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 SHA’s Sarah Parsons wins $2,500 scholarship from Discover LOUISVILLE, KY (May 2004) – Sacred Heart Academy (SHA) student Sarah Parsons was awarded a $2,500 scholarship as part of the Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarship program for high school juniors nationwide. Scholarships are awarded to high school juniors who have demonstrated accomplishments in the classroom, special talents, leadership, and community service, while overcoming a roadblock or challenge. The awards are given in cooperation with the American Association of School Administrators. Janet Zeller honored with top SHA teaching award Sacred Heart Academy (SHA) recently honored faculty member Janet Zeller as the 2004 recipient of the Loretto Peter Mudd Excellence in Teaching Award. The Loretto P. Mudd Excellence in Teaching Award was established in 1999 in memory of Loretto Peter Mudd, a 1931 SHA graduate. Loretto Mudd also taught at Sacred Heart and was a nurse on the original staff of the Marian Home (the long-term nursing facility for Ursuline Sisters). This award honors a full-time or part-time SHA teacher who consistently reflects the Ursuline core values of reverence, leadership, community, and service and who demonstrates dedication to students' learning and their full human development. Zeller, who has served the Academy as a science teacher for eight years, was nominated by students, alumnae, colleagues, and parents. A student nominator wrote, “Ms. Zeller treats all students with respect and promotes self-confidence in them. She shows interest in her students academically and personally. Ms. Zeller inspires me to be the best person and learner I can be.” Zeller will receive $2,700 from an endowment fund established for the annual recipients of the Loretto P. Mudd Excellence in Teaching Award. UCS hosts annual Interlude event on Saturday of Ursuline Campus Art Fair weekend LOUISVILLE, KY (September 1, 2003) – At 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18 in the Sacred Heart Academy gym, Ursuline Campus Schools (UCS) will host its annual Interlude event, benefiting all five Ursuline Campus Schools: Sacred Heart Academy, Sacred Heart Model School, Ursuline Montessori School, Ursuline Child Development Center, and the Ursuline School for the Performing Arts. Interlude, which annually draws a 600-plus crowd, includes
dinner and cocktails, silent and live auctions, games of chance,
and a $25,000 Grand Prize Raffle drawing. Entertainment will
be provided by Katie and the Cruisers and the Ursuline Youth
Orchestra. Visit www.ucschools.com/interlude.htm for a detailed list of auction items available at Interlude 2004. For tickets, please call 502-896-8681 or e-mail joneil@ucschools.com. Last year, Interlude raised more than $290,000 for the schools. Six Sacred Heart seniors named National Merit Semifinalists LOUISVILLE, KY (September 2004) – Dr. Beverly McAuliffe, Principal at Sacred Heart Academy (SHA), recently announced that seniors Erin Frankrone, Ellen Gregory, Mary Licandro, Erin D. Murphy, Anna Williams, and Casey Yeakel have been named Semifinalists in the 50th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They were chosen from a pool of high school students across the nation by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation and represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. Candidates entered the 2004 National Merit Program by taking the 2003 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Semifinalists have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,000 Merit Scholarship awards, worth $30 million, that will be offered this spring. 21 Sacred Heart Academy grads earn prestigious I.B. Diplomas LOUISVILLE, KY (September 2004) – Sacred Heart Academy (SHA) received notice from the International Baccalaureate Organization, based in Geneva, Switzerland, that 21 members of the SHA class of 2004 earned full International Baccalaureate Diplomas. These students earned the prestigious I.B. Diploma by fulfilling the following requirements: following a rigorous curriculum of I.B. courses over two years; completing and satisfactorily passing 25 hours of international examinations; completing a minimum of 150 hours of volunteer service (called Creativity, Action and Service, or C.A.S.); and writing a 4,000-word extended essay on a topic of their choice under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Ninety-five percent of SHA’s May 2004 I.B. Diploma candidates earned the I.B. Diploma. This compares to 82 percent of candidates worldwide and 78 percent in the United States of all candidates who earned the I.B. Diploma last year. In addition, 57 students from the SHA Class of 2004 earned I.B. Certificates in one or more subject areas. In four years, 82 