Pack the Chapel Weekly Events
Everyone is always welcome to join in prayer during these times:- Oct 7 (Tues): Reconciliation - during B and C lunch in the Campus Ministry office. Stop by during your lunch period!
- Oct. 8 (Wed): Living Rosary: 9:30 am
- National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) - Nov. 20-22. Reach out to your parish youth minister to sign up! Read about the conference
View the Student Meeting Calendar
- Friendship Bracelet Club: Oct. 6 (Mon)- During Silas. Unless otherwise stated, this club is open every Monday morning. See Ms. Bath for more information.
- Latinos Unidos Meeting: Oct. 7 - 8 am in Silas West. See Señora Arteaga for more information.
- Fall Break 2026 Camino Info Meeting: Oct. 9: During Silas in the Theater Room. Come by for some light breakfast and a showing of Encanto! See Mrs. Arteaga for more info.
- Fall Music Concert: Oct. 9 (Thurs): 700 pm in the Main Gym. Free admission! Come see what your fellow students have been working on so far this semester.
- Fall Blood Drive: Oct. 10 (Fri): Earn two Area 2 service hours!
- Don't forget to check out the Fall Break Service Opportunities below
- 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.
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Oct. 8 – Piñata Party (after school): Make your own piñata in SILAS West
- Oct. 10 – Baila before the Bell (7:45 am in the gym): Close out Hispanic Heritage Month & celebrate the start of Fall break with an early morning dance party
- Ongoing: Read portraits and descriptions of notable Hispanics connected to each subject area in the school (posted near the classroom doors)
College / Career / Enrichment Corner
View the College & Career Roadmap- 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 - Open to current Sophomores and Juniors.
- Read the current summer program listing
- 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
- View these and other opportunities on the Leadership & Enrichment Page
Senior News
College App Process Presentation
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!
- October Newsletter - Nov. 1st is the deadline for most schools' applications in order to be considered for scholarships.
- 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
- Contact your Parish for service opportunities.
Area 2 Opportunities: Service rooted in Catholic Social Teaching
- Fall Break Home Mission Experience: Staying home for Fall Break? Why not join BC Campus Ministry for a home mission experience! Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Fall Break, we will gather at BCHS to prepare lunches to distribute to folks in need. We will then travel by minibus downtown, where we will distribute them. We will also attend Mass at St. John's at noon, and afterwards we will reflect together on how serving others brings us closer to Christ over lunch. Lunch will be provided each day. We will gather at 10:00 a.m. each day at BCHS and be back by 2:00 p.m. Each day will count for four Area 2 Service Hours! Signup for one, two or all days below. 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*
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.