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Principal’s Message

Celebrating Christmas Mass

In the Classrooms

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4 THINGSYOU SHOULDKNOW

2016 Annual Appealis approaching $40,000.

Money raised will be used for curriculum, technology,

and safety measures around the school. Donations will

be accepted through May 31, 2017. Thank you

for your support.

Congratulationsto our Teacher of the Year –

Nikki Williams and our Supporter/Achiever of the Year – Phyllis Miller Taylor.

May Festival Raffle Tickets Now On SaleReaching our goal means a

“Day Off”, so let’s get selling!

Capital CampaignThrough the intercession of Saint Frances Cabrini, our

Capital Campaign has reached the $1,000,000.00

mark! THANK YOU to all who have supported our

efforts. It is never too late to make a donation and no

donation is too small! Please help and pray for the

success of our campaign.

A COOPERATIVE EFFORT OF FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPING A SOUND FOUNDATION OF FAITH

WINTER 2017

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Busy Times at Mount Carmel

Our Veterans Day Concert

– a tribute to our veterans –

was a huge success, attended

by many who have served our

country to preserve our freedom.

Over 460 runners and walkers

joined in our annual VC-Carmel

May Fest Beignet Boogie. It was a

beautiful, fun-filled day.

Our living rosary was dedicated

to our grandparents with the

introduction recited in French by

VC students and the body of

the rosary by our grandparents.

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Busy Bees for SpringGet ready for a whole lotta fun! Our annual MayFest is scheduled for May 5th - 6th. There will be live music, food, games, and cake bingo! Ask your favorite MCS student for tickets... they are are on sale now!

Capital Campaign

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Celebrating our Tradition – Building our Future At press time, our Capital Campaign had reached $1,003,199.83. Thanks to all of you who have pledged and made donations! Yet, we need the support of everyone in our Carmel Fam-ily, especially your support in prayer. With your help, together we can reach our $5,000,000 goal! Please fill out the commitment forms and return them to Mount Carmel. If you need a commitment form, please contact the Development Office.

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3(far left) Holly Hagle

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5Sister Janet, Mrs. Jackie, and Ms. Catherine make the announcement that our Capital Campaign has reached the $1,000,000 mark!

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5EJ and Evan Chiasson built our Capital Campaign Change Box that is displayed in the front office.

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our school year

quickly approaches,

I want to thank all for

the continued sup-

port in helping Mount Carmel to grow and

excel. Whether you have prayed for our

school community, volunteered your time

and talents with many of our school projects

or fundraisers we are truly grateful.

Please visit our new website, www.mce-

school.org, note the calendar for upcom-

ing events and plan to join us for the annual

May Festival and our May Crowning.

Grace and Blessings,

Jackie Trahan

5Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year Nikki Williams.

MCS Teacher of the Year!

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Celebrating Christmas Mass

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et us continue to pray for all persons affected by this down-sizing economy and that those

who have lost their jobs may find work soon.

Thanks to all of you for joining us for Catholic Schools Week. The week began with the 5k run on Sunday, January 29th, which was another great success. The events of the week including our Mass, Grandparents’ Day, the Rosary, and all the student activities were a great success. Your presence always assures us of your support for our school.

We have begun our “Milk Jug” challenge for our Capital Campaign. Each homeroom has a milk jug to put their loose change in for the challenge. Please join us in whatever way you can to help us reach our goal.

The Capital Campaign total at this time is $1,003,199.83. Thanks for your generosity!

Sincerely!

Sr. Janet LeBlanc, O. Carm.President

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s Christmas Mass is always a special mass at Mount Carmel.

s Top three overall finishers were between the ages of 16 - 18.(l to r): Colt Hardee – a senior at Kaplan High School, Ethan Suire – a junior at Erath High School, and Cameron Carpenter – a 16 year old from Erath.

Reading Time!

100 Days Smarter!

We’ve been busy in the classrooms!

Headed to State Competition!