Sacred Heart Academy graduates have earned the full I.B. Diploma for an overall school I.B. Diploma pass rate of 93 percent. Sacred Heart Academy was accepted as an International Baccalaureate School in 1998 after a year-long self-study and application process, and is one of only four schools in Kentucky to offer the I.B. program. Currently, about 45 percent of the entire student body is involved in the IB or pre-I.B. program at Sacred Heart Academy. SHA to host Parent Information Night November 9th at 7:00 pm The choice of a high school for your daughter is very important. To help you with this decision, Sacred Heart Academy invites you to a parent information night on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, at 7:00 p.m. At this session, you will be able to hear from faculty and administrators about SHA. Information about our International Baccalaureate and Learning Differences programs, about financial aid, sports and clubs, and about school policies and procedures will be presented. We hope you can come to learn more about why SHA may be the best high school choice for your daughter! Click here for more Prospective Parent/Student Information. SHA sophomore named Youth Volunteer of the Year by Ky. Assn. of Homes for the Aged LOUISVILLE, KY (October 21, 2004) – Robyn Ballinger, a sophomore at Sacred Heart Academy (SHA), was just named the Youth Volunteer of the Year by the Kentucky Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Inc. (KAHSA), and was presented with an award at a special luncheon this afternoon in the South Wing of Freedom Hall. Fifteen-year-old Ballinger has volunteered more than 400 hours of service to the residents of Presbyterian Homes of Louisville since the summer of 2002, and was nominated for the award by that organization. “Robyn’s energy is infectious to both residents and staff alike. Everyone delights in seeing the love and attention that she gives to our residents. She personifies what being a volunteer means … giving of self, by sharing one’s time and talent with others. Her youthful enthusiasm gives continuing enjoyment to everyone at Presbyterian Homes of Louisville,” wrote Naomi Scheirich, Volunteer Coordinator. In addition to the hundreds of hours Ballinger has volunteered with Presbyterian Homes, she also volunteers to teach Sunday School at her church, raises funds for the Special Olympics, provides classroom and field trip assistance at the Binet School (a special needs school), collected books for a physician’s office in a poverty-stricken area, and more. Scheirich said, “Presbyterian Homes of Louisville is blessed to have a youth volunteer as bright and energetic as Robyn Ballinger.” Sacred Heart Academy and the Ursuline School for the Performing Arts present Footloose, featuring 54 area teens LOUISVILLE, KY (October 29, 2004) – Girls from Sacred Heart Academy (SHA) and boys from South Oldham, Manual, Youth Performing Arts School, Trinity and St. Xavier high schools make up the 54-member cast of Footloose, presented at 8 p.m. on the weekends of November 11-13 and 18-20. All shows are in Ursula Theatre (Bldg. #5) on the Ursuline Campus at 3105 Lexington Rd. Tickets are $5 for students/senior citizens and $7 for adults. Performances are open to the public, and reservations may be made by calling the Ursuline School for the Performing Arts at 897-1816. This theatrical adaptation of one of the most popular movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with rockin’ rhythms from its Oscar and Tony Award-nominated top 40 score. Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people and guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind. Familiar tunes include “Let’s Hear It For the Boy” and “Footloose.” Leads are South Oldham senior Tripp Hampton, who plays Ren, and SHA junior Danielle Shover, who plays Ariel. The show is directed by USPA Director Anna Jo Paul with choreography by Amy Trier Delaney. Ursuline Campus unites for the 10th year to make Christmas better for nearly 450 poverty-stricken children in Appalachia LOUISVILLE, KY (November 1, 2004) – After collecting new toys, gifts and clothing from each of the five Ursuline Campus Schools, a large truck will be blessed and leave the Ursuline Campus in front of Sacred Heart Academy, at 3175 Lexington Road, around 9:15 a.m. on Monday, November 8 in route to the poverty-stricken area of Kermit, West Virginia. The annual trip is the culmination of a two-week gift drive by each of the Ursuline Campus member schools: Sacred Heart Academy (SHA – girls, grades 9-12), Sacred Heart Model School (SHMS - coed, K-8), Ursuline Montessori School (UMS - coed, ages 2-12), Ursuline Child Development Center (UCDC - coed ages 1-5), and the Ursuline School for the Performing Arts (USPA - coed, all ages). SHA’s Community Awareness Club (C.A.C.)
