What a month for our
varsity dance team
!
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- Advanced to the semi-finals in both the small varsity jazz and pom divisions during the Universal Dance Association National Championship in Orlando
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- Cara Westcott '18 and Katherine Kuchem '18 finished 6th and 15h, respectively, in the Missouri Dance Team Association (MDTA) State Solo Competition at St. Charles High School.
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- Katie Horack '19, Sophie Laposha '19, Ashley Liberto '19, Anna Powell '19, Brooke Schwartz '18, Ashley Stephan '18, Allie Walsh '19, Brooke Westcott '20 and Cara Westcott '18 earned Academic All-State recognition.
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- Finished in first place in both the Division 4 pom and mix performances during the MDTA State Dance Team Championship
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- Named Division 4 State Champions at the MDTA State Dance Team Championship!
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Through April 28
STL Central Library
Lenten Liturgy
March 6, 9:40am
Chapel
March 6, 6pm or 7:30pm
St. Pius X High School Cafe
March 7, 6pm or 7:30pm
St. Dominic High School
Learning Annex/Library
Reconciliation Service
March 8, 1:35pm
Auditorium
New Orleans
Spring Break Service Trip
March 9-16
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United Nations "Commission
on the Status of Women" Trip
March 10-15
New York, NY
Spring Break
March 12-16
March 15, 6pm or 7:30pm
Sacred Heart - Florissant Parish Hall,
St. Francis Borgia High School Cafe,
or St. Monica Parish Hall
Lenten Liturgy
March 20, 9:40am
Chapel
Junior Ring Ceremony
& Service Commissioning
March 22, 7pm
March 27, 7am-1pm
O'Hara Hall
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Register today for our summer camps!
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Discover the power within U in Academics & Co-Curriculars
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UA Bearbotics
will compete in their first of two
regional
FIRST Robotics Competitions
in both
St. Louis
(March 8-9) and
Des Moines
(March 22-23). Good luck to
Elizabeth Edmunds '20
(electrical leader),
Anna Gonsalves '19
(promotions leader),
Caeley Kates '18
(business leader),
Amanda Kohne '18
(safety leader),
Emily Reiss '19
(awards leader),
Libby Trn '19
(programming leader),
Mary Weissert '20
(promotions),
Madison Yakstis '18
(mechanical leader),
Ali Ziemianski '19
(mechanical) and
Kelly Zipfel '20
(strategy leader). In addition to preparing for competition, these students have been sharing their talents with others including students in grades K-4 during the FIRST Lego League Jr. Expo held last month.
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Gabby Anderson '20, Abigail Biscan '19, Emerson Brazile '18, Maggie Fix '18, Maria Forsythe '19, Kiley Freesmeier '18, Sophia Hilmes '19, Kathleen Hubeli '19, Natalie McDonald '18, Grace Nolan '19
and
Julia Stahlhuth '18
, accompanied by Mrs. Annie Hilmes (French) and Mrs. Caroline Springer (Spanish), will travel to New York during spring break to participate in the
62nd annual Commission on the Status of Women
at the
United Nations
. The priority theme for this year addresses the challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls, with the review theme of participation in and access of women to the media, and information and communications technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women.
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Nataleigh Liddy '20
(finalist in poetry),
Gabby Anderson '19
(finalist in storytelling) and
Carrie Steingruby '18
(finalist in prose) represented UA during February's
Christian Interscholastic Speech League Finals
competition
(right).
The video about Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier made by
Lauren Bernhard '18, Paige Broyles '20, Caroline Kozeny '19
and
Kate McDonough '18
was selected as one of five
finalists
in the
Show-Me Manufacturing Video Contest
sponsored by the
Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry
.
Watch it here
.
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Our UA team presented their plan and prototype for an
online marketplace
to buy and sell personally-owned UA items during
World Wide Technology's annual STEM Student Forum
. Although they did not place this year, we congratulate
Reagan Becnel '18, Grace Breeding '19, Megan Catlett '18, Olivia Goldkamp '19, Anna Gonsalves '19, Caeley Kates '18, Sophie Laposha '19, Libby Trn '19, Anna Vuch '19
and
Kelly Zipfel '20
on their outstanding efforts and
$1000
award.
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The
varsity softball
team earned
Academic All-State
recognition for their average team GPA of 3.65.
Individual honors
were also awarded to
Chloe Baize '20, Megan Catlett '18, Grace Eisenbarger '18, Shelby Petrus '19, Maddy Schneider '18
and
Abigail Tepen '19
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Discover the power within U in Athletics
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Soccer
players
Allison Hackett '18
(University of Illinois-Springfield),
Julia Stahlhuth '18
(Missouri Western State University), and
Kaetlin Wurdack '18
(Maryville University) who signed
letters of intent
on February 4 to continue their athletic careers in college.
