Help support our teachers and staff by donating to the Staff Christmas Fund. All donations will be matched up to $30,000! Contributions must be submitted by Friday, December 13.
Donate online at smacatholic.org/staffdonations
Become a Guardian! The time is now to apply for the 2025/2026 school year. Apply by December 15 for early admission and no application fee!
Find out more and apply at smacatholic.org/applynow
Saturday, December 14th is SMA's 8th annual Service of Lessons and Carols. Lessons and Carols tells the story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Christ in nine bible readings with the singing of Christmas carols and hymns. The Service begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus at SMA.
Join us for our third 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, while delving into the beauty of Advent. There will be refreshments after Benediction for a brief social. The evening will begin at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, December 11.
All are welcome (students, families, friends, etc). We look forward to praying with you and for our school community. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Dempsey (rdempsey@smacatholic.org).
Yesterday, we had the Junior Class Mass. The Juniors received their class rings, which Father Sappington blessed during the Mass. It was a joyous celebration shared with family and friends amongst the SMA community.
Yesterday, SMA was highlighted at the annual Lee's Summit Rotary Club Community Service Luncheon along with five other Lee's Summit schools. St. Michael students were invited to attend the event, spoke about our community service efforts, and took a photo with Mayor Bill Baird. We are thankful for the opportunity to share about our service and look forward to continuing to serve others in our community!
Today one of our SMA students joined the Catholic Church during All School Mass! Carson Lindstrom, senior, received the sacraments of Confession and First Holy Communion. His fellow Guardian, Nick DeVoss, sponsored him. Carson joins a growing number of SMA students who have received the sacrament of Confirmation while at St. Michael. We thank God for the continual work he has done in our school, especially in the spiritual lives of our students!
The Yearbook Staff visited the Varsity plant recently to design the cover of the 2025 Magnum Opus Yearbook. With a grant provided by Hollis + Miller Architects, the Yearbook staff were able to purchase staff shirts and media passes.
The link to order yearbooks and Senior Ads is https://prod.yboc.varsity.com/jobSearch/displayHome.
The job number is 16571.
President Nulton got to meet with three SMA alums yesterday while visiting the St. Isidore Catholic Student Center in Manhattan. Joseph McNamara '22, Alex Scheier '23, and Garret Scheier '24 are all students at K- State and we look forward to more visits to our local colleges to visit our SMA alumni and recruit Catholic teachers!
The SMA Boys Soccer Team is heading to the MSHSAA Class 2 State Championship after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Orchard Farm! Goals were scored by Noah Hance-Johnson and Nick DeVoss. Defense was amazing and it was an awesome TEAM victory!!
Now it's time to show our Guardian pride! Let's fill the stands and cheer them on as they compete for the championship tonight.
🗓 Game Time: 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO
It's a great day to be a Guardian! ⚽💙 #GuardianPride #SMAFamily #GuardUp
SMA Soccer is going to state semifinals!
The Guardians beat Excelsior Springs 2;-0 on Saturday and will play in the semifinal match in St. Charles against Orchard Farm at 8:00p.m.
Let's go Guardians!
Congratulations to Avery Frick and Bella Rosenberg who placed 20th and 8th respectively at State Cross Country.
Way to go Guardians!
Don't be a fool! Buy tickets now. Set in a small village of Ukraine, the family-friendly production of "Fools" by Neil Simon will bring smiles (and lots of laughter) to the audience's faces! From Thursday Nov 14 through Saturday Nov 16, doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Curtain rises at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on our website smacatholic.org/theatre
Good luck to our cross country team as they compete in the state final today! Fr. Sappington sent them off with a blessing yesterday as they left SMA for Gans Creek. St. Michael the Archangel pray for us. #GuardUp
This week, chemistry students have been conducting flame tests on various metal salts. This lab reinforces the concepts of light emissions describe by Niels Bohr. The specific color spectrum emitted by each metal is related to the electrons becoming "excited" by the flame and then when they fall back to their ground state the color is produced. It's amazing to see God's creation in action!
At Saint Michael Catholic High School, we celebrated Día de los Muertos with a special blessing of the ofrenda—a traditional altar honoring loved ones who have passed. This event, rooted in Mexican heritage and Catholic faith, is a joyful remembrance of family and friends who are no longer with us.
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) takes place on November 1st and 2nd, blending ancient Aztec traditions with Catholic beliefs. It’s a time to celebrate eternal life and remember that, in faith, our loved ones remain spiritually close. Our ofrenda, adorned with candles, marigolds, and photos, symbolizes our connection with those who have passed, offering light, water, and prayers for their journey.
Through this meaningful celebration, our Hispanic Honor Society at SMA joins together in honoring family and friends, guided by love, memory, and hope in eternal life.
With election day being tomorrow there is no better day to join us in our weekly Tuesday rosary. We will start after the 7:45 a.m. Mass (approximately 8:10 a.m.) in the St. Michael chapel. If you can't make it we welcome you to join us in the devotion from wherever you are.
When you do so, please join us in the following prayer:
Mary, Our Lady of Victory,
Through your intercession, God granted victory at the Battle of Lepanto.
Be with us in our daily battle against evil and sin in our own lives,
That we may strive joyfully to do God’s will for us.
Intercede for St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School,
That we may achieve our mission as God’s brave and humble disciples.
Mary, Our Lady of Victory, pray for us.
St. Michael the Archangel, pray for us.
After an all-state honors performance at the state golf tournament, Leah Simmons has been nominated for athlete of the week in the Courier Tribune and Examiner! You can vote for her at
https://contests.cherryroad.com/event/9aa4fd5b0c5caadb/4#subcategory-list
Come cheer on the SMA drumline! The Guardians will be marching in the annual Independence Halloween Parade in Downtown Independence from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. More info on the parade can be found on the Independence Chamber website https://ichamber.biz/committees/halloween-parade/
The SMA Guardians of Life and Art Club members teamed up to celebrate respect life month. They decorated the sidewalk in front of the school with chalk drawings and placed crosses in the field by Lee's Summit Road to represent those whose lives were ended by abortion. Please join us in praying for the unborn.
