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September
Intellectual
- Review all classes
- Study or do homework 2-3 hours per day
- Computer in bedroom? Get it out!
- Overall goals for the year
Moral
- Review cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. Goals to improve on them.
- Heroic minute
- Limit the amount of TV and vid
Spiritual
- What the school offers: Mass and Confession
- Daily Visits to Blessed Sacrament
- Morning offering
Physical
- Extracurricular Sports: Try a new sport this year
- Personal appearance and grooming
- Become really good at one sport
October
Intellectual
- Review class by class progress
- Read an article from the newspaper every day
- Identify strengths and weaknesses in writing skill
Moral
- Check quality of movies before seeing them–no matter what!
- Don’t do something you like until homework is done
- Look out for your friends. Have they become better because they know you?
Physical
- Extracurricular
- Sports
- Work-out routine for the year: sit-ups, push-ups, running, lifting, etc. See Mr. Lively if you need ideas
Spiritual
- Questions and Issues from religion or ethics class
- Taking advantage of Mass and Confession
- Examination of Conscience
November
Intellectual
- Discuss first quarter Report Card
- Read an article from the Economist or some other periodical of that level.
Moral
- Do chores cheerfully and on time without being asked
- Discussion about holy purity
- The importance of not being self-centered or arrogant. The value of humility.
- Strength of will. Are you able to say and do the right thing?
Physical
- Extracurricular
- Sports
- Trying hard and not caving in easily
Spiritual
- Preparing for Advent
- Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
- Explain significance of Advent
December
Intellectual
- Christmas reading
- Preparing for Midterms
Moral
- Go out of your way to be friendly to all members of your class, even those you think are “nerds”
- Help around the house to prepare for Christmas
- Generosity with one’s posessions
- Controlling one’s passions
Physical
- Extracurricular
- Sports
- Running hard during practice–especially suicides
- No complaining–to parents, coaches, or referees
Spiritual
- Preparing for Christmas
- Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
- Offer a small sacrifice each day for some family member
January
Intellectual
- Review class by class progress
- Midterm Prep
Moral
- Encourage unity among classmates
- No talking or disrupting class
- Always, always tell the truth. The truth will make you free.
Physical
- Extracurricular
- Creating team spirit
Spiritual
- Questions from religion or ethics class
- Confesison and Mass
- Offer a small sacrifice every day for the pope
February
Intellectual
- Discuss second quarter Report Card
Moral
- Temperance: eat a bit more of what you don’t like and a bit less of what you do.
- Pitfalls of the internet
- Are you self-centered or other-centered?
Physical
- Extracurricular
- Sports
- Summer job opportunities
- Helping mom and dad with yard work and other household chores
Spiritual
- Preparing for Lent
- Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
- Putting intention into our work
March
Intellectual
- Review class by class progress
- Schedule for next academic year
Moral
- Limit the amount of TV or video games
- Controlling one’s anger
- Are you a true and loyal friend?
- Do you have high ideals or big dreams?
Physical
- Extracurricular
- Sports
- Summer job
Spiritual
- Lenten resolutions
- Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
April
Intellectual
- Discuss third quarter Report Card
- End of year push to finish strong
Moral
- Having ownership of school: keeping it clean and in good shape
Physical
- Practice your sport during Easter break
- Summer jobs
Spiritual
- Taking advantage of Confession and Mass
- Visits to the Blessed Sacrament
May
Intellectual
- Summer reading
- Review class by class progress
- Does mentee show a talent for a particular profession?
Moral
- Moral growth during the summer: Virtues to work on. Vices to fight.
- Helping around the house during the summer.
Physical
- Camps
- Summer Leagues?
- Summer Jobs?
- Use summer to develop athletic skills
Spiritual
- Maintaining a life of prayer during the summer.
- Keeping up with confession over the summer