Monthly DB Newsletter

2024-2025 school pictures will be take on September 5. Grades 9, 10 and 11 can be out of uniform for picture day. Order forms were sent home last week, online ordering is an option if preferred.

Parents should call the school office before 7:30am if your child will be absent. If you call before 7:00am, please leave a message on voicemail. The office phone number is 319-296-1692. An email can also be sent to Mrs. Kerr with absence information. For student who have appointments during the school day please bring a doctor's excuse back to the office upon return.

Any planned absences should be communicated in advance and students are responsible for completing the Absence Request Forms and communicating with their teachers in regard to missed class time.

Dearest Don Bosco and Immaculate Conception community,

On July 18, our hearts broke into a million pieces with the loss of our beloved, husband, father, teacher, and doer of all things. However, those pieces did not fall on the ground. They have been so beautifully held together by the power of our most amazing community that has been there for us every step of the way. There are so many people to thank, I don't know where the list begins and ends. We are overwhelmed with gratitude. Please know that all of you have had a very important part in keeping our broken hearts from falling to the ground.

Thank you to Fr. Diehm for being with us during the most difficult day. Thank you to Fr. Huber, Father Gossman, Vincent, Christopher, and Dominic Pranger, Sue Reiter, Laurie Thome, Ann Schmitz, Jennifer Wayson, and the choir for the beautiful funeral Mass.

With Deepest Gratitude,

Nichole, Joel, Zachary, Rachel, and Leah Knepper

The Vocations Crucifix Program is a prayer devotion for the increase of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated religious life. As a school system within the Archdiocese of Dubuque, one of our expectations is an awareness of vocations. Through the Vocations Crucifix Program, families will have the opportunity to intentionally pray with their families in front of a traveling crucifix with the intention of an increase in vocation.

When you sign up, you sign up for a week. By signing up, you are accepting the crucifix as a family to pray for vocations for that week. The Vocations Crucifix Program will start Monday, September 16. Pick up and drop off for the crucifix and resource folder will take place on Monday. The office will give the crucifix and resource folder to your child to take home on Monday at the end of the school day. Please specify the number of resource folders you’d like based on the number of people in your family or based on whomever else you might like to ask to join your family. The crucifix and resource folder(s) should be returned to the school office the following Monday by the start of the school day. You can sign up for a week with Singnup Genius.

If you have any questions, please email Jenna Rohret.

3 senior pictures need to be turned in by Tuesday, November 26. It is VERY IMPORTANT that we get their pictures by this date. In fact, the sooner, the better. This may be (but does not have to be) three different poses. Please turn in your pictures to Mrs. Rottink. Vertical Shots work much better than horizontal! Sometimes horizontal has to be cropped to fit. Digital images can be emailed to: hrottink@boscocatholic.org.

Indicate on the back of each picture the student’s name and whether the pose is for the:

• Yearbook-vertical shot
• Senior Spotlight for the Bosco Facebook page- vertical shot
• Class composite (Display in hall)- vertical shot

Mrs. Rottink

• September 5: Picture Day at IC and DB

• September 6: Family Tailgate Night

• September 9: Booster Club Meeting, 6 PM

• September 20: Professional Development (No School)
• September 23-27: Homecoming Week
• September 28: Homecoming Dance

Please fill out the form if you plan to attend!

Don Bosco is thankful for the supporting parishes and communities we work with and live in. Visit the parish links for Reconciliation and Adoration times.

Parish Mass Times

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Sat 4 PM, Sun 8 & 10 AM, M-W-F 7:45 AM

ST JOSEPH

Sat 5:30 PM, Tue 6 PM, Thur 8 AM

ST ATHANASIUS

Sat 5 PM, Sun 8:30 AM, Tue 5:30 PM, Thur 8:30 AM, Fri 8 AM

ST FRANCIS-BARCLAY

Sun 10:30 AM, Wed 8 AM

ST MARY OF MT CARMEL

Sun 10 AM

With support from families, we respect and encourage students to reach their potential

• Spiritually by developing a strong relationship with Jesus and knowledge of His church,
• Academically by igniting learning, leadership and life skills,
• Physically by learning about and living healthy habits and
• Socially by becoming active members of the community who serve others as stewards of the Gospel so they are the Light of Christ in the world.

Preparing students to be the Light of Christ in the world!

Please submit newsletter articles to dbhssecretary@boscocatholic.org

by the 25th of each month.

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Physical Address: 405 16th Avenue, Gilbertville, Iowa 50634

Mail Address: PO Box 106, Gilbertville, Iowa 50634

Phone: 319-296-1692