organizes the annual event, now in its 10th year, and several
SHA and SHMS
students, accompanied by faculty and parents, will deliver the
clothing and toys to the Christian Help Organization, founded
by an Ursuline Sister in 1975. Former SHA English teacher Sister
Brendan Conlon now runs the organization, whose mission is to
serve the rural mountain poor in Mingo County, West Virginia. Due to the efforts of Ursuline Campus Schools, Conlon said the Christian Help Organization was able to provide gifts for Christmas to 230 families and almost 450 children last year. “The UCS gift drive is a great and simple way for the students to make a difference. By giving to children who would not normally receive much for Christmas, we are helping out the less fortunate and spreading the sense of cheer and joy that accompanies the holiday season. Also, the gift drive has grown into a tradition that many [UCS] students look forward to each year,” said Kali Chatham, C.A.C. president and SHA senior. Sacred Heart Academy to host teens from Palestine and Israel to help build peace LOUISVILLE, KY (November 3, 2004) – Sacred Heart Academy (SHA) will host about two dozen teens from Palestine and Israel on Wednesday, November 10 in an effort to help build peace and understanding among the groups of young people. The Palestinian group is a band from the National Center of Music, located in the Palestinian West Bank area. The Israeli choral group is from the Council of the Jezreel Valley near Haifa in Israel. In a literal translation of harmony, the groups have been invited to make music together in a performance for SHA students. SHA sophomore to star in Nutcracker on Ice LOUISVILLE, KY (November 30, 2004) – Leah Carey, a sophomore at Sacred Heart Academy, is starring as Clara in the Louisville Skating Academy's "Nutcracker on Ice" this year, December 17, 18 and 19 at Iceland Sports Complex, 1701 UPS Drive. The show, which includes skaters from age 3 through 78, features the area’s most competitive figure skaters in a dazzling performance. Carey, who has been skating for nine years, has achieved a United States Figure Skating Gold Medal in Moves in the Field and has competed in the Eastern Great Lakes regional competition for seven straight years. In 2003, Carey made it to the prestigious final round of Intermediate Ladies in that competition. Sacred Heart Academy Christmas Choral Concert The Sacred Heart Academy advanced A Cappella and Madrigal Choirs will present a Christmas concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 12 at St. Agnes Church, 1920 Newburg Rd. The concert is free and open to the public. Sacred, secular traditional, and classical music of the Advent and Christmas season will be performed for all to enjoy. Sacred Heart Academy senior to participate in Presidential Inauguration LOUISVILLE, KY (December 13, 2004) – Sacred Heart Academy senior Jennifer Woosley has been invited to participate in the People to People Presidential Inauguration, an educational program in Washington, D.C., January 19-23, 2005. Woosley will join a select group of students as the nation ushers in a new four-year presidential term for George W. Bush. Planned activities include the official swearing in of the president and vice president, the inaugural address, parade and a celebratory ball. Woosley was nominated and accepted for the exclusive honor based on previous participation with People to People programs. As part of the Presidential Inauguration, Woosley will explore America’s presidential heritage by visiting such places as Mount Vernon, the estate and gardens of George Washington; Monticello, the home and plantation of Thomas Jefferson; and Ford’s Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. The People to People Student Ambassador program, based in Spokane, Wash., was created to fulfill the vision Dwight D. Eisenhower had for fostering world citizenship when he established the organization in 1956. Sacred Heart to receive grant for mentoring program with Nativity Academy LOUISVILLE, KY (December 2004) – Sacred Heart Academy
(SHA) was awarded a $425 grant from the city’s Office of
Youth Development to use for a mentoring program with students
at the Nativity Academy at St. Boniface. SHA students will use
the grant to implement educational activities for two S.A.D.D.
