New Arrivals

Over 150 new books will be added to the main collection this month, including many award titles from the newest Newbery, Bluebonnet, Lonestar and Tayshas reading lists. Please check the library webpage for the complete listing in May. Many audio and video resources are also added to their collections. See attachment for details. They are available for general circulation.

The Annual Spring Flower sale is happening again. Orders are due by Thursday, May 15, 2008 and delivery will be on Monday, May 19, 2008. See below for order forms.

Attached is the Exam Schedule for the May 2008 Final Exams.

Now accepting SummerBridge registration.

SummerBridge is an academic and artistic enrichment summer scool offered by Bishop T.K. Gorman Catholic School. Classes run from one to three weeks and are offered weekdays from June until August.

Tuition varies depending on length of the class. Additional registration fees cover cost of materials or trips. Registration forms and fees should be submitted to the school front office.

You are not officially enrolled until the registration fee has been turned into the office.

Senior Capstone Goals

Goals:

• To promote connections between gospel teachings, Church doctrine, economic theory
• and governmental structures and processes
• To strengthen the transition from high school to college
• To provide a stronger, career-centered, extended community experience during the senior year
• To provide stronger independent learning opportunities for seniors
• To participate in a capstone project which brings together educational strands of a Tyler Catholic School System education
• To help students gain a greater familiarity with the business and professional sector
• To promote stronger formal interpersonal skills
• To help students become proficient with the use of a virtual classroom
• To strengthen the academic learning experience during the second semester of senior year.

(Tyler Morning Telegraph Article) Bishop T.K. Gorman Catholic School has earned the highest rating of "exemplary" from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI).

An accreditation team visited the school in late January, returning a report that recommended Gorman for continued accreditation and recognized it as "exemplary" in terms of its effectiveness for demonstrating continuous improvement.

Read the entire Tyler Paper article here .

Recently, the Gorman school community participated in an animated debate on sanctity, censorship and book collections in the Holy Family Library on the Gorman campus. This discussion was prompted by a Request for Reconsideration from a group of Gorman parents on Philip Pullman's Dark Materials series, which commences with the novel The Golden Compass. This discernment process involved a number of parents, guardians, students, faculty members and interested community members who participated in a very respectful and thoughtful exchange of ideas.

Bishop T. K. Gorman Catholic School
Service Awards List 2007-2008  (Years of service in the Tyler Catholic School System are based on the completion of the previous school year.)