encouraged, students will not be required to enroll in the athletic period in order to be a member of the team.

During the fall semester cheerleading, drill team, football, boys’ soccer, boys’ basketball, wrestling, and swimming will be offered. Spring semester athletic periods will include boys’ and girls’ track, baseball, and softball.

Lastly, the physical education requirement has been adjusted to reflect the new state requirement of two semesters. In the past, three semesters of physical education were required. The new requirement will impact all students in the classes of 2011 and beyond.

Urgent Online Education Program Notice for Seniors and Their Parents
Please review your student’s graduation credits. Each year there are students who wait until May to redeem deficient credits, causing a great deal of stress for all involved. Parents of any student who currently has deficient credits should have received a letter that outlined the deficiencies and registration procedures for the online classes designed to make-up the credits. There are currently many seniors who have outstanding credits and have either not registered for the make-up class or have not completed a make-up class from the fall semester. Please contact Mr. Copeland at hcopeland@bdhs.org or Mr. Root at mroot@bdhs.org to verify the number of credits earned by your senior.

Bishop Dunne Book Club
The Bishop Dunne Book Club will meet on Thursday, March 11, 2010, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Library. Mrs. Deborah Bogue will facilitate. The Book Club is open to all students. Students should bring a book they would like to discuss with the group. Snacks will be provided. Please email Mrs. Melanie Gibson with questions at mgibson@bdhs.org.

Raise a Reader
Bishop Dunne has registered as a participant in the Parents.com Raise a Reader program. This program, sponsored by Parents Magazine and the International Reading Association, is a great opportunity for parents to encourage their students to read more. Beginning March 8, 2010, parents can visit the site at www.parents.com/reading/bishopdunnecatholicschooldaltx and register their children to participate. After a student is registered, parents can visit the site regularly to log the number of minutes their child has read. The program continues until May 31, 2010. Students can win gift cards to Barnes and Noble. And, the school with the highest number of minutes read per student by the end of May wins $5,000 for its library! A reminder will be posted for parents to register their students beginning March 8, and all students at Bishop Dunne are encouraged to read and record their minutes for this contest.

National Junior Honor Society
There will be a brief National Junior Honor Society meeting next Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in room 413 immediately after school. All members are expected to attend. Please e-mail Ms. Alexis Stern at astern@bdhs.org with any questions.

Canned Food Drive for Tolerance
Bishop Dunne, in cooperation with the Dallas Holocaust Museum and Center for Education and Tolerance, will be holding a canned food drive during the week of March 9 through 12, 2010. All donations of non-perishables will be doubled by the Feinstein Foundation during their "Help End Hunger in America" campaign. The schools with the highest contributions will also win books for their library. Students are encouraged to bring items to their theology teachers next week. Please e-mail Ms. Alexis Stern at astern@bdhs.org with questions.

10TH Grade PSAT/PLAN Scores
Due to the inclement weather on Thursday, February 11, 2010, PSAT and PLAN test scores were distributed to all sophomores this week. If parents would like to discuss their student’s test results, please contact either Mr. Mario Root at mroot@bdhs.org or Ms. Jessica Perales at jperales@bdhs.org to schedule an appointment.

College Counseling News

Summer Enrichment Opportunities
Please check the following opportunities for summer enrichment and contact Mrs. Keisha Brown at kbrown@bdhs.org for more details.

Bridge Program in Math & Science
The University of the South Sewannee, Tennessee
For more information go to: www.sewanee.edu/bridgeprogram

Talented and Gifted College Experience
Southern Methodist University
Date: July 11 - 30, 2010, and June 30 - August 4, 2010
Contact information: TAG Program - www.smu.edu/tag
College Experience Program - www.smu.edu/ce

Pre-Collegiate Summer Scholars
Challenge yourself while you spend your summer in Chicago!
Apply for Loyola University Summer Program at WWW.LUC.EDU/SUMMERSCHOLARS

The George Washington University
Pre-College Program 2010 for high school students grades 9 - 11
Session I July 7- 16
Session II July 21-30
For more information go to www.precollege.gwu.edu

