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 Student Activities Calendar Fall 2008

Click on the month to view the scheduled events.*

August

 

Date Event
22-24 (Fri-Sun) Orientation Weekend
22 (Fri)

Friday Night Social (New Students Arrive)

23 (Sat)

Game Night (Returning Students Arrive)

24 (Sun)

Cookout and Field Game / Barn Dance

25 (Mon)

Field Events / Freshman Orientation Party

26 (Tues) Classes Begin
28 (Thurs) Bonfire
29 (Fri) Pub Night
30 (Sat)

Canoe Trip

31 (Sun)

Mass and Convocation / Luau Dance

   
   
September

 

Date Event
4 (Thurs) Blood Drive
5 (Fri) Piano Night
6 (Sat) Troy’s Texas Western Night
7 (Sun) King’s Dominion Trip
11 (Thurs) Bonfire
12-13 (Fri & Sat)

Convocation Weekend

13 (Sat) Pub Night
14 (Sun)

Exaltation of the Cross Procession

 

Schubertaid at the O’Donnell’s Barn

19 (Fri) Nationals’ Game / Movie Night
20 (Sat)

Italian Night Dinner & Dance

21 (Sun)

Men’s and Women’s Dinner

22 (Mon) Dr. Carroll Lecture
25 (Thurs) Bonfire
26-28 (Fri-Sun) Parents’ Weekend
27 (Sat) Upper vs. Under Game
28 (Sun)

Guy’s and Girl’s Open House

29 (Mon) Major Speaker: Dr. Scott Hahn
   
   

 

October

 

Date Event
2 (Thurs) Angels’ Party
3 (Fri) Life on Tap
4 (Sat) Mega Shield / Ben’s Bash / Pig Roast
5 (Sun) Oktoberfest
6-10 (Mon-Fri) Spirit Week
6 (Mon) Senior/Faculty Dinner
7 (Tues) Rosary Procession
  Poetry Readings by Pavel  Chichikov
10-11 (Fri-Sat)

Girls’ and Guys’ Soccer Tournament (Away)

10 (Fri)

Alumni vs. Crusader Basketball Game

  Post-Game Reception
11 (Sat) Alumni Picnic & Reception
  Homecoming Dance
12 (Sun) East vs. West Game
13 (Mon)

Major Speaker: Mrs. Camille Pauley

18-26 (Sat-Sun) Fall Break
27 (Mon) Dr. Carroll Lecture
29 (Wed) Medieval Dinner
30 (Thurs) Bonfire
31 (Fri) Halloween Dance
   
   

 

November

 

Date Event
1 (Sat)

All Saints' Day Pilgrimage / Pub Night

2 (Sun) Powder Puff Game
3 (Mon)

Major Speaker: Mr. Russell Shaw

6 (Thurs) Movie Night
7 (Fri) Life on Tap
8 (Sat) Men’s Open House / St. Cecilia’s Night
9 (Sun) Men’s and Women’s Dinner
13 (Thurs) Blood Drive
14-16 (Fri-Sun) Retreat Weekend
14 (Fri) Movie Night
15 (Sat) Pub Night
20 (Thurs) Life on Tap
21-23 (Fri-Sun) Fall Play
21 (Fri) Contra Formal
23 (Sun)

Feast of Christ the King Procession

24 (Mon)

Dr. Carroll Lecture

26-30 (Wed-Sun) Thanksgiving Break
   
   

 

 

December

 

Date Event
6 (Sat)

Feast of St. Nicholas Formal

7 (Sun) Girls’ Open House
  Campion Christmas Party
8 (Mon)

Feast of the Immaculate Conception (No Classes)

10 (Wed) Last Day of Classes
11 (Thurs) Study Day (No Classes)
12-18 (Fri-Thurs) Finals
12 (Fri)

Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta Dinner

13 (Sat) Feast of St. Lucy Senior Party
   
   

 

 

 

 

 

Planning a visit to the College?

Students may make day visits to the College anytime throughout the year (with two days notice), and may request to stay overnight on a weekday pretty much whenever it is convenient (with a two week advance notice).

Weekend visits are limited to 4 different weekends throughout the semester. Space is limited to 20 visitors per weekend and spaces are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Below are the Fall 2008 Visitor Weekends.

  • 9/19-9/21
  • 10/31-11/2
  • 11/7-11/9
  • 11/21-11/23

Baseball and Italians

Friday – Nationals Game: Travel to the Nation’s Capital to watch
the Nationals take on the San Diego Padres

Saturday – Italian Night Dinner and Dance: Enjoy the rich Italian culture with an authentic homemade Italian dinner (made by Christendom’s own Italian heritage students) followed by a night of dancing outside to the sounds of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Tony Bennett.

All Hallow's Dance, Pub & Football

Friday – Halloween Dance: Bring your costume and get ready to dance the night away on this Freaky Friday Halloween Night

Saturday –All Saints’ Day Pilgrimage: Join the College community on a pilgrimage (location to be determined at a later date)
That evening, sit back and relax during Pub Night: a relaxed evening in the Student Center with contemporary rock music provided by a student band, board games, and fellowship.

Sunday – Powder Puff Football Game: In the afternoon, watch the Christendom ladies get down and dirty as they battle each other in an always exciting game of flag football. Men, bring your pompoms to cheer!

A Cozy Café and Heavenly Music

Friday – Life on Tap: Spend an evening learning more about life in the “real world” as the Career Development Office invites alumni and friends to gives presentations in St. Kilian’s Café.

Saturday – During the day, take a rare look into the dormitories as the men and women have Open House. Later that night, cheer on the Men’s and Women’s Crusaders as they play against Roanoke Bible College at home. Then, after the games, enjoy and evening of fine musical performances at St. Cecilia’s Eve.

Dancing, B-Ball, and Drama

Friday – Cheer on the Men Crusaders as the play a game of competitive basketball with Randolph College. After the game, get dressed to the nines and take part in a counter-cultural experience: the Contra-Dance Winter Formal

Saturday – Spend the afternoon watching the Men and Women Crusaders take on the Franciscan University of Steubenville Barons in a big rival basketball showdown. That evening, spend an evening watching the Christendom Players put on a theatrical marvel.










 

 

 

*All events are subject to change without prior notice.



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