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Lead room parent volunteers met to begin organizing parties and goûters for the students throughout the year. Lots of of energy and enthusiasm were in evidence! There will be opportunities for all parents to get involved. For a list of lead room parents, click here.
Hundreds of Academy alumni, parents, faculty, staff and friends turned out for the farewell Mass and reception for Anna Mae Marheineke, RSCJ on Saturday morning, Sept. 14. It was a beautiful day, and a fitting tribute for one loved by so many.
Here’s a link to Father Bauer’s inspirational homily.
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The Memorial Mass for Patricia Steppe, RSCJ, will be held Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 3 p.m. in the Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne.
Sister Patricia Steppe, former Headmistress of the Academy of the Sacred Heart, passed into God’s Loving and Gracious Arms Sept. 4 in Atherton, Calif.
In a message to faculty and staff, Sister Maureen Glavin explained that Sister Steppe’s “claim to fame is that she saved this school from closure. If it were not for Sister Steppe, this school would not even be here today! We owe her a great debt of gratitude.”
In a draft of the school’s history to be published for our bicentennial, Jane Cannon writes, “The carpeted staircase that leads from the parlor hallway to the Primary classrooms on the second floor was named The Steppe Stairs in 2004 in honor of Sister Steppe, who served as Headmistress from 1972 to 1984 and returned to the Academy in 1994 as Academic Assistant. It was the desire of the administration to recognize the woman who had taken on the challenge of preserving the school in the wake of the high school’s closure, effecting a new high level of academic excellence for the grade school and opening the school to boys.
“A quintessential teacher herself, she bettered the skills of her faculty and found creative ways to teach the most ordinary subjects. ‘Learn by the Month’ programs and spring musicals were her specialties, and she ensured that end-of-year awards recognized the uniqueness of each child in the school. In an era when frugality was de rigueur, she expanded the minds of the children and bought for their school a new reputation of achievement. In 2007 Sister Steppe retired to the Oakwood Community in Atherton, Calif.”
May she rest in peace.
Born: March 27, 1928
Entered: August 14, 1960
First Vows: March 20, 1963
Final Profession: May 11. 1969 – Shrine of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, St. Charles, Missouri
Read more at rscj.org.
Sister Anna Mae Marheineke, Sister Marie Louise Fitz-William and Sister Patricia Steppe at a track meet at Saint Louis Priory School in 1980
Academy students in Classes 1-8 returned on Wednesday, August 21, followed by Primary students the following day. On Monday, we’ll welcome our youngest students in Pre-Primary.
In a letter to school parents, Sister Glavin wrote: “So, with Philippine Duchesne, Madeleine Sophie Barat, Janet Erskine Stuart and Anna Mae Marheineke, I place this year, our students, our faculty, our staff and our parents in the Hands and Heart of God with the following prayer:
May the courage and fervor of Philippine
fill each of our souls.
May the clarity and wisdom of Sophie
fill each of our minds.
May the earnest pursuit of truth and beauty of Janet
fill each of our hearts.
And, may the passion for the education of children of Anna Mae
fill our classrooms and offices and hallways.
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The funeral mass for Sister Marheineke will take place on Saturday, August 24 in California. Here in St. Charles, in the home she loved so well, we will celebrate her life at a Memorial Mass in the Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne on Saturday, September 14 at 10 a.m. All are invited to attend! Please spread the word among the Sacred Heart community and all whose lives she touched.
For further information, please call 636-946-5632.
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Our dear friend, teacher, sister and mother, Anna Mae Marheineke, RSCJ is finally fully and eternally embraced by the Love she was so drawn to in life. At 9:40 p.m. August 14, on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption, she went peacefully home to her God and to the Mother, Mary, that she loved so well. Plans for both her funeral mass in California and a memorial mass in St. Charles are pending.
The Class of 2013 Memory Books are in! The Alumni Association will be hosting a party to hand them out on Sunday, August 25 from 3-4 p.m. in the Alumni Arcade. For further information, call 636-946-5632.
We’re pleased to welcome 17 Sacred Heart students and two of their teachers from Fuji Seishin (Sacred Heart) School near the foot of Mount Fuji, Japan. The students are studying English in the morning and enjoying excursions to attractions in the St. Louis area. Their agenda includes a pool party, the Art Museum, Cardinal baseball, the Muny, shopping, a visit to Hannibal, line dancing and much more. This annual trip is organized by Mrs. Carol Pfitzinger, Shrine Director.
This will be a busy week at the Academy. In addition to welcoming summer campers to Bricks 4 Kidz, Showtime and math camps, we look forward to hosting almost 150 visitors from fellow Sacred Heart schools throughout the United States. Administrators arrive today for a spiritual leadership seminar. Other Sacred Heart faculty and staff members will be on campus Tuesday through Friday for the Network’s annual “Roots that Give Us Wings” conference. And on Wednesday, board members of AASH, the national association of alumnae and alumni of the Sacred Heart, will arrive for its annual board meeting.
What’s more, eight girls from this year’s graduating class will be taking part in our second ASH Ability Awareness Camp. They’ll be volunteering as junior counselors for children with special needs at Camp We Can Du, sponsored by DASA, the Disabled Athlete Sports Association. The ASH counselors will spend off-hours at the Academy, eating meals together and reflecting on their days at camp. This experience exemplifies Goal III of Sacred Heart Education—A Social Awareness Which Impels to Action.
We were delighted to welcome approximately 200 alumni and guests to the recent Alumni Congé Reunion. Special honor classes included graduates from 1953, 1963, 1973, 1988, 1993 and 2008. Read more…
The final day of school on May 24 featured the annual Closing Ceremony for Primary through Fourth Class students and the Prize Ceremony for Fifth through Seventh Class students. In a tradition begun by St. Philippine Duchesne in the summer of 1819, students receive recognition for character traits and academic accomplishments. Before dismissing the students, Sister Glavin encouraged them to read a little, rest a little, play a little and pray a little over the summer.
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