Morehouse College Summer Program
Known as Project Identity, this program is for African-American males entering 10th and 11th grades in fall 2010.
It will take place June 7 - June 28, 2010
The program includes:

• Creative Writing
• SAT Prep
• Debate
• Pre-Calculus
• Leadership development
• Enrichment activities

Fees: $400 (includes meals, housing and activities)
FOR MORE INFO GO TO: Web site: http://www.morehouse.edu/projectidentity

Pratt 2010 Pre-College Program
July 6 - July30
Please go to www.pratt.edu/prostudies to complete an application
Application deadline: April 1, 2010

The University of Alabama 2010 Capstone Business Leadership Academy
June 14-23, 2010 and July 12-21, 2010
Summer program for academically excellent high school students
Go to http://cba.ua.edu/summeracademy

College Acceptances and Scholarship Awards
Congratulations to the Class of 2010 for a great start on college admission and scholarship applications! So far this year, 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 thus far. Due to all of their hard work our seniors have already been awarded over $4 million in academic scholarships! Keep up the great work seniors!

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

College Acceptances:
Antoine Anderson – Midwestern State University, University of Texas at San Antonio, and University of Texas at El Paso
David Anthony – United States Air Force Academy, Johnson & Wales University, The University of Texas El Paso, and St. John’s University
Brianna Aranda – University of Texas at Austin
Ignacio Aranda – Dallas Baptist University, Texas A&M Commerce, St. John’s University, and Northern Arizona University
Clarissa Barlow – University of Arkansas and Franciscan University
Derryn Bowen – Prairie View A&M University
Christopher Cervenka – Texas Tech University, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Texas at Austin, and Texas A&M University
Andrea Champion – Texas A&M University, University of Texas at Austin, Oklahoma State University, Texas State University, University of Oklahoma, University of the Ozarks, Houston Baptist University, Centenary College, and Spring Hill College
Emma Chappell – University of Kansas and San Francisco Art Institute
Lauren Clarkson – Baylor University, Stephen F. Austin State University, and Texas Woman’s University
Cameron Cox – University of Missouri
Michael Cruz – University of Texas at Austin, Marquette University, Southwestern University, Baylor University, Houston Baptist University, Fort Hays State University, Hardin Simmons University, Oklahoma Wesleyan University, and Willamette University
Alexandra Dean – Baylor University, Rockhurst University, Texas State University, and Oklahoma State University
Jamie DeLaat – Baylor University, Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, Texas State University, and Texas Tech University
Rebecca Fernandez – Belmont Abbey College and Saint Louis University
Astrid Fuentes – Tufts University, Loyola University Chicago, and University of Dallas
Amanda Garcia – University of the Incarnate Word
Jamie Gardner – East Central Oklahoma University, Hendrix College, Midwestern State University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Austin College, and Southwestern University
Kelli Grashel – Oklahoma State University, St. Catherine University, and Texas State University
Dezaree Greene – Clark Atlanta University and Tuskegee University
Monica Gonzales – Midwestern State University
Teresa Gully – Marquette University, Loyola University Chicago, Baylor University, University of Texas at Austin, and Southwestern University
Chance Hairston – Baylor University, William Jewel College, Texas Christian University, and University of North Texas
Carol Herrera – Brigham Young University – Hawaii, University of Missouri, Southern Virginia University, and Northern Arizona University
Toynelle Herron – Texas Tech University, Sam Houston State University, and St. John’s University
Jeffrey Jacobs – Xavier University of Louisiana, Baylor University, Morehouse College, and St. John’s University
Jordan Jones – Midwestern State University, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Clark Atlanta University, and Angelo State University Danielle Kean – Trinity International University and King’s College
Ashton King – Prairie View A&M University
Shaun Kyser – University of Houston
Woody Paul Lawson – Baylor University and Sam Houston State University
Chelsea Maxwell – Oklahoma Baptist University and University of North Texas
Chad McDonald – University of Central Arkansas and Florida Institute of Technology
Kandess Mejia – Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Saint Louis University, and Texas Woman’s University
Lucio Mendez – St. Mary’s University
Andrew Merlino – University of Mississippi
Sarai Morales – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and Newman University
Mary Oeftering – University of Texas at Austin, Southwestern University, and Georgetown University
Jessica Park – St. Mary’s University San Antonio, Texas State University, and Texas Woman’s University
Hannah Patton – Stephen F. Austin State University, Sam Houston State University, and Academy of Art University
Martin Paz – University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas Tech University, and Houston Baptist University
Daniel Pipkin – Southern Methodist 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, Texas A&M University, and Oklahoma State University
Kendal Ross – University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
Matthew Stimson – Southern Methodist University
Michelle Stobb – Barry University
Jonathan Torres – Baylor University
Ashton Vaughn – Howard University, Prairie View A&M University, Baylor University, Sam Houston State, and University of Houston Khadijah Walker – University of Arkansas Pine Bluff and Prairie View A&M University
Lauran White – St. Mary’s University
Bobby Watkins – United States Air Force
Brianna Jo Whaley – University of North Texas and Oklahoma State University
Eric Wright – St. Edward’s University, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Northern Arizona, and Drexel University
Claude York – Prairie View A&M University

