Daily Announcements

Monday. October 11th

• We are excited to welcome all 6th, 7th and 8th grade students who are shadowing today at McAuley. We hope you have a Mighty Mac Day!
• There will be a lacrosse meeting on Tuesday after school in the small gym. This meeting is for all students interested in playing lacrosse if you have any questions see Mrs Jakubczak
• We are excited to announce that our fall 2021 scholarship applications are now available!  You can find a full listing and all online applications on our website.  All scholarship applications are due on October 18 by 11:59pm.
• Media Macs: Our next Mac Media meeting will take place TOMORROW at 3 PM in room 116. New members are always welcome! Please see Ms. Duffy with any questions.
• Hey Macs! This is Morgan from NHS. Our clothing drive will continue throughout the week. Remember, if you donate, you will be entered into a drawing to win a free ticket to Fall Fest! Limited to one entry per person. See Ms. Scholl or Mr. Sheridan for more information.

Tuesday October 12th

• There will be a Prayer Service with the option to receive Communion tomorrow in the 2nd floor Chapel at 7:30am. All students, faculty and staff are invited to start their day in prayer with the Lord.
• The Freshmen/Sophomore Father Daughter Dance will be held this Friday, October 15th.  Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online on the McAuley website!
• Attention freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Please be in your testing seat tomorrow by 7:50am. Bring 2 wooden pencils and your calculator. Your Theology teacher will give you your testing room assignment today in class. Freshmen will take the PSAT 8/9 and sophomores and juniors will take the PSAT/NMSQT. If you have questions, see Ms. Mixan or Mrs. Arquilla in the counseling center.
• Hey Macs:  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In honor of this month, we will be selling t-shirts to raise money and awareness. T-shirts are $10 and proceeds will go towards the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Order forms and money can be brought to the Student Activities Office located near the Cafeteria. Forms and money will be accepted until this Thursday, October 14th. If interested you can print your form from google classroom or pick up a copy in the Student Activities Office. See Mrs. Callahan with any questions!
• Media Macs: There will be a Mac Media meeting after school today in room 116. We will be electing our officers for this year, and finalizing some ideas for upcoming events. New members are always welcome! Please see Ms. Duffy with any questions!
• The meeting for lacrosse scheduled for today has been rescheduled for Thursday after school.
• We are excited to announce that our fall 2021 scholarship applications are now available!  You can find a full listing and all online applications on our website.  All scholarship applications are due on October 18 by 11:59pm.
• Hey Macs! This is Michelle from NHS. We’re still collecting clothing, shoes, linens, hats, gloves, and backpacks before school for the rest of the week. If you donate, you will be entered into a raffle to win a free dress down for next Thursday. Only one entry per person. See Ms. Scholl or Mr. Sheridan for more information.
• Today the College Counselors will have Eastern Illinois University, Marquette University, Saint Mary's College, University of Missouri and Northern Michigan University outside the dining all during both lunch periods. Please stop by to receive more information on these schools!

Friday October 15th 

• We are excited to announce that our fall 2021 scholarship applications are now available!  You can find a full listing and all online applications on our website.  All scholarship applications are due on October 18 by 11:59pm.
• Hey McAuley! The Ronald McDonald House is collecting pop tabs, so we are starting our own collection system! On garbage cans in the cafeteria, the lounge, and hallways, there are buckets where you can place your pop tabs. There is a contest between high schools to see who can collect the most, so lets show them what the Mighty Macs can do!
• Hey Macs! National Honor Society’s Fall Fest is just around the corner! Next Thursday, come dressed in your best Marvel or DC costume for our superhero theme. Tickets are 5 dollars and you get a dress down with the ticket purchase. There will be food, music, activities and a costume party with a prize for the winner! Tickets can be purchased during lunch periods next week and on Thursday morning before school. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Scholl in Room 213. See you there!
• There will be a very important Model UN meeting this Tuesday, October 19th Immediately after school in Room 114.The final member list will be generated following the meeting.
• The making strides of Chicago breast cancer awareness walk is here! McAuley SNHS is hosting team “Macs for a Cure” to walk on Saturday, October 16. This event is NOT sponsored by Mother McAuley, so be sure to have your own transportation to and from the event. This event is open to the entire school. Please put your name on the google sheet in google classroom if you would like the invitational email. If you want to bring your moms or aunts to walk with you, please do so! Please email m.obrzut@mothermcauley.org with any questions on registration.
• Attention Freshman and Sophomores! We are looking forward to a fun night at the father/daughter dance. Please enter the dance using the athletic entrance doors. If you are interested in pictures with your dad and special person, please print and complete the form found on google classroom and bring cash or check. The photographer will be located in Main Hallway. Please reach out to Mrs. Callahan with any questions.
• Just a reminder to all students - there will be no classes in session on Monday, October 18th.  Enjoy the weekend!!