Saying Yes to God's Plan - Marian High School

Marian Artist Featured InUniversity Art ExhibitSenior Greer Schulte was the proud recipientof a $10,000 talent scholarship fromNebraska Wesleyan University. Schulte’spencil self-portrait was featured in theuniversity’s “Bridge” exhibit, a collectionof artwork of any medium created by themost talented high school juniors andseniors selected by art teachers from acrossNebraska . Greer is one of two Marianstudents whose artwork was featured in the“Bridge” exhibit.Fine Arts at Marian empowers each studentto be confident in her expression of herselfon stage, on canvas or through music.Schulte has confidence on canvas and sharesher gift with the Marian community and nowwith Nebraska Wesleyan University.National Merit FinalistsTwo Marian seniors were named Finalists inthe 2010 annual National Merit ScholarshipProgram® – an honor earned by less thanone percent of the nation’s high schoolseniors. The students Finalists are MakaylaCaumeran and Alexis Fee.To become a Finalist, each studentmust have an academic record of highperformance, receive an endorsement andrecommendation from the administrationand submit qualifying SAT scores. Theymust also include a self-descriptive essayand information about their participationand leadership in school and communityactivities.These two girls are leaders in and out of theclassroom. Their commitment to excellenceis evident in their superior test scores andacademic standing. More than 160 Mariangirls have been recognized by the NationalMerit Scholarship Program.Mission DayMarian’s Mission and Vision Committee,comprised of faculty, staff and students,hosted the first Mission Day on February 19,2010. The event celebrated Marian’s CoreValues and identity as a Servite school.Sister Ginny Silvestri, OSM, then Provincialof the Servants of Mary, kicked off this specialevent as she spoke to the entire school aboutthe history of the Servants of Mary andMarian’s identity as a Servite school.Following, students, divided into sixgroups, headed to breakout sessions thatfocused on one of Marian’s six Core Values– community, compassion, empowerment, Marian identity, service and spirituality. Eachbreakout session featured a guest speaker, ranging from alumnae, parents of alums, currentparents, staff, community friends and Servants of Mary, who addressed the way he/she livesout his/her particular Marian Core Value.At the end of the day, the student body reconvened for a closing prayer service. The Servantsof Mary sang to the students the “Salve Regina,” which translates to “Hail Holy Queen.”Scripture readings and petitions (based on the six Core Values) were read by members ofthe Esprit De Corps Club. Each club member then gifted the Servite Sisters with a flower,thanking them for Marian High School.The service concluded with the Marian community reciting a Core Values Pledge, which waswritten especially for Mission Day. Each student received a pledge bookmark and a beadedCore Values bracelet as commemorative gifts.Makayla Caumeran ‘10Alexis Fee ‘1015