Four high school sophomores—Academy graduates from the Class of 2011—were chosen to represent their high schools at the Missouri Scholars Academy this summer at the University of Missouri–Columbia. They were enthusiastic participants and learned a lot during the three-week program June 9–29. Having FOUR from one elementary school class out of the 330 across Missouri was impressive. (One parent was overheard to say, “They must have come from a great school!”)

Congratulations to: (left to right in photo) Justine Kaemmerlen, Villa Duchesne; Athena Strother, Visitation Academy; Rachel Walker, St. Joseph’s Academy; and Jared Bohn, Barat Academy.

The Academy of the Sacred Heart is sponsoring the outdoor showing of “Wreck-It Ralph” at New Town on Friday, July 19.  It’s part of the New Town Friday Night Summer Movie Series. All movies start at dusk, weather permitting, in the Amphitheatre. They’re free and open to all. For further information, go to www.ntga.net.

Eight girls from the Class of 2013 participated in the Academy’s second annual Ability Awareness Camp this week. They volunteered as junior counselors for children with special needs at Camp We Can Du, a day camp at Babler State Park sponsored by the Disabled Athlete Sports Association (DASA). The ASH counselors spent off-hours at the Academy—sleeping, eating and reflecting on their days at camp. This experience exemplifies the living of Goal III of Sacred Heart Education, A Social Awareness Which Impels to Action.

Longtime Academy employee Mary Martha Noack died June 19. She worked in the school cafeteria for 55 years before retiring in 2009. Her funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, June 24, at 11:00 a.m. with visitation in the narthex at 10 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Church.

Check out the Chemin de Fer feature in the Summer issue of StreetScape Magazine.

[Access StreetScape Magazine online, including the Academy’s ad on page 9.]

The Pope’s St. Louis Connection: St. Phillippine Duchesne appeared recently in the St. Louis Beacon.

The Academy track team finished in first place in the CYC Championship Meet, also known as the Ken Biermann Memorial Meet, following the finals May 18 at Bishop DuBourg High School.

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New Academy T-shirts in bright summer colors will be available on Field Day (Monday, May 13) for $15 each, or two for $25. Look for the T-shirt table by the White Center steps.

Track practice on Thursday, May 9 will be held for relay teams and high jumpers. Practice for all other track team participants has been canceled.

A basketball camp has been added to our lineup of summer camp offerings. For more information about the basketball camp, click here. To see all camps at ASH during Summer 2013, click here.

All are welcome to stop by on Friday, May 3 from 2 to 6 p.m. for a sneak preview of auction items and decorations featured in A G’Day Down Under, our 39th annual Chemin de Fer benefit auction.