Senior Gavin Poteet was recognized by Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps as a recipient of the highly competitive NROTC Scholarship! This program provides so many benefits to selectees, beginning with full-tuition to over 160 colleges and universities nationwide and the commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. This year, they are awarding only 11 students across the state with the NROTC Scholarship.

Gavin is the son of Kristen Pritchard and Maria and Chris Poteet. He is a member of St. Jude Catholic Church. Congratulations and best wishes to Gavin!

Good luck to our Royal archery team who competed today at the Archery Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky. Check social media for results.

The students pictured above were celebrated Thursday with a pep-rally walk through the halls at Roncalli. All students who are competing nationally are:

Last Friday, the Roncalli Art Show was held in the Performing Arts Center. Artwork from all areas was on display. Featured were AP visual art students and their work. Please view all the pictures on Flickr.

The 4 x 200m team clocked a time of 1:30.7 to beat the school record of 1:32.79, which was set in 2019.

Alex Beard

Liam Kidwell

Ben Brandenburg

Eli Miller

Roncalli senior Seth Brosseau broke his own school record with his discus throw of 181'10". His previous throw was 172'03". Seth also won the Marion County Championship in both the discus and shot put.

Our JV Royals returned from the Noblesville tournament CHAMPS after a dramatic 3-set final match against HSE. The Royals were down 10-14 in the third set and came back to WIN 16-14! Congratulations to these guys for an UNDEFEATED season!

Sam Otley R'11 has been hired as Roncalli’s new head football coach. Otley is the 11th head coach in the football program’s history and the first Roncalli alumnus for this position.  

For the last eight seasons, Otley has served as an assistant coach for Roncalli and as the offensive coordinator for the past two seasons. He has coached both running backs and the offensive line. During his tenure at Roncalli, he was an assistant coach for two state championship teams (2016 & 2020). Otley also served as an assistant coach for the boys track and field program at Roncalli for two years.

“Roncalli is a special place that’s had a significant impact on me throughout my life. It’s an honor to lead the program as head coach, and I’m excited for the future of Roncalli Royal Football,” said Otley.

Prior to being an assistant coach at Roncalli, Otley coached football at Franklin College and North Carolina Wesleyan College.   

As a student at Franklin College, Otley played four seasons under Indiana Football Hall of Fame inductee Mike Leonard. Otley was a four-time conference champion and advanced to the second round of the NCAA DIII playoffs during three seasons. He was named a team captain as a senior.  

As a student at Roncalli, Otley played football for all four years under Indiana Football Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Scifres. In his senior season, he was selected to the North-South All-Star Game and selected as a team captain.  

“Naming Sam Otley as our head football coach comes with great excitement! He's a long-time assistant coach in our program and has been mentored by some outstanding high school and college coaches during his football career,” said Roncalli Athletic Director, David Lauck R'94. “He is a Roncalli alumnus, understands and lives our mission and vision and bleeds red, white and blue!”

“We are excited to have Coach Otley leading our Royals on and off the field,” said Roncalli principal Kevin Banich R'09. “He understands the rich tradition of Catholic football and is ready to prepare our students for both Friday night lights and life beyond high school.”  

Starting in August, Otley will teach advanced physical conditioning at Roncalli and work with the athletic department managing the strength and conditioning program.

Roncalli opens its 56th season of football when it travels to Southport on August 23 at 7:00 PM.

Congratulations to junior Austin Walker, who has earned his private pilot’s license! Austin worked with instructor Carson Gilpin through Jeff Air at his home airport, Indy South Greenwood Airport. His future plans are to earn many certifications to round out his aviation abilities, and he plans to attend college to major in mechanical engineering with an interest in aviation and motorsports engineering. Way to go, Austin!

Back Row - Charlie Baker, Nathan Fikes, CJ McHugh, Sam Cassiero, Christian Swiezy

Front Row - Sophia Ramsay, Madeline Annee, Erin Reilly, Ella Guilfoy, Anna Povinelli 

The Class of 2024 enjoyed their senior field day last Friday. The team pictured above won the kickball tournament.

Recently, you should have received a postcard from Prestige Portraits, as well as an email from Michael Wantz, assistant principal for student life, with directions on how to select an appointment for senior portraits. Senior portraits are the pictures that will appear in the yearbook and in the class composite that will hang in our hallways for years to come.  Prestige Portraits will be in our Student Life Center on May 21-23. These appointments will go fast, and once they are gone, students will have to travel to Prestige's studio in Carmel for their picture. If you did not receive the postcard in the mail, the email from Mr. Wantz, or have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Wantz via email at mwantz@roncalli.org.

Spring is here, and the Roncalli Fine Arts department is buzzing with activity!

The band will host Notre Dame’s concert band TONIGHT (Friday, May 10) at 7:00 PM in the auditorium. The Roncalli Band will join the Notre Dame band for a few selections. Tickets are $5.00, and all proceeds benefit the Roncalli Band.

The band will wrap up the season with their spring concert on Wednesday, May 15 at 7:00 PM in the auditorium. The Concert and Jazz Bands will perform a medley of songs.  

