Camp Fort Worth ~ Adam Crow (12 grade, pictured far right in green) was on the A-Team at Camp Fort Worth in Wichita this Summer from July 15 - 22.

With teen participants from Catholic Churches throughout the Diocese of Fort Worth, this camp combines service, prayer, praise, worship and fun to form new friendships and encourage youth to include service to their lifestyle as Catholic Christians. Service activities were rotated each day between Grace Care Nursing Home, Faith Mission, Notre Dame High School Maintainance, Boys/Girls Club and Construction of Baby Beds.

Other NCHS participants included Paige Adams, Alex Delgado, Walter Fernandez, Preston Grasty, Melissa Hampton, Juli Kavanaugh, Brittany Mata, Jane Rodriguez, Adam Ryckaert, Christopher Salas, Kaylen Short as well as NCHS Alumni Sara Hensley, Sydney Kavanaugh, Dan McCarthy and Jackie Rothschild.

Send in you story ideas ~ Did your daughter or son do anything significant over the summer? Did they receive an award or honor? We know you are proud of your students. Their achievements are positive reflections on you and your family as well as the NCHS community. Let us know of you students' accomplishments. E-mail trumpet@nolancatholichs.org with information and photos to be included in future issues of the e- Trumpet or other NCHS printed publications.

Link Crew ~ 250 incoming freshmen students attended Nolan Catholic’s first-ever Link Crew Orientation on August 8, 2005, two days before the first day of freshmen classes. Coordinated by Ms. Lisa Miles and assisted by Ms. Colleen Lawler, the program focuses on helping students transition from middle school into high school. Students are placed into “crews” with 9-10 other freshmen. These crews are led by two upperclassmen who will keep in contact with the individual freshmen and the entire crew throughout the year. The Orientation consisted of activities designed to break down barriers, help students make lasting connections within their crews, and prepare students for the beginning of high school. "Based upon student and teacher comments after the first two weeks of school, this program has been a huge success! Thank you to all of the link leaders for working so hard at helping make the freshman student's first few weeks positive." ~ Ms. Lisa Miles

Leading the way ~ Seniors Andrew Houk, Eric Meyer, Jon Moore, and Robert Sparks attended the Southwest Leadership Conference held at Texas Wesleyan University in June. They were hand-picked to become leaders in all aspects of their lives. The program emphasized leadership as "getting the right things done the right way."

The masters of math ~ Do you understand the meaning of the derivative in terms of a rate of change and local linear approximation and can you use derivatives to solve a variety of problems? No? Well after a year with AP Calculus teacher, Mr. Wei Shih, our students do. His AP students posted some impressive scores on last year’s exams:

4th Annual NCHS Golf Tournament ~ This year's tourney is scheduled for Columbus Day, Mon., Oct. 10, 2005. The tournament will be held at The Links at WaterChase followed by an evening of fun and a catfish dinner. If you don't play golf, we can always use sponsors for the coaches or brothers.

The Magazine Sales/Renewal Kick-Off This year Viking Club has taken on the Magazine Drive. The drive begins September 12-23. The Sales/Renewal program will continuing throughout the year. Information will go out early September. It's a great opportunity for gifts at any time of the year. You can also renew your subscriptions on-line, by going to: www.qsp.com. Contact Mark Absher for info on the golf tournament.
Mark@SusanHollar.com

NCHS Tennis player helps Texas capture the USTA Junior Federation Cup ~ Kristen Rafael went undefeated for the entire week at the US Tennis Association's Federation Cup held at the Blackhawk Country Club in Danville, California, August 2-5. This was team Texas' first win in 20 years.

Swimmers selected to represent Texas ~ NCHS swimmers Justine Bartos (11) and Katie Meili (9) were recently selected to compete in the 2005 USA Southern Zones Age Group Championship Aug. 2- 6 in Houston. (Katie placed 5th in the 100-breast stroke.)

Justine and Katie swim and compete year around for the Grapevine Colleyville Aquatics Team (GCAT). The selection for the Zones team is based on times in any one or individual event. Approximately 12 states were represented over the 4 day period. Texas sent 4 teams and Justine and Katie competed for Team North Texas.

Planned Giving ~ A bequest is one of the simplest ways to make a charitable gift; however, statistics tell us that only 4 out of 10 Americans across all age groups have current wills. Do you have a will...a current will? Have you remembered NCHS in your will?

For more information, please contact: Meg Pelzel, Director of Development at NCHS (817)457-2920 ext. 1559 mpelzel@nolancatholichs.org

Pat Miller, Associate Director of Development Catholic Foundation of North Texas, Diocese of Fort Worth (817)560-2452 ext. 116 pmiller@fwdioc.org.