Marian Central Friday Focus

It’s coming to the end of the 23/24 school year and it’s the end of year number 2 for me also. This year has had a lot of ups and downs and I’ve continued to try to learn through it all. I know mistakes still happen, but I continue to stress the trust and patience in athletics and hope you can all start to see the changes that have been made and continue to help change the trajectory of this school and its athletics.

This spring has been an incredible one so far with the new faces in programs and the resurgence of the girls’ softball program. It’s been so fun to watch these girls get after it on the diamond and compete at such a high level. Currently our girls are 12-10 and got the 8th place seed in the regional. I believe that coach Paul Sandall (’81 Marian grad) has finally gotten the notice of his girls that they can compete and play with anybody. They lost some tough games early in the year against Richmond and Crystal Lake Central but continued to move forward. We now understand the game and I am so looking forward to coach Paulie taking this team to post season and maybe, just maybe turning some heads with the amount of turnaround he’s been able to do so far. Softball has three games this next week with senior night being on Wednesday. We start post season on May 13th at 4:30 here at home on Raymond Benoy Field.

Our girls' soccer team started fast this spring and have continued dominance throughout the season. Our girls got the 3 seed in the regional and will play Friday the 10th of May at 4:30 pm at Marengo High School. The team has a great mix of talent and ages that have worked extremely well together. The team’s scoring leader is Adriana Wrzos, and last week alone she scored 15 goals. These girls have great fire power and will be looking to win a regional title and push themselves through to sectionals which will be held here at Peter Baker Stadium on the 18th of May. Come on out and support your Marian girls’ athletics.

There's been a lot of change this spring with coaches also. Mrs. Gina Jasovic has taken over our boys tennis team. She has done an incredible job with them and even though they have few numbers they have shown great improvement so far this spring. Our baseball team has a new head man also in coach Matt Schmidt. He has taken the reins by storm and has had a tough season with schedule and weather but has shown his ability to lead and get these boys to play hard. Last, but certainly not least, even though he’s not new to the program, coach Stephen Thomas takes over as head track and field coach. Having both his kids be tremendous track runners here in the past, coach has continued to put his knowledge and wisdom into these young men and women, and has done a great job leading this program.

As always, support Marian athletics and if ever there are questions or concerns, please reach out to me.

-Cody O’Neill

Marian Central has been selected to host the IHSA Lacrosse sectional competition on Friday, May 24th, which falls on the same evening as our Class of 2024 Graduation Ceremony.

In order to control the traffic flow for all of our guests, we have decided to move the Graduation Ceremony to 6:30 pm instead of 7:00 pm on Friday, May 24th. Graduates should report to the Aux Gym by 5:45 pm in their caps, gowns and stoles and the doors to Landers Pavilion will open at 5:45 pm for seating.

Thank you for your understanding. Please click below for additional information regarding Class of 2024 year-end events.

Show your Hurricane Pride!

Class of 2024 yard signs are available for purchase by clicking the link below. Signs will be delivered to Marian Central and sent home with the student.

The deadline to order is Friday, May 3rd.

Click here to order your sign.

We are excited to share the Class of 2024 group photo options at www.higherfocusphotography.gotphoto.com with access code: CANES24

Orders must be placed by Sunday, May 12 and will be available for pick-up from Higher Focus Photography at the Cap & Gown photo station on Monday, May 20 during Seniors Honors Day.

You can also still reserve a spot in the Cap & Gown portrait sessions at https://higherfocusphotography.gotphoto.com/jobs/preregister. These photos require advance registration and will be taken in the Commons after the Honors Day assembly.

If you have any questions about the group photos or the Cap & Gown sessions, please email service@higherfocusphotography.com. Please let them know you are with Marian Central.

A message from MBS Book Supply:

As we get closer to the end of the school year, we want to remind you that your families can sell back their print books through the Online Buyback Program. The BNC-Virtual Online Buyback allows families to recoup some of the money they spent on books that they no longer need. Online buyback is a service we provide automatically in the online bookstore https://bnck-12.com/mariancentral, ensuring families have a convenient and easy way to sell back their books anytime, anywhere. Starting a week before the end of classes, families will receive buyback notices that list the books they have purchased from the online bookstore and the sell back price for each. Families can also sell back titles to us that they acquired elsewhere.

With Online Buyback, students:

• Receive competitive prices

• Get free shipping

• Receive their payment via check or PayPal two to four weeks after we receive their books

A quick HOW-TO video for parents: Online Buyback https://vimeo.com/402584705/091cb4acb3

Seniors - Creation of the Class of 2024 Senior Video is underway!

Share your pictures within the Google classroom titled “Senior Class '24”, classroom code dwxlff5. We especially need pictures from your freshman year. The deadline to submit pictures is Monday, May 6th. Thank you!

You're invited to an exclusive invite-only concert this summer and it's one you won't want to miss!

Bunker Hill Charities is hosting Rockin' the Hill, a private invitation-only concert in Woodstock, where Parmalee is the opener for country music star Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line! The event is Saturday, August 3, at Bunker Hill Farms. Never been? See what it's all about here.

Bunker Hill Charities grants proceeds from the concert to local charities, including Marian Central. We are inviting our Marian Central parents to be part of this incredible experience and help us to continue to raise money for our school.

Purchase Tickets here! During the checkout process, please make sure you type in Marian Central when you are prompted to answer, "How were you invited to Rockin' The Hill?" so we receive 20% of the proceeds.

This is an invitation-only event. Please DO NOT post about it on social media.

For questions, contact Mrs. Bordeaux at kbordeaux@marian.com.

Kaitlin Bordeaux

Director of Advancement

Please make sure your student's tuition is paid as well as any other fees that are due. As a reminder, a student is not allowed to take second semester exams unless his/her tuition and any other fees are paid in full.

Tuition can be dropped off or mailed to the office or can be paid online by clicking here. Thank you.

All students must return their Marian issued laptop and charger at the end of each school year after they have completed all final exams. Please click the link below to view additional information.

Mrs. Diamond from the Guidance Office is looking for Marian students/parents to represent Marian as a "Decade" of the Living Rosary taking place at St. Thomas Church in Crystal Lake on Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30 PM. It will only take about an hour of your time and will be a great way to show our Marian pride and devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary.

Please contact her at jdiamond@marian.com if you or your student is interested or have them stop by the Guidance Office. Thank you and God Bless!

Friday, May 17th - Seniors - no school; Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors - full day

Monday, May 20th - Honors Day; Seniors arrive by 8:30 am; Freshmen, Sophomores & Juniors - no school

Tuesday, May 21st - Exams; periods 1 & 3; 10:40 am dismissal

Wednesday, May 22nd - Exams; periods 4, 567 & 8; noon dismissal

Thursday, May 23rd - Exams; periods 9 & 10; 10:40 am dismissal

We are happy to be offering exciting summer camps again this year!

Band, Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Fencing, Football, Golf,
Lacrosse, Soccer, Study Skills, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling

Youth & High School level camp options.

Click below for a full list of camps.
We hope to see you there!