Boys Division Parent Volunteer Opportunities 2010-2011 (Please see page 3 to sign up!) 6400 S. Lewiston Way Aurora, CO 80016 303-269-8000 1
Dear Regis Jesuit Parents: The continued success of Regis Jesuit High School is HUGELY dependent upon parent participation! One of the best ways to become involved is to volunteer your time and share your talents with the Regis Jesuit community. Through volunteering, you can be a vital part of your son s high school experience, meet new parents and rekindle old friendships. This booklet lists a variety of volunteer opportunities available throughout the school year where you can offer your services. Please take a few minutes to look them over. If you are interested in helping with RJHS activities, please check the appropriate event or events on the following page and return it to the Main Office c/o Barb Ingalls, Parent Club Volunteer Coordinator, or via email gregingalls@comcast.net. You will be contacted prior to your chosen events by the respective chairs. Please keep this booklet for your reference throughout the year. More specific information about Regis Jesuit s activities and events can be found in The Parent Pages, which you will find on-line. If you have any questions, please contact Barb Ingalls via email or at, 303.290.6440. Thank you for taking time to care about Regis Jesuit... RJ parents are the best! Thank You For Volunteering!!!! 2
CONSOLIDATED (BD) PARENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Please check off all groups or events for which you would like to volunteer, and return this sheet to the Main Office, c/o Barb Ingalls, Parent Club Volunteer Coordinator. You will be contacted prior to each event by the respective committee chairs. NAME ADDRESS PHONE (c) (h) (w) EMAIL RJHS ANNUAL ACTIVITIES and EVENTS Back to School Night Thursday, September 2 Burgers and Brats Kickoff Celebration Friday, September 10 Transfer Student Luncheon Tuesday, September 21 Moms Recreation Day & Luncheon Thursday, September 23 Homecoming Family Barbeque Friday, September 24 Moms Club Fall Speaker & Brunch Wednesday, October 6 Faculty/Staff Appreciation Dinner Tuesday, October 12 Mother-Son Mass & Breakfast Sunday, October 17 Moms Club Evening Out Wednesday, October 20 Fall/Spring Campus Spruce Up Day Sunday, October 31. May 11 Moms Fall Retreat @ Sacred Heart, Sedalia Monday, November 1 Open House (Prospective BD) Sunday, November 7 Christmas Mass and Dessert Monday, December 7 Father-Son Social January 2011 Mom-Son Prom Sunday, February 27, 2011 New Raider Night (Freshman Registration) TBD March 2011 Moms Ski and Spa Day, Breckenridge Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Lenten Day of Prayer and Luncheon Monday, April 18, 2011 Family Mass and Barbeque April 2011 After Prom (8 pm 3 am) Saturday, April 9, 2011 LARK Dinner and Auction Saturday, April 16, 2011 Compass Day Freshman Parent Welcome Coffee Monday, August 15, 2011 PARENT PARTNERSHIPS P.A.C.E. (Parents Annual Campaign for Excellence) Ongoing FALL CLASSIC @ Sanctuary Wed, September 8, 2010 RUDY BRADA GOLF TOURNAMENT Early June 2011 ONGOING ACTIVITIES Cafeteria Library Concessions Moms Club Hospitality Faculty/Staff Birthdays Nurse s Office First Friday Mass Raider Shop Football Prayer Warriors Student s Morning Break Grocery Certificate Sale Volunteers On Call 3
RJHS (BD) PARENT CLUB ANNUAL EVENTS/Ongoing Activities The Parent Club of Regis Jesuit High School is a volunteer organization (no dues) whose mission is to promote cooperation, understanding and mutual support among faculty, students and parents; and to raise funds for the school. We welcome all BD Parents to attend our Board Meetings, held the first Wednesday of each month, 1:00-3:00 pm, in the Boys Division. President: Lynne Ferguson, 303.694.9443, lynneferguson@comcast.net. * BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT Thursday, September 2, 2010 Help is needed in providing and/or serving snacks to the parents in the cafeteria after they visit with their son s teachers. * HOMECOMING FAMILY BARBEQUE Friday, September 24, 2010 A co-divisional event, this pre-game catered dinner is served for all Regis Jesuit families, students, and their friends prior to the Homecoming game. Help is needed with reservations, serving, decorations and clean-up. * FACULTY/STAFF (Fall) APPRECIATION DINNER Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Help organize, prepare, and serve an evening meal to the faculty and staff during the Parent/Teacher Conferences to show our appreciation for their dedication to Regis Jesuit and our sons education. * OPEN HOUSE (Prospective BD) Sunday, November 7, 2010 The cafeteria is decorated and refreshments are served to prospective Regis Jesuit students and families while they visit the school. Help as a greeter or host. * NEW RAIDER NIGHT (Freshman BD Registration) TBD March 2011 An evening that welcomes new Regis Jesuit students. Help is needed to accept registration forms from incoming freshmen and their families for a couple of hours on a March evening to be determined. * ANNUAL RUDY BRADA GOLF TOURNAMENT early June 2011 Now in its 11 th year, this co-divisional annual event is an afternoon of golf for Alumni, parents, students, faculty and friends followed with food and prizes. Help is needed to organize, sell hole sponsors and work the day of the event. This tournament is a tribute to Rudy Brada, an outstanding RJ teacher and coach, now deceased, and raises money to allocate back into our school. ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES * CAFETERIA Volunteers are needed to prepare and serve lunch in the cafeteria. Moms and Dads are welcome. * CONCESSIONS Volunteers are needed to staff the Regis Jesuit Concession Stand during home varsity games in many sports. Get a friend or meet new Regis Jesuit parents, work a game and have some FUN! 4
