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AUGUST 30, 2016 CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS
VOLUME 21 NUMBER 2
Archdiocesan high school students prepare to serve as ambassadors
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Attending a Student Ambassador Training Seminar provides students in
archdiocesan high schools, and archdiocesan and parish middle schools the oppor-
tunity to:
Identify and practice the characteristics of an effective student ambassador, and
assist their school in its marketing efforts.
Practice some learned skills while having fun! Meet and interact with students
from other Catholic schools across the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Experience the beauti-
ful Cardinal Rigali
Center and grounds.
(Hint: Photo opps!)
Pray for the Church,
the world, their school/
parish communities,
their families and each
other.
Learn how to be
ambassadors for their
school, and more im-
portantly, for Christ!
Continued from page 1…
Seven of our archdiocesan/
parish secondary schools,
Bishop DuBourg
High School,
(pictured on front page in
red shirts)
Cardinal Ritter
College Prep,
(pictured below, left)
Duchesne High School, (pictured below, right)
John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, (pictured,
bottom, left)
St. Francis Borgia Regional High School (pictured
on front page, top)
Trinity
Catholic
High
School
(front page,
sidebar on
left) and...
Valle Catholic
High School
(pictured at
top) attended
Wednesday’s
(August 24)
seminar and left well-prepared to serve their schools at High School
Nights and High School Open Houses among other events, as well as
archdiocesan events sponsored by the Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA).
Visit archstl.org/secondary for locations, dates and times of a variety of
High School Nights, and dates and times for High School Open
Houses, “officially”—November 6, 2016.
The Catholic Education Office is
hosting the National Catholic
Educational Association 2017
convention here in St. Louis at
America’s Center, April 18-20!
Please plan on joining us!
-The CEO Steering Committee
More HS Student
Ambassador Seminar
Videos...
This week’s
Marketing Tip…
Help your parents
understand why we do what
we do. Provide a valued
service.
Share with them...
“Demystifying Standardized
Tests!—Parts I, II and III”
Part I—Why test in the fall?
Part II—What do the scores
mean?
Part III—How do Catholic high
schools use these scores?
These articles are written for
parents, primarily, but teachers
and principals may find them
helpful, too, in finding good
words to use when discussing
what can be a complex topic!
To read these articles, visit
archstl.org/EMP and look under
“Articles.”
***** Marketing and Enrollment
Management Resources
available at
archstl.org/EMP
Check them out!
*****
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GOOD NEWS to be included
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and Articles to
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On Earth Day (April 22) last year, students
at St. Joseph Catholic School
in Josephville planted sunflower, pumpkin
and watermelon seeds, as well as the lily
plants from the church altar at Easter.
Having also received a donation of tomato
plants from a parishioner, the garden is
flourishing and the students are enjoying
eating the tomatoes at lunch!
Sunflowers are in full bloom right now, and,
looking ahead, the students are excited about
harvesting pumpkins in the fall!
Meanwhile, at Valle Catholic School, the younger students are
discovering caterpillars that will develop into beautiful Monarch butterflies in
the Valle Catholic Schools’ Butterfly Garden, which is a certified and regis-
tered Monarch Waystation designed to attract the declining populations of
Monarchs and other pollinators.
A variety of Missouri wildflowers, milkweed, zinnias and bulbs, many donat-
ed, and others bought with funds granted from the
Master Gardeners, fill the area, which also serves
as an outdoor classroom.
The plants are thriving from
frequent rains, as well as
water collected from the
roof of a nearby shed.
Laudato Si!
In this week’s issue of the St. Louis Review…
Viewing election issues through a
lens of faith
Students at Catholic high schools
in St. Louis score well on ACT
Mother Teresa, who served the
‘poorest of the poor’ in Kolkata,
will be to be canonized—Sept. 4
And much, much more!
Around the Archdiocese...
We pray for the repose
of the souls of the faithful
departed, and especially
those in our school and
parishes communities.
May their souls, and all the
souls of the faithful
departed, through the mercy
of God, rest in peace.
Amen
We pray for those who are
sick, hospitalized, lonely and
in need of our prayers, and
for their caregivers.
May God bless them!
Please send your prayer
requests to
Above, Valle Catholic School
goes back to school
Saint Mary Magdalen Catholic
School celebrated their first all-school Mass of
the school year focusing on the Fruits of the Holy
Spirit.
SMM Pastor, Father Jack Siefert, reminded the
children in his homily that just as fruit is good for our
body, the fruits of the Holy Spirit are good for our
hearts and souls.
“Today we placed an apple, our symbol for JOY, on
our tree, and remember that Joy is recognizing that
true happiness comes not from money or possessions,
but from knowing and following Christ Jesus,” a school representative reported.
“Each month the students will focus on a different fruit of the Holy Spirit in hopes
that, by the end of the year, our hearts will be filled with joy, gentleness, kindness,
generosity, goodness, faithfulness, patience,
self-control and peace.
Our tree will remain in the lobby of the school
to be a visual reminder of how we will grow.”
On Thursday evening, August 18, 2016
Valle Catholic School students,
parents, guests, teachers and administrators
welcomed in the new school year with the tradi-
tional Rock the Block event.
Ste. Genevieve pastor, Monsignor Dennis
Stehly (pictured at right with “Juggling Jeff”) opened the evening with a
prayer, and welcomed everyone.
From there, the Valle Student Council Moderator, Tim Baskin took over and in-
troduced "Juggling Jeff,” who performed amazing feats to the delight of all!
Valle goes
back to
school...
