Students

Pack the Chapel Weekly Events

• Sept 30 (Tues): EMHC Training - 7:45am in the Theater Room. This is a required training if you want to be a Eucharistic Minister at Mass this year. See Mr. Farrell for more info.
• Sept 30 (Tues): Reconciliation - during B and C lunch in the Campus Ministry office. Stop by during your lunch period!
• Oct. 1 (Wed): All School Mass. We will be celebrating a bilingual mass in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month.
• National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) - Nov. 20-22. Reach out to your parish youth minister to sign up! Read about the conference

• PSAT Testing Day for Freshmen, Sophomores & Juniors; Seniors: SAT Day or free day: Oct. 2: View information here
• Swimming/Diving Team orders are due Oct. 1. Order Here
• Cereal & Cinema: Oct. 3: During Silas in the Theater Room. Come by for some light breakfast and a showing of Encanto! See Mrs. Arteaga for more info.
• Best Buddies T-shirt orders due Oct. 10: Members of the 2025-26 Best Buddies Club: Online orders for your t-shirts ($15) are due by FRI, OCT. 10, 2025.. Orders will be placed over Fall Break, so no extensions.
  • Open Order Form

College / Career / Enrichment Corner

• Military Academy Info Session: Oct. 7: Freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors and parents: Join Heather Harvey from Congressman Andre Carson's Office, on Tues, Oct. 7, 2025, at 7:45 am in Room 205 as she presents the process of applying to US military academies (West Point, Annapolis, Air Force etc).
• Yale Young Global Scholars Summer Program: Be a part of one of the most globally diverse, two-week academic programs this summer. Open to current Sophomores and Juniors. Financial aid is available. Read about it on the BCHS Summer Program page
• • Shadowing a medical career at Ascension Health
  • Purdue U. Exploring Engineering Day for 11-12 grades (and parents). Oct. 20.
  • Notre Dame Pre-College Online Courses
• Information about these opportunities and other enrichment activities can be found on the BCHS Leadership & Enrichment Page. Check it out!

Senior News

College App Process Presentation

• September Newsletter
• Folder with all Senior Newsletters

Don't forget 'Fast Fix Friday', where Mrs. Burkett will be available in the cafeteria during ALL Friday lunches to answer questions or just checkin!

Christian Service Opportunities

Area 1 Opportunities: Service to BCHS, Parish or Faith Community

• Trojan Tots: Help with childcare at Trojan Tots! Sign up here
• Peer Tutor Club: If you are in National Honors Society/Spanish National Honors Society/SUMMA, need service hours, or just want to help your fellow classmates, then you can join the Peer Tutor Club! Fill out the survey! Someone from Guidance will be in touch with you when someone is looking for a tutor. Sign up here
• St. Matthew's Church Opportunities: St. Matthew's could use your help for the following events and dates. Contact Mrs. Pam Fleming (pfleming@saintmatt.org) if you are interested!
  • Children’s Liturgy of the Word during the 9:30 am Mass
  • Shepherd's FLOCK, a program designed to help adults with developmental disabilities grow in their spiritual life. The group meets monthly on a rotating basis from 6:00 to 7:30 pm
  • Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 25
  Additionally, St. Matthew’s is in need of athletic department help. They need folks to run the concession stand, take tickets, keep score at basketball games and more. Contact Eddie Keever at eddiekeever@hotmail.com.
• Contact your Parish for service opportunities.
  • View list of service coordinators for each parish

Area 2 Opportunities: Service rooted in Catholic Social Teaching

• Assisting the Sick - Sept. 29: Join Mr. Miller in his classroom on Monday, Sept. 29th from 3:30 to 4:30 pm to complete a short service project for young people battling illness. Sign up here!
• Walk to end Alzheimer's - Oct. 4: Sign up here
• St. Augustine's Home - Oct. 7: Join Mr. Charboneau to serve at St. Augustine's Home on Tuesday, Oct. 7 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm. Sign up here!
• Fall Blood Drive is Oct. 10. Details and signup. Note: 16-year-olds need to bring the signed parent permission form to donate.
• Holy Family Shelter - Oct. 22: Join Mrs. Mayer to serve at Holy Family Shelter on Wed. Oct 22 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm! Sign up here!
• Second Helpings - Oct. 28: Join Mrs. Johnson to serve at Second Helpings on Tuesday, Oct. 28th from 3:30 to 7:30 pm. Sign up here!
• AYS (At Your School): This not-for-profit student-support organization working with students at St. Lawrence School is looking for volunteers for their before and after-school programming.
  • View more information
  • Sign up here: (Click the link at the bottom that says "Service Work Students."
• Serve at Gleaners*
• Serve at St. Vincent de Paul*
• Volunteer at Ascension Health/ Peyton Manning Children's Hospital*

• View Christian Service requirements for the school year

News Worth Repeating

• T-Shirt Design Contest: Do you have an idea for a shirt that you'd like to see in the Spirit Shop?Submit your design here Your Chatard-focused designs will be accepted throughout the year, with hopes for a new design each semester. Details can be found on the form link above. Questions? Contact Mr. Reel
• Free SAT, AP, and Math Tutoring via Schoolhouse.world for grades 8-12. Free tutoring for SATs, math courses, and Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Live small-group tutoring via Zoom will focus on SAT reading, writing, and math as well as AP course tutoring in calculus, statistics, chemistry, biology, physics, and computer science.
  • Signup for a session today at Schoolhouse.world