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Parents

Welcome families of Resurrection College Prep High School to our joyous community! The information below will help you find everything you need to track the academic progress of your daughter, as well as a variety of other useful resources. You will also discover ways to become more involved with Resurrection through a wide range of volunteer opportunities. You play a vital role in Resurrection’s success and through your involvement, become a driving force that further shapes our joyous community and impacts the lives of students, faculty, staff, and other parents.

School Policies & Handbooks

Forms and Resources

Attendance

Resurrection College Prep maintains academic rigor through the physical presence of students in the classroom. Instructional time is the foundation of the educational program. Failure to attend school means lost opportunities to learn.

Resurrection College Prep expects students to be in attendance for all classes each school day. All aspects of the school day, such as Masses, prayer services, retreats, and all-school assemblies are important and are considered part of the educational program. A cooperative effort by the student, parent/guardian, and school personnel ensures that a student maintains regular attendance.

The State of Illinois considers a student excessively absent when absences exceed 5% of the school year. Resurrection College Prep records period by period attendance and considers a student excessively absent when she exceeds 5 absences in any class per semester.

Read details about excused and unexcused absences, make-up work, attendance at Masses, retreats, and special events, multiple absences, the impact on extra-curricular activities, and return to school information in the current Student Handbook.

To Report an Absence

The student’s parent is required to call the Attendance Office before 9:15 a.m. on the day of the student’s absence at 773.775-6616 x 118.

A parent may leave a voice message to verify her daughter’s absence during non-school hours.

Additionally:

  • If a parent/guardian is unable to report the student’s absence, the individuals authorized by the parent/guardian on the Emergency Form may verify the absence.
  • If the school is not notified, the Attendance Office will call the parent/guardian.
  • If a student’s illness will require numerous Resurrection College Prep Student/Parent Handbook days of absence, her counselor can be contacted to arrange for assignment pick-up and other supportive measures.

When a student returns to school, she will report to the Attendance Office before 8:15 a.m. to verify her return to school and submit any required medical documentation.

Early Dismissal

Seniors and juniors with a study the last block of the school day may leave after their last class provided that they have submitted an Early Dismissal authorization form signed by the parent/guardian and student. Early dismissal privileges are granted when the student maintains a C- or higher in all classes. Early dismissal privileges can be impacted by special events and schedule changes. Please see the current student handbook for further information.

Early Dismissal Request Form

Stay Informed

Parent Communication

E-mail is the primary method of communication used by the school about news and events.  

You can expect to receive regular e-mails from Resurrection, including:

  • RES Reminders about the week ahead. On Sundays you can expect to receive an e-mail from resnews@reshs.org that contains reminders and information about the week ahead.  
  • Special Announcements about school events, weather or school closing information, information pertaining to your daughter’s grade level, schedule changes, or other announcements.

What if you are NOT receiving e-mails from us?

  1. Please make sure that we have your current e-mail address.   
  2. Please add the e-mail resnews@reshs.org to your e-mail contacts so that your e-mail provider does not direct our messages to your spam or junk file.
  3. If you use a g-mail address, your e-mail from Resurrection may land in your “Promotions” tab.  
  4. If you choose not to receive e-mail by opting-out of our e-mails or not sharing your e-mail address, please make a point to regularly visit the Resurrection website at www.reshs.org. The website is continually updated with news for parents and students, including calendar information, forms, and news.

If you are not receiving e-mails, please contact resnews@reshs.org or 773-775-6616 X125.

Schoology

Schoology is a secure social learning network for teachers, students and schools that provides a safe and easy way for us to connect, share content, work collaboratively and access both homework and school notices. 

With Schoology Parent Accounts, you can:

  1. View your student's homework assignments and due dates;
  2. View content published by your student's teacher;
  3. Receive updates on class and school events posted by instructors, staff, or the athletic department;
  4. Track your student's activity in each course; and
  5. View any groups that your student is involved with (i.e. club groups or athletic groups) to receive important information. 

RES SCHOOLOGY LOGIN

You can log in using your Schoology Parent Account or have your daughter walk you through her classes using her Student Account.  If you haven’t created a Schoology Parent Account and would like to do so, please fill out the Schoology Parent Account Application and both directions and the necessary access code will be provided to you within three business days.  If you have any questions about your parent’s Schoology account, please contact Ms. Terri Hanrahan, the Assistant Principal for Teaching & Learning at thanrahan@reshs.org.

SCHOOLOGY PARENT INSTRUCTIONS

Scholarship Opportunities

Scholarships sponsored by Resurrection supporters will open on December 10, 2022 at midnight for the 2023-24 school year. 

