The High School of Saint Thomas More

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!

On Monday, Apr. 25th, Three band students and four art students attended the Illinois Prairie Conference Art Show and Concert. Students participated in workshops during the afternoon, then presented an art show and concert in the evening. The All Conference band students Kate McMillan, Anne Schwenk and Kristina Maloney turned in an outstanding performance with the Band and the visual arts students won several awards. The Student Choice Award was given to Josh Pierce, the Teacher Choice Award to Amelia Case, Second Place in Digital Art was Emma Graham, Second Place in Painting was Amelia Case, First Place in Pen and Ink was Amelia Case, Third Place in Painting was Josh Pierce and First Place in Mixed Media was Josh Pierce. Be sure to congratulate all these winners for a great job, and be sure to come to Fine Arts Night on May 4th starting at 6pm to see these pieces and more!

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This is the last week to donate travel size tissues for the CU @ Home project!

Today's "Dress Like Your Favorite Administrator" did not disappoint! Enjoy the photos (guess who they are) and have a safe and fun weekend!

Today was "Anything But a Backpack" day for Prom Week. Students could use anything but a backpack to carry their things (or themselves) around school. It was quite the day. Tomorrow is "Dress Like Your Favorite Administrator" day. Let's see how creative they can be!

Buy raffle tickets now for a drawing each Friday to support Boys Tennis!