MCCHS Friday Focus

Dear Marian Families & Students,

As Superintendent of Marian Central Catholic High School, it is my pleasure to welcome all of you to the 2023-2024 school year! For the faculty and staff, we are all very excited to have the students back in our classrooms and hallways, filling them with their youthful energy and enthusiasm. Every new school year reminds me that this new beginning provides all of us with the opportunity to begin again with renewed faith and trust in all that God has in store for us both individually and collectively. Together with our administration, teachers, and staff, it is our privilege to lead this wonderful community with passion and perseverance and to serve our families and students. Our spiritual theme this school year is taken from the Eucharistic Prayer, Taken, Blessed, Broken, Given. “Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” – Matthew 26:26. This supports the national Catholic Eucharist Revival – A Grassroots response to God’s invitation. It is our hope that all our students, families, faculty, and staff keep this scripture in mind during our daily prayers and reflections.

I am also very excited to announce that we now have air conditioning throughout the school in all our classrooms. Our first-floor classrooms were completed a few days before school started coupled with the second floor AC that was installed last year, we feel truly blessed to be able to offer a much more comfortable learning environment for our students and faculty. I look forward to whatever this school year has in store for us and the opportunity to enjoy each day with our students. I sincerely believe that we have the best teachers, staff, students, and family around. It is going to be a great school year!

Mike Shukis

Superintendent

Please click below to view the Book List for 2024-25

All parents are invited to attend our annual Back to School Night

Wednesday, August 30th

7:00 - 9:00 pm

Meet Teachers - Learn about expectations - Visit Classrooms

Click below for additional information.

Marian Central’s National Honor Society is hosting a color run on Sunday, September 10th at the Marian Central track from 3-6pm . Come join the fun by registering here! We hope to see you there!

Any student who wishes to make a course change must stop by the Guidance Office to talk to their Guidance Counselor, obtain a form to be signed by a parent/guardian, and pay the $30 processing fee no later than the end of the school day on Wednesday, August 23rd. Please call or email the guidance office at 815-338-4220 ext. 115 or jdiamond@marian.com with any questions.

Seniors and their parents are invited and strongly encouraged to attend our College Application Night on Thursday, August 24th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm in the Auditorium.

Julie Nelson, Regional Recruitment Director from Xavier University, will share her 25+ years of experience in college admissions. She will discuss strategies to organize your search, make the most of your college visits, find the right fit, essays, Common Application, as well as a host of other topics. We will also discuss Senior Meetings, transcript requests, letters of recommendation, and so much more from the Marian Central perspective! Look forward to seeing you there!

Student grades can be viewed through your Plus Portal Account. Each parent and each student are assigned an account for access. Parents and students new to the school will be receiving a link to set up an account. The Portal is found by going to our website, clicking on "Quick Links" and then "View Grades" or clicking the link below. If you are unable to access your student's account, please contact Mrs. DiSilvio at ldisilvio@marian.com

Click here to view grades through the Plus Portal

As a friendly reminder, freshmen and transfer students need to submit a Certificate of Child Health Examination form dated between October 1, 2022 and October 13, 2023. I need to receive this no later than October 13, 2023 to be in compliance with State of Illinois requirements. Also, by October 13, 2023, I need to see an original birth certificate for freshmen and transfer students, which I can copy in the office for our files.

Dental forms for freshmen students will need to be submitted by May 15, 2024, showing proof of an exam between November 15, 2022 and May 15, 2024. Thank you for your help with this. Please contact me at kjohnson@marian.com with any questions.

Mrs. Kris Johnson

One parent from each family should have received an email requesting updated emergency contact/demographic information. Please make sure to review the information, make changes as necessary and submit the form online. Please submit the form even if there are no changes to be made. Otherwise, you will continue to receive the notification to complete the form.

If one parent did not receive this online form, please contact Mrs. DiSilvio at ldisilvio@marian.com. It is very important that we have the most up-to-date information on file.

Please make sure that there are always funds available on your student's lunch account If they plan to purchase food. If a student does not have money on their lunch account, they cannot purchase food. The Cafeteria cannot allow a student to purchase food "on credit".

Money can be added to a student's Mealtime account through the Marian website, bringing money to the office or through mymealtime.com. All families will want to create an account at mymealtime.com to monitor account balances.

Students must have their school issued ID card to purchase food in the Cafeteria. The Cafeteria staff cannot accept cash and they cannot look up a student's account. The ID card must be scanned.