Scholarship Awards:
Antoine Anderson – Midwestern State University Prairie View A&M University Football Scholarship
David Anthony – United States Air Force Academy Football Scholarship and Fordham University Football Scholarship
Ignacio Aranda – St. John’s University Academic Achievement Award
Clarissa Barlow – University of Arkansas
Andrea Champion – Centenary College, Spring Hill College Presidential Scholar, Oklahoma State University, Texas State University, University of the Ozarks, Houston Baptist 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, Southwestern University, and Southern Wesleyan University
Alexandra Dean – Baylor University Dean’s Gold Scholarship, Rockhurst University, and Oklahoma State University
Jamie DeLaat – Baylor University Dean’s Gold Scholarship
Rebecca Fernandez – Belmont Abbey College, Hispanic College Fund, Hispanic Youth Symposium Speech Competition, and Saint Louis University
Astrid Fuentes – Tufts University, University of Dallas, and Loyola University Chicago Dean’s Scholarship
Amanda Garcia – University of the Incarnate Word
Jamie Gardner – Hendrix College Academic Award, Hendrix College Odyssey Honors and Distinction Award for Artistic Creativity, Austin College Academic Excellence Scholarship, and Southwestern University Mood Scholar Award
Alexis Gillum – Southern Methodist University Engineering Camp
Kelli Grashel – St. Catherine University
Teresa Gully – Marquette University, Loyola University Chicago, and Baylor University Merit Scholarship
Chance Hairston – William Jewel College President’s Scholarship, Baylor University President’s Gold Scholarship, and Texas Christian University Faculty Scholarship
Carol Herrera – Southern Virginia University and Northern Arizona University
Danielle Kean – King’s College
Chelsea Maxwell – Oklahoma Baptist University
Chad McDonald – Florida Institute of Technology
Kandess Mejia – Saint Louis University Billiken Catholic Award
Lucio Mendez – Briar Cliff University
Sarai Morales – Newman University
Mary Oeftering – Southwestern University Academic Award
Jessica Park – St. Mary’s University Chaminade Grant
Martin Paz – Houston Baptist University
Candice Price – McMurry University and Savannah College of Art and Design
Amanda Reyes – Colorado State University, Texas State University, Oklahoma State University full tuition scholarship, Texas A&M University, University of Arizona, University of Nebraska (Lincoln) full tuition scholarship, and University of New Mexico full academic scholarship
Raul Saldivar – Texas A&M University, University of Alabama, University of Arizona, University of New Mexico full academic scholarship, and Birmingham-Southern College full academic scholarship
Ashton Vaughn – Baylor University Merit Scholarship
Bobby Watkins – United States Air Force Academy Football Scholarship
Eric Wright – St. Edward’s University and Northern Arizona University President’s tuition scholarship

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

SAT

ACT web address: www.actstudent.org

ACT

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

Please visit the following websites for college scholarship opportunities:
www.blackcollegedollars.org
www.latinocollegedollars.org
www.uncf.org

Black Catholic Network Scholarship
The Black Catholic Network will award (3) $1,000 scholarships to black Catholic students who graduate from high school in 2010. To receive a copy of the application, please contact Rita Garcia at rgarcia@cathdal.org. Deadline to apply is March 31, 2010.