5(1st row, l to r): Chad (placed 3rd at regionals in Plant Science), John, Spencer (placed 3rd in Chemistry), Jude, Ian (placed 3rd in Energy: Physical Science). (2nd row, l to r): Joshua, Drew, Megan, Katelyn, and Madison. We are proud of all of our students who competed!

5Pre-K celebrating the 100th day of school in a “sweet way”!

5Reading about books is fun for most of the 1st graders.

5Pre-K students are all smiles as they prepare for snack time!

51st graders learn about maps and globes.

56th graders calculating how fast things move.

56th graders have fun learning about the coordinate plane.

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5(l to r): John (placed 1st at regionals in Materials Science), Joshua (placed 2nd in Biomedical and Health Sciences), Jude (placed 2nd in Earth and Environmental Sciences). These three students move on to the state competition. Congratulations!

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MCS had a “full house” as hundreds of grandparents descended on campus with their grandchildren.

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We’ve been busy in the classrooms!

Science experiments with the Nutty Professor!

Mrs. Nichole was interviewed by a local TV station.

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5Ms. Nikki’s third graders perform experiments with the Nutty Professor.

5MCS welcomed special visitors for Catholic Schools Week. (l to r): Sr. Kathy Farrelly, Sr. Janet LeBlanc, Sr. Cristilyn Rubio, Sr. Judith Hebert, Sr. Sheila Undang, Sr. Lawrence Habetz.

5Fr. Louie and Fr. Michael con-celebrated our Catholic Schools Week mass.

5Mrs. Amanda’s third graders are all ears listening to the Nutty Professor.

3Mrs. Amanda’s third graders working in groups.

CSW Special Guests

The third grade had a visit from the Nutty Professor who is from the Nutty Scientists of Acadiana. This organization shares technique and curriculum that is effective in getting students excited about science.

Catholic Schools Week was a wonderful week! Alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends joined us as Mount Carmel and VC students attended the CSW mass.

5Mrs. Nichole directs students to sing in harmony – loud and proud to honor our veterans.

The mission of Mount Carmel School is to form a faith-filled community which follows the teachings of Jesus, provides excellence in education, and

encourages a zealous commitment to prayer and service.

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from the assistant principal’s desk

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Jenni Frick Assistant Principal

Great things are happening at Mount Carmel!

I am very pleased to inform you that we have completed

the first steps in attaining AdvancED accreditation. Thank

you to all of you who participated in the stakeholder

surveys. We submitted the Readiness Self-Assessment, a

representative from the Louisiana AdvancED will consider

a Readiness visit in the next few months. Mount Carmel

will host the External Review in the Spring of 2018.

We are also in the process of purchasing a new reading

series for next school year – World of Wonders for pre-kin-

dergarten and Open Court for grades kindergarten through

fifth. Professional development for the new reading series will

occur prior to the end of this school year, thus allowing a

smooth transition for teachers and students.

As always, thank you for your continued support of Mount

Carmel. I pray that the remainder of our school year con-

tinues to be blessed and successful.

Kindest regards!

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PROPOSED MASTER PLANThis master plan makes functional and aesthetic improvements on our campus

to meet the present and future needs of our Mount Carmel family.

MULTI-MEDIA LEARNING CENTER [$2,250,000]: Renovations of the current gymnasium to include: • relocation of the existing library and computer lab to create a Research/Technology Center • addition of a science lab to upgrade and expand the science curriculum

ASSEMBLY CENTER [$2,500,000]: Construction of a new building to provide: • adequate seating for the student body, parents, and guests for Masses, assemblies, enrichment activities, ceremonies • adequate space for athletic events, locker rooms, and accommodation of multiple physical education classes

CAMPUS ENHANCEMENTS [$250,000]: Other revisions to include: • upgrade of the current building facade • conversion of the current library space into a welcome area and lobby for security purposes • improvement and expansion of the administrative offices

Please help us build, grow and excel.

Please be a part of this historic undertaking. Contact the MCS Development Office for more details. View the video of the Master Plan on the Mount Carmel website mceschool.org.