Tickets for all concerts are now available at roncalli.booktix.com. Please remember to print your tickets and bring them with you, as they will be scanned as you enter the auditorium.

TUESDAY, MAY 21 - SENIOR MASS - NO STUDENT LATE ARRIVAL

On Tuesday, May 21, Roncalli will host Senior Mass at 9:30 AM in the Ascension St. Vincent Gymnasium. Parents and family members are invited to attend this special liturgy service in honor of our seniors.

Seniors will arrive on campus at 8:30 AM and report directly to the cafeteria. The Class of 2024 will be dismissed and released directly from mass and not attend classes on this day.

Freshmen, sophomores and juniors will report to school at 7:30 AM. Please note that this is a regular start time and NOT a late arrival day. They will be dismissed at 3:00 PM.

AP exams are taking place Monday, May 6 through Friday, May 17. Here is the schedule of exam dates, times and locations. Please make sure students check their emails or ask their AP teacher for specific times and updates!  

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Please check the increased income limits then submit your Google form and 2023 tax returns for the Indiana Choice Scholarship (formerly voucher) for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. The Department of Education deadline is September 1, but if you want the amount applied to your first tuition payment, the application needs to be completed by June 1.

Order your graduate a yard sign and check out the other graduation items on our spirit store website. Last chance to order is Wednesday, May 15!

Due to a conflict between the Summer Mission Trip and the Eucharistic Revival, the date has been changed for the Mission Trip, which will now be held from July 7-12. We apologize for the change of dates.

All students are invited to participate in the summer Mission Trip to West Virginia from July 7-12, The cost of the trip will be $375 and any student who goes on the trip can apply their service hours for either the first semester or the second semester of the 2024/2025 school year, completing all of their hours for the chosen semester. Please contact Mr. Striby at gstriby@roncalli.org for further information.

June 3 – June 27* 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Because of moratorium week, this camp ends on Thursday.)

Open to all students who have just completed 2nd—8th grades.

The cost of the camp is $250. There is a $50 discount for siblings attending the same camp.

*Camps will meet at 2 PM on the last day with 2 performances at 4 PM and 7 PM.

Please contact Miki Lewinski, administrative assistant fine arts department, if you have any questions 317-787-8277 x 249.

Registration and Information Letter

Roncalli High School is the place to be for summer camps! Attend by yourself, or grab a friend and experience what it is like to be a Royal.

Sports Camps – Baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, distance running development, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, speed development, tennis and volleyball. Go to this link to register or for more information, please contact (317) 788-4094.

Jr. Royal Theatre Presents Seusical Jr. – The July camp is full, but there are still spots available for the June 3-27 camp! Registration info can be found at https://www.roncalli.org/arts/theatre/junior-royal-theatre-camp/.

Academic Camps – Roncalli will offer multiple academic camps this summer! 

• Baking Camp Grades 2-4 (June 3-7) - FULL adding waitlist
• Baking Camp Grades 5-8 (June 3-7) - FULL adding waitlist
• Beginning Ukulele Camp Grades 5-8 (June 10-13) 
• Advanced Ukulele Camp Grades 5-8 (June 10-13) 
• Beginners Coding Camp Grades 4-8 (June 10-14) 
• Advanced Coding Camp Grades 4-8 (June 10-14) 
• Young Authors Camp Grades 6-9 (June 17-20 NEW DATE) 
• ACTIVATE: Leadership Bootcamp Grades 7-8 (July 22-25) 

To register for academic camps, please visit this link. Contact Allie Ross, director of admissions and marketing, at aross@roncalli.org with any questions. Grades for all camps indicate the grade students will be in for the 2024-25 school year. 

COME ENJOY A RONCALLI CAMP EXPERIENCE

Senior Mass:

Updated student arrival time to 8:30 AM in cafeteria.

Graduation Attire: 

Students should plan to dress in business-professional wear under their graduation gowns. For men, this consists of a shirt, tie and dress pants. For women, business-professional means a dress or a top with a skirt or dress pants. Shoes should look professional but allow the individual to easily walk up and down stairs and across a turf field. Stiletto-style heels are not appropriate and may get stuck in the turf. Graduation regalia was distributed today, Friday, May 10.

Ticket & Rain Policy: 

The 2024 graduation ceremony will be held in Roncalli stadium and no tickets will be required. Seating will be available in the bleachers and in designated areas on the turf. Families will be allowed to bring lawn chairs for turf seating if desired. If severe weather impacts the safety of the ceremony, graduation will be held in the Ascension St. Vincent Gymnasium. If the ceremony is moved indoors, tickets WILL be required for all guests. Inclement weather tickets will be distributed on Thursday, May 16, during all lunch periods in the Cafeteria. Each graduating student will receive 8 tickets.

NEWMAN CONNECTION

Parents and Students of the Class of 2024:

As a school community, we work every day to establish a strong faith community and to foster a love for our Church. After our students graduate, we recognize the need to support our graduates in staying connected to the Catholic Church. In our continued commitment to our student's spiritual growth, we partner with Newman Connection.

