Class of 2025 Living Rosary
- Date: October 1, 2024 – Tuesday
- Time: 8:40 a.m.
- Place: BCHS Main Gym
The Living Rosary is the longest-standing tradition at Bishop Chatard, initiated by the first graduating class at BCHS. This will be the 59th Living Rosary in the school’s history. The seniors ‘become’ the rosary as the community together prays the mysteries. The ceremony honors Mary, Queen of Heaven, as the patroness of our school and announces the formal beginning of the senior year in prayer to Mary.
All seniors, including those who are not Catholic, are encouraged and expected to join in this celebration. Parents of seniors are invited to join us for this event and a reception will follow in the cafeteria. Seniors are dismissed for the day following the reception.
Details
Class of 2025 Parents/Guardians:
The Living Rosary will begin at 8:40 a.m. in the main gym and last approximately 45 minutes. Please plan to arrive between 8:15 and 8:40 a.m. Feel free to bring your own rosary or we will have some to distribute as well.
Seniors: Seniors need to arrive at school no later than 7:45 a.m. and will report directly to the auxiliary gym. They will be dismissed for the day following the prayer service and reception. Please read and follow the Dress Code below for the celebration.
Parking: Parking will be available in the Bishop Chatard back parking lot and along the east side of Crittenden Avenue (the BCHS side). The city prohibits parking on the west side of Crittenden Ave (the Christ the King side).
Senior Dress Code
Gentlemen:
A solid white, button-down, collared shirt, a dark solid colored tie, and a dark sport coat or suit jacket. Sport coats and suit jackets may be black, navy blue, or dark gray in color. Ties should be tied properly. Shirts should be tucked into pants. Dark dress pants (black, navy blue, or dark gray) with a dark belt, dark-colored socks, and dark dress shoes. Please, no sneakers. Gentlemen must be clean-shaven and neatly groomed.
Ladies:
- Option A: A dark solid dress (may have some white accent, but no print) with sleeves or wide straps (no strapless, spaghetti straps, plunging necklines or backless dresses unless a dark sweater is worn on top). Dresses should not have large slits or uneven hemlines, and should not be too tight or form-fitting. The hem of the dress must reach the top of the kneecap. Dark, opaque, non-patterned tights may be worn but are not required. We encourage ladies to wear a dark sweater, cardigan, or blazer since it is often quite cool in the gym, but it is not required.
- Option B: A dark dressy top/blouse or a white, loose-fitting, opaque (not transparent) dressy top/blouse with dark dress pants (no tight-fitting pants or leggings) or dark solid skirt (again, not too tight or form-fitting, with a hem that extends to the top of the kneecap).
Shoes
Dress shoes are required for all seniors. This means no sneakers, slides, Crocs, or boots. Shoes should be dark or neutral, flats or low-heeled. This is a safety issue since students will be walking in a mostly dark gym and standing for an extended period of time. Open-toed dressy sandals are acceptable, but no flip-flops, please.
Questions? Contact Matt Hilton, Director of Faith Formation, at mhilton@bishopchatard.org