Dear Catholic Secondary School Educator:

This is the April 2007 edition of ENews - a special Convention 2007 issue dedicated to the NCEA National Convention in Baltimore, April 10-13. This newsletter is a regular update of information designed to support the ministry of the Catholic high school, a service provided for you by the Secondary Schools Department of the National Catholic Educational Association. This newsletter highlights programs and events focusing on and supporting administrators, educators and students. We hope you find this information helpful.

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ATTENTION RELIGION TEACHERS, CAMPUS MINISTERS AND SERVICE DIRECTORS 

WISDOM & WITNESS, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, June 28-July 1, 2007

We hope your school will be represented at NCEA's biennial conference for religion teachers, campus ministers and service directors. Participants will experience four days of learning, renewal, prayer and conversation with colleagues from across the country. Please visit /departments/secondary/wiswit.asp for more information and for registration information. (Register before April 15 and save!)

NCEA NATIONAL CONVENTION, Baltimore, April 10-13, 2007

For general information on the convention, click here: /events/ConventionExposition.asp.

For information about specific workshops specific to Secondary Schools, the Secondary Schools Planner is available here:

The Secondary Schools Department is offering sessions on the following topics:

• Advancement
• Technology
• Student and Faculty Wellness
• Curriculum and Instruction - both in general and course specific
• Leadership
• Sports and Catholic Values
• Welcoming All Learners
• Religion and Campus Ministry
• Guidance Counseling
• Urban Schools - including a forum of black alumni/ae of our urban schools reflecting on their experiences

SPORTS AND CATHOLIC VALUES DAY

Thursday, April 12, 2007, is Sports and Catholic Values Day at the convention. Join Keynote speaker Joe Garagiola, Jr. and 10 different workshop speakers covering all topics related to integrating athletics into the mission of the school. Convention delegates will have the opportunity to attend sessions focused on

• Coaching
• Administration issues
• Spirituality and sports
• College recruiting in the Catholic high school
• The role of parents in athletics
• And more…

NCEA 2007 CONVENTION KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

• Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States
• Sr. Clare Fitzgerald, Educator and noted speaker
• Joe Garagiola, Jr., Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations, Major League Baseball
• Mike Patin, Youth Minister and noted speaker

SECONDARY SCHOOLS CONVOCATION

If you will attend the convention, be sure to attend the Secondary Schools Convocation on Wednesday, April 11. Distinguished educators from across the country will be recognized along with the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas who are celebrating their 175 th anniversary.

Congratulations to this year's Department award winners:

Kristine Brynildsen-Smith , Archbishop Murphy High School, Everett, WA
David Smolik , Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Halletsville, TX
Constance Fourre , Benilde-St. Margaret School, St. Louis Park, MN
Charles "Buck" Offutt , DeMatha High School, Hyattsville, MD
Cathy Brouillette , St. Michael High School, Baton Rouge, LA

And congratulations to the winner of the 2007 Michael J. Guerra Leadership Award

Br. Kevin Strong, FSC , Cardinal Gibbons High School, Baltimore, MD

2008 NCEA CONVENTION - CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The 2008 NCEA Convention, March 25-28, 2008, in Indianapolis is accepting proposals for workshop sessions. Please submit nominate a speaker or your own proposal via this web site: /departments/secondary/sessionproposalform.asp

HOLD the DATE - February 20-22, 2008

The Secondary Schools Department will host a conference in San Antonio dedicated to emerging leaders and fostering new leadership in the Catholic high school. Fr. James Heft, SM, of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at the University of Southern California, will lead the discussion. More details will follow. Please contact nceasec@ncea.org to be placed on a mailing list.

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