Welcome to Oakland Catholic High School!

Spirituality, Scholarship, Service

Today is Tuesday, November 11

Day 6

• • Today is Veterans Day.

Light a prayer candle for a veteran today, in thanksgiving for their service, asking God to bless them with His love and mercy.

• • • • Congratulations to 3 Seniors from the Field Hockey Team who were voted to All WPIAL , All Star Teams and Honorable Mention. Gracie Daigle made both All WPIAL and All Star Team; Natalie Frost made the All Star Team and Elizabeth Armbruster named Honorable Mention. Great Job Ladies

Please check your email regarding the Region Competitive Events.

If you need to make a selection, email Mrs. Maxwell by the end of the day.

If you do not make a selection, you will not be able to compete.

Jamaica Information Meeting

 There will be an informational meeting about the Jamaica mission trip today  It will begin promptly after school until about 4 o’clock  All mission trip attendees must come!

• Ski and Snowboard Club The first meeting will be this Thursday, November 13 immediately after school in room 202 with Mr. Kornosky.

It will be a brief informational meeting.

If you can’t make it be sure to check edmodo for any information. #ski #snowboard #winter #snow

• • Attention all Forensics Novice Students: If you are planning to attend the tournament at Upper St. Clair this weekend, please complete the registration form that you received in your email. If you did not receive this form, please see Mr. MacDonald or Mrs. Rinkacs.

• The Science Fiction and Fantasy club will be having a meeting in Ms. Day's room after school on Thursday, November 13th! This weeks theme: DRAGONS! Nothing is more awesome than dragons, so be sure to come!

• Today is the first Collection for the Thanksgiving Drive. If your homeroom has completed the green list, bring it down to the main office. Also,the homeroom with the most spirit points at the end of the drive will have a bagel breakfast. Keep up the good work!!

There will be a Chinese club meeting on Thursday, November 12, in the Chinese room

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• We are making and serving a pancake dinner at Bethlehem Haven Women's Shelter this Friday, Nov. 14th. If you'd like to serve or can bring something in for the meal, sign up on the campus ministry board.

• • • TODAY is the Blood Drive in the Aux Gym. Any student who did not receive an appointment slip for Tuesday should see Ms. Mosley. Remember to bring photo ID and to drink plenty of water before donating. Please show up at your appointed time.

• There will be a Parent Meeting for all who plan on swimming for Oakland Catholic this season Thursday Nov. 13 at 6pm in Cafe. Please give your swim suit size to Sarah Jobe in 4th period lunch, Caroline Evashavik in 5th period lunch and Ashley Elizeus in 6th period lunch. Any questions see Mrs. Bielich.

• If you are interested in having a lot of fun while creating a book full of your favorites memories, please consider joining the yearbook staff! Join our Edmodo group using code ub4ybg and watch for info about our 1st meeting.

• • • JOIN THE GLOBAL COMPETENCE INITIATIVE BOOK GROUP!

GCI MEMBERS: CHECK YOUR EDMODO FOR DETAILS AND REGISTER BY NOVEMBER 17 TO PARTICIPATE.

• Art work was removed from the display case on the ground floor of the main building. The work can be picked up in JM09 between now and November 19th. Work not claimed by the 19th will no longer be available.

• Attention students, the deadline for the Italy, Sicily and Greece trip has been extended to November 26th. For more information on the details of the trip and how to sign up, please see Ms. Day in Room 213.

Italy, Sicily, and Greece Trip June 15-25, 2014

- Rome – Palermo – Agrigento – Taormina - Patras - Delphi - Athens Interested? See Ms. Day in room 213 for more information!

November 26 th DEADLINE EXTENDED (Right before Thanksgiving Break!)

Rome, Sicily & Greece

June 15, 2015 - June 25, 2015

Explore Rome!

