St. Louis School Alumni Newsletter

St. Louis Catholic School Alumni Newsletter

Greetings from Your Elementary School Alma Mater!

SUMMER 2021

Dear St. Louis Alumni,

Happy Summer! I know so many in our community have been waiting anxiously for summer break as this year has been an incredible one full of challenge and hardship that has pushed our capacity. Yet, there are definite lessons to be learned from enduring this pandemic successfully. We emerge from this year knowing that God is indeed good and through him all things are possible—our faith has provided the anchor we have needed to keep firmly rooted and growing in Christ.

Our students have grown academically and acquired important life skills this year. Throughout it all, they have shown tremendous capacity to spread love so that others might know Jesus through their actions and words. Students have demonstrated an amazing ability to adapt to the continuous changing climate as we navigated through the pandemic circumstances. They have developed grit and perseverance as they acquired a better understanding of digital instructional tools and learned to balance blue team and white team days with rotating virtual and in person instruction. They have shown unbelievable resilience as they worked through this hybrid instructional model! We were very grateful for being able to return to in-person learning in a brick and mortar building each week and look very much forward to having all our students in the building 5 days a week in the next school year.

We celebrate 65 years of academic excellence and faith filled education this coming year! Help us celebrate at the annual Hawks 5K where you can connect with new families, current students, and alumni. The date for this year’s Hawks 5K & Fun Run is Saturday, October 16, 2021. We look forward to welcoming alumni back to campus to help us celebrate our Hawks spirit! Look for more details to come.

Please join me in praying for all students, teachers, priests and school staff in our diocese as we continue the tradition of providing a Christ-centered education for our children.

Peace,

Anne M. Dyke,

Principal

Alumni Spotlight

St. Louis School alumni were among 16 Bishop Ireton rising seniors who recently received the annual "Book Awards" given by colleges and universities for a student's contribution to their school and community.

Brendan Bokino - University of Rochester Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award
Sarah Fleming - University of Rochester Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award
Connor McNutt - St. Bonaventure University - Bonnie Scholar
Natalie Ramirez - Rochester Institute of Technology Computing Medal

Sarah Fleming (STL'18) was the inaugural recipient of Bishop Ireton's Ronald L. Umbeck Scholarship. This merit scholarship honors the memory of Bishop Ireton faculty member Ron Umbeck and is awarded to an exceptional academic student who is engaged in the arts.

Michael Bennett (STL'68), CFO and Partner with the Ourisman Automotive Group, was recently recognized in the Mount Vernon Gazette as Ourisman celebrates their 100th Anniversary. Read the full article HERE (p. 10).

School News

Welcome to Our Newest Alumni!

St. Louis School continues to prepare its graduates for the rigors of secondary education. We are sending 51 eighth graders out to the following high schools: Bishop Ireton High School, St. John Paul the Great High School, Bishop O’Connell High School, West Potomac High School, Mount Vernon High School, Edison High School, Hayfield Secondary School, Lake Braddock Secondary School, and Phillips Academy Andover.

Our recent graduates have participated in Student Council, the National Junior Honor Society, community theater programs, AAU athletic teams, and numerous regional service organizations. Several of our students were offered high school academic scholarships. While acknowledging the importance of academics, we continue to prepare our students for societal challenges, and we provide them with ongoing faith-filled activities and studies in both Catholic catechism and Catholic apologetics.

Annual Fund

$105,000 Raised!

Summertime always brings a change of pace to a school building, but never a lack of activity! Summer projects are underway along with preparations for the year ahead. The 2020-2021 St. Louis Annual Fund Drive generously raised funds to replace outdated HVAC units in McClunn Hall, purchase additional devices for students, and complete the necessary software and hardware installation of security measures that will allow for a one-button push lockdown. We were also able to purchase teacher wish list items, and we were once again able to provide tuition assistance for those families most in need. We were blessed to be able to continue with these necessary updates in facility, security and technology thanks to the help of current families, alumni and the entire community.

CLASS NOTES

Thank you to our alumni families who have shared family news with us. Do you have a life event or photos to share with the school and fellow alumni? We love to hear from our alumni - where you are now and your memories of your time at St. Louis. If you would like to be featured in our Alumni Spotlight, let us know!

Email your updates to development@stlouisschool.org

ALUMNI DIRECTORY

Currently our online Alumni Directory has listings for more than 1,000 Alumni from 1963-2019 for whom we have some contact information.

Don't see yourself? Please take a moment to register, and if you've moved, please be sure to update your contact information.

Looking for an old friend? Our Alumni Directory allows you to search for and be located by former classmates. If found, you may be able to connect through a web-based email form.

ALUMNI SPIRITWEAR

Available through Lands' End, the St. Louis School Alumni embroidered logo is available on a variety of clothing and gear items. Order yours online today!