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VOLUME 19 NUMBER 22
APRIL 27, 2015 CATHOLIC EDUCATION CENTER
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS
The Pro-Life Generation
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
Honorable Mentions:
Kathryn Echele, Sacred HeartValley Park (Cor Jesu Academy)
Grace Koeller, Holy Cross
Academy [Seven Holy Founders
Parish] (St. Dominic High School)
McKinleigh Nelson, Homeschool
[St. Gianna Parish]
(St. John Paul II Prep)
Cooper Ruhl, Most Sacred HeartEureka (Eureka High)
Gianna Zuniga, St. John Paul II
Prep [Ascension Parish]
(St. John Paul II Prep)
Winners of the 2015 Respect Life Apostolate Creative Writing Contest were
honored with certificates of commendation, five honorable mentions (see sidebar)
and five scholarships, for their participation in this annual event sponsored by the
Respect Life Apostolate. Out of 1,100+ entries from over 70 elementary schools,
PSR and home school programs, 103 finalists were chosen. Congratulations to
these eighth-grade scholarship awardees, their elementary schools, and the high
schools to which the award will apply:
Bishop Edward J. O'Donnell Scholarship:
Moira Healy, St. Francis of Assisi (Notre Dame High School)
Mary Forrestal-Hennessey Scholarship:
Caroline Cross, St. Gerard Majella PSR (Cor Jesu Academy)
Mr. & Mrs. George Kletzker Scholarships:
Andrew Chapman, St. Joseph-Imperial (St. John Vianney High School)
Grace Hughes, Holy Infant (Cor Jesu Academy)
Knights of Columbus Missouri State Council Scholarship:
Anthony Anger, St. Rose Philippine Duchesne (Trinity Catholic High School)
Pictured above, contest finalists gathered on the steps of the
Cardinal Rigali Center—a powerful sign of hope for our future!
Mark your calendars!
Give STL Day—May 5, 2015
a 24-hour-straight online giving campaign
supporting over 700 non-profits in the St. Louis region,
See participating Catholic schools below and how you can
support them!
Visit www.givestlday.org on May 5 to select your favorite organization and donate
your support! No gift is too small. Whether you’re an annual donor, or a new donor
giving for the first time, you can make a difference on May 5!
Give STL Day – Catholic Schools Participating
Valle Catholic
School kindergartners, first
and second graders spent their
recess on Earth Day pulling
weeks and picking up trash
around the school grounds in
honor of God’s gift of the Earth.
Students in Mrs. Boyer’s
Environmental Science class at
Valle Catholic High
School, visited classrooms
in the grade school to lead the
students in Earth Day lessons
and activities.
Our Lady Catholic
School’s Spelling Bee
finalists, below, left to right,
Caroline K., Mya R. (first
place) and Joselynn Y.
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Barat Academy
Bishop DuBourg High School
Cardinal Ritter College Prep
Cor Jesu Academy
Department of Special Education, Archdiocese of St. Louis
Holy Cross Academy
Incarnate Word Academy
John F. Kennedy Catholic High School
Marian Middle School
Most Holy Trinity Catholic School & Academy
Notre Dame High School
Our Lady of Guadalupe School
Our Lady of Sorrows School
Rosati-Kain High School
Sacred Heart Villa
St. Mary’s Special School
St. Cecilia School and Academy
St. Dominic High School
St. Ferdinand School
St. Louis Catholic Academy
St. Louis the King School at the Cathedral
St. Roch School
Sts. Joachim and Ann School
Trinity Catholic High School
Visitation Academy
Our Lady Catholic School sixth graders created a “real-to-life wax
museum” of people who lived during the 1400s to the
present time.
After reading a biography, each student created a
presentation about the person they studied, and took on the
person’s identity with costume, knowledge and behaviors
so that the person could “come alive” for museum visitors.
Pictured, at right,
Marissa P. portrays
Ann Frank for fifth
grader Ben O.
At left, Mackenzie
R. (seated) portrays Malala Yousafzai for fourth
grader, Maddax C.
The winning word—
SABBATICAL.
See more Our Lady Catholic School GOOD
NEWS at left!
Earth Day
Observations
John F. Kennedy Catholic High School hosted the Special
Olympics this spring, with 243 Kennedy students—over 78% of the student
body—volunteering
to make this day
truly special for
these special
athletes!
It was a day full of
service, compassion
and living out
God’s call to love
one another.
