Volume 19 No. 24 - May 15, 2015
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Volume 19 No. 24 - May 15, 2015
VOLUME 19 NUMBER 24 MAY 15, 2015 CATHOLIC EDUCATION CENTER ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS St. Cecilia plays ball with Cardinal pitcher! CONTACT INFORMATION Sue Brown Director of Marketing and Community Relations E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 314.792.7304 Fax: 314.792.7315 Cell: 314.479.1283 Twitter: @CatholicEdSTL Cinco de Mayo (May 5) at St. Cecilia School and Academy was a real treat for the students and teachers, who are all, of course, Cardinal Baseball fans! Pitcher, Carlos Martinez paid a visit to the school, which serves a largely Hispanic population, after a “rough night on the mound” the previous evening. He arrived at St. Cecilia with his family in tow, and immediately joined in a game of baseball that “just happened to be going on in the playground.” Martinez took to the mound to pitch to several St. Cecilia students, and faced some really tough young hitters! After the pick-up game, Martinez spoke in Spanish to the students about his career in baseball, while Principal, Joseph Kilmade, translated for him. He told the students that his parents and family inspired him to keep working, and to try hard. He explained that where he grew up there were not many opportunities, but that here in America, there are many more. He encouraged the students to seize every opportunity and to work hard. He also invited the students to come watch him play at the stadium. One of the highlights of his visit was taking a “selfie” with the whole school, pictured above. FREE FURNITURE! St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School has PK/K to middle-school size student desks and chairs to donate free of charge. Carts are also available. Interested parties must arrange pick-up. For more information, contact Greg Sturgill, 314.487.5736 X123 or [email protected]. AND… The Pendergast-Weyer Foundation has 600-700 desks and chairs to offer free of charge to schools or individuals. “Jesus’ promise to be with us always encourages us, and enables us, to be faithful witnesses and evangelizers of the Good News, even when it is difficult.” --from Weekly Thoughts by Dr. Barbara Blackburn Director of Religious Education Formation Catholic Education Center Kennedy Catholic High School junior, Haley, (pictured at right) is one of 30 students selected as a KMOX/SEMO Student of Achievement for her outstanding achievement in academics, athletics, the arts, community service and leadership. She will receive recognition from KMOX Radio and a Student of Achievement scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University in the fall of 2016. Congrats, Haley! Students at St. Anthony Catholic School in Sullivan celebrated their First Holy Communion this spring with the Knights of Columbus providing an honor guard as they processed into church for their special day. Students walked through the arch of swords on their way to the celebration. The Foundation will make the furniture available on a firstcome, first-serve basis, without limitations, for two weeks beginning May 18, 2015. In most cases, the foundation will be able to deliver to a school. Interested parties may contact Michael Wenninghoff, Academic Consultant of Pendergast-Weyer Foundation, 816.591.1388, as soon as possible. Three of 15 seventh grade students of Holy Infant Catholic School in Ballwin, will advance to the national level of the National History Day Competition—the 2015 theme—Leadership and Legacy in History. Jake R.’s documentary entitled, “Taking Leadership Where the Buck Stops –The Legacy of Harry S. Truman,” Patrick D. & Kevin B.’s group website entitled, “Jim Henson: A Legacy of Entertainment and Education,” will advance. This program requires the dedication of sponsoring teachers. HI is grateful to Mr. Bob Stevens, seventh grade social studies teacher, and Mr. Adam Meesey, Technology Coordinator! Second and fourth graders from Saint Mary Magdalen Catholic School walked to the Brentwood City Hall to take part in the National Day of Prayer. Many of the clergy in Brentwood including SMM Pastor, Father Jack, prayed for our government, Church, military, families, education, and business. People of the community prayed aloud and then the children were asked to pray for their intentions. SMM students were honored to meet the new mayor of Brentwood and have lunch with him.! Second graders at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School participated in a deeply meaningful First Communion Retreat in preparation for receiving the Eucharist for the very first time. The full-day event provided students a variety of opportunities to deepen their understanding of the Sacrament, and most importantly, to help them feel closer to Jesus. At left, second graders re-enact the Last Supper. Trinity Catholic High School’s Engineering Team, Help Needed! Washington Overseas Mission project needs left-over school supplies for the children of Honduras! Claire Huber, a senior at St. Francis Borgia High School, has taken over the project from her mom, Dr. Jackie Miller, and is hoping for the support again this year with donations of left-over school supplies that will be shipped to Honduras and distributed to schools and students in need. Claire suggests providing collection boxes in schools a few days prior to the last day of school, in which students (and teachers) can place their donations. She requests that collections be delivered to Holy Cross Academy—St. Michael the Archangel Campus in the Flying Penguins, won the Division I Championship at the Boeing Engineering Challenge. The team of juniors, Sam Araujo (St. Norbert), Matt Quick (Christ, Light of the Nations), Ben