Our Pre-Primary students paid tribute to the Blessed Mother with songs and flowers in the Rose Garden before gathering in the Shrine for their Closing ceremony. The class gifted Mrs. Renken and Sister Glavin with candles, and each student was recognized for special gifts and characteristics. Sister Glavin expressed appreciation for the Pre-Primary students’ growth in learning and for what they have brought to the community this year. Happy summer, boys and girls!

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Loving congratulations and all the best to our newest graduates, the Academy Class of 2017. A week of celebratory events ended with Graduation and Alumni Induction this morning at St. Charles Borromeo. As pointed out in Life at the Sacred Heart, “Wherever you go, whatever road you may travel, you will always find a home at the Sacred Heart.” Godspeed, Class of 2017!

The students gave a fantastic presentation of songs and fun for Sister Glavin yesterday, as they thanked her for all that she has done for them and for the school over the past 13 years.

Student Tribute for Sr. Glavin

Parents of any current or former Academy student are invited to wish Sister Glavin well during an Open House on Wednesday, May 17, from 3–6 p.m. in the Griesedieck Conference Room.

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Tomorrow is Give STL Day — a 24-hour giving event sponsored by the St. Louis Community Foundation. If you’re thinking of making a gift to the Religious of the Sacred Heart Tuition Assistance Fund (Chemin’s Fund a Need), annual giving, etc., Thursday would be a good day to do it! There will be prizes and incentives awarded throughout the day to nonprofits, and drawings for Cardinals tickets for donors. Go to givestlday.org.

Are you ready for all the excitement of Saturday’s Chemin de Fer auction? (We are!) Go to our Chemin BidPal website to preview auction items, buy an ASH 300 ticket, contribute to Fund a Need, and more! If you have questions, please call 636-946-6127.

For general information about Chemin de Fer, click here.

To commemorate the anticipated feast of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, today the Sixth Class gave two performances on the life of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in Cribbin Hall. Their parents and Classes 3–8 enjoyed the production, which was directed by Sister Margaret Munch.

Congratulations to our Second Class students who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday (April 22). God’s blessings on each of them! May they always be one with the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

On Sunday, April 23, a philosopher (age 80), a theologian (76), and a pilgrim (53) began walking from Mound City, Kansas, to St. Charles, in honor of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne. They are taking a spiritual and historical journey by foot, connecting the area where St. Philippine prayed with the Potawatomi near Mound City to her first school and resting place at the Academy. We look forward to following their progress here, and welcoming them on their (anticipated) final day, May 18.