After all school Mass last week, Mr. Sean Sandstrom was presented with the Outstanding Beginning Teacher Award. The Outstanding Beginning Teacher Award recognizes teachers in their first two years of service who demonstrate excellence in serving children in school districts across Missouri. Mr. Sandstrom is the dean of our Padre Pio community and teaches Algebra, Geometry, and Intro to Education Careers. He also coaches tennis and JV girls basketball. Congratulations Mr. Sandstrom!
At State Wrestling Saturday, the Guardian Wrestling team placed 5th overall with 5 podium finishers! Parker Lutz, Brody Narron, and Rowdy Narron placed 4th in their weight classes. Cole Sackett placed 2nd in his class. Landon Lane placed 1st to make him a back-to -back state champion! Let's go Guardians!
Check out this week's events. We will be having all-school Mass on Wednesday this week for Ash Wednesday and we can't wait to cheer on Guardian Basketball at Districts!
Thank you, Icon Machine Tool, for being a Platinum Level Business Alliance partner and for your continued support of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High School.
For more information on how to become a Business Alliance partner visit, https://www.smacatholic.org/page/give.
COMING SOON! Our school has partnered with Hallow this year as a way to intentionally bring God into the lives of our students and teachers - not only in the classroom, but all the time!
Hallow is a Catholic prayer and meditation app with over 5,000 sessions to choose from. The content inside the app ranges from daily meditations, traditional prayers, Bible stories for sleep, kids and family prayers, mental health meditations, music, and so much more.
Stay tuned for more info on Hallow, how to sign up, and how to participate in the Lenten prayer challenge in the next week!
Congratulations to the SMA girls swim team,
Avery Frick, Clara Dickerson, Amelia Seelbrede, Ava Ventimiglia, and Lyla Ventimiglia for closing out a successful season at the MSHSSA State Championship this weekend. These ladies continue to make school history!
Here are some key highlights from this weekend's MSHSAA State Swim Championship.
- First time in school history for a SMA swimmer (Avery Frick) to receive top honors, in back-to-back state championships! Avery finished 2nd in the state, in both the 50 and 100 freestyle, with an incredible new PR of 52:50 in the 100 freestyle.
- First time in school history that our A relay team qualified for the final championship, with an impressive 12th place after prelims. Both the 200 & 400 free relay set new team and school records.
- Freshman Lyla Ventimiglia was the first SMA swimmer to compete at state in the individual 100 butterfly. She finished with a new PR.
- Junior Ava Ventimiglia and sophomore Amelia Seelbrede both set new PRs in their relay races.
- Junior Clara Dickerson made an impressive first showing at state, swimming the backstroke in the 200 medley relay.
Congratulations Guardians!
Join us for our fourth Encounter of the year, for a night of praise and worship music, Eucharistic Adoration, a student witness, and Confession. Join us as we experience Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist! There will be refreshments after Benediction for a brief social. The evening will begin at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 25th.
All are welcome!! We look forward to praying with you and for our school community. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Dempsey (rdempsey@smacatholic.org).
Congratulations to our Academic All-State athletes! The softball team was also recognized with a team honor for their team GPA of 3.705. We're so proud of our Guardians! #GuardUp
Wednesday February 19, 2025 will be a virtual day of learning. No in person classes. Students will need to check their email and Google classrooms for instructions and classwork. Stay safe and warm!
With the cancellation of the basketball games tonight due to weather, we are rescheduling middle-school night to February 27. Middle-school students will get in for free and we'll have fun activities between the games. Bring your friends and cheer on the Guardians!
Winter sports senior night was last Friday. We celebrated our basketball, cheer, dance, drumline, and swim seniors who were joined by their families. We're so proud of this group of seniors and can't wait to see what they do next year!
Thank you to Laura Eagle for taking photos! You can find all her senior night coverage at https://eagle.smugmug.com/.../Winter-Senior.../i-FhmNpFR
Due to the forecasted winter weather, there will be NO SCHOOL for Tuesday February 18, 2025. Please stay safe and warm!
This week at SMA: Middle School Night at the basketball games, Encounter, State Swimming, and Wrestling Districts!
We certainly felt the love and support of our Guardian community at this year's sold-out Guardian Bash. It was the perfect way to wrap up Catholic Schools Week and celebrate our amazing community!
Through your generosity, we were able to secure both matching gifts from Loretto Foundation for an estimated gross revenue of $501,000 for the event - the largest to date!
We are truly blessed by your support in allowing us to further our mission to Know Truth, Love God and Serve Others. A special thank you to our sponsors and Guardian Bash committee for their continued dedication!
Yesterday was the first meeting of the SMA Debate Club! Students learned about the formal debate process and participated in their first round of debate. The topic was "Are athletes paid too much?" The boys took the negative side and the girls argued the positive. After some spirited and well-thought-out arguments from both sides, the girls ended up with the victory! This is just the beginning for debate at SMA and if you're interested in joining please contact Mr. Perenich for more info.
Come cheer on the Guardians as they take on Summit Christian for Middle School Night! Free admission for all middle-schoolers with fun activities between the games. Spread the word and bring your friends!
The SMA girls swim team is headed to the MSHSAA State Swim Championship on Feb. 21-22! The team took 6th place out of 17 teams at the ILC Conference meet on Feb. 10-11.
These swimmers took home medals in the following events:
Avery Frick - 1st place in the 50 freestyle and 1st place in the 100 freestyle
Lyla Ventimiglia - 3rd place in the 100 butterfly
Ava Ventimiglia - 7th place in the 100 breaststroke
The relay team consisting of Avery Frick, Amelia Seelbrede, Ava Ventimiglia, and Lyla Ventimiglia took 2nd place in the 400 yard freestyle relay and 3rd place in the 200 yard freestyle relay.
Congratulations to Ava Bates, Clara Dickerson, Katelynn Wilke and Kayley Cohen, who all had personal records in their individual and relay events!
Celebrate our seniors Friday, February 14 at Senior Night! Between the girls and boys varsity basketball games, we'll be recognizing our senior basketball, swim, cheer, and drumline athletes. Cheer them on as the Guardians take on Van Horn at home!
Due to the impending inclement weather forecasted for tonight and tomorrow, there will be NO SCHOOL on Wednesday February 12, 2025. Please stay safe and warm.
Here's what's happening this week at SMA!
