Brother Rice Band
Band at Brother Rice is a full year course for which one academic credit may be earned. Performing groups within the band program are the Crusader Marching Band, the Concert Band and the Symphonic Band. The Marching Band is a competitive marching unit in the fall months as well as a performance group for home football games. Participation in the Concert or Symphonic bands is based on the individual level of achievement. All groups give concerts and participate in several competitions throughout the year.

French Honor Society
The Société Honoraire de Français is a chapter of the national organization. Our goals are to encourage and stimulate interest in the French language and culture, to recognize those juniors and seniors who have maintained a high scholastic average in French, and to offer service to the school.

Inscape Newspaper
Inscape, the school newspaper, is published eight times a year by sophomore, junior and senior students using desktop publishing techniques. The newspaper publishes stories about events occurring in the school as well as stories about events in the city, nation or world that impact the McAuley community. Staff members are involved in both the writing and production aspects of the newspaper. The staff meets three times a week during the school day and after school when necessary. Students receive a half credit in English for a whole year’s participation.

Inscape Yearbook
The Yearbook organization produces the annual school yearbook. Beginning in September, junior and senior students learn basic concepts of layout, design elements, photo-cropping, and copy writing. All staff members attend a one day workshop and editors are required to attend a yearbook seminar. Meetings are held three days a week (M/T/W) 7:15am to 8:00am and occasionally after school. Students receive a half-credit for a full year of participation.

International Thespian Society
The International Thespian Society is an honor society for high school theatre students. The organization is dedicated to the teaching and appreciation of theatre. Students meet regularly with their school troupe and are also given opportunities to attend theatre conventions. Scholarships are available through the International Thespian Society to talented students planning to study theatre in college.

Junior Classical League
Junior Classical League provides students studying Latin with an opportunity to meet socially and to participate in fun activities together. Each member is encouraged to enlist an eighth grader for Latin I. She is also encouraged to continue her own study.

LITURGICAL MINISTRIES
Early in the school year, liturgical ministry recruitment takes place. Students volunteer to serve in any one of the ministries. Their offer of service includes being a part of the training sessions and mandating ceremonies. They are then offered many opportunities for ministry as liturgical services are planned for the school community throughout the year.

Liturgical Dancers: Liturgy should invite the whole person to worship, spirit and body. This ministry gives students the opportunity of bringing gestured prayer to worship in efforts to engage the entire congregation.

Eucharistic Minister: This ministry is offered to junior and senior students. They are trained and man-dated for a year of service to the McAuley worshipping community. They are also offered the opportunity to grow in their understanding of the Eucharist, so that they may more authentically offer the Body of Christ to others.

Lector: The Word of God is too significant in the life of the believer to be casually read instead of rever-ently proclaimed. Students who volunteer for this ministry are trained in techniques and style that can enhance this proclaiming. They attempt to make the Scriptures their word of revelation so that they might then proclaim it with sincerity and respect.

Musician/Singer: This ministry provides student musicians and singers the opportunity to use their gift in ministry. As leaders of sung prayer at our liturgical prayer experiences, these ministers help the community pray as they sing. Rehearsals attempt to not only familiarize the student with the music but more importantly help them realize the ministry of music.

Planner: Effective liturgy requires careful preparation and creative planning. This ministry invites students
to take ownership of their prayer life by meeting regularly to plan and coordinate student liturgical celebra-tions. Planners offer their creative ideas and organizational abilities to create imaginative and prayerful liturgical celebrations to express the faith of all students and engage them in the worship experience.

Math Club
The Math Club is open to anyone with an active interest in mathematics. The club will meet once a month after school. It will include speakers, math projects and puzzles, and a new way of looking at math topics.

Math-Macs
Math-Macs are McAuley students with special talent and interest in the field of mathematics. They participate in math competitions with other high schools in the Chicagoland area.

Model U.N.
Model U.N. is an exciting opportunity for students from McAuley to join students from other high schools to discuss political, social and economic issues in the world. Students act as diplomats for assigned countries at a Model United Nations conference and learn the skills of research, resolution writing and informal and formal debate.

National Art Honor Society
The Mother McAuley chapter of the National Art Honor Society is a division of the parent organization of the same name. This group of Junior/Senior students is chosen by the Art Department faculty. Member- ship in this chapter is based upon art scholarship, service and character.

The purpose of this chapter is to insure and recognize those students who have shown outstanding ability in art, to foster excellence and a dedicated spirit to the pursuit of art, to further creative abilities and talents of the society’s members, to aid members in working toward the attainment of their highest potential in an art area and to bring art to the attention of the school and community.

National Honor Society
The Mother McAuley Chapter is a division of the parent organization of the National Honor Society. This senior group is chosen from those students who at the end of their fifth semester have an accumulated GPA of 3.5 or better, who have evidenced leadership, positive character values, and have been active in school and community activities and service. The Society is involved in in-school tutoring, assisting at school functions, and fundraising for charitable causes. Eligibility is based on GPA as well as a point system for activities and service.

Quill and Scroll
Quill and Scroll is an international honorary society for high school students who excel in some phase of high school journalism. Quill and Scroll seeks to encourage individual initiative in high school journalism, creative writing, and allied fields enabling the individual to contribute greater skill to the journalistic endeavor. It also recognizes and rewards the individual achievements of students engaged in journalistic activity. Quill and Scroll has a selective membership. Criteria include junior or senior status, a GPA of 3.0
or better, superior work in some phase of the newspaper, yearbook or literary magazione year’s work on the staff and recommendations by the publication’s advisor.

Spanish Honor Society
The Mother McAuley Chapter, “Aldonza,” is a division of the parent organization, “La Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica.” Membership in this chapter is based upon language skills, leadership abilities and character. Junior and senior students enrolled in Spanish IV courses may apply. The focus of this organization is to increase students’ knowledge of the Spanish language and culture through service and practice. Activities sponsored and/or attended by S.H.H. members are those that provide opportunity for building language skills, increasing self-esteem and fostering a sense of community within and outside of the McAuley family.

Student Council
The purpose of Student Council is to contribute to the development of student leadership and enthusiasm within our school community through:

• respecting the uniqueness of each person
• encouraging and supporting the growing leadership qualities of students
• promoting school spirit and pride in accomplishments
• serving as a liaison between the adult community and students regarding mutual concerns, problems and functions
• contributing to a community with strong Christian values

Elected members work together on level activities as well as the ongoing work of the standing Student
Council Committees: Recognition, Service, Leadership Development, Public Relations, and Spirit. Two
major projects for Student Council are: the planning and preparing of Christmas Boxes for the poor and
needy of the Chicago area and the planning and execution of school elections.

U.N.I.T.Y.
U.N.I.T.Y., which stands for “United Nationalities Integrated Through You,” is a student organization which strives to acknowledge and respect differences, and appreciate and accept individuals. Through discussions and activities, students learn to understand the impact of diversity and multiculturalism at McAuley and beyond. Core members are selected and trained to help educate their peers and the school community regarding issues of diversity. After this, the organization is open to all students who wish to participate not only in the activities and discussions, but also in the planning and implementation of multicultural celebrations for the entire school.


          
     
     
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