These seniors are pictured at right with their parents.
Emerson Brazile '18, Emily Broughton '18, Jess Garcia '19, Ellie Kelleher '18, Elissa Schmidt '18
and
Kara Steinbrecher '18
made a big splash during the
MSHSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships
held at the St. Peters Rec Plex in mid-February.
Jess
advanced to the second day of competition in the
500 freestyle
, and the
200 medley relay
team of
Emerson, Emily, Jess,
and
Kara
set a new
UA record
of 2:02:41.
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The
cheer team
competed in the
Amateur Athletic Union Rumble in the Jungle
competition in Collinsville, Illinois, where they placed
first
in Senior Level 2 and
won
the
Level 2 Grand Champion Award
(for earning the highest score out of all level 2 teams) in addition to the
Best Dance Award
(for earning the highest dance score out of the entire competition)!
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The
2018 Missouri High School Racquetball Association State Team Championships
were held recently and we congratulate
Chloe Weaver '20
(first place, JV1 singles),
Jenna Mikitin '19 & Natalie Bianchino '19
(third place, varsity doubles),
Abby Schaeffer '20
(third place, JV3 singles 1), and
Morgan Jones '21
(third place, JV3 singles 2).
Chloe
went on to compete in the
National High School Racquetball Championships
in Portland, Oregon.
She is pictured here with coaches Mrs. Debbie Miller and Mr. Kevin Reid (English).
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Dancer
Cara Westcott '18
is a
semi-finalist
in the
8th Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition
sponsored by the
Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation
. She is one of 46 selected to advance from an initial field of 100 high school acts. Semi-finalist acts include singers, musicians, dancers, a baton twirler, aerialist, juggler, and musical theatre performers, and acts are judged on technical ability, interpretation, stage presence and originality. The semi-finals will be held on March 26 at Kirkwood High School with the finals at the Fox Theatre on April 28. Read more
here.
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Discover the power within U through Service
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Over
3000 food
items and over
1000 rolls
of toilet paper were collected for area food pantries during
SPLASH Week
!
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Nine seniors, accompanied by Sr. Mary Ann Dooling, osu (theology), Mrs. Caroline Springer (Spanish) and Ms. Jen Caton (learning consultant), spent President's Day weekend in
Chicago
for our
urban immersion service trip
. Read the reflections by
Bailey Beason, Sarah Dreyer, Grace Eisenbarger, Julia Igel, Maggie Schlink, Maddie Schneider, Claire Schulte, Brooke Schwartz
and
Sarah Sorel
here
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Juniors
Lilly Bettag, Natalie Bianchino, Mary Bingaman, Sara Boelter, Jessie Davis, Jenna Distler, Maria Duran, Molly Effer, Amy Erbs, Kelli Fitzgerald, Jess Garcia, Sophie Haffner, Jenn Hessel, Katie Horack, Caroline Kozeny, Katie Kraus, Maria Laaker, Sophie Laposha, Phoebe Leon, Ashley Liberto, Mary Kate O'Brien, Lucie Ramsey, Caitlyn Reilly, Meaghan Roussin, Karly Ruzicka, Rose Steinhart, Abigail Tepen
and
Alyson Winkelmann
, accompanied by Sr. Mary Ann Dooling, osu (theology), Sr. Peggy Moore, osu (theology), Mrs. Jen Myers Ramsey '88 (Bear Den), Mrs. Sue Thomasson (admissions) and her husband, Bob, and Mrs. Nikki Morton Weston '98 (campus ministry), will spend
spring break
working on homes in disaster-affected areas of
New Orleans
. Follow their experiences
here
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Congratulations to all of the seniors for their hard work in completing college applications! As seniors receive their admission decisions please encourage them to inform their counselor.
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Time is such a funny thing. Sometimes it flies by and sometimes it seems to stop. For example, it is hard to believe we have already entered the month of March, that we have begun fourth quarter...
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What's happening in the classroom?
Mrs. Hilmes' advisement
, led by
Katie Antonacci '18
, made Valentines for residents at Nazareth Living Center which will be delivered after school. Next week her
Honors French III
students will prepare and enjoy a five-course French meal at the Dierberg's School of Cooking.
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Abigail Lawhorn
and
Margaret Houghland
represented our
Leadership for Diversity Team
at the
Diversity Prayer Service
held at St. Louis University High School last month.
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The second annual
spring performing arts assembly
was held recently featuring our instrumental ensemble and drum duet, entire dance classes as well as solos, theatrical monologues, a choral presentation, and solo performances of both opera and show tunes, in addition to the work of our student choreographers and stage crew. It can be a challenge to perform before your peers, and we congratulate our students on their confidence, hard work and stage presence.
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