Preparing for school

• Review the course schedule for each son on PowerSchool and submit any requests for course changes.

• Order books and apps online, making sure that any books are scheduled to arrive by August 12.

• Purchase the summer reading book on Amazon if you didn't already buy it from your son's English teacher. 

• Have your son read it. He should also review the study guide to help him focus on the important parts of the story.

• Read over the Student-Parent Handbook and check that school clothing and hair style meet the dress code outlined there.

• By July 31, one parent needs to log on to PowerSchool to update student and parent information and complete the handbook agreement. Start by selecting Annual Update in the left column under each son's name.

• Confirm that parent mobile phones are registered with our emergency text notification service by texting "yes" to 68453. It is okay to repeat this process.

• IF the student has a life-threatening condition such as severe asthma, allergies, diabetes or seizures, submit an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) to the Dean of Student’s Office

• IF the student needs to take prescription medication while at school, complete and return to the Dean’s Office the Prescription Medication/Authorization to Carry and Self-Administer Form which requires a physician’s signature.

• All students trying out for a sport (both NSAA and club) must complete and return the physical examination form or one from your doctor to the High School Office prior to participating.

• Find your son's locker assignment on PowerSchool.

• Purchase your son's parking permit for $10 prior to registration day if he is going to drive to school. After that, they may be purchased in the Dean of Students Office.

• After Friday, July 12, preorder school photos or download an order form that your son can take to registration with a check payable to Jeremy Johnson Photography. 

• Have your son purchase a school-issued, gray-faced padlock for $5 at Freshman Orientation if he is a freshman or at registration if he is a sophomore, junior or senior and needs a new one.

• Senior parents, check photo requirements for seniors at registration.

The following offerings are for parents (current and past), alumni, faculty and staff, and friends of the school. 

Parents Praying with St. Ignatius

This group meets the second Monday of each month from 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Skinner Chapel. It offers parents the opportunity to learn about the Jesuit spirituality taught to their sons. Guest speakers from the Prep community share their faith journeys, and materials from the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises are provided for daily personal use and reflection.

Spiritual Direction

This is an opportunity to talk with Director of Adult Spirituality Fr. Kevin Schneider, SJ regularly (e.g., once a month) to discuss one’s spiritual life. This program can help us find God in all things by seeing His love in our daily lives and by enabling us to develop an ever deepening personal relationship with our God.

Sign up for Parents Praying with St. Ignatius and/or Spiritual Direction.

To ask the Jesuit community at Prep to pray for an intention, submit a prayer request.

For questions, please email Fr. Schneider, SJ or call him at 402-548-3829.

Each summer prior to the school year, we ask that you update student and parent information so that we can contact you or your son quickly and efficiently, especially in case of an emergency. We also need to know that you've read the Student-Parent Handbook and agree to its terms.

To complete the annual update and handbook agreement for each son, one parent should log on to PowerSchool by August 9 and select Annual Update in the left column under each son's name.

Contact the High School Office with any questions.

Requirements

Prior to trying out for an NSAA or club sport, students must:

1. Receive a physical examination from a doctor after May 1, 2019.

2. Have the doctor complete the physical examination form.

3. Return the completed form to the high school office.

4. Review the athletic participation information in the Student-Parent Handbook.

Creighton Prep will offer sports physicals on Sunday, August 4 from 7-9 a.m. for a cost of $25. Students should enter the building that day through the Heider Center lower doors on the east side of the building. This service ensures that all paperwork is complete and turned in on time.

Football

Freshmen - Equipment Checkout and Baseline Concussion Testing - Thursday, August 1

Equipment checkout and baseline concussion testing for all freshman football players will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 11 a.m. Players should bring $20 to cover the costs of the equipment they will need (including a locker, belt and mouthpiece), and enter the building through the Heider Center lower doors next to the east parking lot. Checks can be made payable to Creighton Prep. 

Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors - Equipment Checkout

All sophomore, junior and senior football players have checked out equipment or will do so in the summer. They will need to pay an equipment fee for the lock, mouthpiece or belt they receive. Some players will reuse equipment from last season and do not need to pay again. These student athletes need to be participating in the summer conditioning program.

First Practice - Monday, August 12

The start time for the first freshman football practice will be announced at equipment checkout, and in the 2019 summer schedule on the football portal for the sophomore, junior and senior teams. Wear a T-shirt, shorts and football shoes, and plan for three hours of practice time.

Contact Coach Johnk with any questions.

Tennis

JV and Varsity Tryouts - Starting Monday, August 12

Tryouts consisting of drills and a double elimination tournament will start at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, August 12, 2019 at Koch Family Tennis Center, 12440 West Maple Road. Please contact Coach Kowal if you plan on trying out and you are a freshman or if you are not a freshman but you did not attend the tryout meeting at school in May.

Cross Country

First Practice - Monday, August 12

Practice will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Criss Auditorium and end at 4:45 p.m. Everyone needs to bring a $5 locker fee. Practice on Tuesday, August 13 will also be after school.

Please contact Coach Bob Tillman, SJ with any questions.

The Creighton Prep Textbook and App Purchasing page lists required textbooks, e-texts and other resources by academic department, course and instructor in a convenient format that presents pricing from multiple vendors like Amazon, iTunes, publishers and other markets. 

Beginning this year, Prep will also purchase some required resources in bulk at a significant savings to families. These purchase costs will be noted on the associated textbook buying pages and automatically billed to your FACTS account. 

How to purchase textbooks and apps:

1. Review your son's class schedule in PowerSchool, noting any changes you might want to make before school starts.

2. For the classes you know he will be taking, visit the our Textbook and App Purchasing page for textbook or app requirements and purchasing options.

3. Double-check the individual course information for the teacher's name, the title of the textbook or app needed, and the ISBN number of the textbook.

4. See the processing and shipping information provided by the textbook seller to ensure that the book will arrive by August 12.

5. Purchase books and apps as needed.

You can also buy and sell used textbooks from other parents through the Creighton Prep Textbook Buy/Sell Page on Facebook. The school has no ownership or responsibility for the listings on this Facebook page, so make sure that you are purchasing the right edition. 

For courses utilizing books that are paid for through FACTS, the book charge to your FACTS account is non-refundable if the course was dropped past the six-day add/drop deadline at the beginning of a semester.

If you have any questions, please contact Library Director Diane Sands.

View Prep's official online calendar.

For instructions on how to connect to Prep calendar feeds for iPhone/Pad, Google Calendar, Mac OS and Outlook for Windows, click HERE.

Download a "major dates" calendar that highlights special dates of interest throughout the 2019-2020 school year.

Class schedules are available on PowerSchool. Please review the schedule carefully prior to purchasing books and apps and other required materials.

To request a course change, complete this form.

We look forward to seeing all parents on Wednesday, August 21 for Curriculum Night, where you will meet your son's teachers and fellow Prep parents through a shortened version of his class schedule.

If your son has a life-threatening condition or will need to take prescription medication while at school, be sure to provide Prep with medical emergency action plans, authorizations for prescription medications, or authorizations to carry and self-administer medication prior to each school year or as needed.

These forms are available on the School Documents and Forms page and in the Dean of Students Office. It is the parent’s responsibility to notify the Dean of Students Office if changes occur.

If you have questions about these forms, please contact the High School Office or the Dean of Students Office.

Creighton Prep uses the SchoolMessenger service to notify families about rare events such as a weather-related school closure or a schedule change that results in an early dismissal. These notifications take place through phone calls, emails and text messages.

Opt In for New Users

If you are a new user, opt in for text messages by texting "yes" to 68453.

You will receive a reply text that states, “You are registered to receive aprox 3 msgs/mo. Txt STOP to quit, HELP for help.” If you receive an error message instead, it is likely that you must contact your carrier to enable this kind of text messaging.

