A Peek to the Future for the Future Lions
Shadowing as a Lion for a Day, as well as attending Open House, are two ways eighth graders are given the opportunity to experience what life at Monsignor Farrell High School is like.
Farrell's future gets to explore life on Amboy Road
With fall here and the TACHS test coming up, Monsignor Farrell students know what time of year it is. It's the time when the halls are full of middle school students, looking to see what high school is the best fit for their academic journey. It's also the time when current Farrell students start to meet their future younger brothers.
Monsignor Farrell's Lion for a Day Shadowing Program provides opportunities for eighth-grade students to follow current Farrell freshmen and sophomores. It allows the future Lions to see where they can learn and explore how we do things at Monsignor Farrell and what the school has to offer.
Additionally, Monsignor Farrell High School will be having its annual Open House on Sunday, October 18.
Both opportunities will, most importantly, show you what it will take to become a Vir Fidelis.
Lion for a Day allows eighth-grade students to "shadow" a current Farrell freshman or sophomore, allowing them a unique experience to see our school in action on a normal day.
As a Lion for a Day, eighth-grade students experience what a typical day at Monsignor Farrell High School looks like. It provides an opportunity to live the experience before the future Lions put on a Monsignor Farrell uniform for the first time.
The eighth graders will be assigned to a Farrell student, either a freshman or sophomore, and follow them around from class to class. Requesting a specific student that the shadow may know can be requested; however, it is not a guarantee.
Shadows also receive a free lunch coupon for Denino's at the Den, giving them the taste of a true Farrell lunchtime.
Spots are limited and fill up fast, since it allows the shadowing student a first day at Monsignor Farrell...before their true first day at Monsignor Farrell.
Monsignor Farrell High School's Open House events grant prospective students opportunities to see what Farrell has to offer for classes and activities. Mrs. Palazzo, MEDI moderator, gives a presentation on the organization during an Open House event.
Prospective students and their families are also given the chance to take in what Monsignor Farrell has to offer at its annual Open House, held this year on October 18.
Farrell men will escort families and present the many things our school has to offer. People will get a campus-wide tour and will be shown where everything is and how to navigate through the building.
As tours go from room to room, they will encounter members of different clubs, giving these student organizations an opportunity to show what the club is and what they do.
At the end of the tour, students end up in the gym, with all the different sports teams and clubs with their own table, where eighth graders who are interested in any of them can sign up.
Tours run from 10:00 AM – 1:45 PM by appointment only.
These opportunities will give eighth graders a perspective on being a Farrell student, show the opportunities that can help them in the future, and hopefully persuade them and their parents to choose Monsignor Farrell High School!
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