Award Winning Art

March 5, 2020

On Wednesday, March 4 Ava and London were recognized at Powell Symphony Hall as one of the top 100 finalist in the Picture the Music competition.


Coding in Computer Class

February 27, 2020

The Fifth and Sixth Class worked in Scratch on game design as a way to practice problem solving and computational thinking as well as learning the basics of programming.


Chicago Alum Happy Hour

February 21, 2020

We have postponed this event and plan to reschedule later in the spring. Stay tuned for details!

Academy Alumni Happy Hour
Friday, March 13   |   5:30 p.m.
The Game Room, 2nd floor of the Chicago Athletic Association (12 S. Michigan Ave.)


Lent: A Time to Reflect

February 20, 2020

Greetings Academy families and friends,

Lent is a perfect time for all of us to reflect on and build our relationship with God. It is a period of time that coincides with the coming of Spring-we can see and experience the hope present in new life.


Journey to Sugar Creek, Kansas

February 3, 2020

We have postponed this event and plan to reschedule. Stay tuned for details!

Journey to Sugar Creek, Kansas
A Lenten Pilgrimage to Philippine’s Home with the Potawatomi
Thursday, March 26-Friday, March 27, 2020 (2 full days).

In 1841, Philippine Duchesne traveled to Sugar Creek, Kansas and spent a year with the Potawatomi Indians, realizing a lifelong dream of working with Native Americans. She was respected and well-loved, and they called her “the woman who prays always.”

Join Sister Margaret Munch as she leads a pilgrimage to Sugar Creek to visit St. Mary’s and Mound City, where Philippine lived with the Potawatomi. Highlights of the trip include the Indian pay station, Sacred Heart Church and St. Mary’s Mission/St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park.


Engineers in the Making

January 30, 2020

The Seventh class wrapped up their physics portion of science with a unit on engineering.


Architectural Innovation Projects

January 15, 2020

On January 10, our Seventh and Eighth Class students presented their Architectural Innovation projects to their peers and current architect, David Masten.


Prayer for the Coming Year

January 9, 2020

Greetings Academy families and friends,

As I write this note I am clinging to the final vestiges of the Christmas season about to conclude…upon my table is a poinsettia that has clearly seen better days and a group of Christmas cards that wished all of us at the Academy a blessed Christmas and wonderful new year. The greeting in one card was in fact a prayer… a prayer that resonated with me and I that I believe we share as a Sacred Heart family it offered:


Join Alums for our Day of Service on Saturday, Nov. 16

November 6, 2019

For the past several years, alums have commemorated Philippine’s Feast (Nov. 18) with a Day of Service. Not only is this a community builder among alums, it is a direct expression of Goal 3 of Sacred Heart education: a social awareness which impels to action. Alums serve at area organizations as well as complete projects on the Academy’s campus.