* FACULTY/STAFF BIRTHDAYS Once a month, parent volunteers celebrate our faculty/staff with homemade birthday treats and acts of kindness. * FIRST FRIDAY MASS First Friday Masses are a great way for parents and sons to spend a special morning together before school. The mass begins at 7:10 am and is followed by coffee, juice and donuts in the cafeteria. Help is needed with mass preparation, music and breakfast set-up. * FOOTBALL PRAYER WARRIORS Visit the football locker room on a regular basis, and pray for our football athletes, personally by name. The spiritual might of this program is based on scripture: When two or more are gathered in my name. * GROCERY CERTIFICATES Help sell grocery certificates at various school and sporting events throughout the school year. Purchasing grocery certificates is a win-win situation for all; $1 = $1 value. 5% goes to the Parent Club to fund items needed for the classroom, sports, clubs, and the arts. * LIBRARY Assist the Regis Jesuit Librarians in sorting books and stocking the shelves. Flexible school day hours. * NURSE S OFFICE The Regis Jesuit Nurse s Office is staffed by a group of volunteer Registered Nurses from all areas of nursing. As the Clinic RN, you will be responsible for dispensing meds, nursing assessments, implementing nursing care, charting and triaging. Volunteer RNs are needed on a four and a half hour shift daily, from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm, one or two days per month. A two-hour orientation is required prior to working in the clinic. * RAIDER SHOP Volunteers are needed to help sell Regis Jesuit logo merchandise at the store and various school activities. * STUDENT MORNING BREAK TIME ( Cookies! ) Volunteers are needed to serve baked goods and snacks during office hours -- the students morning break. * VOLUNTEERS ON CALL We periodically need additional volunteers for certain events or assorted jobs which arise during the school year. If you would like to get involved but don t know where to start, or if you have a flexible schedule, please sign up for Volunteers on Call. You will be put on a list and called on an as needed basis. 5
RJHS (BD) MOMS CLUB ANNUAL EVENTS Regis Jesuit Moms Club is an organization to socially and spiritually unite current and past Regis Moms. Mark your calendars now to attend our 9:00-11:00 a.m. monthly Wednesday meetings: September 15 and November 10, 2010; January 12, February 9 and March 16, 2011. President: Pamela Sparough, 303.544.1865, prsparough@aol.com. * FRESHMAN PARENT WELCOME COFFEE Monday, August 16, 2010 Get acquainted with other Regis Freshman parents at Compass Day and learn what Regis has to offer! Your donation of light refreshments will be of great assistance. * TRANSFER STUDENT LUNCEHON Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Help host a luncheon to welcome new transfer students to Regis Jesuit High School. Volunteers are needed to extend a warm welcome and contribute various luncheon foods. * MOMS RECREATION DAY & LUNCHEON Thursday, September 23, 2010 Plan and organize a day of fun with other Regis Moms while contributing to a potluck luncheon after the activities. Choose between golf, tennis, or a power walk and feel free to organize the activity of your choice. * MOMS CLUB FALL SPEAKER & BRUNCH Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Assist other Regis Moms in making this special Moms Club meeting an unforgettable occasion. You can help by providing light refreshments. Brunch will follow. * MOTHER/SON MASS & BREAKFAST Sunday, October 17, 2010 Help is needed in planning, reservations, decorating and hosting this very popular annual event. RJ s own Coach Mark Nolan will speak about The Man Factory, Boys to Men Life Lessons the Regis Jesuit way. * MOMS CLUB EVENING OUT Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Join Regis Jesuit moms for some fun and togetherness during a special evening out. * FALL RETREAT @ SACRED HEART HOUSE, Sedalia Mon, November 1, 10 Treat yourself to a spa for the soul at the Jesuit retreat house with moms from both divisions. Relax in God s presence with prayer, lecture, lunch, reflections, and mass. 6
