Friday Focus Newsletter

Post, Tag, and Celebrate—Quarter Finale Drop!

Quarter 1 is officially trending at Marian! The feed’s been buzzing with highlight reels of athletic wins, academic glow-ups, and plenty of #ProudMarianMoments. If this quarter were a TikTok trend, it’d be #MainCharacterEnergy—students showing up, leveling up, and going viral for all the right reasons. Teachers have been the ultimate “collab partners,” and parents? You’ve been the behind-the-scenes producers keeping the content strong.

But don’t scroll away just yet—the finale isn’t over! The end of the quarter is the perfect time for every student to check their feed (and their grades), finish strong, and post their best work yet. Need help perfecting the edit? Marian offers peer tutoring through NHS and extra help sessions with teachers before and after school—there’s always a filter for success.

Let’s keep the momentum going into Quarter 2 with more creativity, effort, and school spirit. Here’s to our students for keeping Marian trending in all the best ways—#WorkHard #StayInspired #MarianPride.

Starting this month, all Marian Central students, 9th – 12th grade, will again participate in ARK testing. As you may recall, the Diocese of Rockford initiated this testing throughout the Diocese in order to provide schools with another datapoint that can be used to assess student growth and would include Theology. Please click the document below for additional information.

Sweater/Fleece Season will begin on Monday, November 3rd. If your student is in need of sweaters, you can either order through Uniform Outlet, Inc by clicking here (group code 60098) or let us know and we can check our supply of previously-worn donated sweaters.

Our Fine Arts Boosters met recently and would like to share their news. Please click below to learn more about the Fine Arts Boosters and what they are up to lately.

All juniors and seniors may attend these visits. Students must receive permission from their teachers to attend each visit and must sign up for all visits in SCOIR.

Wednesday 10/15: Monmouth College-1st Period, Indiana University-Bloomington-3rd Period, Syracuse University-4th Period, Fairfield University-8th Period

Thursday 10/16: Wartburg College-1st Period, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Florida-3rd Period, Millikin University-4th Period, University of Arkansas-8th Period, McHenry County College-9th period, University of Memphis-10th period

The Class of 2026 will be photographed as a class. The group photo is rescheduled to Tuesday, November 4th during Advisory at 8:50 am. Seniors will get another opportunity to dress up! Please wear your dress clothes for this fun keepsake.

All freshmen, sophomores and juniors will take yearbook photos on Tuesday, November 4th during the school day. Full uniform (sweater season) is required for the photos. Ordering information will be coming soon.

Seniors who missed Senior Portrait Day will also be photographed on November 4th. See Mrs. DiSilvio for your appointment time.

St. Mary Catholic School would like to personally invite you to our 6th annual 'Trivia Night!' This lively event will take place on Oct 25th in the school gymnasium.

To Register:

MOSAIC Trivia Night | BetterWorld
Paying by cash or check? Use the discount code: CHECK PAYMENT at checkout!

Monday, October 13 - Columbus Day; No School; Office Closed

Tuesday, October 14 - Teacher Inservice; No School; Office Closed

Wednesday, November 5 - Late Start; 9:45 am start

Monday, November 24 through Friday, November 28 - No School

Monday, November 24 - Conferences from 5:00 - 8:00 pm (details coming soon)

Tuesday, November 25 - Conferences from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm (details coming soon)