Eighteen of our faculty and staff members recently embarked on a two-day pilgrimage to Kansas to visit places of historical significance to St. Philippine Duchesne and the Society of the Sacred Heart.

This week we have been delighted to welcome Jasmine Huda, an Eighth Class exchange student from Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Princeton, N.J. Jasmine is being hosted by Astrid Smith and her family.

Five Academy students were among the finalists in this year’s Picture the Music competition sponsored by the Saint Louis Symphony Volunteer Association.

Yesterday we said farewell to the Chinese students who arrived nearly three weeks ago, a bit unsure of what to expect but with great enthusiasm.

Happy Catholic Schools Week!  What an exciting time as we are also celebrating nearly 200 years of both education in St. Charles and Catholic education in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, both of which began with our school.

It’s an exciting time to discover more about the Academy as we continue our 200th year! Schedule a visit to learn about our new program features– 1:1 laptops, three science labs, international language in PreK-8–and experience love of learning in action!

Check out “Education Can Change the World,” a story about the Academy of the Sacred Heart in the Winter issue of Streetscape Magazine. Our 200-year history and who we are today are the focus of the article.

Many thanks to Mothers’ Club officers Dana Burns (secretary), Jackie Johannesman (president), Jessica Weeks (PCC Liaison), and Ali Harris (treasurer), who presented a check for $9,000 to Dr. Dempf at the Christmas Basket Mass Dec. 21. This amount represents the proceeds from the Mothers’ Club Gently Worn Uniform Sales and Breakfast with Santa event, and will benefit the school’s Sister Anna Mae Marheineke Student Enrichment Fund. (Not shown in the photo is Jeannie Boettler, vice president.)

The Academy is happy to present noted author and speaker Dr. Tim Elmore on Thursday, January 25, at 7 p.m. in Rauch Memorial gym, when he will discuss how parents can lead their kids to succeed in life. All are invited to attend! 

Each of the Silver Tea performances last week was a heartwarming and memorable celebration of the season! We are grateful to the children for preparing such beautiful gifts for their parents, grandparents and friends. Special thanks to Little Acorn and Pre-Primary directors Mrs. Van Voorn and Ms. Weiss, Lower School and Middle School  Silver Tea Director Laurie Strickland, and their many volunteer helpers for creating these special holiday memories. Merry Christmas! 

The Academy was named Best Preschool and Pre-Primary teacher Rose Van Voorn Best Teacher in the 2017 Best of St. Charles County Readers Choice contest. 

“Congratulations to Rose Van Voorn and to both Rose and Sam [Weiss] for their daily commitment and energy to the Little Acorns and Pre-Primary program for our youngest learners!”  said Mrs. Renken. [Read more about our Pre-Primary teachers.]

Winners of the annual poll, sponsored by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Suburban Journals, were announced yesterday on stltoday. A reception will be held this evening at the Foundry Arts Centre. For further information or tickets, click here.