Oak Cliff Lions Club Scholarship
The Oak Cliff Lions Club will award several scholarships ranging between $750 and $1,000 to 2010 graduates. To qualify for this scholarship, students must be a resident of Oak Cliff, graduate from a high school in Oak Cliff, and be a child, grandchild or sibling of a member of the Oak Cliff Lions Club. Please see Mrs. Brown for a copy of the application. The deadline is April 1, 2010.

Angelo State University Carr Scholarship
This scholarship is for students who rank in the top 45% of the class and score at least a 1020 on the SAT. The award amount ranges from $1,000 to $4,500 per year. To apply for this scholarship go to www.angelo.edu/carr.html.

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

Rose/Silverthorne Foundation Scholarship
This scholarship is for current high school seniors. Students must have at least a high B average, drug free and non smoker, have no dependents, plan on being a full time student in fall of 2010, plan on living on campus for two years and must be and remain single while covered by the scholarship. Scholarship award amount varies but will not exceed $4,000 per semester. Application deadline is March 31, 2010. Please see Mrs. Brown for an application.

Joann Fabric and Craft Store Scholarship
Scholarship for students age 14-19 who design and sew their own prom dress. Top prize will receive $50,000 for college expenses and a $1,000 Joann gift card. Go to www.joann.com/prom for details and an application packet.

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.

Joann Fabric and Craft Store Scholarship
Scholarship for students age 14-19 who design and sew their own prom dress. Top prize will receive $50,000 for college expenses and a $1,000 Joann gift card. Go to www.joann.com/prom for details and an application packet.

Syracuse University Architecture Scholarship
Syracuse University announces 10 full ride scholarships for African American students wanting to study architecture. Please contact Mark Robbins, Dean of the School of Architecture for more information at 315 443 2256.

Leadership Forum
On February 27, 2010, twenty students from both Student Government and The Falconers Club were able to attend the John Ben Shepperd High School Leadership Forum on the campus of Southern Methodist University. The students heard speakers and participated in group activities and challenges designed to encourage and develop leadership skills. The trip was chaperoned by Ms. Kelly Bush and Ms. Kelli Pineda.

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
• Staff member, Mrs. Diane Horton, as she continues chemotherapy and other treatments in her fight against cancer
• Mrs. Krissy Kistner, wife of faculty member Mike Kistner, as she recovers from surgery and enters rehab hospital
• Ms. Elizabeth Bourgeois, principal of Ursuline Academy, as she recovers from a serious accident
• Mr. Steve Guerrero, Athletic Director for Middle School, as he recovers from a back injury
• Mr. Clyde Hairston, grandfather of senior Chance Hairston, who is very ill.

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:

• March 6 and 27, 2010
• April 10 and 24, 2010
• May 8 and 22, 2010

Volunteers Needed!
Are you Safe Environment cleared? Do you need to fulfill your volunteer hours for 2009-2010? Are you available on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. through 12:00 noon? Then we need you! We are looking for four volunteers to assist us. Please email or call Mrs. Echavarria at nechavarria@bdhs.org, 214 339 6561 extension 247.

7th Annual Bishop Dunne Golf Tournament and Silent Auction
Golf Tournament - Flyer
The Tournament is on Monday, April 5, 2010, at the Oak Cliff Golf Club. Dinner, a silent auction, and raffle will follow the tournament. Sponsor Levels are $5,000 for a Title Sponsor: 3 foursomes, tee; $2,500 for 2 foursomes, tee box sign, banner and name listed on all press releases; $1,000 for 1 foursome, tee box sign, banner and name listed on all press releases; $460 for 1 foursome; and $150 for 1 tee box sign. Entry fee is $125 for an individual or $460 for a foursome, and includes golf, cart, boxed lunch, and dinner.

