Author Archives: Colleen Phelan

Working Together

| August 27, 2020
The second day of Cougar Camp was all about teamwork! Students worked together in building tinfoil boats which were used for a science experiment. Making a boat that floats and determining how many pennies it could hold may sound like a simple experiment, but it was full of skills that Shepherds Students will be using in their math and science classes at Kolbe Cathedral High School.
Shepherd students measured, recorded data in their Chromebooks, and created charts as they created multiple boat designs to determine which one held the most pennies. Our students were surprised to learn how many pennies could actually be held in a tinfoil boat! Most students had boats that could hold over 50 pennies before sinking.
Well done Shepherds Students and thank you so much to KCHS teacher Mr. Ed Steadham for leading such a fun STEM activity.

Distant but Still Very Social

| August 25, 2020

Cougar Camp 2020 kicked-off the school year for Shepherds Class of 2024 at Kolbe Cathedral High School.

KCHS faculty, Shepherds Staff and Students all observed the proper COVID safety procedures of keeping at least 6 feet apart and wearing face coverings. Despite social distancing, students and staff were still quite social!

Getting to know their fellow Shepherds Classmates and participate in fun STEM-oriented classroom activities were top priorities on the first day of Cougar Camp. In ‘the getting to know each other activities,’ led by Shepherds Liaison Lisa Matson, students learned first-hand that physical distancing from each other doesn’t prevent one from being social.

Executive Director Dan McAuliffe stated, “Cougar Camp is a great opportunity for our newest Shepherds Students to make new friends and get comfortable in their new school. I was very happy to see students together, in person and not in a virtual setting. Lisa Matson and the KCHS staff did a great job in accomplishing their objectives.”

Shepherds Students also became familiar with the KCHS technology environment, their Google Chromebooks, funded by our generous Shepherds Donors, and safe usage of their devices. A tour of the school was given by staff to be sure our Shepherds Freshman are comfortable navigating around their new school.

Stay tuned to learn more about the rest of the Cougar Camp 2024 week’s activities!

Shepherds Kolbe Cathedral High School Class of 2024

| August 22, 2020

Kolbe Cathedral HS 2024

Shepherds is exceptionally proud to welcome our new students to the Shepherds’ program at Kolbe Cathedral High School. Shepherds Class of 2024 come from a wide variety of family backgrounds, talents, hobbies and academic achievements. This group of young people have two things in common which determined their selection among the over 20 applications received for Shepherds KCHS program this year – their academic potential and their compelling desire to do the work necessary to succeed.

Shepherds is grateful to all of our donors who contributed to make the Class of 2024 financially possible. Of course, Shepherds Mentors are the greatest asset of our program, and we would like to thank the five men and five women who stepped forward to volunteer to mentor a Shepherds Student. The Shepherds Donors’ and Mentors’ generosity have enabled us to give these students the opportunity of taking one the first steps to achieving their dreams!

Our Kolbe Cathedral High School program kicked off this week with an Orientation STEM week called Cougar Camp. Stay tuned to see how the Shepherds/KCHS Class of 2024 began their high school education at this interactive, educational and fun week.