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❄️ Happy Snow Day from Eye Street! ❄️

1/7/24: All classes and activities are canceled. Please stay safe and monitor Gonzaga.org for any further updates.

2nd 📸 via: Father Thomas Reese, SJ

Just before Winter Break, Gonzaga’s Chamber Choir, under the direction of Mrs. Jenni Dunn, was honored to be invited to perform at one of the Holiday Open Houses at the White House. They performed for visitors in the East Room and enjoyed touring the holiday decorations afterwards. 

Happy New Year, Gonzaga community! We are beyond grateful for your support and partnership in 2024, and we look forward with excitement to a new year filled with growth, faith, and friendship. 

Last weekend’s Gonzaga Mothers Club Gala transformed Eye Street into a German market for this year’s theme, Saint Aloysius Old World Christmas.

Thank you to everyone who planned, decorated, volunteered, sponsored, donated, and attended this year’s wonderful event – with particular thanks to Gonzaga Mothers Club President Sarah Scherer as well as 2024 Gala chairs Jennifer Burnside, Olivia Dorieux, Shannon Merkle, and Tara Moore. To see more great photos, click here: https://www.gonzaga.org/page/news-detail?pk=1613584

Mothers Club

We hope you will prioritize and remember the young men of Gonzaga this Giving Tuesday. Your gift to the Gonzaga Annual Fund goes directly towards enhancing educational programs, supporting extracurricular activities, and providing tuition assistance to deserving families. Last year, the Gonzaga Annual Fund contributed nearly $5 million to Gonzaga’s overall operating budget and was the school’s largest source of tuition assistance. Thank you for your generosity, continued support, and partnership in our mission. Click here to give: https://www.gonzaga.org/support-gonzaga/make-a-gift

If you know a middle school student who might love Gonzaga, please encourage them to attend our Admissions Open House this Sunday, November 24 from 10 AM to 2 PM. This popular event is open to all with no advance registration required. Come learn about Gonzaga from members of school community through information sessions, tours, presentations and more. We look forward to seeing you on Eye Street!

🎉Gonzaga’s oldest alumni tradition is back! Join the Alumni Association Smoker on Wednesday, November 27, from 7–11 PM on Eye Street. Don’t miss this chance to reconnect and celebrate! This beloved tradition brings together alumni, Gonzaga fathers past and present, faculty, staff, and friends of the school to kick off the holiday season in true Gonzaga spirit. 🦅💜

Register online by next Wednesday using the link in bio. See you there!

On October 30, The Gonzaga Chamber Choir, under the direction of Mrs. Jenni Dunn, performed in a joint concert with Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart and the Navy Sea Chanters. During the day, the students participated in a workshop with Musician First Class Robert Kurth and during the concert joined the Sea Chanters on their final song of the night, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” It was a great day of learning and music-making! Be sure to mark your calendars for Dec 11 and join us for the Christmas Choir Concert in the Sheehy Theater.

On Wednesday, Mr. John Heetderks and eight students visited the DC offices of Joby Aviation, a company developing an electric, unmanned, ride-sharing airplane. The field trip was a reward for the group’s third place finish in last year’s GAMA (General Aviation Manufacturers Association) Aviation Design Competition. Students learned about the design behind Joby’s aircraft and how it is flown, then practiced flying it in a simulator.

Last Friday, the Gonzaga Cycling Club hosted its fall Bike to School Day. 25 students and 11 faculty riders participated. Faculty riders accompanied students from Arlington, Alexandria, and Bethesda and the three groups converged with students from DC at the Washington Monument. The full group then biked along the National Mall in front of the US Capitol and then on to Gonzaga arriving just in time for the starting bell of Gonzagafest. Several new students and faculty participated and the event is growing. The Cycling Club will host another BTSD in the spring!

English teacher Ms. Kathleen Clark traveled to Los Angeles in late September to compete as a contestant on the famed quiz show, Jeopardy! “It was very cool to meet Ken Jennings,” Ms. Clark explained. “I am competitive, and it was fun to compete on academic turf. The production staff were all so kind and supportive, and it was great to bond with my fellow contestants who were just as excited to be there as I was.” Check your local listings and tune in on Tuesday, November 12th to cheer on Ms. Clark!