Updates for the Week 10/26/2012

Good luck to our Volleyball and Cross Country teams as they continue to pursue their goal of winning a state championship.  Congrats to Coach Wade King and our football players on a successful football season. 

 

This week some of our JMC issues were remedied.  As with any changeover to a newer version of software, there were some nuances that we need to adjust.  We became aware last week that some of the online information included in the student report cards was incorrect, but we were able to correct the data and hopefully it is running well for everyone.  

We tackled a few facilities issues this week.  With winter quickly approaching, Eric has been working on an insulation solution for the vents around the school and we continue to explore options for the heating and cooling system at Assumption. Many of you may remember when we began the process of replacing our boiler system last year with an option that could provide both heat and air. That project still hasn’t left our minds, and we had another meeting to discuss options Friday morning.

Monday evening we held a meeting of our ad hoc committee on future facilities developments at Assumption. I certainly appreciated everyone taking time out of their schedules to provide their expertise.  As a result of the meeting we have begun to compile some data on financial impacts, environmental factors, and public opinion.  

We continue to work towards the addition of the First Tech Challenge for Assumption students. There are still many details to take care of, but we hope to implement the program this year. The FTC website describes First Tech challenge as follows:

FTC is designed for those who want to compete head to head, using a sports model. Teams of up to 10 students are responsible for designing, building, and programming their robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. The robot kit is reusable from year-to-year and is programmed using a variety of languages. Teams, including coaches, mentors and volunteers, are required to develop strategy and build robots based on sound engineering principles. Awards are given for the competition as for well as for community outreach, design, and other real-world accomplishments.

We had our marketing committee meeting on Friday.  Items discussed included: LCS saints day, Homecoming week changes, feeder program/high school team dinner, technology, ways to better market the Family Tuition Plan, and Information Knight.

Have a great weekend and try to stay warm!

Andy