VIEW ALL SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES HERE

Family Action Network (FAN)

Resurrection has recently started a partnership with Family Action Network (FAN) as a school sponsor for their high-quality speaker series covering an impressive range of topics related to human development across the lifespan. FAN's accessible and innovative events will provide our parent community with the latest insights on education, psychology, social change, relationships, and well-being. Their transformative virtual and in-person programs are free of charge to the general public as they foster community conversations that serve to encourage collaboration, creativity, and problem-solving. RES parent, Michelle Vazquez, parent of Sophia '25, and member of our Parent's Club board, will serve on FAN's School Liaison Council. 

March FAN events:

  • The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, featuring Lisa Damour, Ph.D. | Thursday, March 2 at 7:00-8:00 p.m. in-person at Loyola Academy, Performing
    Arts Center, 1100 Laramie Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091.
  • The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, featuring Lisa Damour, Ph.D. | Friday, March 3 at 12:00-1:00 p.m. in-person at University of Chicago Crown
    Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, 969 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637.
  • Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way, featuring Kieran Setiya, Ph.D. and Jim Holt | Thursday, March 16 at 7:00-8:00 p.m. | Virtual Event
  • Psych: The Story of the Human Mind, featuring Paul Bloom, Ph.D. and Jennifer Senior | Tuesday, March 21 at 7:00-8:00 p.m. | Virtual Event

More details about each webinar event can be found below.

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers at Loyola Academy Performing Arts Center

LISA DAMOUR, Ph.D.

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, featuring Lisa Damour, Ph.D. | Thursday, March 2 at 7:00-8:00 p.m. at Loyola Academy, Performing
Arts Center, 1100 Laramie Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091.

Live stream link: goramblers.org/lisadamour

NOTE: No registration required. 

As many parents, caregivers, and teachers raising and working with teenagers find, powerful emotions come with the territory. And with so many of today’s teens contending with academic pressure, social media stress, worries about the future, and concerns about their own mental health, it’s easy for them – and their parents – to feel anxious and overwhelmed. Over the past three years, the pandemic has presented unique challenges for teenagers: the forced social isolation derailed the central developmental tasks of adolescence, like spending time with peers and becoming increasingly independent.

FAN welcomes back clinical psychologist Lisa Damour, Ph.D. (FAN ’19, ‘20, ’21) for the launch of her brand-new book The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents. With clear,
research-informed explanations alongside illuminating, real-life examples, her important new book gives parents the concrete, practical information they need to steady their teens through the journey into adulthood.

Dr. Damour co-hosts the “Ask Lisa” podcast, writes about adolescents for the New York Times, appears as a regular contributor to CBS News, works in collaboration with UNICEF, and maintains a clinical practice. She is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into
Adulthood
and Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls.

This event suitable for youth 12+. 

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers at University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

LISA DAMOUR, Ph.D.

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, featuring Lisa Damour, Ph.D. | Friday, March 3 at 12:00-1:00 p.m. at University of Chicago Crown
Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, 969 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: bit.ly/DamourFANCrown

First 200 attendees will
receive a free copy of The Emotional Lives of Teenagers. 

As many parents, caregivers, and teachers raising and working with teenagers find, powerful emotions come with the territory. And with so many of today’s teens contending with academic pressure, social media stress, worries about the future, and concerns about their own mental health, it’s easy for them – and their parents – to feel anxious and overwhelmed. Over the past three years, the pandemic has presented unique challenges for teenagers: the forced social isolation derailed the central developmental tasks of adolescence, like spending time with peers and becoming increasingly independent.

FAN welcomes back clinical psychologist Lisa Damour, Ph.D. (FAN ’19, ‘20, ’21) for the launch of her brand-new book The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents. With clear,
research-informed explanations alongside illuminating, real-life examples, her important new book gives parents the concrete, practical information they need to steady their teens through the journey into adulthood.

Dr. Damour co-hosts the “Ask Lisa” podcast, writes about adolescents for the New York Times, appears as a regular contributor to CBS News, works in collaboration with UNICEF, and maintains a clinical practice. She is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into
Adulthood
and Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls.

This event suitable for youth 12+. 

Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way

Kieran Setiya, Ph.D. and Jim Holt

Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way, featuring Kieran Setiya, Ph.D. and Jim Holt | Thursday, March 16 at 7:00-8:00 p.m. | Virtual Event

REGISTER: www.bit.ly/SetiyaFANWebinar.

BONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: Attendees who purchase a copy of Life is Hard from FAN's partner bookseller The Book Stall are invited to attend an AFTER-HOURS event hosted by Setiya that will start immediately after the webinar. Details on the webinar registration page.

