HANDBOOK FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS - Immaculate Heart ...

CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP FEDERATION (CSF) SEALBEARERS
The California Scholarship Federation is a statewide organization which honors
tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students with high scholastic achievement.
The purpose of CSF is to give recognition for scholarship and service to those
students who maintain an excellent grade point average.
*CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
WINTER FORMAL
Students and faculty join together for a Christmas celebration highlighted by a
traditional faculty skit and student council parody.
All students and their escorts are invited to attend this formal dance which is
held during the holiday season at a location off campus.
Membership in the CSF is not automatic; applications must be submitted by
the deadline date each semester. Membership is based on semester grades and
the points these grades merit. An “A” is awarded three points; a “B” is awarded
one point. To qualify for membership, a student taking six classes must earn at
least 10 points. A “D” or an “F” disqualifies a student.
Freshmen may apply for associate membership at the beginning of their
second semester. To qualify for life membership (CSF Sealbearer), a student
must have earned membership for four semesters during the sophomore,
junior or senior years, with at least one semester of membership based on
grades in the senior year.
DEPARTMENT AWARDS
Individual departments recognize outstanding performance and the general
academic excellence of students in various department courses. These awards
are presented on Academic Awards Night.
TRADITIONS AND ACTIVITIES
SCHOOL COLORS
SCHOOL MASCOT
SCHOOL SYMBOL
*WELCOME DAY
JOIN DAY
RETREATS
Blue and white
The panda
The heart
This is a special day of celebration set aside to welcome all new students and
faculty and to pray for a successful school year.
During this colorful day, organizations and clubs on campus present their
campaigns to recruit new members and to begin the year’s activities.
Each class participates in a unique retreat experience. The freshmen and
sophomores enjoy a “Day of Recollection” focusing on the spiritual themes
of their religion classes. The juniors and seniors have overnight retreats
concentrating on their relationship with God, themselves and others.
RING CEREMONY
MOTHER/DAUGHTER
LUNCHEON
*MARY’S DAY
ALUMNAE REUNION
AWARDS NIGHT
PROM
BACCALAUREATE
*CLASS DAY
GRADUATION
ALMA MATER
In a traditional ceremony, juniors are presented with their class rings.
This springtime luncheon, sponsored by the Parent Council, features seniors as
models of the latest fashions.
Named after the most honored of all women, Mary, the Mother of Jesus, this
special day celebrates in liturgy and special programs the theme of “woman.”
The annual reunion for all alumnae takes place on the first Sunday of May, when
graduates of all ages return to Immaculate Heart. Special arrangements are made
for the five-year celebrating classes to gather together and renew old friendships.
This is a special evening in the spring when faculty and parents
acknowledge and celebrate the academic successes of students.
Sponsored and planned by the junior class, this formal dance held in late spring,
is attended by many juniors and seniors and their escorts. The traditional
highlight of the evening is the honoring of the Prom Queen and her court.
Members of the senior class and their parents come together for a
special liturgy and reception on the Sunday before graduation.
On this traditional day, the classes bid farewell to the seniors. Major senior
awards and accomplishments are acknowledged.
Wearing white gowns and carrying red roses, Immaculate Heart seniors
graduate in formal ceremonies at the Hollywood Bowl in June.
Raise on high your standard,
Sing to Alma Mater.
Immaculate Heart, we greet you,
Every loyal daughter,
We’ll lead you on to victory.
Never will we fail.
For the glory of the blue and white,
Hail, our Alma Mater, Hail.
*Attendance on these days is mandatory for all students because a major goal of each event is to create the spirit of community.
Parents and alumnae are welcome; however; no other visitors are permitted to attend these events.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
FATHER/DAUGHTER
PICNIC
GENESIAN
PRODUCTIONS
*10K WALK
CELEBRATION OF
CULTURES
Throughout the year, the activites director, the classes and the clubs sponsor
service projects open to all students.
The Parent Council sponsors a weekend playday for students and their fathers
or their “adopted dads.” Fun, food, games, prizes and dancing characterize
the event.
Fall and spring mark the times when the Genesian Players present two major
dramatic or musical productions for guests and students.
Students and faculty walk or jog 10 kilometers in a major fund raising effort
for the school.
Events and activities sponsored by the multicultural club, are scheduled throughout
the year to help students come to an understanding and appreciation of their own
cultural heritage and that of others.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES PROGRAM
Immaculate Heart High School encourages students to participate in student activities as a way of
fostering and promoting their leadership abilities and their talents in
specific areas of interest. An activities director works with all student leaders and
moderators to insure the overall success of this program.
ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY
Every student registered at IH is a member of the Associated Student Body (ASB). As
a member of ASB, each student has the responsibility to function as a conscientious
citizen by supporting worthwhile projects initiated by the student council, and by
entering into the process of selecting qualified members of student government.
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