Play will be a four-man scramble with Mulligans $5 each (up to two/person). There will be prizes for top three teams, a prize for the longest drive, and a prize for closest to the pin.

Silent Auction
Please take some time to visit the website and view the items up for auction. These include:

• Autographed baseballs from Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, Jim Sundberg, and Ricky Henderson
• A Ring of Honor poster signed by Cowboy greats Roger Staubach, LeeRoy Jordan, Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro, Don Perkins, Chuck Howley, and Don Meredith.

Place your bid online and the winners will be announced the day of the golf tournament. Silent auction items are on display on the alumni website at www.alumni.bdhs.org. For more information, please contact Mrs. Lydia Torrez at 214 339 6561 extension 297 or email ltorrez@bdhs.org

Walk of Fame
Become a part of Bishop Dunne’s future by buying a personalized brick for only $130.00. We invite you to purchase a personalized brick for yourself, for your son or daughter, or in honor of a teacher or loved one. This is a perfect way for a friend of Bishop Dunne to support the school!

Donations Needed!
Kleenex, Clorox wipes, and hand sanitizers are needed for the classrooms. If you are seeking a simple way to fulfill your volunteer hours or assist your child in obtaining community service hours, please donate hand sanitizer, boxes of tissue, and Clorox wipes. Please bring the items to the front office and write your donation down in the notebook at the front desk. All donations are very much appreciated!

Recycle Cell Phones – From the Ecology Club
Technology is everywhere and constantly changing. Wouldn’t it be great if, as you got more and more appliances, you could recycle the old ones? Many charities or third-party recyclers take cellular phone donations, and you can often receive a tax deduction or receive money for your donation. Five hundred million cell phones are no longer being used in the U.S. alone, and less than one percent of cell phones are recycled. Do your part by recycling yours! To recycle, donate, or sell your cell phone, visit: www.gazelle.com, www.recyclemycellphone.org, www.mygreenelectronics.org, or www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.

Aside from recycling your cell phone, you can reduce your footprint on earth by switching to your local service provider’s voice mail system instead of using an answering machine, unplugging appliances when not in use, and plugging multiple appliances into a power strip that you can turn off. Even though appliances are turned off, they are still using electricity when plugged in. Before you go to sleep or leave your house, make sure all appliances are off, including computers, and unplug the appliances that are not in use. You can make a difference!

From the Clinic - What Should You Do With That Expired Bottle of Medicine?
Gone are the days of flushing unused medicine down the toilet. Testing of large water bodies indicates that there are trace amounts of medicine compounds in the water, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In order to protect the environment, the latest recommendations from the EPA are to mix unused medication in coffee grounds or kitty litter and seal in a container. This method of discarding unused medication will keep the medication from seeping into the ground and away from animals. Visit http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=9915299

Tech and Tradition

Student Council Elections for 2010-2011
Student Council applications will be available on March 11, 2010. Students can pick up the application form from Mrs. Garcini in Room 414 or Mr. Alfers in Room 109. Meetings for the applicants will take place on March 11 and March 25, 2010, in Room 414 at 3:10 p.m. It is mandatory for the applicants to attend both meetings and to schedule an interview. The Election Day will take place April 8, 2010, during F block. Any student interested in running for the High School Student Council needs to be in good standing with the Discipline Office and the Business Office. Students need to be registered for the 2010-2011 school year.

Arsenic and Old Lace in April
This spring, the Bishop Dunne Drama Department will present Arsenic and Old Lace, a comedy by Joseph Kesselring. Originally produced on Broadway in the 1940’s, this work has become a classic of American comedy theatre. Two sisters, elderly spinster ladies living in Brooklyn, attempt to end the loneliness of their single gentlemen boarders with a rather unconventional “special recipe”—elderberry wine. Also residing in their large Victorian house is their younger brother, Teddy, who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt. When a long-lost nephew returns to hide out from his criminal past at his aunts’ home, the mistaken identities and double-crosses begin.

