News: (House info. below "News" section)

1.31.08:  Zaragoza House came in fifth in the first ever House Basketball Tournament.  We also, once again, had the fewest detentions in the school for second quarter! 

On February 21st our House will be going to Sports Plus for our House Meeting for a day of fun and excitement!  The students need to pay $5 ahead of time for pizza, and only need to being $3 on the 21st to be able to play a myriad of different games!

In March, Zaragoza House will go to Crossgate Lanes to go bowling.  Also in March we will begin electing our new student leadership for next year. . . . .more details to follow.

Thanks to everyone who attended the Zaragoza Tailgate Party last week. . . .And thank you for the continued support of our House. . . . .If any needs anything, please e-mail me.  I hope to see many of you soon. . . . .

1.7.08:  Happy New Year!  Be sure to e-mail Kris Neyer, kneyer@cinci.rr.com, and let her know if you would like to attend the Zaragoza Tailgate Party in the faculty lounge on Friday, Jan. 25th from 6 - 8 p.m. before the Elder game.  Proceeds go to helping us pay for our Main Event Gift.

This month's House Meeting will be an academic meeting during which all of the Mentors interview and work with the young men in the Mentor Group.  Let me know if you have any special academic concerns with your son and I will intervene.

Lastly, congratulations to our boys who finished 4th in the Christmas Carol competition!  They sounded really good. . . . .thanks to all of you who attended. 

As always, if you need anything, please do not hesitate to contact me.

11.20.07:  First of all, HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all Zaragoza Families!  I hope you all enjoy the time away from school with your family. . . . .Be safe, and have fun!

Also, Zaragoza House came in 5th place in the Canned Food Drive.  Not bad, but I know we will do better at the Christmas Carol Competition. . . .which will be on Dec. 14th in the gym.  ALL Zaragoza Family members are invited!  We will be singing "Jingle Bell Rock," and we will be accompanied by the Zaragoza House Captain Band -- Billy Yates, Griffin Naylor, Brian Haggerty, Andy Moeggenberg & Tyler Frankenberg.

Lastly, the first ever Zaragoza Basketball Team has been assembled.  Thanks to Student Coaches Michael Davenport, Griffin Naylor, Tony Harris & Danny Ogden for helping to make the selections.  The team will begin playing other Houses after Christmas.  The members are:

Jeff Mears, Chris Seeger, Lyndon Browne, Ryan MacEachen, Kevin Brennan, Jordan Stricker, John Bunker, Tyler Monger & Aaron Richards.

Congratulations to these guys, and thank you to everyone who tried out!

11.6.07:  Zaragoza House came out of First Quarter with the fewest detentions in the school!  Coach Ragland's Mentor Group finished with the most students on honor roll with 14 guys!  All in all, the beginning of the school year went very well for us.

Just a reminder that our Gift Gathering Party is THIS FRIDAY at the Haggerty's Home.  If you have not RSVP'd, please do so soon.

Also, today begins the Canned Food Drive.  The students will be given a list of the items that they need to bring in to fill a box and they are to bring it in to Mentor Group.  Zaragoza House always does very well in the CFD, and this year will be no different. . . .Thank you ahead of time for all of your help in this matter.  On a related note, the Trick or Treat for Cans event was very successful, and our House will have many extra cans to contribute this year!

Our next House Meeting will be the Christmas Carol competition in December.  All parents are invited to come and get in the spirit of the Season.  Be well, and I hope to see many of you this Friday!

10.5.07:  Congratulations to Joe Tull, Zaragoza House's newly elected Freshman Captain!  We are all confident that Joe will do an excellent job leading his class throughout the '07 - '08 school year!

A special thanks goes out to the Zaragoza House Moms who will be providing lunch for our guys at the October 10th House Meeting. . . . .We in Zaragoza House really appreciate all of the time these ladies have put into preparing for this event.

In other news. . . . .This Saturday is the Main Event pig roast. . . .if you would like to attend please let Debbie Geiger know as soon as you can.  The event promizes to be very fun!

Lastly, and you should all be recieving a mailing about this, Zaragoza House will be sponsoring the Grand Raffle at the Main Event.  Bring all of your donations to our Gift Gathering Party on November 9th!  Have a great weekend, and Go Moeller, beat those Panthers!

9.26.07:  Freshman Retreat was a great success, and our ZaraFrosh recieved third place in the Freshman Talent Show!  They performed "Sweet House Zaragoza," to the tune of "Sweet Home Alabama."  It was a great time for all in attendance.

Our ZaraDodgeBall Tourney will be held on Oct. 10th, and keep in mind that our Gift Gathering Party is on Friday, Nov. 9th!

9.5.07:  I would like to extend a warm "thank you" to Shelly Frankenberg, who has volunteered to be our first official House Mom! 

In other news, our first House Meeting will be October 10th and will be a dodge ball tournament.

Lastly, it is that time of year already. . . . .FALL RAFFLE time!!!  Let's show Moeller how much spirit Zaragoza has and sell those tickets!  The first 100% of the funds goes directly to tuition assistance.

8.12.07: Welcome back, Zaragoza House!!! Our House enters the '07 - '08 school year in first place due to the enthusiasm and dedication our senior class showed at junior leadership training. . . . .This year holds many pleasant opportunities for all Zaragozians!

Again, I would like to extend my thanks to Dean & Jill Yates who have again offered to plan our Gift Gathering Party which will be held on November 9th (more info. to follow)., and the Haggerty Family for hosting the party.

I look forward to working with all of you again this year, and until then. . . . .enjoy the last few days of summer!

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