There is no cure for the human condition: life is hard. But Kieran Setiya, Ph.D. believes philosophy can help. He offers us a map for navigating rough terrain, from personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world. In his profound and personal book Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way, Setiya draws on ancient and modern philosophy as well as fiction, history, memoir, film, comedy, social science, and stories from Setiya’s own experience. Life Is Hard is a book for this moment—a work of solace and compassion.

Warm, accessible, and good-humored, Life is Hard is about making the best of a bad lot. It offers guidance for coping with pain and making new friends, for grieving the lost and failing with grace, for confronting injustice and searching for meaning in life. Countering pop psychologists and online influencers who admonish us to “find our bliss” and “live our best lives,” Setiya acknowledges that the best is often out of reach. Instead, he asks how we can weather life’s adversities, finding hope and living well when life is hard.

Setiya, professor of philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be in conversation with Jim Holt, author of the 2012 book Why Does the World Exist?, an international best-seller that has been translated into twenty languages. He is also the author of When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought (2018) and Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes (2008). A longtime contributor to the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books, and the London Review of Books, he is currently at work on Living: Theory and Practice, which will be published by Farrar Straus Giroux in the United States and by Viking in the UK.

This event suitable for youth 12+. 

Psych: The Story of the Human Mind

Paul Bloom, Ph.D. and Jennifer Senior

Psych: The Story of the Human Mind, featuring Paul Bloom, Ph.D. and Jennifer Senior | Tuesday, March 21 at 7:00-8:00 p.m. | Virtual Event

REGISTER: www.bit.ly/BloomFANWebinar.

BONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: Attendees who purchase a copy of Psych from FAN's partner bookseller The Book Stall are invited to attend an AFTER-HOURS event hosted by Bloom that will start immediately after the
webinar. Details on the webinar registration page.

How does the brain—a three pound wrinkly mass—give rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by forbidden sexual desires? What is the function of emotions such as disgust, gratitude, and shame? Renowned psychologist Paul Bloom, Ph.D. answers these questions and
many more in his riveting new book Psych: The Story of the Human Mind.

Psych is an expert and passionate guide to the most intimate aspects of our nature, serving up the equivalent of a serious university course while being funny, engaging, and full of memorable anecdotes. But Psych is much more than a comprehensive overview of the field of psychology. Bloom reveals what psychology can
tell us about the most pressing moral and political issues of our time—including belief in conspiracy theories, the role of genes in explaining human differences, and the nature of prejudice and hatred. Bloom also shows how psychology can give us practical insights into important issues—from the treatment of mental illnesses
such as depression and anxiety to the best way to lead happy and fulfilling lives.

Bloom is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University and a
psychology professor at the University of Toronto. His work seeks to uncover how children and adults understand themselves, others, and the world at large, with a special focus on pleasure, morality, religion, fiction, and art. His research is heavily interdisciplinary, incorporating concepts from cognitive, social, and developmental psychology as well as evolutionary theory, behavioral economics, and philosophy. He is the
author of seven books, including The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy, Just Babies, How Pleasure Works, How Children Learn the Meanings of Words, and Descartes’ Baby.

Bloom will be in conversation with Jennifer Senior (FAN ’14), staff writer at The Atlantic and winner of the 2022 Pulitzer for Feature Writing. Senior is the author of the New York Times bestseller All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood.

This event suitable for youth 12+. 

Parent Volunteer Opportunities

Resurrection College Prep High School values parents and alumnae who are willing to help our community. There are opportunities to get involved with event planning, working at events, committee work as well as serving in positions on our Parents Club, Men's Club, and Athletic Booster Club. The school's Development Office also welcomes parent volunteers to help with fundraising efforts and special events.

There are so many wonderful ways you can be a part of your daughters’ school! We are committed to keeping you connected, to meet your needs as concerned high school parents and work with you to keep our school strong.

Development Office Activities

Resurrection tuition only covers about 76% of our educational costs and the gap between tuition and the actual cost is about $3,900 per student. Every student benefits from this subsidy and this is funded through donations, fundraisers, and the Annual Fund. Fundraisers help us fill that gap and allow us to expand school programs, assist with upgrades, and fund scholarships.

The school's Development Office also welcomes parent volunteers to help with fundraising efforts and special events. A few of the annual fundraising events are listed below.

  • Grandparents' Day Dinner 
  • Holiday Arts & Craft Fairs
  • RES Fest
  • Night at the Races

If you would like to get involved, please contact Julia Dombrowski at 773.775.6616, Ext 112 or jdombrowski@reshs.org

Get Involved