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What a thrilling way to mark a new school year, with a near total solar eclipse! At the Academy, Middle School students observed the phenomenon first-hand, while Lower School students remained indoors and watched a live-stream recording.
The Academy will be one of the places featured on a Sept. 9 House Tour sponsored by the St. Charles County Historical Society. The Academy will be open from 1-3 p.m., but the tour, which begins at Benton School (400 N. 6th Street), lasts from 12-4 p.m. View a slide show of this year’s house tour. For further information or to register, click here.
All students must be dropped off and picked up at the Clark Street or Second Street sites.
The new school year is underway! On their first day, First through Eighth Class students were welcomed by Dr. Dempf and Mrs. Renken in the Shrine.
We look forward to a year of love, learning and growth getting underway on August 16, when Classes 1-8 begin. Yesterday evening, students and their families arrived to meet new teachers, unpack school supplies and share their excitement with friends. It’s bound to be a special year: 2017-2018 marks the 200th year of Sacred Heart education in America!
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The Academy’s Class of 2013 is heading to colleges and universities across the U.S. as well as Canada. The Class includes four young women who were valedictorians or salutatorians of their high schools: Mariana Gusdorf, valedictorian, Nerinx Hall; Kerrie Kocs, valedictorian, and Jessica Skinker, salutatorian, Incarnate Word Academy; and Clara Wolf, salutatorian, Villa Duchesne.
We are proud of all our graduates and their accomplishments! To learn other college destinations for the Class of 2013, click here.
The Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the 2017-18 school year this morning. New members of the Board are Fran Gimber, RSCJ, Susan Dempf, Ph.D., Desiree Peri Klakovich and Jeff Locker.
Maryville University Alumni Director Erin Verry traveled to St. Charles this morning to present a check for $25,000 to the Academy of the Sacred Heart, to underwrite Jane Shannon Cannon’s new book on the history of the Academy, Two Hundred Years: A Legacy of Love and Learning. Mrs. Cannon’s alma mater, Maryville University was founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart in 1872 and continues to carry out the broad vision and mission of St. Philippine Duchesne.
The Academy community welcomes Susan Tyree Dempf, Ph.D. as our new Head of School, effective July 1, 2017. Most recently Director of the High School at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami, Dr. Dempf is a native of Upstate New York and was educated in the Sacred Heart tradition, having graduated from The Doane Stuart School in Albany. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y., and a Master’s in Administration from Springfield College in Massachusetts. She earned her Ph.D. in Teaching and Curriculum from Syracuse University.
Prior to her role at Carrollton, Dr. Dempf held positions including Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at the college level, where her work focused on the preparation and professional development of both individual teachers and trainers in the teaching profession. She has served as National Program Director for the Network of Sacred Heart Schools. In addition to her career in education, she was the Director of Camp Scully, a summer residential camp sponsored by the Diocese of Albany, where she served 400 inner-city, at-risk children ages 7-14. She has also served numerous committees, schools and organizations as a Trustee, Board or Committee member.
Dr. Dempf states that “St. Charles holds a very special place in the hearts and minds of Sacred Heart students, alumni and educators across North America.” She has spoken of the transformative experience of being at the Academy, walking the halls where St. Rose Philippine tread, and visiting the beautiful Shrine.
We look forward to Dr. Dempf’s installation as Head of School in a ceremony during the Mass of the Holy Spirit on Friday, Sept. 1, at 9:30 a.m. in Rauch Memorial Gym. All are welcome to attend.
Quotations and notable events from 200 years ago, celebratory and school dates during the remainder of 2017 and all of 2018, and campus photos by John Storjohann are included in an 18-month calendar that’s been mailed to Academy families and friends. Additional copies are available at $5 each; call 636-946-5632.
Calendar date change: As originally scheduled, Chemin de Fer 2018 will take place on Saturday, May 5 (not May 12).
Maureen Glavin, RSCJ, Head of School at the Academy since 2005, will be departing at the end of June. The school community expressed their gratitude to her at two receptions—one May 19 for students and parents, the other June 15 for Board and committee members, colleagues and friends.