The show will be performed on Thursday, April 8, and Saturday, April 10, 2010.There will not be a show on Friday, April 9, due to scheduling conflicts with the building. Students are encouraged to audition on Monday, February 8, or Tuesday, February 9, in room 407 after school. Students who audition should prepare a 30-second monologue to present at the audition. Students who wish to work on one of the production crews will be asked to sign up beginning on February 10, once the cast has been announced.

Volunteer opportunities will be available as there will be materials and furniture needed for the set. In particular, the theatre department would appreciate donations of lumber, fabric, household items, furniture items, especially furniture that appears Victorian, and paint. If parents have any of these items for donations, please contact Ms. Boarman at mboarman@bdhs.org.

Dunne Honorably

National Junior Honor Society
Congratulations to the latest members of the National Junior Honor Society who were inducted on March 2, 2010:

Dallas Public Library Express Yourself! Youth Poetry Competition
Congratulations to Amanda Green, Andrew Green and Jatavia Turner who were named finalists in the Dallas Public Library’s Fourteenth Annual Express Yourself Youth Poetry Competition. As finalists, their poems will be published in an anthology which will be distributed to the finalist’s school library and all Dallas Public Library locations. These fine young poets will be honored at a special award ceremony and reception on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in downtown Dallas. Please join us as we congratulate these students and their families, and their English teacher, Mrs. Toole.

Track
Congratulations to our track team and their coaches for excellent results at the Greenhill Relays on February 27, 2010:

• Lindsey Boldon placed 5th in the girls’ shot put with a throw of 26 ft. 4 in.;
• Alex Norman placed third in the boys’ shot put 41 ft. 1in.;
• Woody Paul Lawson placed fourth in the 3200 meter run with a time of 11:08.20;
• Collin Heard, Bobby Watkins, Mario Starghill, and David Anthony finished in second place as members of the 400 meter relay with a time of 44.40;
• Austin Yaeger, Nick Ramirez, Parker Spence, and Woody Paul Lawson finished in 4th place as members of the distance medley relay with a time of 12:14.26;
• David Anthony, Mario Starghill, Daymond Gardner, and Austin Yaeger finished in first place as members of the sprint medley relay with a time of 3:47.39;
• David Anthony, Daymond Gardner, Collin Heard, and Bobby Watkins finished in first place as members of the 1600 meter relay team with a time of 3:36.42.

Middle School Basketball
Congratulations to our middle school basketball teams and their coaches for making the playoffs. All teams earned a home game for their first game. These games were on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Bishop Dunne.

Congratulations to our three middle school basketball teams for winning their quarterfinal games in the DPL city championship tournament. The 6th grade boys defeated Holy Family 41-34, the 6th/7th/8th grade girls defeated St. Bernard 39-20, and the 7th grade boys defeated St. Rita 39-22. All three teams have advanced to the semi-finals. The 6th grade boys play Sunday, March 7, at 3 p.m. at John Paul II High School, the 6th/7th/8th grade girls play St. Phillip on Sunday, March 7, at 12 noon at John Paul II High School, and the 7th grade boys play St. Patrick on Saturday, March 6, at 5:00 p.m. at John Paul II High School.

Please come out and support these young athletes as they compete for a Dallas Parochial League city championship. Go to www.dplsports.com for updated playoff information. This year will be the girls’ third achievement.

Middle School Track, Baseball, Softball, Soccer
The time to join the following middle school sports is here: track, baseball, soccer and softball. Registration forms are now available on our website. Please email Coach Guerrero for more information and a registration form at sguerrero@bdhs.org .

Here is a link to the middle school athletic page where you will find the registration forms for track, baseball, softball and soccer. The deadline to register for these sports varies, so register early.

Business Office
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.

Class Fees – 2nd Semester
Class fees for second semester have been invoiced. Fees are charged based upon course selection by the student. Please make your payment on time.

Registration Reminder
Please remember that your account needs to be current in order to register your student for next year. If your account is not current, any registration monies will be applied to your outstanding balance and not for registration.

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.