Pictured, left to
right, Patrick ’15,
Kaitlyn ’16 and
Ryan’ 18
Summer Writing Contest Opportunity!
Saint Joan of Arc
Catholic School
students celebrated Earth Day
with a Walking School Bus,
neighborhood trash pick up, “No
Waste” lunches, and a prayer
service.
The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission along with St. Louis Civic
Pride Foundation invites students in grades 3-12 to enter the Ultimate St. Louis
Tourist Contest. During the summer months, students take the opportunity to visit
local attractions, and then, write a 500-word essay, or create a short video, about
their experience. For more information, http://explorestlouis.com/ultimatetourist or
contact Tony Paraino at [email protected]
Saint Louis Priory School junior, Jake D., has won the 30 Day
Entrepreneurship Challenge, co-sponsored by the Entrepreneurs’
Organization of St. Louis, Independent Youth, and MasterCard, for his
Nanotech Smart Signs™ entry applying NASA-used nanotechnology to reduce
air pollution from car exhaust.
The program
sparks high
school students’
entrepreneurial
spirit by
challenging
them to create
an innovative,
feasible business
idea that is ready
for launch
within 30 days.
Teams from
SLUH and
Ursuline Academy also participated in the Showcase Event. “We believe
Saint Joan of Arc seventh grader
and “poet in residence,” Caroline
G., read and signed copies of the
anthology of poems including her
own, at the 7th Grade Poetry
Contest event on Sunday, April
19.
the Challenge allows students to move beyond the conceptual stage and begin to
fully understand what it means to be an entrepreneur. With this, we hope to help
students develop an entrepreneurial mindset and spark the entrepreneurial spirit
that may lie within them,” said Tanya Hamilton, founder and Executive Director
of Independent Youth.
Jake received a $2,000 cash prize, scholarship to Saint Louis University's Allsup
Summer Entrepreneurship Academy, mentorship from Independent Youth, and
year-long membership to Lab1500. Read more in the May issue of Catholic
Family magazine. COMING SOON!
Around the Archdiocese...
Saint Mary Magdalen
Catholic School received
a recent visit from Junior
Achievement volunteers who are
also employees at local Schnucks
stores.
We pray for the repose of the
souls of all the faithful
departed, and especially for,
Kenzie Haselhorst, age three,
sibling of Toby Haselhorst, a
student at Good Shepherd Catholic
School in Hillsboro. Kenzie’s
grandmother is the cook for the
school. Kenzie died on April 20
after a brief illness.
Deacon Dave Bolderson, long-time
faculty member at Bishop DuBourg
High School,
May they rest in peace.
Amen!
The JA volunteers demonstrated
their real-world experience through
a variety of hands-on activities and
instructional materials. JA’s goal is
to open the minds of students to
their potential.
Each class had a great day enjoying
age-appropriate presentations geared towards critical thinking, reasoning, and
problem solving skills.
Valle Catholic High School students, faculty, staff and volunteers
participated in a spring Service to the Community Day in Ste. Genevieve. The
event is designed to support the school's mission to instill in their students the
desire to serve their community and
become givers in life.
The day began with a prayer service, and
ended with Mass to celebrate all of the
blessings God has bestowed on their
parish, school and community.
For all who are sick, and for
their caregivers...
Luke Kahrhoff', son of St. Charles
Borromeo Catholic School
language arts teacher, Gwynne
Kahrhoff. Luke has been diagnosed
with T-cell Lymphoblastic
Lymphoma, and his mom’s students
raised $1,200 to support Mrs. K.’s
participation in this year’s St. Jude
Nashville Marathon!
In between, everyone worked very
hard helping local businesses, groups
and individuals in need of some type
of assistance—painting, weeding,
mowing, etc. Service to the
Community Day has become a
tradition at Valle, thanks to former Valle Principal, Sara Menard.
All Saints Catholic Preschool participated in the nation-wide
celebration of the Week of the Young Child, April 13-17, celebrating the
youngest learners and their families.
Every day held a new and exciting experience—Breakfast
with Mom & Dad, Hat Day, Pajama Day, (pictured at
left) Popsicles with Parents on the Playground and Fruit
Salad Day.
Fruit Salad Day was a favorite! Each child brought in his or
her favorite piece of fruit as an extension of a faith lesson
in which they learned about all the wonderful gifts God has
shared with us on Earth.
The children cut up their own piece of fruit, contributing to
the class fruit salad, where they happily shared with one
another in the same way God has shared with us! —What a great lesson! Thanks
for sharing!