Opt In for New Wireless Numbers

Let the high school office know if you get a new wireless number.

You will receive the following request to opt in for text messages: "Creighton Prep alerts. Reply Y for aprx 5 msgs/mo. Txt HELP 4 info. Msg&data rates may apply. Visit schoolmessenger.com/tm."

Reply with "Y."

Opt Out for Discontinuing the Service

To opt out of all text messages from SchoolMessenger, text "STOP" to the opt-in message.

Additional Information

Although Prep does not charge you for this service, it does not pay for text message charges that may be incurred by you for sending or receiving text messages. Check with your wireless carrier for possible charges.

If you have any questions about emergency notifications, please email Sterling Brown or call him at 402-393-1190.

School Lockers and Padlocks

All students will find their individual school locker assignment on PowerSchool a few weeks after class schedules are published.

Freshmen are required to purchase a Prep-issued, gray-faced padlock for $5 (cash or check) at Freshman Orientation on August 9.

Sophomores, juniors are seniors who do not already have a Prep-issued, gray-faced padlock should purchase one at registration on August 12.

After classes begin, padlocks will be available for purchase in the Dean of Students Office during school hours.

Locker Room Lockers and Padlocks

School-issued, blue-faced padlocks for locker room lockers are available through your son's coach or P.E. teacher for $5. These padlocks need to be returned to the school after the season or P.E. class.

1. All students who drive to Creighton Prep must register their vehicle(s) with the school and have a parking permit. The cost of a parking permit is $10.

2. Parking permits are only available for purchase online prior to registration day. After that, they may be purchased in the Dean of Students Office.

3. Those purchased by Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 6 p.m. will be available for pickup at registration. 

4. Each student should know the make, model, color and license plate number of all vehicles that he may drive to school.

5. Click HERE to register your vehicle(s) with the school and purchase a parking permit. A credit card is required for payment. 

6. Please keep your emailed receipt and bring it with you when picking up your parking permit.

7. See the Student-Parent Handbook for complete details on vehicle registration and student parking.

School pictures for all students will be taken at registration and are available for purchase. Jeremy Johnson Photography is Creighton Prep's official photographer for these pictures.

Download a picture order form.

Senior Photos

As your son's last year of high school approaches, we want you to be aware of three important senior photo items.

1. All seniors are required to wear a shirt and tie to registration on August 12. Click HERE to learn more.

2. All seniors will have their shirt-and-tie photo taken for the yearbook at registration on August 12.

3. You do not need to schedule a senior picture appointment to fulfill senior yearbook requirements.

Jeremy Johnson, our school photographer, has various senior photo options for you to save time and money. Please contact Jeremy Johnson Photography at 402-292-8438.

Yearbook Dedication Ads

The Jay Junior yearbook includes an optional section for parents to write dedications to their graduating sons, and many families carry on this tradition. Parents are asked to include a photograph to be printed alongside the dedication.

The cost of this service is $50 and all dedications and photos.must be submitted by midnight on December 1, 2019.

Submit a photo, a dedication and pay with your credit or debit card online.

The summer reading book for this year is "Life as We Knew It," the first book in author Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Last Survivor trilogy. It is a fast-paced, thoughtful story told through the diary entries of the 16-year-old main character, Miranda. After an asteroid hits the moon and pushes it closer to the earth, the earth’s climate alters. Inevitably, worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes and erupting volcanoes change “life as we knew it”. Make sure you have plenty of time once you start this book; you won’t want to put it down!

You can buy the paperback book on Amazon if you didn't buy it from your son's English teacher. Make sure that your son reads it entirely and brings it with him to the first day of class in August.

He should review the study guide to help him focus on the important parts of the story. 

All sophomores, juniors and seniors will be able to pick up a free 2019 yearbook at registration on Monday, August 12. The process for how the Class of 2019 will pick up their yearbooks is still being determined.