* CHRISTMAS MASS & DESSERT Monday, December 7, 2010 Participate in the Christmas Season s spirit of giving by donating your time or special dessert to enhance this festive evening with moms from both divisions. * MOM/SON PROM Sunday, February 27, 2011 Do not miss this opportunity to be a part of this ever-popular dinner-dance with your sons! Enjoy meeting and being with other Regis Moms, while you plan, promote, and organize the various activities associated with the Mom Prom. * MOMS SKI & SPA DAY, Breckenridge Tuesday, March 8, 2011 You never know how (or when) the day will end when you join the fun loving skiing, snowboarding, spa-ing and shopping moms in the mountains. We travel on a charted bus to the slopes and the fun begins! * LENTEN DAY of PRAYER/REFLECTION & LUNCHEON- Mon, April 18, 2011 We gather on Monday of Holy Week for a morning of prayer, reflection, reconciliation, and Mass and potluck lunch with a special performance by the RJHS boys choir. * AFTER PROM Saturday, April 9, 2011 Assist the Juniors and Seniors of Regis Jesuit High School in creating life-long memories by volunteering for the After Prom Committee. Everyone s unique talents and skills are needed and appreciated. * HOSPITALITY at each Moms Club meeting Make each Regis Moms Club meeting a social and enjoyable experience by providing light refreshments for one of the scheduled meetings. 7
RJHS PARENT PARTNERSHIPS The Parent Partnership Events are designed to create a unified approach toward fundraising for parents, focused on a few major efforts coordinated by the Advancement Office. This partnership financially supports academics, faculty compensation, tuition assistance, athletics, clubs, equipment and technology. The goal of the Parent Partnership is to engage 100% participation from the Regis Jesuit parent community. Here are the ways you can team with us. * FALL CLASSIC @ SANCTUARY Wednesday, September 8, 2010 The Fall Classic Golf Tournament helps provide scholarship and tuition assistance for students in need. To be successful in our fifth tournament we need your support either as a corporate sponsor, participant or volunteer. This year s Fall Classic was held on Wednesday September 8, 2010 at The Sanctuary. * P.A.C.E. In addition to providing fellowship, the Parents Annual Campaign for Excellent (PACE) offers an opportunity to educate parents about the financial needs of our school including the gap between tuition charged and the actual cost of educating a student. We always welcome new volunteers to join the many parents who support this effort. * LARK Saturday, April 16, 2011 LARK is the annual dinner and auction supporting scholarship and tuition assistance for students who otherwise would not be able to attend Regis Jesuit High School. LARK relies on many parents to serve on committees, solicit or donate auction items and participate in the evening s activities. LARK is scheduled for Saturday, April 16, 2011. 8
RJHS (BD) MEN S CLUB ANNUAL EVENTS Regis Jesuit MEN S CLUB is an inclusive organization whose members seek to support one another while nourishing the special relationship between men and their sons and daughters. We provide positive examples of leadership, service, and justice. We promote Regis Jesuit s mission to develop men and women with and for others through community service, social activities, educational and spiritual endeavors. President: Ken Jones, 303.972.2453, pudnhead1@msn.com. Please visit the Men s Club website for more specific information. September October January April May Burgers and Brats Kickoff Celebration Fall Campus Spruce-Up Day Father/Son Social Family Mass and Barbeque Spring Campus Spruce-Up Day 9
PARENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES at a GLANCE PARENT CLUB EVENTS/Ongoing Activities Back to School Night Thursday, September 2, 2010 Homecoming Family Barbecue Friday, September 24, 2010 Teacher/Staff Appreciation Dinner (Fall) Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Open House (Prospective BD) Sunday, November 7, 2010 New Raider Night (Freshman Registration) TBA March, 2011 Rudy Brada Golf Tournament early June 2011 Cafeteria Concessions First Friday Mass Football Prayer Warriors Grocery Certificate Sales Library Nurses Office Raider Shop Student s Morning Break Volunteers On Call MOMS CLUB EVENTS Freshman Parent Compass Day Welcome Coffee Monday, August 16, 2010 Transfer Student Luncheon Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Moms Recreation Day & Luncheon Thursday, September 23, 2010 Fall Speaker & Brunch Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Mother/Son Mass & Breakfast Sunday, October 17, 2010 Moms Evening Out Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Fall Retreat @ Sacred Heart, Sedalia Monday, November 1, 2010 Christmas Mass & Dessert Monday, December 7, 2010 Mom /Son Prom Sunday, February 27, 2011 Mountain Ski & Spa Day, Breckenridge Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Lenten Day of Prayer/Reflection & Luncheon Monday, April 18, 2011 After Prom (8 pm 3 am) Saturday, April 9, 2011 Freshman Parent Compass Day Welcome Coffee Monday, August 15, 2011 Hospitality for Monthly Meetings MEN S CLUB EVENTS Burgers and Brats Celebration Friday, September 10, 2010 Fall Campus Spruce Up Day Sunday, October 31, 2010 Father/Son Social January 2011 Family Mass & Barbeque April 2011 Spring Campus Spruce Up Day TBD May 2011 PARENT PARTNERSHIPS Fall Classic & Sanctuary Wednesday, September 8, 2010 P.A.C.E. (Parents Annual Campaign for Excellence) LARK Saturday, April 16, 2011 10