TOUR ITINERARY: Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Ciao Rome

› Meet your Tour Director and check into hotel › Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

Day 3 Imperial Rome

› Ancient Rome guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper headsets: Colosseum visit, Forum Romanum visit, Piazza Venezia › Dinner at Traditional Trattoria Included:

Round-trip airfare, all transportation, sightseeing tours and site visits, all hotels with private bathroom, breakfast and dinner daily, full-time multi-lingual tour director. All-inclusive insurance available .

www.Explorica.com/Day-2892 Day 7 Taormina Landmarks

› Taormina Guided Sightseeing Tour: Palazzo Corvaia, Botanical Gardens, Greek theater visit

Day 8 Taormina—Patras

› Travel to the port › Overnight ferry to Patras

Day 4 Rome—Palermo

› Vatican City guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper headsets: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit › Overnight ferry from Rome to Palermo

Day 9 Patras—Athens

› Travel to Athens via Delphi › Delphi Guided Sightseeing Tour: Delphi site visit, Temple of Apollo

Enjoy Traditional Greek Food!

Day 5 Palermo—Agrigento

› Palermo Guided Sightseeing Tour: Quattro Canti, Palermo Cathedral, Teatro Massimo, La Martorana, Monreale visit, Monreale Cathedral › › Travel to Agrigento Agrigento Guided Sightseeing Tour: Valley of Temples

Day 6 Agrigento—Taormina

› Travel to Taormina › › Piazza Armerina Visit Siracusa Guided Sightseeing Tour: Visit Ortigia Peninsula, Hieron II's Altar, Roman Amphitheatre, Ear of Dionysius, Latomia Intagliatella, Greek Theatre, Latomia del Paradiso, Cordari Cave, Grotticelli Necropoli, Archaeological site visit

See the Parthenon!

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Day 10 Athens Landmarks

› Athens Guided Sightseeing Tour: Parthenon, Acropolis visit, Temple of Athena Nike, Omonia Square, Syntagma Square, Olympic site › › › Acropolis Museum visit Athens City Walk: Plaka district, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch Greek dinner in Plaka

Day 11 End Tour For more information: See Ms. Day (room 213)

Rome, Sicily & Greece

June 15, 2015 - June 25, 2015 to sign up go to:

www.Explorica.com/Day-2892 INCLUDED

“The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” -Saint Augustine Round-trip airfare, all transportation, sightseeing tours and site visits, all hotels with private bathroom, breakfast and dinner daily, full-time multi-lingual tour director.

TRAVEL PROTECTION (included) Travel Protection Plan:

$12/day

~Covers most on-tour emergencies*

*Please go to www.explorica.com for full details regarding the travel protection plans coverage.

INVESTMENT

Travelers under 23 years $4,280.00

Travelers 23 and above $4,795.00

RESERVE YOUR SPOT!

1. Go to www.explorica.com/Day-2892 and click “Sign up now” 2. Fill out the application info and Emergency Contact info on the CONTACT page. Click Next.

3. Select your choice for the optional Travel Protection Plan on the INSURANCE page. Click Next. 4. Review the optional excursions, rooming & travel plans on the CUSTOMIZATION page. Simply select any of the options you wish to have. Click Next.

5. Choose a payment plan and method that is most convenient for you on the PAYMENT page. Enter voucher code, if applicable, and click Redeem. Click Next.

6. Review all of your info and tick the boxes to confirm all of the legal info on the CONFIRMATION page. Click “submit application” to complete enrollment

FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLANS Monthly Automated Plan:

1. $99 Deposit (and optional travel protection) paid upon registration 2. Billed automatically to your credit card or checking account 3. Balance divided into equal monthly payments until 35 days prior to departure

Full Payment Plan:

Pay in full at time of enrollment.

4-Step Manual Plan (not automatic):

1. $99 Deposit (and optional travel protection) paid upon registration 2. 30 days after registration, 2nd payment of $500 is due 3. 75% of your balance due 105 days prior to departure 4. Remainder balance due 65 days prior to departure

Students doing PJAS science and math projects the web site http://www.pjas.net/region7 is now open for your projects. See Mrs. Benedik in G24 with your project idea. Your forms must be on line and in print before Thanksgiving vacation.