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May 2018
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Financial Aid Documentation Due
For any family receiving a need-based financial aid grant from Gonzaga, please send your Federal 1040 form from the previous year to the Admissions Office by this date. If you have any questions, please call the Admissions Office at 202-336-7101. -
Basketball Team Bake Sale
Dooley Hall - Lower Commons - -Gonzaga clubs and teams hold bake sales in order to raise money for their groups. Bake sale are usually up and running by 7:30 am and continue until the end of 6th period lunch. If you are contributing to a bake sale you do not need to send in homemade items, you can purchase your baked goods at any store.Read More -
Board of Trustees Meeting
Forte Hall - Board Room - - -
McKenna's Wagon
Dooley Hall - Campus Ministry OfficeMcKenna's Wagon is a mobile soup kitchen that departs daily from Martha's Table, near U Street, and serves the homeless. A Gonzaga group goes out every Wednesday evening as part of this program. Each week, we take 3 sophomores. Sign up forms are located in the Campus Ministry Office. -
Choral Arts Spring Concert
Sheehy TheaterThe Gonzaga Choral Arts Spring Concert will take place in historic Sheehy Theater. The Gonzaga Choruses and Chamber Choir will do selections ranging from CSNY to Daniel Caesar, and will feature at least 8 guitars. Our departing Seniors will also be highlighted. -
All Library Materials Due
Dooley Hall - Library - -All library materials are DUE BACK on Friday, May 4. To avoid fines, please remind your sons to return all books. -
GMC Faculty Treats
Dooley Hall - Lower Commons - -GMC volunteers prepare a home-cooked breakfast for the Faculty and Staff to thank them for all they do, on the first Friday of each month.Read More
To volunteer for this event click here or contact Maria Cindea or Kristen Kilguss at facultytreats@gonzagamothers.org. -
The Erik S. Kristensen Eye Street Klassic
The Courses at Andrews Air Force Base, 4442 W Perimeter Rd, Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762The eleventh annual Erik S. Kristensen Eye Street Klassic will be held on Friday, May 4, 2018, at the Courses at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. All golfers and volunteers in the Klassic will need to register with Andrews AFB before coming to the course. Click here to register.
You must bring a government-issued ID for entrance to the base. No golfers will be allowed onto Andrews without a valid ID (driver’s license or passport). The event will be held rain or shine!
Schedule for the day:
12:00pm Registration
2:00pm Shotgun start
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The 69th Annual Father-Son-Faculty Communion Breakfast
St. Aloysius ChurchThe Father/Son Communion Breakfast begins with Mass in St. Al’s and is followed by brunch at the Hyatt Regency. Retired USAF colonel and NASA astronaut Benjamin Alvin Drew, Jr. ’80 will be this year's keynote speaker. Colonel Drew, who retired from the Air Force in September 2010, logged more than 600 hours in space on Space Shuttles Endeavour and Discovery.
Click here for more information or to register for the event. -
Gonzaga vs. Xavier Rugby Game
Buchanan FieldHigh school rugby’s biggest East Coast rivalry resumes at 3:00 PM on Sunday, May 6, when #2-nationally-ranked Gonzaga hosts #5 Xavier of New York, the oldest high school rugby program in the U.S. At stake are seedings for the National High School Rugby Championship tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 17-19. Come cheer on the Eagles in their quest to win nationals in Kansas City! -
WCAC Lacrosse Championship - Gonzaga vs. Paul VI
Ludwig Field, University of Maryland, 7898 Championship Ln, College Park, MD -
Mandatory Pre-Prom Meeting for Juniors
Sheehy TheaterFor: Gonzaga Juniors who are attending the Prom
20 minute mandatory pre-Prom meeting with classmates in the Sheehy Theater to learn more details and hear of expectations for the evening. -
McKenna's Wagon
Dooley Hall - Campus Ministry OfficeMcKenna's Wagon is a mobile soup kitchen that departs daily from Martha's Table, near U Street, and serves the homeless. A Gonzaga group goes out every Wednesday evening as part of this program. Each week, we take 3 sophomores. Sign up forms are located in the Campus Ministry Office. -
Mother's Day Flowers
