NHS had a successful year with the resumption of activities after COVID. Officers Caroline Kerr, Ellie Dixon, Anna McClure, and Amelia Case organized NHS activities like face-painting at a football game; Box of Joy, which donated useful items to charity; blood drive, which collected over two dozen pints of blood for use locally; and trivia night, which raised hundreds of dollars for STM. A big thanks to NHS and all their members for a great year of service and achievement!
Yesterday was the seniors' last day. Congratulations, seniors! You did it and we are so proud of you all!
May is the last month of the school year to donate items for CU @ Home. Now taking men's deodorant of any size. Thank you for your help, it has truly made a difference!
Do you enjoy comedy? Magic? A wacky, but familiar, story about finding your place in the world? Then come see Samantha Valentine, Aidan Beckett, Emily Ritter, Abby Deptula, Miia Popovics, and Jude Pisarczyk in their performance in Puffs: Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic with the Twin City Theatre Company. Performances are at the Second Stage Theatre at Parkland at 7 pm on June 3rd and 4th and 2:30 pm on Sunday the 5th.
Several of our students earned medals and awards for their outstanding
performance on this year's National Latin Exam, which they took on March
11 A.D. 2022.
"The National Latin Exam (NLE) is a test given annually to Latin
students across the United States and around the world. The NLE is not
meant to be a competition but rather an opportunity for students to
receive reinforcement and recognition for their accomplishments in the
classroom. Depending upon their score, students may earn certificates,
medals, and may even qualify for scholarships." (https://www.nle.org/)
The students earning awards are:
On the Introduction to Latin Exam:
Earning the Silver Medal and the Maxima Cum Laude Certificate:
- Rebekah Goebel
- Gabriel Yallaly
Earning the Magna Cum Laude Certificate:
- Noah McDonald
Earning the Cum Laude Certificate:
- Anne Schwenk
- Daniel Wilson
On the Intermediate Latin Exam:
Earning the Magna Cum Laude Certificate:
- Katherine McMillan
Earning the Cum Laude Certificate:
- Jack McMillan
On the Advanced Latin Poetry Exam:
Earning the Cum Laude Certificate:
- Samantha Valentine
Congratulations to these students and to all of our Latin students for
their efforts on the National Latin Exam and for all their hard work
this year.
Caroline Kerr and Amelia Case were both awarded Impact Life's "Student Impact Award" for their work bringing the blood bank to STM and earning STM $277 to go toward scientific equipment. They received certificates and red cords to wear at commencement. Congratulations, ladies!
Congratulations to all the students from our partner schools who qualified for the state track meet this weekend! Way to go, everyone! We're super proud of you here at the high school.
Holy Cross
Nate Farney, Class 1A, 7th Grade Boys 1600M run and 800M run
Farah Scott, Class 1A, 7th Grade Girls 1600M run and 800M run
Jayden Thompson, Class 1A, 8th Grade Boys 200M dash
Jacob Yeager, Class 1A, 7th Grade Boys High Jump
St. Malachy
Erykah Baltimore, Class 1A, 7th Grade Girls High Jump and 200M dash
Kaylin Bell, Class 1A, 8th Grade Boys 200M dash
Aubrey Thompson, Class 1A, 8th Grade Girls 100M hurdles
7th Grade Girls, Class 1A, 4x100M relay team (Evelynn Graham, Avery Humphrey, Addyson Sherrick, Erykah Baltimore)
St. Matthew
Raphael Dongo-Keague, Class 2A, 7th Grade Boys 200M dash
Luke Harding, Class 2A, 7th Grade Boys 400M run
Ty Hunt, Class 2A, 7th Grade Boys Pole Vault
Claire Kluesner, Class 2A, 7th Grade Girls 800M run
Finley Lane, Class 2A,8th Grade Girls High Jump, 100M dash and 200M dash
7th Grade Boys, Class 2A, 4x200M relay team (Luke Harding, Nate Kaufmann, Raphael Dongo-Kengue, Ty Hunt)
Nate Kaufmann: 4x200, 4x400 (alternate)
Sam Yallaly 4x400
Sam Horn: 4x200 (alternate)
St. Thomas
Riley Hogan, Class 1A, 8th Grade Boys Pole Vault, 110M hurdles, 800M run
All these athletes will compete Friday and Saturday in East Peoria.
AP Lit ✅
APUSH ✅
AP Art 2D ✅
AP Calculus ✅
AP Physics C ✅
AP Biology - today;
AP Physics 1 - tomorrow.
Whew! That’s a lot of testing! We’ve got some ambitious & smart students! 💚💛
Service Hour Opportunity: St Mary Cemetery is in need of volunteers! We have a section that is about 25’ wide and ¼ mile long that needs to have sticks, rocks and trash picked up and bagged so that we can mow the area. If we had 5-7 volunteers, it would not take more than a couple of hours. The Knights of Columbus would provide a couple of supervisors to instruct the volunteers, bags and any rakes or shovels that might be needed. This work could be done after school or on a Saturday any time, we would like to get this work done as soon as possible. Any questions call me at 217-778-0575 or d.santarelli@comcast.net.
STM had a great time helping out at Holy Cross's Hot Dog Day! What a great day for the event, too!
Thank you to everyone who supported the Spring STM ABO Fundraiser. The ABO made a profit of $492.35!
Orders can be picked up at Country Arbors today from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. All STM orders will be grouped together and sorted by item. Please provide the staff with your name upon arrival.
Thank you again for your support of our athletics at STM!
Congratulations again to Don Matejowsky on winning the bourbon raffle! Thank you for your support and enjoy your winnings!
We have a bourbon raffle winner! Congratulations to Donald Matejowsky on winning the rare 15 year old bottle of Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve. Thank you again to all who participated in the raffle!
What's all this about Cinco de Mayo? It's Happy Pappy Day! The rare bourbon raffle winner will be pulled very soon. Get excited, folks!
Yesterday, we had our May Crowning and the seniors' last all-school mass. Fr. O'Brien gave a special blessing to the seniors. Parents were also invited to attend, if available. It was a lovely occasion!
Thank you to everyone who supported the Spring STM ABO Fundraiser. The ABO made a profit of $492.35!
Orders can be picked up at Country Arbors this Friday, May 6th from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. All STM orders will be grouped together and sorted by item. Please provide the staff with your name upon arrival.
Thank you again for your support of our athletics here at STM!
Congrats to our Scholastic Bowl team who were Runner Ups in the Parkland Challenge! Way to go, Sabers, you've done us proud!
Today is National Principal's Day. We are thankful for the leadership and dedication from Sr. Bridget, our principal and Mr. Corapi, our COO! Thank you and God Bless you both!
St. Thomas More's ABO has partnered up with Country Arbors to sell Spring flowers! Last day to order is today, Friday, April 29th!
Please visit: https://countryarbors.com/events/STM-Spring22
All proceeds for this fundraiser will support the STM athletics.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Order deadline -April 29th
Order pick up - May 6th
All orders can be picked up at Country Arbors from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Today was Field Day and a grand time was had by all! St. Kateri won the day, but St. Peter took home the Saber Cup. Way to go, St. Peter, and congrats!
