Principal's Letter

CLICK HERE to read the November Principal's Letter from Mrs. Jodi Briggs.

Calling all current families and potential new families! Please join us from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 30 for an informational night about Financial Aid for the 2022-2023 school year. NEW information about applications, submission timeline and processes will be covered. For questions, email Finance Controller, Joe Arnone, jarnone@smacatholic.org.

Final Exam Schedule

See below for the final exam schedule for this semester. Students must stay in the classroom the entire testing period, and will NOT be called out for parents. Mass will still be offered at 7:45 a.m. each morning.

Stella, younger sister to SMA student Michael (Class of 2025), is battling a rare form of brain cancer. To help offset the cost of travel to MD Anderson for treatments, NHS is sponsoring "Comfy for a Cause." Students are invited to donate a minimum of $5 to participate and wear lounge pants, sweats, slippers, etc. again on Friday, Nov. 19. 

Save the date for SMA's 5th anniversary Guardian Bash annual auction and benefit. This year's New Orleans style event will take place Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at SMA. If you are interested in helping with the event, contact Stacy Needels at sneedels@smacatholic.org.

Two of our very own Guardian football players are in the running for SBLive recognition! CLICK HERE to vote for Michael Haggerty for Missouri High School Athlete of the Week. Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. this Sunday, Nov. 14

CLICK HERE to vote for Max. Special teams voting will conclude at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23. Anyone is welcome to vote and as often as you like.

If you are a fall sports athlete and are not playing a winter sport, please clean out your locker by Wednesday, Nov. 17 and return your school-assigned lock to Ms. Kroening. Any items left in lockers after this date will be removed. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Kroening. 

Any boys interested in playing tennis this spring, please attend a short meeting at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, November 17 in the commons area. All are welcome, whether you have played before or not.

There will be an informational baseball meeting Wednesday, Nov. 17 after school in Room 103. Coach Stringer will discuss eligibility, out-of-season workouts, schedules and expectations. All those interested in trying out for the baseball team in the spring are encouraged to attend. If you are involved in a winter sport, please contact Coach Stringer for the information.

We are looking for an additional ping pong table for the Lifetime Sports class and Ping Pong Club. If anyone has one they would like to donate, contact Mrs. Briggs at jbriggs@smacatholic.org.

Our next Encounter is coming up! Please join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17 in the Chapel of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus for an evening of Adoration, praise and worship, a great student witness, and confession. All SMA students along with their families are invited. Masks will be required for this event since outside guests are invited and social distancing may not be possible. Please contact Ms. Eilerman (keilerman@smacatholic.org) with any questions.

The Sisters will be hosting a trip to their Motherhouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan to attend a Girls Retreat the weekend of February 11 - 13. This will be an opportunity for girls to grow in their relationship with God, enjoy time with other girls, get to know the Sisters, and see the Sisters' Motherhouse. All freshman through senior girls are invited. If you are interested, please fill out this Google Form and register for the Google Classroom. There will be an informational meeting after Thanksgiving break. In the meantime, if you have any questions, see Sr. Katharine Rose (or any of the sisters). 

The Parochial League is looking for students interested in officiating basketball for the upcoming season. If you are interested, contact Coach Fitzgerald at vfitzgerald@smacatholic.org.