SAINTS PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
CLAIRE DAUSE
 
Today our Senior Spotlight features Claire Dause '15 from Benet Academy which follows earlier profiles on classmates Nick Hoeppel (Benet), Tim Dalton (Naperville North), Duncan Fox (Neuqua Valley), and Patrick 'Patch' England (St. Francis).
 
To learn even more about our graduates, click here to check out our posts on our Alumni Facebook page.

Within a week we will also debut our Instagram page to make it easier for our younger graduates to stay in touch with their alma mater and each other.
 
Extra-curricular involvement:
  • Worked on set construction and design for the school musical for all four years
  • Directed my own one-act play
  • Member of Benet's a capella group, the Madrigal's
  • Sang for the President of Slovakia when he visited Naperville last September
Academic Success:
  • Achieved First Honors for every semester of high school
  • Illinois State Scholar
  • Commended National Merit Scholar
  • Edward Foundation Volunteer Scholarship Recipient
Accomplishments:
  • Designed the cover of a book my friend wrote, Navigating the Nature of Novas
Service Involvement:
  • Have volunteered over 200 hours at Edward Hospital since 2016
  • Went on a Benet service trip to Guatemala last summer
College Plans:
  • I have been accepted, and will be attending New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study where I'm allowed to build my own curriculum. I plan to study International Relations, Linguistics, and Graphic Design.
How my Catholic faith has resonated with me today as a teenager:
  • There are a lot of times in today's world, especially on social media, where it is really easy to jump on the bandwagon of spreading hate instead of love. Many feel that respect for others is optional based on their feelings about them.
  The dominating idea online is to fight hate with        hate, and even though some are simply trying to      defend the defenseless, that doesn't make it okay.   
  Being Catholic helps me feel less isolated in              avoiding the hate train because my faith says that    everyone is deserving of God's love and my         respect no matter what.
 
What I learned at SSPP that has helped me be successful in high school:
  • Definitely English! Everything we were taught was super helpful in my freshman and sophomore year English classes and put me way ahead of my classmates.
Teacher at SSPP who had the most influence on me:
  • Ms. Mahoney! She challenged me on every assignment to do better than the one before and that's something that has stayed with me throughout high school.
Favorite Peter and Paul Experience that I Cherish:
  • Being in the cast of Bye Bye Birdie in 8th grade. It was so much fun to perform onstage with all my friends, and it was easily the highlight of my year.
Advice for Current 8th Grade Students:
  • Getting involved in sports, clubs, and theater is a great way to meet new people and make friends while also having a lot of fun!
 
    Volume 6, No. 21
   February 12, 2019

QUEEN OF HEARTS FUNDRAISER DEBUTS THIS SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 16,
AT QUIGLEY'S
between 11:30 am - 8:00 pm.

Parent volunteers needed.  No training necessary.
Click here to volunteer.

Q of H captains will 
assist you at Quigley's.

ANNUAL FUND DRIVE
Your support of our Annual Fund Drive is needed?  
The goal in gifts from school parents this year is $55,000.

2019 NCEA
DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE RECIPIENT
  
Phil Cabrera '67 will be recognized as this year's Distinguished Graduate recipient at the 8:00 am all-school Mass this Thursday, February 14.


SCHOOL AUCTION


Our 26th annual school auction, scheduled for Saturday, March 16, is taking us back to our roots and will be held in our gym just as it was back on January 29, 1994 when this event was first held. 


SAVE THE DATE 
 
This year's dinner dance will be held at Cress Creek on  Friday,  May 3.


SAVE THE DATE 


If you're depressed by the weather, think GOLF.

The 31st annual SSPP Gold Outing will tee off at Cress Creek on
Thursday, September 12.


SSPP TRIVIA

 

When our school was founded in 1853....

 
........
...families could not enjoy deep dish pizza as it wasn't until 1943 in Chicago  when Pizzeria Uno founder Ike Sewell created it.