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.
The summer of 2016 has numerous offerings for students! For more information on Summer Camps, visit the Parent Portal.
Additional camps and info will be added over the next week.
I hope that each of you relishes your conference tomorrow! For our Pre-Primary and Primary friends, the conference will be a “traditional” conversation with the teacher. For those of you who have children in Classes 1–8, your conference will be led by your child. Through the preparation process, each student has been invited to be reflective about him or herself as a learner, as a person and as a member of the community.
Laura Elizabeth Rauch—the woman whose great generosity to the Academy resulted in the gymnasium being named in her family’s honor—has died at the age of 92. Mrs. Rauch was the mother of The Honorable Lucy Rauch, Academy Class of 1968.
Mrs. Jane Cannon, our former Alumni Director, shared the address she gave at an awards dinner honoring Mrs. Rauch some years ago:
When I was asked to say a few words on behalf of the Sacred Heart Academy about Elizabeth Rauch, a number of words popped into my mind—probably the same words that are on the tips of everyone else’s tongues when they think of her. Words like: assertive, down-to-earth, enthusiastic, optimistic, positive and, of course, the ever-popular “generous.” And then there are a few that give Elizabeth Rauch her unique panache. Words like: wit, style, and a very old-fashioned one: “pep”!
A GIFT-GATHERING FUND RAISER FOR CHEMIN DE FER
KMOV-Channel 4’s Steve Harris recently featured one of our Fifth Class students, Grace P., in his weekly “Harris Hero” segment. Eleven-year-old Grace has been hosting an annual pancake breakfast since she was five years old to raise funds for sick children.
Click here to learn more/view the segment.
Tours of classrooms, displays of student work, tours of historic areas of our campus, and refreshments in the White Center await visitors on Grandparents Day, Sunday, March 13. We are eager to welcome these very special members of our Academy community! The day will begin for ASH students and their grandparents at 10 a.m. with liturgy in Rauch Memorial gym.
