March 24-30, 2020

A MESSAGE FROM FRANK STINGO

Dear Mater Dei Parents, I pray that you and your families are safe.Thank you for your positive feedback and support since we rolled out our Distance Learning program. We are now in week two and are thrilled with the engagement and progress of our students so far. I am proud of our faculty for working so hard to deliver quality lessons on such short notice, and for our students who are exemplifying resilience in adopting to this new learning environment. If your child has not logged into Schoology, please make sure they do so ASAP. Remember that parents have access to all Schoology pages. If you need help logging on, please email helpdesk@mdchs.net. The first deadline for assignments is due on March 26th. While we are all hoping to return to school after Easter, we are currently planning for what synchronous (real-time) learning will look like at MDCHS if

that is not possible. We are continuing to follow the guidance of the Diocese, CDC and SDCOE, and want to be prepared in the event that we are not able to return to our campus. We will keep you updated as decisions are made. We are working hard to increase our communication efforts on all fronts. If you are not connected to us on social media, please consider doing so. Also, you can check out our YouTube channel, Coronavirus Updates and Parents in Prayer web pages to stay informed and pray along with us each week. We are also always looking for ways we can be more supportive. Please take two minutes to give us your feedback here:

Parent Distance Learning Survey

Thank you to everyone who already registered. Due to these current challenging times, we are extending the registration deadline to April 8, 2020. Please register by this date to guarantee your place and any related tuition assistance or scholarships for the 2020/2021 school year. We continue to pray for all of our Mater Dei families. Please watch my video to get a more detailed sense for where we are headed with Distance Learning. Stay informed, stay safe, stay healthy. We will get through this together! God Bless, Frank Stingo Principal

Coronavirus Update

Parents in Prayer

YouTube Channel

Chaplain Fr. Claude Lombardo with a blessed, inspirational message for his Mater Dei family.

Important Dates

• March 28: Blue & Gold Night/POSTPONED • March 30-31: Senior Retreat/POSTPONED • April 6-17: Spring Break – No School

2020/2021 Registration Deadline

EXTENDED to April 8, 2020 for ALL GRADES!

Thank you to everyone who has already registered for the 2020/2021 school year. Due to these challenging times, we have extended our registration deadline to April 8, 2020. Please register by this date to guarantee your place at Mater Dei for the 2020/2021 school year and to guarantee any associated tuition assistance/scholarships that may have been awarded. If you have any questions, please email enrollment@materdeicatholic.org.

We created videos in English and Spanish that will help walk you through the registration process.

English

Spanish

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

POSTPONED

Based on our current stay-at-home mandate, we will be postponing our Blue & Gold Night to a future date. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you to everyone who has come together to support Mater Dei and this event. We look forward to celebrating with you in the future. Let’s now join together in prayer for our local, national and international friends who are impacted by the COVID-19 virus. For additional information, please contact our Advancement Department at advancement@materdeicatholic.org.

Summer School

For those of you thinking about plans for the summer, please note the summer school schedule. Registration is now open. The cost is $325 per session.

1st session: June 15-30 (12 days)

2nd Session:

July 1-17 w/ July 3 off for holiday (12 days)

Time: 8:00am-12:15pm Break: 10:00am-10:15am

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Post your college acceptances on Instagram and tag us at

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During this time of Distance Learning, our Counseling team will be working hard to replace all face-to-face counseling meetings with email communications to students and parents. If you had a meeting scheduled, please note that all meetings will be canceled for the time being and replaced with email communications. This is a great time for our Counselors to review all student academic files and provide added support and insights for the 2020/2021 school year.

Your Counselor's Advice for Successful Distance Learning

Parents in Prayer

REMOTE ROSARY Every Monday at 8am we will be praying the Rosary for our community and everyone affected by the COVID-19 virus. We will be hosting it through Zoom each week. We invite everyone to join us virtually from their homes. Thank you to everyone who joined us over the past two weeks. If you have a special intention, please email us at news@mdchs.net. Here is a link to instructions for how to pray along with us through video conference:

Video Conference Instructions

Christian Service Hours

In accordance with the state and county health departments' guidelines, we are exempting Mater Dei Catholic High School students from their 2019-2020 Christian Service requirement. Any students who have completed their Christian Service for this school year are advised to submit their inventories and verification letters to their Theology teacher when we physically return to school. Any hours completed this year will be honored toward their Christian Service requirement for high school graduation. The graduation requirement has been reduced to 75 hours for the classes of 2020-2023.

Senior Capstone Project Given the state of our Distance Learning shift and the mandate to minimize contact with others, we have modified the requirements for the Senior Capstone Project. We are exempting Mater Dei Catholic High School seniors from the 10 hour capstone practicum, practicum report and capstone presentation. The capstone grade will be based on the capstone proposal, interview and take-away reflection. Any student who has not completed any of

those three assignments must do so immediately. The interview can be done via video conferencing or phone.

Stay Informed

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MATER DEI NEWS:

Distance Learning at Mater Dei

Tips for Those Who are New to Being Online Learners:

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Message from Ms. Leon

Message from Mrs. Meda

Message from Mr. Stingo Message from Ms. Salazar

Coach Ron's Exercise Challenge

Message from Ms. Rolston

Congratulations Jesse Campbell and Darren Barkins!

Both Crusaders received their first Division 1 offer from the University of Idaho to play football.

Jesse Campbell

Darren Barkins

St. Patrick's Day at Mater Dei Did you wear Green?

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