Congratulations to our Robotics Club for their successful performance in one of First Lego League’s qualifier tournaments this past Saturday. Team moderator and 5th/6th Class science teacher Mr. David Putnam reported that, not only did each of the 18 Academy participants exhibit great focus, enthusiasm, and grace under pressure, but each of the Academy’s three teams placed in the top six of all teams in the robot games portion of the competition. One Academy team—the Crazy Card Players—won awards for both their robot’s design and its performance in the robot games, and qualified for the Eastern Missouri Regional Competition in December. [In order to qualify, they had to be one of the top four teams out of the 24 that competed. To be one of the top four teams, they had to be near or at the top in each of four areas: robot games, robot design presentation, team exercises, and a presentation on an engineering solution to a problem of their choosing.]

Way to go, ASH Robotics!

We’ll be putting out the red carpet for visitors on Wednesday, November 12, when prospective families and guests are invited to our fall Open House. Have you ever wondered about Sacred Heart education… about private elementary school… about the Academy? Come join us and learn how the Academy has been hands on, minds on and hearts on since 1818. Reserve your spot by contacting Admissions Director Lisa Tebbe at ltebbe@ash1818.org or 636-946-6127, ext. 1620.

Shopping and cookies are an irresistible combination! Thanks to our Mothers’ Club officers and to the many Academy moms who baked and volunteered, the fourth annual Taste of Christmas Boutique event at ASH was a wonderful success. With appreciation and gratitude to event sponsor Mercy Kids, we are delighted that the Sister Anna Mae Marheineke Student Enrichment Fund will grow with proceeds from this charming day. Special thanks to Mothers’ Club officers Melanie McClure, Megan Lee, Aimee Centorbi and Erin Grieshaber, for coordinating the many details of this boutique event.

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Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind opportunity to shop for unique and truly special items for family and friends—and the chance to treat yourself! Nearly 50 vendors will set up shop in Rauch Memorial, White Center and the Playroom on Saturday, November 8, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. You’ll find gift items, jewelry, clothing, accessories, home décor, embroidered products, children’s books and toys, stationery and much more to make holiday shopping enjoyable and easy! Home-baked cookies created with love by Academy moms will add a special touch to the day. All proceeds will benefit the Sister Anna Mae Marheineke Student Enrichment Fund.

Participating vendors shown below. For further information, call the Advancement Office at 636-946-5632.

Our school community celebrated the communion of saints today at an All Saints Day liturgy at St. Charles Borromeo. Third Class students dressed as the saints they have been studying.

Our Pre-Primary and Primary students loved having their moms visit their classroom, and spending time creating and learning together!

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October 21 marked the conclusion of a yearlong focus on renowned Sacred Heart educator Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ. A prayer service broadcast from Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Princeton, N.J., was viewed by approximately 10,000 students, faculty and staff in the Network of Sacred Heart Schools.

Earlier this year, each school was invited to decorate, and send to Stuart Country Day, a stepping stone signifying its connection with Mother Stuart. The broadcast featured brief videos describing these stones.

Watch the video about the Academy’s stepping stone, which depicted the Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne:

The webinar ended with the singing of a hymn by Janet Erskine Stuart: “Spirit Seeking Light and Beauty, Heart that longest for thy rest, Soul that asketh understanding, Only thus can ye be blest.”

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Learn more about our school, which has been educating minds and hearts for nearly 200 years.

Our fall Admissions Open House will take place on Wednesday, November 12.  Presentations at 9 a.m. will be followed by student-led tours of the school. For more information or to reserve a place, contact Admissions Director Lisa Tebbe or call 636-946-6127, ext. 1620.

Another successful Country Fair weekend has come and gone, but we couldn’t have done it without Rollin and Akesha Jackson and Terri and Larry McClain, co-chairs and chairs of our fantastic annual fall festival! Thanks, too, to committee chairs and their hard-working crews, to parent, alum, faculty and staff volunteers, and to all who attended Country Fair or festivities the evening before. It was a great weekend!

Sister Glavin said, “Despite the drops of life-giving water, the energy was good, the generosity of all was great, the camaraderie of families (past and present) was palpable and the goodness of God shone through many, many good hearts!”

Our Primary students are scheduled to appear in the “5-1” Classroom Salutes on KSDK-Channel 5, as follows:

• Thursday (Oct. 9) — Mrs. Garrelts’s class,
• Friday (Oct. 10) — Mrs. Kaemmerlen’s class,
• Monday (Oct. 13) — Mrs. Murray’s class.

Salutes air at the end of the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts, and continue the next weekday after the noon news broadcast. After the Salutes air, they’ll be added to the KSDK website, under the “Features” tab.

Due to time conflicts, last-minute schedule changes and breaking news, Salutes may not air when they are scheduled to do so. In the case that a Salute does not air at all at any time during the day in which it was scheduled, the Salute would be rescheduled for a later day and they would notify the school of this change.