Announcements for February 10, 2025 - A Day

Announcements for February 10, 2025 - A Day 

LUNCH:Students must order lunch a week in advance via a Google form here:   Week of 02.17.2025-02.21.2025.  https://forms.gle/uLMKxVwaFA1GvTuw7 - The deadline to order meals for the week is FRIDAY at 2:30pm. Funds will be deducted from the student/faculty My School Bucks account. **Orders are charged even if they are not picked up. ** Orders must be placed from the student’s Loyola Google account/email. Orders not picked up by the 2nd half of lunch will be made available for sale. If you will be late due a meeting, test, etc, please arrange to have your lunch picked up. Due to our vendor agreement with our Cafe provider, fast food or delivery are not allowed. Lunch should either be ordered from the Cafe, or brought from home.  No exceptions.

BOY’S and GIRL’S BASKETBALL: The boys and girls basketball teams will play BTW at home this Friday night with the girls game starting at 6:00 pm. The theme is Star Wars and we will have themed props to pass out to students in attendance. Please come out early and be loud! Next Tuesday February 11th is senior night vs North DeSoto. The theme is a pink out so please come early and wear pink in support of your senior basketball players! We appreciate your support and hope to see you in attendance this Friday and next Tuesday!

REGISTRATION: Registration and application for tuition assistance for the 2025-2026 school year has begun.  Please make sure your account has been created in FACTS in order to start the registration process.  The link for information to create the FACTS Family Portal account is: https://factsmgt.com/

MIT STEM PROGRAM: Applications for the new Cohort of the STEM Research Program are open!

Led by researchers at MIT, Caltech, and Stanford, the STEM Research Program introduces ambitious students like you to the cutting edge of your scientific field of interest. You'll work 1-on-1 with a PhD mentor and create an independent research project.

Explore cool topics like astrophysics, quantum mechanics, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, robotic control, game theory, genetic engineering, and many more!

Timeline
 Week 1: Introduction to your mentor and align on a topic
 Week 2-4: Explore the topic and identify the research question
 Week 5-9: Compose research paper with 1-1 support from research mentor
 Week 10-12: Complete final edits and submit the paper for final evaluation

Complete this application to be considered for participation and receive more information. We look forward to working on interesting science with you

GIRLS: If you are interested in selling your homecoming and prom dresses or shopping for fair-priced consignment formal wear, check out Elegant Exchange. This local nonprofit is run by a high school senior, and they would love your involvement! The receiving dates for your sale items are February 14th & 15th; the participant sale is on February 17th; the general public sale is February 20th-22nd.  For more information see Mrs. Clark or check out their website: https://www.elegantexchange318.com/

SOFTBALL: Hello Flyer Fans! We are readying St. Vincents Field for the 2025 Softball season and now have General Admission Softball Season Passes on sale. Passes are $40 each and are valid for one (1) general admission per pass to all home pre and regular season games.

To purchase General Admission Season Passes, click here. 

As always, Loyola students get into home regular season games free with their student ID. Children 6 and under are free to get in the game.

Thank you for your support of Loyola College Prep! Please let me know if you have any questions.

STUDENT LEAD ROSARY: Student-led rosary every Tuesday at 7:15 am in the St. Michael Chapel. All students, faculty, and parents are welcome. 

PARENT ROSARY : Loyola Parent Rosary Group will meet to pray the rosary every Wednesday at 1:30pm in St. Michael's Chapel. All parents are welcome to attend. Also, please email [email protected] with any prayer requests or questions

SENIOR SEND OFF SPONSORSHIPS (For All Seniors): Let’s send ALL our Seniors off with a week to remember! Sponsor any Senior for just $60 and make one of their last weeks at Loyola extra special. Sponsored Seniors will receive a gift each day during April 22-25 plus they will be invited to attend a luncheon catered by The Cub on Friday, April 25^th. Let your favorite Senior know how much they will be missed by clicking the link below! https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd?ref=ZZHNN9OEJC04EEM_ZZ65NJXS1M1QBT4

All seniors will be celebrated. Families with financial hardships should contact Mr. LeBlanc at [email protected].

SENIOR PARENTS: It’s time to purchase your Senior’s Yearbook Ad! The deadline to purchase is Feb. 14, 2025.

Prices:

Full Page Color Ad $350

1/2 Page Color Ad $250

Please fill out the attached form and click here to purchase and complete your order.

For more information visit www.loyolaprep.org/yearbookad

Contact: [email protected]

BASEBALL:  General Admission Baseball Season Passes are on sale. Passes are $85 each and are valid for one (1) general admission to all home pre and regular season Varsity, JV and Freshman games. To purchase General Admission Season Passes, click here. Please contact Jessica Smith at [email protected] if you have any questions.

ACT: ACT Practice Exam: Saturday, March 29 | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM* | Online

*Please note that these live exams are proctored in standard time only. If you have been approved for an extended time accommodation, go ahead and register for the exam, then use this ACT self-proctoring manual to walk you through the process of using our on-demand video proctor with extended time.

Step 1: Register here: www.revolutionprep.com/partners/17318

Step 2: Schedule a free 30-minute score report review with a Revolution Prep testing expert to help you interpret the results and develop a customized plan to prepare. Please schedule this appointment for the few days after the exam. You can pre-schedule this Score Report Review here: www.revolutionprep.com/brooklyn-benjamin

Step 3: Attend the mock exam and get your results immediately with Revolution Prep’s mobile scoring app!

Questions? If you have questions or want to learn more about Revolution Prep, you can reach out to Brooklyn Benjamin at (615) 656-3933 or via email at [email protected]

SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITIES:

MARDI GRAS TEA: Catholic Daughters of the Americas in the Shreveport Diocese are hosting a Mardi Gras Tea Party on Saturday February 22, 2025 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 11-2pm. We are in need of some student volunteers to help with service during the party and set-up/tear-down after. Please contact Heather Miles at 318.294.3095.

GARDEN PARK:Garden Park meets every Wednesday, from 3 pm - 4 pm, at 9111 Linwood Avenue. Each week we participate in different and fun activities with the residents of Garden Park. For more information on this service hour opportunity, please contact Ms. Barker.

WINTER JAM: Christian Music Concert

Saturday, March 1 · 4pm CST

Location: Brookshire Grocery Arena- 2000 Brookshire Arena Drive Bossier City, LA 71112

Task: Handing out packets for World Vision

Age Requirement: 18+ (14-17 w/ adult- 1 adult per 5 students)

HOW TO SIGN UP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/winter-jam-world-vision-volunteers-bossier-la-tickets-1104492148749?aff=marybethpartnership

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