Perfect Score

April 5, 2016

Congratulations to Paul McClain, Sixth Class, who received a perfect score in the second of three meets for this year’s WordMasters Challenge—a national vocabulary competition involving nearly 150,000 students annually.

Competing in the difficult Blue Division of the WordMasters Challenge, Paul earned a perfect score of 20 in the recent meet. Nationally, only 11 sixth graders achieved a perfect score. Paul and his classmates were coached by Mrs. Laura Craig, Fifth and Sixth Class Literature and Writing teacher.

Loving Remembrance

April 4, 2016

With sorrow we share that Derek Griffitts, Academy Class of 2012 and a senior at Lutheran High School, has lost his battle with cancer, dying on Saturday, April 2. Funeral arrangements can be found here. We extend our deepest sympathy to the Griffitts family—Harry, Denise and Lindsey—and the promise of prayers on their behalf.

Excellence in Mathematics

April 1, 2016

Our Middle School students made us all very proud at the Excellence in Mathematics Contest held March 19 at St. Louis Community College in Florissant.

6TH CLASS earned second place in the small school team category.  Students whose scores qualified for this award were Matthew Leight, Anna Robben, Paul McLain and Nathan Rich. Additionally, all four of these students placed among the top 10 students in their division: Anna placed 10th, Nathan 8th, Paul 6th and Matthew 2nd overall.

Jeopardy Appearance

April 1, 2016

SabrinaFritzDon’t forget to set your DVRs for Wednesday, April 6 at 4:30 p.m. on KSDK-Channel 5 — when Sabrina Fritz ’07 will be competing on Jeopardy.

Sabrina is currently in her final year as a bio-medical engineering major at Northwestern University. Best of luck, Sabrina!

Demolition Ball

April 1, 2016

Have we saved the best for last?! There’s one more Gift-Gathering Party for Chemin de Fer—Demolition Ball for ASH parents! Sign up by April 11. Read more…

Part of a Larger Organization

March 31, 2016

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:

Blood Drive at ASH

March 30, 2016

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.

Religion Curriculum Review

March 17, 2016

ReligionReviewTeamThis week we have had four visitors at the Academy helping us with a Religion Curriculum review. They are:

  • Dr. Noel Barrett, retired theology teacher and former chair of the Villa Duchesne theology department
  • Meg Beugg, campus minister at SLU High
  • Fr. Francis Hein, Benedictine monk, priest and theology instructor at Priory
  • Stacy Henning, Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill theology teacher

Sixth Place!

March 17, 2016

image2Congratulations 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.

Perspectives from ASH Alums in High School

March 11, 2016

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.

Deadline

March 11, 2016

April 1 is the deadline for Chemin de Fer sponsorships, donations, and auction book ads. Click here for further information.