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Sixteen of our 7th and 8th Class students competed in an Academic Bowl at St. Dominic High School March 3. Congratulations to each of them for a strong showing. Special accolades to our 8th Class team for placing second among approximately 20 schools.
Congratulations to our Eighth Class students, each of whom has been accepted by his or her first-choice high school. The 50 members of the Class of 2015 will be headed to 15 area high schools in the fall.
Rise and shine! That’s just what our Seventh and Eighth Class Social Justice students did last Friday morning, collecting donations at Hardee’s from 6–8 a.m. for Heat Up StL. Braving the elements on behalf of area families who have difficulty paying their heating bills, the students collected $730 in their aprons and many more dollars that were put into the sealed canisters. [Read more on the Heat Up StL website.] Thank you to all who came by to support the students!
Education opens doors to a better way of life. The Academy is proudly uniting once again with the Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami, Florida, the University of Miami, and Partners in Health to support Notre Dame de La Colline School in the impoverished country of Haiti. We are providing Haitian children the opportunity to rise above their circumstances and become all God has created them to be.
In support of Goal III of Sacred Heart Education, A Social Awareness Which Impels to Action, the Fourth Class is sponsoring a BAKE SALE on Tuesday, FEBRUARY 17. All treats will be sold during lunch periods for 50 cents each. Proceeds will be used to purchase school uniforms.
Congratulations to Mary Kathleen, Fourth Class, who is the Academy’s 2015 Spelling Bee winner. Last week, students ranging from Third through Seventh Classes competed for a spot to move on to the regional bee in Illinois. Winners from that bee will have a chance to move up to the National Spelling Bee, held in Washington, D.C. Congratulations to all of the contestants, and best of luck to Mary Kathleen on the next leg of her spelling journey!
The Academy’s environmental group, Stewards of the Earth Club, is working to keep junk out of landfills! SOTEC partnered with Spectrum Ecycle to host an electronics recycling event at the Academy on Saturday, January 24, and collected nearly 14,000 pounds of old electronics! Thanks to all who helped with this Goal III initiative.
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Continuing our celebration of Catholic Schools Week… here’s a quick visit to Sacred Heart Schools around the world.
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For the second straight year, ASH dad Richard Saville’s team lay claim to the title of Trivia Night champions. This year, they battled 52 opponent teams and chalked up 95 correct answers (of a possible 100). Congratulations! Accolades are also due to the Chairs and Co-Chairs of this fun event, Jason and April Jensen and Shawn and Jenny Briner, along with the volunteers who worked behind the scenes. Great job, great night!
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As we celebrate Catholic education around the country this week, we at this Academy certainly have a great deal to celebrate relative to this year’s theme: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service!
As a community of FAITH – we strive to invite each child, in the depths of each of their hearts, through prayer, the sacraments and interior quiet, to come to experience, know and enter into a personally loving relationship with the God who is Love.
As a community of KNOWLEDGE – we strive to engage each child’s intellect with joy, energy, enthusiasm at a level of depth and substance. We try to engage in thinking that is analytical, synthetic, creative and reflective.
As a community of SERVICE – we strive to provide our students with a critical awareness for the need to be of service, we hope to engender the theological imperative that to live a life of faith requires us to be of service, and we desire to offer real opportunities, thus allowing our students to experience the joy and gift one receives which comes from having experienced being of service.
Let’s pause and reflect on the gift of a Sacred Heart Catholic education! It is a gift that students might want to thank their parents for this week.
Maureen Glavin, rscj
Head of School
Q: What’s your best chance to enjoy a night of tropical fun on Saturday, January 24? A: TRIVIA NIGHT at ASH! Plan now to attend our 13th annual Trivia Night in Rauch Memorial. Gather your family and friends and put together a team of eight. Click here to reserve a table, volunteer to help, or learn about sponsorship opportunities.
Our Eighth Class students attended the Archdiocesan regional mass for 8th graders held at Assumption Catholic Church in O’Fallon today. Archbishop Carlson presided.
