Preparing to Fete Mrs. Cannon

January 13, 2016

JaneCsmallerOur beloved Alumni Director, Mrs. Jane Cannon, retired recently after more than four decades of dedicated service to the Academy. Please join us as we pay loving tribute to her on Saturday, January 16, at a 4 p.m. liturgy in the Shrine and a 5 p.m. cocktail reception in the Griesedieck Conference Room.

Please help us to plan:  RSVP by January 8

Read more about Mrs. Cannon’s roles at ASH

“I think I would have to name the PEOPLE as the most enjoyable facet of this job. Of course, there is the obvious treasure of working in the house blessed by a saint, and maybe she is the reason that so many wonderful friends (and even a few challenging personalities) have made these 41 years a beautiful memory. I think they are what has kept me coming back—and what has prompted me to extract from Sister Glavin permission to hang on, after January 1, as an interloping volunteer.”

Read more of Mrs. Cannon’s Memories of 40+ Years

Should you wish to make an honorary contribution in recognition of Mrs. Cannon, please consider the Cindy Cannon Brooks Scholarship Fund. To give online, choose “Cindy Cannon Brooks Scholarship Fund” in the donation category field of this online donations page.

Recycle Your Old Electronics January 23

January 12, 2016

EarthWorks, ASH’s campus sustainability club, is partnering with Spectrum Ecycle to host an electronics recycling drive at ASH on Saturday, January 23 from 9 a.m. to noon. All electronics collected will be refurbished, dismantled and combined with other parts for reuse, or recycled in a safe way to keep materials out of landfills. There is a $10 charge for each old television/computer monitor; all other items are taken at no cost. Please do not bring light bulbs, batteries, smoke detectors, or other appliances. READ MORE. 

If you have questions, please visit Spectrum Ecycle, call (314)428-0777, or email Pam Walsh.

Thank you for your help in making the world a cleaner place!

New Books, Thanks to Grant from Main Street Books

January 12, 2016

MainStreetBooksGrantThanks, Main Street Books! The Academy recently received a $1,000 grant from the St. Charles bookstore, enabling us to purchase beautiful replacement books for some of our worn-out classics, teacher wish list books, all of the Mark Twain nominees for 2015 that have a wait list to check them out, some of the Show Me nominees for 2015 that the younger children are enjoying at library time, and several brand new books that have just been released and suggested as some of the best books of the coming year.

Main Street Books, through its relationship with Scholastic, Inc., was fortunate to welcome Dav Pilkey, author of the popular Captain Underpants series, in August for a stock signing. Through the generosity of Mr. Pilkey and his wife, the store received a grant that enabled them to offer a $1,000 retail credit to schools in the St. Louis/St. Charles area that have a working relationship with the store. We’re very grateful to Main Street Books for choosing the Academy of the Sacred Heart as the grant recipient!

Emily Hall, owner of  Main Street Books, is shown holding some of the books we received with the $1,000 grant.

Main Street Books (636-946-0105) is located at 307 S. Main, St. Charles.

Exercise and Fun

January 11, 2016

Our Seventh Class students welcomed participants of KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) to ASH yesterday for an afternoon of basketball, volleyball, bingo, bowling and more.

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KEEN provides free recreational opportunities to children and young adults with disabilities by pairing them with trained volunteers for fun, noncompetitive activities. Its goal is to develop each athlete’s self-esteem and confidence, as well as recreational skills and talents.

Admissions Open House

January 8, 2016

Educating with love has been the mission of the Academy of the Sacred Heart for nearly 200 years! St. Philippine Duchesne’s school, begun by the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1818, continues to be a second home for children in Pre-K through 8th grades.

If you’d like to learn more about the Academy of the Sacred Heart, join us for our Winter Open House on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 9 a.m. Presentations by Sister Glavin and Mrs. Renken will be followed by student-led tours of the school, with time for questions afterward. We’d love to meet you! Contact Admissions Director Lisa Tebbe, 636-946-6127, ext. 1620.

Join us for Trivia Night!

January 8, 2016

Gather your friends for a fun-filled, fast-paced evening of trivia. Our 14th annual Trivia Night will be held on Saturday, January 23 with a ’90s theme! Get ready for a totally awesome time! There will be ’90s table decorating and “dress up” contests. Tables of eight ($200) and individual tickets ($25) are both available. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. and questions begin at 7:00 p.m. Outside food is welcome; beer, soda, and water will be provided. Register online now—this event usually sells out!

Interested in sponsoring this event? Click here to learn more about Sponsorship opportunities.

If you have questions, please contact Special Events Coordinator Molly Renken, 636-946-6127, ext. 1602.

Following the Star

January 7, 2016

Happy New Year and welcome back! I hope your celebration of God’s Great Gift of Love to the world was filled with JOY. 

Many will know that we’ve just concluded our celebration of the Christmas season with yesterday’s “Twelfth Day of Christmas,” also known as the Epiphany. When we think of the Epiphany we often think of the Three Kings’ visit to the Christ Child 2000+ years ago! As with all of the Church’s historical celebrations, the Epiphany is also an invitation to each of us. We are invited to follow the example of the Three Kings and let go of our own ego attachments in order to reverence the vulnerable before us in the here and now.

Christmas Eve Liturgy in the Shrine

December 21, 2015

A Christmas liturgy will be offered for the intentions of our benefactors and friends in the Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne on December 24 at 10 p.m. Please join us!

Christmas at the Academy

December 18, 2015

Wishing our Sacred Heart family and friends a Blessed Christmas and God’s Peace in the New Year!

 

ASH Alums Continue Christmas Basket Tradition

December 18, 2015

Alums of all ages turned out last night—in spite of the usual demands of a busy holiday season—to pack more than 50 Christmas Baskets to be added to the school’s traditional liturgy this morning.  In this, the third year of this “Alumni Christmas Basket Gathering” event, more than $800 was donated by alums, allowing Chairs Charla Niccoli Dziedzic ’75 and Barb Luszkowski ’72 to go on a shopping spree so prodigious that they had to call a third alumna to provide more van space.
 
Besides the 50 laundry baskets they had purchased (when they were on sale), they were laden with fifty 10-pound sacks of potatoes, 50 bags of oranges, etc., etc., etc.. Not only did the group activate an assembly line to knock off the fun chore of loading these 50 planned gifts, but they also juggled the additional foodstuffs and paper products that were brought in by the carload that night.  And—best of all—they celebrated together with food, drink and good cheer in the place that had given them so many wonderful memories of past Christmases.

Merry Christmas, Academy alums!
 

Silver Teas, 2015

December 16, 2015

Silver Tea audiences—parents, grandparents, faculty, staff and everyone else—were delighted by the students’ beautiful Silver Tea performances. Thanks, boys and girls. You’ve put music in our hearts!

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