(Students Against Destructive Decisions) Days at the Nativity
Academy later this winter. SHA students will also coordinate related activities, such as “Oscar” awards for skit actors and a report for the 118 active members of Sacred Heart’s S.A.D.D. club. SHA students win nearly 40 Scholastic Art Awards, four will go on to national competition LOUISVILLE, KY (January 24, 2005) – Sacred Heart Academy (SHA) students won 39 awards in the Regional Scholastic Art Competition, established in 1923 to encourage and recognize student achievement in the creative arts. The competition is open to students in grades 7-12, and offers more than $1 million in awards and scholarships. Gold Key award-winning pieces will be sent on to the national Scholastic Art competition. Winners of the Gold Key are: Courtney Tabor, Megan Stroud, Catey Harwell and Victoria Hahn. Silver Key winners are: Stephani Stacy (who won 2), Erin Heckman (won 2), Nina Webb (won 2), Italia Ludlow, Natalie Koller, Krista Parrott, Kristen Corbett, Jacqui Boyle, Maggie Clines, Kelly Fletcher, Ann Louise Hance, Nicole Bukowski, Tricia Cox, Maggie Coleman and Audrey Zoeller. Honorable Mention winners are: Mari Stansbury (won 2), Lauren Oldenburg (won 2), Chris Burchett, Caroline Kelley, Ann Louise Hance, Lauren Hart, Clare White, Kelly Allen, Erin Heckmann, Kelly Raque, Catherine Fargen, Shannon Lowery, Jessica Nissen, Amanda Erdman, and Allison Castagno. Three students named Kentucky Derby Museum Award Winners Sacred Heart Academy has three award winners in the 19th annual Kentucky Derby Museums Student Art Show and Contest, Horsing Around with Art: A Student's View of the Sport of Kings. In the overall award division, Lindsay Barter's Chalk Pastel Study won the 2005 Backside Award (sponsored by Alistin Farms. In the High School Division, Catey Harwell's tempra painting won 3rd place and Kaelyn Donnelly's acrylic painting recieved an Honorable Mention. Works will be on display at the Kentucky Derby Museum through April 3, 2005. The museum is open 9:00am-5:00pm, Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5:00pm on Sunday. SHA artists’ work chosen for downtown trolley hop, displayed at Bittners on Feb. 4 LOUISVILLE, KY (January 31, 2005) – From 5-9 p.m. this Friday, February 4, work by several Sacred Heart Academy (SHA) student artists will be displayed at Bittners, 731 E. Main St., as part of the “First Friday Gallery Hop” on TARC’s trolley line. Artwork by SHA’s upperclassmen in the school’s International Baccalaureate Program, ACCESS (college credit) program, and technology program will be featured that evening at Bittners. On the first Friday night of every month, the public is welcome to catch a trolley at numerous stops along Main and Market streets in downtown Louisville and stop at more than 27 art galleries, museums and shops along that line. Listen to SHA Basketball games online Now, you can listen to a select few of SHA's
varsity basketball games online. Click the links below to hear
exciting play-by-play action of a previously played game, or
prepare to listen to an upcoming live broadcast. SHA seeking 'Excellence in Teaching' Nominations The Loretto Peter Mudd Excellence in Teaching Award was established in memory of Loretto Peter Mudd, a 1931 graduate of Sacred Heart Academy, who later taught at Sacred Heart and was a nurse on the original staff of the Marian Home. The award honors a full time or part time SHA teacher who consistently reflects the Ursuline core values of reverence, community, leadership and service and who demonstrates dedication to students’ learning and their full human development. The recipient promotes students’ self-worth and just relationships with others, reconciles differences between people of varied backgrounds and interests, exerts leadership in education and inspires students to be leaders, demonstrates service to others and challenges students to do likewise, demonstrates a love for learning and inspires this in her students, and makes significant contributions to teaching in his/her discipline. A nominee must have taught a minimum of two years at Sacred Heart (prior to this year) and cannot be a past recipient of the award within the last five years. Past recipients not eligible are John Buckman, Ann Cunningham, Dan Van Meter, Mary Lou Bryant and Janet Zeller. The recipient of the award will be announced at the Honors Day assembly in May. Click here to download the nomination form. Six Sacred Heart seniors named National Merit Finalists LOUISVILLE, KY (February 2005) – Dr. Beverly McAuliffe, Principal at Sacred Heart Academy (SHA), just announced that seniors Erin Frankrone, Ellen Gregory, Mary Licandro, Erin Daugherty Murphy, Anna Williams, and Casey Yeakel have been named Finalists in the 2005 competition for Merit Scholarship awards. They were chosen as National Merit Finalists from more than 16,200 Semifinalists named last September, and will now be considered for scholarships, announced by the National Merit Scholarship