The High School of Saint Thomas More: House System

The primary objective of the House System at The High School of St. Thomas More is to further enhance our mission by emphasizing integral formation of the entire person. The House System will provide a vehicle for strong bonds between all members of the school community, promote the development of relationships, both personal and collegial, and enable a more proactive development of each student’s leadership skills.

Our vision is undeniably tied directly to the mission of the school. We exist to further that mission. It is a vital undertaking, a call to serve God’s Church, and we do that by forming the whole person. We are here to ensure that the students in our communities and houses are ministered to as complex individuals with physical, emotional, relational, intellectual, and spiritual needs. As such, we will serve them as best we can. Our house and community plans should take all of this into account. We should have time to build relationships through fun activities, games, and competitions. This helps develop the relational and physical needs that not all students meet through other means at STM. But we must also provide space and time for students to build their relationship with Christ. This is the first and most important calling of our system. We must lead all students to Christ through prayer and the sacraments, through experiencing His Holy Spirit alive in the beautiful persons around them, and through living a life of joy found in fun and beauty.

Goals of the House System:

  • To ensure individual care by providing each student with at least two adults-a Family Dean and a House Mentor who will monitor and support the academic, social, and spiritual growth of each student

  • Embracing our Catholic values and traditions, the Community system will enhance the ministry provided to all our students

  • To strengthen the bonds of the Family Spirit among the 9th-12th grade divisions in the school family

  • To create opportunities for senior students to be trained and to serve as leaders

  • To create opportunities for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors to serve as leaders

  • To advance each student’s interpersonal relationship skills

  • To promote open discourse between divisions, students, and faculty

  • To enhance the community strength outside The High School of St. Thomas More

  • To plan, organize and coordinate school activities including dances, fund-raisers, and spirit-related functions.

St. Kateri Tekakwitha

St. Kateri Tekakwitha

St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton

St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton

St. Michael

St. Michael

St. Peter

St. Peter