Happy Easter and Welcome Back!
Yesterday we enjoyed a visit from the Program Director for the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, Mr. Ian Humphreys. In this newly-created role, Ian will facilitate and help plan programs for students, faculty and staff in the 24 Network of Sacred Heart schools in the United States and Canada. He spent the day meeting with various groupings of Academy faculty, staff and students to:
Working with Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, our Social Justice Leadership Council is sponsoring a Blood Drive on Monday, April 11 from 2:30-6:30 p.m. in the Playroom. Those who wish to donate blood can CLICK HERE to schedule a time to donate, but walk-ins are also welcome. Social Justice students will provide babysitting for children whose parents wish to donate. For further information, please contact Mrs. Marleen Monahan.
This week we have had four visitors at the Academy helping us with a Religion Curriculum review. They are:
Congratulations to Anastasia Ramig (7th Class), one of 250 school spelling bee champs who competed in the written semi-final round of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Spelling Bee March 5, and one of 33 students who went on to participate in the oral finals March 12 at McKendree University.
As one of the final ten spellers, she advanced to “the chairs,” and ended in sixth place. What an achievement! Congratulations, Anastasia, and thank you for representing your school in such a stellar fashion.
It was great to hear from Barclay Dale ’14, Gracie Holloran ’12 and Mary Clare Cassidy ’12 at the General PCC meeting Tuesday night. These Academy graduates spoke about how ASH prepared them for high school and helped them become confident learners. To read Barclay’s message, click here.
April 1 is the deadline for Chemin de Fer sponsorships, donations, and auction book ads. Click here for further information.
Congratulations to ASH students whose artwork was recognized in the St. Louis Symphony’s Picture the Music competition. Third Class student Suhani, whose piece inspired by A Mid Summer Night’s Dream was chosen among the top 100 pieces now on traveling exhibition throughout the area, was honored at an awards ceremony March 3 at Powell Hall.
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All are invited to celebrate the launch of Seeking the One Whom We Love: How RSCJs Pray, a compilation of writings by 55 Religious of the Sacred Heart edited by Kathleen Hughes, RSCJ, and Therese Fink Meyerhoff.
Refreshments, conversation and book signings will take place Thursday, March 3, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Society of the Sacred Heart Province Archives, 4537 West Pine Boulevard, St. Louis. Books will be available for purchase for $20. For more information, call 314-652-1500.
All are invited to the third and final presentation in this year’s Sacred Heart Spirituality and Education Speakers Series at Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School on Friday, March 11, when Sister Maureen Glavin will present “Saint Madeleine Sophie’s Vision Today: Growth Into Freedom.” Coffee and refreshments at 9:30 a.m. with prayer and presentation beginning at 9:45 a.m. Closing prayer at 11 a.m.
Thanks to Duchesne High School for sharing the following good news about three of their seniors who’ve received recognition by the National Merit Scholars program. All of them are graduates of the Academy Class of 2012.
“Will Fairless and Joe Phillips were each recently awarded $2500 National Merit Scholarships to the schools of their choosing. Erin Hannegan McKee was named as a commended student by the National Merit Scholars program in recognition of her Preliminary SAT (PSAT) scores and her continuing academic promise.
