Ascend Screening Information

August 7, 2020 | Announcements

Required for all families and employees

As noted in prior “Friday Notes,” all families and employees of the School will be required to register for and use the Ascend Screening application. Along with daily temperature checks, parents will be required to complete the app each day before bringing student(s) to campus. Parents of students responding “yes” to overall symptom or screening questions should keep student home, monitor, and refer.

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Instructions for Installing Ascend

  • Parents will receive an email from BaseCamp Health with individual username.
  • Follow instructions in their email to establish a password for the account.
  • Once you have your new password, click on the Ascend link in the email to reach the log-in page where you will enter your information.
  • Since the website works well on smart phones, there is no app for Ascend; however, you can set up a shortcut button on your phone or other device by following these instructions

Hawk Happenings

Homecoming Week

Don’t miss the big game on Friday, October 10, against Fort Worth Country Day. Go Hawks!

Blessing of the animals

The Feast of St. Francis, patron saint of animals, is on Saturday, Oct. 4. Fr. Paul offered blessings for family pets during Friday carpool.

Freshman Mixer

Hundreds of Ursuline and Hockaday students joined our Form V boys for the Freshmen Mixer last Saturday, outnumbering them at least four to one. The evening was hosted entirely by the freshmen, marking their first high school social.

Social events are an intentional part of formation at Cistercian. The boys learn that their role is to make sure their guests enjoy themselves. They work hard, show respect, and practice courtesy.

Publications

Continuum Spring 2025

Contents News & Notes The Impossible Dream Teaching God in Many Ways In Memoriam Sports Floating an Idea

Freedom and the rise of contemporary gambling

"Freedom and the rise of contemporary gambling" by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. Gambling is growing in our country — and quickly. My impression is that we have work to do to be informed about what is happening and to let ourselves be formed by what the Church...

Thy Kingdom Come

The more I reflect on the petitions of the Our Father, the more I’m convinced that I have no idea what I’m praying when I mumble those words multiple times every day.

The current object of my loving mystification is “Thy kingdom come.” In an effort to be slightly less intimidated by this vast and marvelous petition, I will arrange my musings as responses to the time-honored journalistic questions.