Newman Connection’s High School Outreach Program is dedicated to connecting graduating high school students to the Catholic campus ministry of their chosen college (whether it is a Catholic college or not). In an effort to bridge the gap in the transition between the community here at Roncalli and the Catholic faith community of our student's chosen college, Roncalli will provide our students' names and emails to the Newman Connection to invite them to connect to the Catholic campus ministry on campus - whether that is an invitation to come to Mass, to participate in a service opportunity or to receive pastoral support.

If you are not interested in participating in this program, please contact Mary Sheets msheets@roncalli.org by graduation day. Please feel free to contact Katie Hibner khibner@roncalli.org Roncalli Campus Minister, if you have any questions regarding Newman Connection’s High School Outreach Program. 

If your children are eligible for free or reduced meals this school year, they

will also be eligible to receive SUN Bucks this summer.

SUN Bucks is a new program to help families buy food for their school-

aged children during the summer. Families will get $120 for each eligible

child to buy groceries during the summer. Children who get SUN Bucks can

still participate in other summer meal programs.

How does SUN Bucks work? In Indiana, SUN Bucks will be loaded onto an

EBT card and mailed to your home. If eligible, you can use SUN Bucks

benefits to buy food like fruits, vegetables, meat, whole grains and dairy at

grocery stores, farmers markets and other places that accept SNAP EBT

benefits. SUN Bucks is a convenient way for you to help your children

thrive.

How do I enroll my child in SUN Bucks? If your household has already

been notified of automatic eligibility, your child will be automatically enrolled

in the SUN Bucks program. You do not need to fill out an application. You

will get a card in the mail sent to the address your child's school has on file.

If you are not automatically enrolled and believe your children are eligible,

you can apply to receive SUN Bucks by filling out a simple application. Visit

https://indianasunbucks.com to complete the application.

For more information, visit: https://in.gov/doe/nutrition/indiana-sun-bucks-

summer-ebt or call the Roncalli cafeteria office at (317)788-4099.

ATTENTION: PARENTS/GUARDIANS

2024 - 2025 SCHOOL YEAR IMMUNIZATIONS

The Indiana State Department of Health and Department of Education has required immunizations for every student enrolled in an Indiana school. Roncalli High School must follow these requirements to stay in compliance, even if a physician’s immunization and dosing schedules show more flexibility. 

County Health Departments can assist with these vaccinations.

Religious and medical exemptions are allowed. Every school year, a new exemption form must be signed and on file!

Religious Exemption form

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:6c07e466-d459-4ed0-8029-58622e248329

Class of 2025: If your current junior has not received the second Meningococcal ACWY—MCV4 dose, please make arrangements now! The MCV4 second dose is given after your 16th birthday and prior to 12th grade.

Please send proof of immunization documentation to the Guidance Department - Jane Dias fax: 317-788-2282; email: jdias@roncalli.org or call with questions: 317-787-8277 ext. 214.

2024-25 Indiana required School Immunizations - SPANISH

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:713c2c01-4b18-40a2-8978-2b518016bd9e

2024-25 Indiana required School Immunizations – ENGLISH

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:a64c1004-4441-4a1a-a7b9-cbfc0a0bbd96

YEARBOOK

Make sure your student gets their 2023-24 yearbook by ordering online now. The price is $80. Yearbooks will be passed out to graduating seniors in early August and to all other students on the first day of the 2024-25 school year. Questions? Email Julie Albertson, journalism teacher, at jalbertson@roncalli.org. If you are unsure whether you have already ordered, please email Mrs. Albertson, and she will check for you.

Class of 2024 pick-up date is Friday, August 2 from 10 AM - 3 PM in room 111.

Earning your academic letter is one of the highest honors a Roncalli Royal can achieve for efforts in and out of the classroom.

Please read more about the academic award criteria, award levels, the process and guidelines on the Roncalli website.

LISTEN IN

Every little bit counts! Make sure your Kroger card is associated with Roncalli! Go to  https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards and choose "link your shopper's card" or create an account if you do not already have one. Roncalli’s code is AS409. The Roncalli community donated $6,635.28 to Roncalli last school year through the Kroger Community Rewards program!

PLEASE PRAY

• For the healing of Kevin "Isai" Martinez, R'23, who was critically injured in a car accident, and for his family.
• For the repose of the soul of Jeff Cabrera R'94, and his family during this time.
• For God to bring us deeper into Your world, Your people, Your Lent. May this time be one of outward focus; seeking You in those we often ignore. Help us live a Lent focused on freedom, generosity and encounters. Give us hearts hungry to serve You and those who need what we have to give.
• For God’s blessings and mercy upon Archbishop Charles Thompson and his ministry in shepherding the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
• For those who struggle to find adequate food, clothing, shelter and medical services and for those most in need of God’s mercy.
• For healing of body, mind and spirit for all people dealing with depression, addiction or mental health issues.
• For strength and healing for all those fighting off life-threatening illnesses and for their families and caregivers.
• For the men and women of our armed forces and their families, especially our Roncalli High School alums serving in the military.
• For our Roncalli alums preparing for a religious vocation as a priest, religious woman or missionary.
• For vocations to the priesthood, religious life and missionary field, and that Roncalli High School and its families will provide a nurturing environment that fosters and supports these vocations.

RONCALLI HIGH SCHOOL

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