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Welcome to the Senior Students Formation and Ministry home page.
For additional information on the Senior Program, please contact our Senior Class
Chaplain - Ms. Adrienne McArdle at adrienne.mcardle@ignatius.org. For a complete faculty and
staff contact list, please visit our Contact Info page.
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Senior Retreat Options
Seniors and invited juniors are encouraged to make one of five Kairos retreats throughout
the school year. Held at the Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House in Barrington, and
at Techny Towers, Kairos at Saint Ignatius College Prep is a religious retreat program
grounded in Christian incarnational theology and Ignatian spirituality. It is an
experience of Christian community with a series of presentations given by students
and adults. Prayer and the sacraments are an essential part of the program as well
as the retreatant’s involvement in discussions and other exercises.
Students were invited to register for Kairos following an all-class presentation
in February 2011. Follow up information was given to seniors in their Religious
Studies classes during the first two weeks of the 2011-2012 school year.
Seniors who choose not to participate in this voluntary retreat are encouraged to
see the Senior Chaplain for alternatives to nourish their maturing spirituality.
One such alternative is the Oramus, We Pray retreat. Students pray with and among
the Monks of the New Melleray Abbey on this journey. Information regarding Oramus
III was shared at both occasions noted above.
The Class of 2012 responded in record numbers to the invitation to explore these
spiritual opportunities. All retreats are at or near capacity. Retreat dates for
the Class of 2012 as previously published are:
Kairos 121 -- June 7 – 10, 2011
Kairos 122 -- September 20 – 23, 2011
Kairos 123 -- November 15 – 18, 2011
Kairos 124 -- February 16 – 19, 2012
Kairos 125 -- March 14 – 16, 2012 (Limited space is available)
Oramus III -- Coming in early 2012! (Limited space is available)
Students who participate in Kairos either during their junior year or during the
first semester offerings are invited to apply for leadership on the remaining Kairos
retreats.
Leadership Opportunities
Kairos Retreat Leadership
Students who have participated in the Kairos Retreat Program are invited to apply
for leadership of this peer-directed retreat. Leadership opportunities are generally
limited to those who attend before the second semester of senior year.
Sophomore Retreat Captains
Seniors are invited to apply as the main student facilitators of the four Sophomore
Retreats that occur throughout the school year. For more information, please see
or contact Ms. Sara Schulte, First Years Chaplain.
Arrupe Mentor Program
Arrupe Mentors are students who commit to providing year-long mentorship to members
of the freshman class. 87 members of the Class of 2012 are currently immersed in
this project.
Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. is most known for serving as Superior General of the Jesuits
during the transformative years in the wake of Vatican II, articulating more clearly
a faith that does justice. Often referred to as the second founder, he also displayed
his great pastoral skills as Novice Master for those men just entering the Jesuits,
of which we emulate as we commit to being mentors for our freshmen… This commitment
involves time, energy, creativity, and integrity when meeting the needs of our freshman
class.
Seniors are assigned to lead 3-5 freshmen through the year as directed by adult
moderators. Application information is offered at the end of the school year. The
2011 – 2012 moderators for the Arrupe Mentor Program are: Ms. Beth Cummings (Director
of Admissions); Ms. Beth Shannon (Guidance Counselor); and Mrs. Adrienne McArdle
(Senior Class Chaplain). Please see the Junior Students Formation & Ministry page
for more leadership opportunities.
Summer Immersion Program
Many seniors begin their work with the Senior Class Chaplain during the recruitment,
orientation, and experience of Summer Service Trips. More than 150 seniors travelled
to places near and far to put their love and faith into action during this past
summer. Member of the Class of 2013 will learn about opportunities to participate
in the summer program during the second semester (February 2012).
Also on the horizon are plans to create more local, urban opportunities for the
summer program as well as immersions which provide focus on current social justice
concerns.
Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC)
Grounded in a faith that does justice, this co-curricular service organization limits
its general membership to students in the junior and senior classes. Facilitated
by a junior/senior executive board (and moderated by the Senior Class Chaplain),
IVC members drive the following annual events:
Halloween Party
Outreach to neighborhood youth, featuring a haunted house and games. More than 200
Ignatius students (freshmen through seniors) come together to facilitate this event.
Hunger Awareness Month
Mid-November through mid-December Activities and education aimed at local and global
needs
Peace and Justice Promotion
Offers activities to bring opportunity for greater awareness of people and systems
operating both inside and outside of just and peaceful societies (historic/current,
local and global)
Mission Collection/Collaborative Efforts
Provides support and student leadership for school-wide Mission Collections in partnership
with other service-focused clubs.