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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Important Dates |
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New Parent Orientation
August 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Orientation For Grades 10-12
August 20 10:00-12:00 p.m.
Orientation For Freshman
August 21 from 9:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Freshman Retreat
August 22 from 9:00 to 1:00 p.m.
First Day Of
Classes
August 25
Early dismissal
August 29 (dismissal at 1:05 p.m.)
Labor Day (no school)
September 1
Back to School Night
September 4 7:00 p.m.
Welcome Back Picnic
September 9 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Towson
Catholic’s
Open
House
is
Saturday, October 25, 2008
From
1:00-3:00 p.m.
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Congratulations to Donte Greene |
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Former Towson Catholic Basketball Player
Donte Greene Joins the NBA
Donte Greene, Baltimore native and 2007
graduate of Towson Catholic High School,
was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies in
the first round of the 2008 NBA draft.
The Grizzlies immediately made a trade
that landed the 6 foot 10 forward with
the Houston Rockets. Greene declared
himself eligible for the draft after
completing one year at Syracuse
University where he let the Orange in
scoring, averaging 17.7 points per
game. Greene was the 28th
player picked in June 26th’s
NBA draft, but was not in attendance at
Madison Square Garden to hear his name
announced by Commissioner David Stern.
Instead, Greene celebrated with friends
and family at a local Baltimore bowling
alley.
According to Syracuse University
website, “Greene was a second team
All-BIG EAST Conference selection and
earned a spot on the BIG EAST Conference
All-Rookie Team. He was the conference
rookie of the week five times. He earned
a spot on the league's weekly honor roll
once. Greene was a first team National
Association of Basketball Coaches pick
and made the United States Basketball
Writers of Association District II
squad. He was a Rivals.com Second
Team Freshman All-American and a
collegehoops.net All-Freshman
honorable mention selection.”
Greene has deep roots in the Baltimore area, where
he lived for several years until he was
8 years old. His family moved often, but
he returned to Baltimore when he was 12
years old and soon after began playing
for the Towson Catholic High School
Owls. While at Towson Catholic, Donte
Greene was selected to play on McDonalds
All American High School Team consisting
of the best high school basketball
players in the country.
Towson Catholic High School’s Josh
Pratt coached Greene in his final two
years at Towson Catholic. He says he
has received nearly a dozen calls from
NBA teams asking about the former
student.
Donte Greene was quoted in the Baltimore Sun
saying “Growing up as a kid, your dream
is to play in the NBA. Having that dream
and knowing what I’m capable of doing, I
felt like it was time.” Greene follows
in the footsteps of Towson Catholic High
School’s former player Carmelo Anthony,
who currently plays for the Denver
Nuggets.
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Congratulations to Jordan Holley |
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Jordan Holley, TC junior, has been
selected for the Tavis Smiley Foundation
Leadership Academy. He is one of 200
young people from across the country
who were selected. Jordan will spend
the week of August 14 - 18 at UCLA
working with well-known leaders,
including Dr. Cornel West from Harvard.
Each student in the program will develop
a project to be implemented in their
communities when they return.
Congratulations, Jordan! We wish you
great success in the academy and look
forward to hearing about your project
when you come home to TC. Jordan
participated in the Disney Dreamers’
leadership workshop in January 2008,
having been chosen from thousands of
applicants. He was the only student
from Baltimore County to be selected.
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Knott Foundation Grant to TC |
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The Knott Foundation has awarded $50,000
to Towson Catholic High School to
support the implementation of the Marian
Program, a resource program for students
with learning needs. After submitting a
lengthy proposal and hosting a Knott
Foundation board member for a site
visit, we received the notice yesterday
that we have received the award. This
is a great honor for TC. Hundreds of
proposals are submitted each year to the
Knott Foundation by organizations
seeking funding for special projects and
programs. Students in the new Marian
Program must be able to manage the
regular college prep curriculum, with
added support from a Resource Specialist
during the school day. With the support
of this funding, TC will be able to
offer the services that parents need as
they seek support for their students who
may have learning differences.
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Distinctive Scholars,
Class of 2008 |
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Top TC graduating seniors were
recognized at the Archdiocesan
Distinguished Scholars Convocation at
Mercy High School on April 29.
Christine Bradley, Mary Schmidt, and
Carolyn Wasilewski received medals and
certificates from Dr. Ron Valenti and
Bishop Mitchell Rozanski. The students
were joined by their parents, friends,
and TC administrators at the Vespers
service and reception following in the
new arts center.
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New Alumni Director |
Mrs.
Carol Jackson Short has been
appointed as the new Alumni Director
for Towson Catholic High School.
Carol comes to Towson Catholic from
NDP where she was Middle Level
Assistant Principal for 12 years.
Prior to her tenure at Notre Dame,
she led the Middle School at
Maryvale Prep, where she handled the
responsibilities of Athletic
Director as well. Carol worked in
the Baltimore County Schools in her
early career in education, in
addition to working with the BC
Recreation Council.
Carol
comes “back home” as she returns to
our campus. Although not an alumna
of TC, she is an alumna of
Immaculate Conception School, where
her mother, Mrs. Dorothy Kunkel
Jackson taught for more than 20
years. Immaculate Conception parish
was her family’s parish as the
Jackson’s lived in the Towson area
for many years. She keeps contact
with her classmates from ICS on a
regular basis. Carol now lives in
New Freedom, PA near her son John,
daughter Jan and their families.
Her son Paul lives on the West
Coast.
We
look forward to welcoming Carol
officially on July 1. I know she is
anxious to meet our alumni, faculty
and staff, students, Parish team,
and TC Board.
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Understanding Your Financial Aid Package
Letter From Colleges |
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Example Financial Aid Award Letter
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Edline and
Family Connections |
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Edline - Student and Parent Access |
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Family Connections - Our new College
Web Site |
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Quit Smoking
Resources |
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Resource Information Document |
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