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December’s Silver Teas are much-anticipated events. The students have been working for weeks on their performances, lovingly prepared as a Christmas gift for their parents. The dates and times of this year’s Silver Teas are:

• MIDDLE SCHOOL (Classes 5-8):  Friday, December 13  •  7:30 p.m.
  • Grandparents may attend the Middle School Dress Rehearsal
    on Thursday, December 12 at 1:30 p.m.
• LOWER SCHOOL (Classes P-4):  Saturday, December 14  •  2:00 p.m.
  • Grandparents may attend the Lower School Dress Rehearsal
    on Friday, December 13 at 9:00 a.m.
    
• PRE-PRIMARY:  Monday, December 16  •  10:00 a.m. (for morning class) and 2:00 p.m. (for afternoon class)

The final week of school before break is a busy one. Students in Classes 3-8 will take exams Dec. 16–19. On Thursday, Dec. 19, the Academy band will give a Christmas Concert for the whole school. Classroom Christmas parties will follow.

In a tradition dating back many years, each Academy family is invited to provide a basket of food for the needy. As we joyfully anticipate Jesus’ birth during Advent, assembling items for your family’s food basket can become a special family activity and a new holiday tradition. When students (P-8), faculty, staff, parents, alums and friends gather for Christmas Basket Mass on Friday, Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. in Rauch Memorial, hundreds of bountiful baskets will fill the bleachers, representing the incredible generosity of our families. Not only is this a prayerful way to part before the holidays, it is also an opportunity to realize the abundance of our blessings.

This year, in commemoration of 100 years as an Alumni Association, Academy alumni are invited to assemble food baskets the evening before Basket Mass. They’ll gather from 7–9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19 in the White Center.  [Read more]

Dismissal for Christmas break is Friday, Dec. 20 at 11:30 a.m. [NO LATE DISMISSAL]

Finally, all are invited to attend Christmas Eve Liturgy at 10 p.m. Dec. 24 in the Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne. This is a beautiful, joyful and prayerful way to celebrate the birth of Jesus!

If you have questions about any of our December events, please call the school office at 636-946-6127.

First Class students prepared a Thanksgiving play for their parents, who joined them in other holiday activities while visiting their classroom before the break. Here, Mrs. Metcalf’s students pose in the replication of the Mayflower that they helped create.

Our Middle School students go out into the community to work with others. Read about the Academy’s “In the Footsteps of Philippine” program for students in grades 5–8.

Our school community celebrated the Feast of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne with an all-school liturgy in Rauch Memorial. Father Sean Martin, celebrant, asked the students to reflect on Philippine’s sense of adventure in her quest to bring God’s love to the American frontier.

Our thanks to the Sixth Class, who, under Sister Margaret Munch’s direction, presented a play about Philippine’s life for students in Classes 4-8.

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Click here, on the Society of the Sacred Heart’s website, to read more about St. Philippine Duchesne.