CafeteriaIn support of our neighbors at Unique Residential Center, Gonzaga students will take time in their Religion classes to share flowers and good Mothers Day wishes with Unique's female residents leading up to Mothers Day. Students are asked to bring in flowers on May 10th. Contact mckenna@gonzagamothers.org if you need to arrange a pickup or drop-off of a quantity of vases. Your support is greatly appreciated in brightening the day of some of the school's neighbors.Click here for more information or to sign up to help. -
Mandatory Pre-Prom Meeting for Seniors
Sheehy TheaterFor: Gonzaga seniors who are attending the Prom
Attend a 20 minute mandatory pre-Prom meeting with classmates in the Sheehy Theater to learn more details and hear of expectations for the evening. -
Band Awards Night
Dooley Hall - Lower Commons - - -
Charter Day Assembly
St. Aloysius Church -
Evening Piano Concert (updated date)
Ruesch Hall - Flannery Music Center - -Students in the Gonzaga Applied Piano program will collaborate on an Evening of Music beginning at 7:00pm in the Flannery Music Center. There will be classics, new age and modern piano music presented by Joshua Floriza ‘18, Matt Johnson ‘19, Ryan Vigilante ‘19, Nico Lage ‘19, Mikel Reyes ‘20, Chris Chan ‘20 and Gabriel Brady ‘21. -
Rugby - MAVRC Championship Game
Buchanan Field -
Junior Senior Prom
National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001Place: The National Building MuseumRead More
Attire: Formal wear, appropriate dresses and gowns of good taste
Cost: $50 per person, $100 per couple
Check in: 7:30pm-8:30pm, doors close at 8:30pm
Dismissal: Doors open at 10:30pm, dance ends at 11:00pm -
Headmaster's Advisory Committee Meeting
Dooley Hall - Headmaster's Office - - -
Joint GMC & GFC Meeting
Arrupe Commons & Sheehy TheaterThis will be the last Joint GMC/GFC meeting of the year. There will be food and drinks so beginning at 6:30pm in the Upper Commons followed by the meeting at 7:00pm in the theater. -
One Act Play Festival
Sheehy TheaterThe seventh annual Festival of One Act Plays will be May 17 and 18 at 7:00pm in the Sheehy
Theater. This year, five upperclassmen will be directing and designing productions, some of which
are original scripts. Attendance both nights is free, but we ask for a small donation of a can or two
of non-perishable goods to benefit the McKenna Center in place of the price of admission. -
Rugby Nationals Quarterfinals-Gonzaga vs. Greenwich
Gonzaga has the number one seeding going into the National Championships which are being played May 17-19 in Kansas City, MO. Gonzaga is playing Greenwich (CT) in the quarter-final game at 2:00 on Thursday, May 17th.
Click here to watch live. Coverage by FloRugby, monthly or yearly subscirptions are available. -
One Act Play Festival
Sheehy TheaterThe Seventh Annual Festival of One Act Plays features brief plays that are designed by, acted by, directed by, and in some cases written by students, showcasing many students in new roles and giving all students the chance to try different parts of the dramatic experience. Admission to performances is free, though we do ask for a donation of at least one non-perishable food item to be given to the McKenna Center. -
Rugby National Semi-finals-Gonzaga vs. Jesuit (CA)
Gonzaga defeated Greenwich in the quarterfinals advancing to a record 10th consecutive semi-final. Gonzaga Purple will take on Jesuit (CA) at 4:00 Eastern Time.
Click here to watch live. Coverage by FloRugby, monthly or yearly subscriptions are available. -
Rugby National Championship Game
Gonzaga beat Jesuit in the semi finals 27-17 to advance to its 6th straight National Championship final,
Coverage by FloRugby, monthly or yearly subscirptions are available. -
Immersion Trip Commissioning Mass & reception
St. Aloysius ChurchThere will be a commissioning mass on May 20th for all students going on a summer service trip. Coffee and donuts will be served in the Arrupe Commons following Mass. -
Exams
8:30-10:30am Religion
12:00-2:00pm Science -
Exams
8:30-10:30am Social Studies
12:00-2:00pm Modern Language -
Exams
8:30-10:30am Math
12:00-2:00pm English -
Exams
EXAMS: Classics, Fine Arts & Social Studies electives -
Book Buy Back
Carmody Center - Gym - - -
Faculty Meeting
Sheehy Theater -
GMC Faculty & Staff Summer Send-off Luncheon
Each spring the GMC sends the Gonzaga faculty and staff off in style with a casual luncheon in the Lower Commons. This themed event has become a popular tradition among members of the faculty—a great way to finish a successful school year on a high note. The GMC is looking for drinks, gift cards or sports event tickets to be raffled as prizes at the luncheon. Click here to donate items for the event. Click here to volunteer for the event.Read More
Celebrating 200 Years of Jesuit Education in the Nation's Capital
