Celebrating the Feast of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

November 17, 2016

Dear Academy Community,

We anticipate tomorrow’s Feast of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne celebration with great JOY! Among the many events:

  • After a Eucharistic Procession from Duchesne High School to Mother Duchesne’s Shrine (where they will venerate their school’s namesake), the Duchesne High School community will join us for a special Feast Day Liturgy in Rauch Memorial Gym. Anyone who wishes is welcome to this special celebration.
  • The Academy community is serving those in need with Feast Day gifts of food for New Hope Food Pantry.
  • The Academy Alumni Association will be participating in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from Friday morning until Saturday morning, book-ended by 8 a.m. masses in the Shrine. Anyone is welcome to join.
  • The Alumni Association will engage in a day of service on Saturday.

Thank you to each one for celebrating Philippine by following her lead: Deepening our connection with the Heart of Christ AND BEING the Heart of Christ in the world through the lives that we lead and ways that we love!

I am thankful to be in this beautiful community as we continue to journey ever deeper into Christ’s Heart and God’s Grace.

Happy Feast everyone,

Maureen Glavin, rscj

The People in St. Philippine’s Life

November 16, 2016

Sixth Class students portrayed the people who were influential in St. Philippine Duchesne’s life. Two performances of the annual Sixth Class play were given this morning in Cribbin Hall for students in Classes 3–8.

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Fall Open House

November 15, 2016

Are you or any of your family or friends curious about Sacred Heart education? All are invited to join us on Thursday, Nov. 17 for our Admissions Open House. A 9 a.m. presentation by Head of School Sister Maureen Glavin and Principal Mrs. Marcia Renken will be followed by a guided campus tour with Seventh and Eighth Class Student Ambassadors. Afterward, there’ll be time to talk with staff and ask questions. To reserve a place, go to ash1818.org/openhouse or contact Admissions Director Lisa Tebbe at admissions@ash1818.org or 636-946-6127, ext. 1620. Hope to see you there!

St. Philippine’s Feast Day

November 10, 2016

Dear Parents,

We look forward to celebrating the Feast Day of our school’s foundress, St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, next week. If you have been here longer than a year, you know the basic outlines of HER STORY. Philippine was heroic in courage, inspirationally generous in service to others, and humble in claiming any sense of attachment to her accomplishments. These characteristics are true because of the one thing for which she is most known—her deep life of prayer.

Celebrating St. Philippine’s Feast Day

November 10, 2016

On Friday, Nov. 18, the Academy will celebrate the Feast Day of our foundress, St. Rose Philippine Duchesne. In anticipation of the feast, Sixth Class students will present their annual play about Philippine’s life on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Cribbin Hall (9 and 9:40 a.m. performances).

Election Day in Fourth Class

November 9, 2016

Our Fourth Class recently learned first-hand how the American election process works. Late last week, each student nominated a candidate for president from novels that he or she had already read this year. They each created a “Candidate Fact Sheet” explaining why their candidate should be chosen for president. The class narrowed it down to the top three candidates: Meriwether Lewis, Sacagawea and Seaman.

Cruzin Fusion Food Truck @ Taste of Christmas Boutique

November 4, 2016

NEW! There’ll be a food truck on site for the Taste of Christmas Boutique. Cruzin Fusion Food Truck will on on hand with delicious eats to satisfy any hunger! Their style is Asian Fusion and they will be serving dishes such as teriyaki chicken, deconstructed tuna, and three different tacos including spicy lobster. Look for them on the Clark Street side of campus, next to the loading dock. Then for dessert, head over to the cookie table for some of the Academy parents’ freshly baked cookies!

All Saints

November 1, 2016

Yesterday, for our All Saints Liturgy, Third Class students dressed as the saints they’ve been studying. Their examples inspire us!

Congrats

November 1, 2016

With over 1,800 ballots cast in the “straw” poll of scarecrows in Main Street’s Legends & Lanterns, our Seventh Class girls’ (Barat team) entry, Pikachu, won honorable mention! (For the uninitiated, Pikachu is a short, chubby rodent Pokémon.) Read more.

Sister Munch to Lead Tour of Old St. Ferdinand Shrine

November 1, 2016

Sister Margaret Munch, whose birthday is on St. Philippine Duchesne’s Feast Day, is known for her knowledge of the saint who founded our school. She will share much of it on Friday, Nov. 4, during a tour of Old St. Ferdinand in Florissant. It’s the first presentation in the 2016–2017 Philippine Duchesne Bicentennial Speakers Series sponsored by Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School’s Mums of Alums. Click here for more information and to register.

 

Drive 4UR School

October 28, 2016

Take a new Ford for a spin and help us earn up to $8,000! Take a test drive at ASH between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, and the Academy will receive a donation from Ford as part of their Drive 4UR School program. If we have 300 test drives of one of the two cars, Ford will donate $6,000 to the Academy! If 200 of those 300 test drivers test drive a second vehicle, Ford will donate an additional $2,000! [A unique mailing address and email address is required for each test driver.] Feel free to invite grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors or cousins who might be available on that day.

Our thanks to Pundmann Ford for partnering with us. Please direct questions to Mary Maher, Development Director, at mmaher@ash1818.org or 636-946-6127, ext. 1601.