Sanfilippo, (St. Angela Merici) and Michael Schaller (Christ, Light of the Nations) constructed a glider that was judged by Boeing as having the highest quality of flight, the maximum time aloft, and the longest distance of flight before touchdown at 163 feet, six inches! Each student received a medal and the team was presented a scaled replica model of the Boeing F-18 Super Hornet. Fourth through eighth grade students at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Valley Park participated in a Fine Arts Night recently, showing off their musical and artistic talents. Families viewed a large variety of artwork the students had produced throughout the school year under the direction of Ms. Savannah Barger, the school’s art teacher. The “highlight” of the evening is reported to have been the performance of a song for which the eighth graders had composed both music and lyrics. The performance was directed by Mr. Nick Savage, music teacher. Pictured at right, Madeline S. and Elise W. look over the art displays at the Fine Arts Night at Sacred Heart School-Valley Park. Allyson D., of Valle Catholic High School, Class of 2015, has been awarded the Miriam S. Steiger Nursing and Health Care Scholarship. Pictured with Allyson at left, Mr. Robert Steiger, after whose late wife the scholarship was named. Shrewsbury between 8:00 am and noon on Wednesday, May 27. A volunteer will pick up the supplies that Wednesday afternoon. Some examples of great used school supplies include: markers, crayons, art supplies, glue, pencils/pens, loose-leaf paper and binders, notebooks, (used pages torn out) folders, scissors, erasers, rulers, coloring books and protractors. For more information, write [email protected], or call 636.432.4020, if you have any questions, are not able to participate, or need collection boxes. Allyson was humbled to receive the award and says, she will “do her best to become a nurse that Miriam would be proud of!” More than 120 Notre Dame High School alumnae, students, parents, faculty, staff, SSND and friends gathered to make a difference in the Lemay, South City and South County communities. Funded in part by the Sr. Mary Ann Governal and Mrs. Ellen Ryan Memorial Development Grant, (awarded by the Catholic Education Center annually for innovative academic and faith formation programs) Charism in Action was a joint effort of NDHS and the SSND Vocation Team. On April 25, the group went out into the Bee Tree Park, Community Care Center of Lemay, Feed My People, Lemay Housing Partnership, Salvation Army Gateway Citadel, and St. Cecilia, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Matthias and St. Martin of Tours Catholic Churches to serve in any way they could. Around the Archdiocese... Congratulations to Visitation Academy teacher, Mrs. Heather Essig, winner of the 2015 Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Prize for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics! The award is given in partnership with the St. Louis Science Center. And, an honorable mention goes to Mrs. Tracie Cain, among the finalists for the Loeb Prize. Pictured, Mrs. Jane Eschmann, Middle School Principal, Mrs. Heather Essig and Mrs. Rosalie Henry, Head of School. The students of Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Old Monroe are helping build houses in Haiti! Inspired by ICOM grad and St. Dominic High School junior, Erin Prendergast, the ICOM students were motivated to help. Erin had visited Haiti in the summer of 2014, and shared her experience with the Immaculate Conception School community. She spoke of the need for safe housing with clean drinking water for Haitians, and so she is raising funds for the Count It All Joy Project. Every dollar donated became part of the “new house models” (pictured above) in the school. The response was over-whelming! In one week, the school community of 176 students raised $3,811. Erin will be returning to Haiti this summer, and will bring back pictures of the Haitian family and the home the ICOM community helped to build with their generosity. Congratulations to Incarnate Word Academy science teacher, Ms. Tanja Mead, (below, center) finalist in the competition for the 2015 Saint Louis Science Center and Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Prize for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics. Mead was joined by members of the IWA administrative team, as well as IWA students, who had the opportunity to cheer her on. St. Dominic High School Principal, Mrs. Janet Eaton, accompanied a group of sophomores to Jefferson City for this year’s annual Glory of Missouri Awards, recognizing middle and high school students for their virtuous examples of charity, equality, honor, justice, and liberty. State Representative, Ron Hicks presented the 14 sophomores with their awards. Pictured at the State House in Jefferson City, front, left to right, Lexi B., Polina D., Dani A., Lindsey P., Sophie K., Lauryn T.; second row, left to right, Brynn M., Lauren W., Mollie B., Jack H., Brady Y.; back row, left to right, Brian N., Tyler J., Jake L. For more information about the Count It All Joy Project, write Erin at [email protected] Ursuline Academy’s student council has closed out the school year with a Send requests for prayers to [email protected] The other half, the result of activities throughout the year, was contributed to benefit Ursuline students who have graduated from Access Academies—Most donation of $13,000 to support student tuition assistance. Half of that amount was raised during January's SPLASH Week activities, (Students Proudly Lend A Serving Hang) and those funds will provide tuition assistance to Marian Middle School graduates attending UA. Holy Trinity, St. Cecilia and St. Louis the King at the Cathedral Catholic schools.