Around The Diocese For Jan. 27, 2017
Happy birthday!
Deacon Michael Helfter, Holy Family Parish, Jasper, celebrates his birthday Feb. 3.
Joan Fredrich, principal at Holy Rosary School, Evansville, celebrates her birthday Feb. 7.
Father Eugene Schroeder, pastor at St. Joseph Parish, Vanderburgh County, celebrates his birthday Feb. 7.
Father James Sauer, administrator at St. Matthew Parish, Mount Vernon and a columnist with the Message, celebrates his birthday Feb. 8.
Happy Anniversary!
Deacon Thomas Holsworth, St. Mary Parish, Huntingburg, was ordained Feb. 10, 1990.
Teaching Kids Resiliency
Experts say grit – the character trait that encompasses persistence, determination and resilience – is a stronger predictor of college success than a student’s SAT score, IQ or high school GPA. Another big part of a student’s success, both academically and in other areas of life, is having what’s known as a growth mindset. That includes the ability to embrace challenges, learn from criticism and find lessons in others’ successes.
The Indiana Youth Institute (IYI) and the Vanderburgh Community Foundation are teaming up to host a free event for educators, youth workers, community leaders, parents and other caring adults to learn more about how to help foster those character traits in young people. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CST on Tuesday, January 31 in the Browning Room at Central Library, 200 Southeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard in Evansville.
Chris Enstrom, the assistant director at Indiana University-Bloomington’s Student Central, will speak to attendees about how to discover important concepts like grit and a growth mindset. Enstrom will share practical ideas for cultivating these character traits among young people and the impact doing so can have on their futures.
As part of IYI’s Youth Worker Café program, the forum and lunch are free, but reservations are required. RSVP atwww.iyi.org/ywc. For more information about the café, contact IYI’s Southwest Indiana Outreach Manager Joe Shrode at jshrode@iyi.org. In the event that Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is closed due to weather, this event will be rescheduled for a later date.
Free Baseline Concussion Testing Date in February
The St. Mary’s Sports Concussion Alliance is offering a baseline screening date for local athletes. These baseline tests and post-injury tests are computerized assessments that measure reaction time, memory capacity, speed of mental processing, and executive functioning of the brain. They also record baseline concussion symptoms and provide extensive information about the athlete’s history with concussions. It is recommended that baseline ImPACT testing begins at the age of 10. These scores can help determine when an athlete is ready to return to normal activities. By receiving a pre-concussion test, a baseline cognitive function can be established. Results can be compared to a post-concussion test later if the athlete suffers a head injury. This test lasts about thirty minutes.
Testing will be held at the St. Mary’s Center for Advanced Medicine, Fourth Floor, Computer Lab 4 and 5 at 901 St. Mary’s Drive, Evansville, on Feb 18. Testing sessions are held every thirty minutes from 7:30 a.m.to noon. Slots are limited. Participants should arrive on time as no admittance will be allowed after testing begins. The cost is free but registration is required at www.stmarys.org/impact.
Since it began, the Concussion Alliance has performed baseline testing on about 10,000 student athletes. It handles roughly 25 cases of concussion per year for each school it works with and has treated an estimated 1,500 concussion cases at the high school level.
Pennies for Patients
Students from Corpus Christi School in Evansville kicked off their fundraising efforts with a special assembly earlier this month. Throughout the month of January, students have been participating in Pennies for Patients, raising funds for Leukemia and Lymphoma patients.
During the first week, students brought in coins for penny p.j. day, neon nickel day, crazy quarter day, decade dime day and team up for a cure. Week two brought “Stick it to Cancer” to the walls of the school. The 50 state challenge for online giving began on week 3; the school goal is to get an online donation from someone in every state. If the school gets a donation from every state and hits their $1000 goal, Principal Craig has agreed to KISS A PIG!!