Program this April, May, and July. Sacred Heart Academy Principal receives honors Sacred Heart Academy (SHA) Principal Dr. Beverly McAuliffe was recently reappointed as a Regional Associate of the National Catholic Educational Association, and will serve NCEA for another three-year term in Region 5. In addition, Dr. McAuliffe was invited to be a mentor in the first-ever Women In Leadership Conference, held at Bellarmine University on Sat., March 19. Dr. McAuliffe was selected as a prominent and outstanding leader in education, and will mentor a group of female university students pursuing similar careers through a panel discussion and break out sessions throughout the day. The Women In Leadership Conference is a networking experience for 25 accomplished undergraduate women at Bellarmine. These junior/senior level women, who must have earned 45 credit hours or more, are chosen because they are exceptional leaders in academics, campus involvement, and/or community service. SHA Madrigal Choir wins 1st place The SHA Madrigal Choir, led by Amy Shepherd, won first place in the Margaret Comstock Chamber Choir Competition, hosted recently at the University of Louisville. Sacred Heart had the only women’s choir to perform, and they competed against some of the finest high school chamber choirs from around the state of Kentucky. SHA art program earns more accolades SHA students Theresa Schwiermann and Kristen Edelen were recently recognized for artistic excellence in the regional Women’s Club Art Contest, and will go on to compete in the state show of the Federation of Women’s Club Art Contest this May. Schwiermann won first place in the regional competition for her work in the Basket Weaving category, and Edelen won first place for her work in Computer Art. Two Sacred Heart teachers’ artwork chosen for 2005 Gallopalooza LOUISVILLE, KY (March 2005) – Designs by Sacred Heart Academy (SHA) art teachers Amy Baker and Marcia Goss were recently selected for the city’s latest Gallopalooza project, sponsored by Louisville Metro Brightside. Over 250 designs were submitted for the newly created 15" miniature resin versions of the large horses seen throughout Louisville last year. Both Baker and Goss had their individual designs selected out of over 250 submitted original designs. The new 2005 Gallopalooza horses will be on display throughout town in at various stores, malls, hotels, and Derby events in April. A few of the horses will be auctioned prior to Derby at various Derby Galas; the remaining group will be on display throughout town during the summer and auctioned off in the fall. SHA’s Danielle Shover named Louisville’s 2006 Junior Miss LOUISVILLE, KY (March 2005) – Sacred Heart Academy (SHA) junior Danielle Shover was named the 2006 Louisville Junior Miss, and won more than $91,000 in college-offered and cash scholarships. Judging was based on five areas: scholastic achievement, fitness, self-expression, talent, and an interview. In addition to winning the title, Shover won preliminary awards in talent, interview, fitness and self-expression, and was the Overall Scholastic winner. She will go on to compete in the Kentucky Junior Miss Finals, held in January 2006 in Lexington, Ky. Alanna Greene, of SHA, was the second runner-up in the Louisville Junior Miss, and was offered more than $46,000 in college scholarships. SHA’s Autumn Walker was also recognized in the fitness competition. The America’s Junior Miss scholarship program was founded in 1957, and is the oldest and largest scholarship program for high school girls. Over 700,000 young women compete at the local, state and national levels, with $35 million available for scholarships each year. For more information about the America’s Junior Miss program, visit www.ajm.org. KEES Information Some of our Seniors have had problems pulling up their KEEs Information. This is due to a routing problem with the State Department. If you follow these procedures you should be able to pull up your current information. (Your SS # password will no longer work). Click here to access the KEES website. 1. Register & set up a password (red print,
click on black register) This report should include, Fr., Soph, Jr. year plus an ACT amount if you have taken it. In order to receive money you must have a 2.5 or higher GPA and at least a 15 ACT. If there is a problem, please print the report and turn it in to Mrs. Driskill in the Counseling Office. Be sure to write down your correct SS# and birthday on the paper. Please join us for our annual Golf Scramble at Shawnee Golf Course on Friday October 7th beginning at 11:30. Participation fee is $75.00 per person which includes, golf, cart, lunch and refreshments. For additional information about being a sponsor, donating bag stuffers, or questions about the scramble, contact Mark Crush: 426.3653 macrush21@yahoo.com or Mike Schutte: 592.4593. Click here for more information or for a registration form. |
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