The Sixth Class will present their annual play about the life of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart, at 9 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. Thursday, April 28 for 3rd–8th Class students.
I am very conscious of the MANY parents who have been present on campus these days, volunteering with field trips, service trips, and the many parts of Chemin de Fer—student raffle, silent auction basket-making, decorating, class projects or special projects, and committee chairs—as well as PCC volunteers and Mother’s Club volunteers, just to name a few!
Author/illustrator Dan Killeen is coming to the Academy of the Sacred Heart on Wednesday, May 18. He will be reading his latest book, Derrick and the Dinosaurs, and talking about the process of writing/drawing. Read more about each of his books and pre-order signed copies via this order form (10% of all proceeds will be donated back to ASH). To get a sneak peek of his work and free coloring pages, please visit HappyFunBooks.com.
Congratulations and God’s blessings on our Second Class students who made their First Holy Communion in the Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne on Saturday, April 9.
This morning the Fifth Class teachers, Fifth Class parents, Mrs. Renken, D.A.R.E. Officer Sternberg, Capt. Akers and Lt. Wilson all joined me in congratulating our Fifth Class students for having successfully completed their D.A.R.E. program.
Although not 100% complete, here is the major project that Middle School students worked on together in Mr. Taylor’s Global Studies class since last year.
MINECRAFT PROJECT of ACADEMY GROUNDS
All Fifth through Eighth Class students took turns, adding his or her own creativity to build the school, block by block. Next year the project will be updated to represent new changes to the school and will also include what the school looked like in the 1950s, 1900s, 1850s and 1818 when Philippine arrived.
Did you know that our St. Philippine Duchesne Shrine Gift Shop (besides its inventory of Mater, Philippine and Sophie medals) also carries medals of St. John Francis Regis? These medals, struck in 2014, depict the image of the painting in the entrance to Regis Hall. St. Philippine Duchesne had a deep devotion to this French Jesuit saint and promised that his image would be honored in her schools in America. The medals are available in sterling silver ($55) or silver plate ($6).
Did you happen to catch Sabrina Fitz ’07 and presently a senior at Northwestern University, on Jeopardy recently? She turned in an amazing performance! Congrats Sabrina, your elementary Alma Mater is proud of you. READ CHICAGO TRIBUNE STORY
The Archdiocese of St. Louis is pleased to host the 2017 Convention & Expo of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) at The America’s Center from April 18-20, 2017. Learn more and watch the WELCOME TO NCEA 2017 IN ST. LOUIS video. We look forward to sharing the story of St. Philippine Duchesne and the Academy of the Sacred Heart at the 2017 NCEA convention.
Fifteen of our Seventh and Eighth Class students will fan out across the country this summer to take part in Network of Sacred Heart Schools’ summer service projects.
