Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Greetings Everyone,
What a great weekend to be a Gremlin! We were excited to welcome “home” over 130 alumni and friends for our Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday. The school was full of Gremlins sharing fond memories that spanned the decades. This special night is a celebration of our past, present, and our bright future, and it was possible with the help of a fabulous team. It was a great success and our student body represented us beautifully in many different capacities. Thank you to all!
Another event that will go down in “history” is our fifth-grade Living History Museum, which graced the front page of Saturday’s Sedalia Democrat. We also give a standing ovation to the members of our Speech team that represented SHS Saturday at the State Speech meet in Springfield. Congratulations! Wrapping up the weekend was a big win in the form of confirmation preparation and 50 youth from our community coming together at SHS for game night and prayer. Thank you to everyone who had a hand in bringing these events to “life”!
More stories and photos of these events will be shared in this issue (and future issues) of the Sacred Heart Beat.
Let’s keep the positive momentum going as we rapidly approach the end of the year. Counting Finals Week we only have 5 weeks to go! With that in mind, please make note of our finals schedule in Mrs. Martin’s section of the Beat. We appreciate your partnership in making sure your students are prepared and present for finals week.
I hope you have a wonderful last week of April!
In His Service,
Dr. Mark Register (SHS Class of ‘75)
President
Sacred Heart School
WELCOME
St. Vincent de Paul Parish welcomed the following into the Catholic faith at the Easter Vigil:
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LiShanna Bredehoeft
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Jared Bredehoeft
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Heather Jetmore
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Isaac Jetmore
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Diana Louise Carter Jones
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Michael Bryce Jones
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Annette Owens
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Jeffrey Lee Owens
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Jared Owens
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Jessica Stratton
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Kendra Bloess
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Aubrey Hopper
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Matthew Hopper
FIRST COMMUNION
Please keep all our students making their First Communions this weekend at Masses this weekend at St. Vincent de Paul.
ARMOR OF GOD
Juniors received their St. Benedict wristbands at the school Mass on April 13th. We pray the students will find these helpful in continuing their relationship with God.
MARCH FOR LIFE
Mrs. Bolin, Mrs. Messina, and Mr. Gonzalez took the seventh graders on April 20th to the State Capitol to join the 2022 Midwest March for Life in a moving, pro-life rally. The inclement weather was not an obstacle for our seventh graders, who demonstrated their support for life and the protection of unborn babies. We joined other Catholic and Christian groups inside the Capitol Hall, where we prayed together and listened to some pro-life testimonies. The energy and common vision were so palpable that, despite the rain that forced the organizers to change to an indoor schedule, both students and teachers left the building with a renewed sense of unity in Faith and the protection of those that haven’t been born to this world yet.
PARISH YOUTH EVENT
As Dr. Register mentioned in his opening to today’s Beat, we had approximately 50 young people gather after their last Confirmation session to enjoy fellowship, basketball, volleyball and indoor soccer along with pizza, lots of desserts and drinks. About 15 adult chaperones were on hand to make sure the day went smoothly and fun. At the end of our time together everyone came to church for about 15 minutes of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament as many of our high school and college students lead them in praise and worship songs. A special thank you for all who helped prepare our young people for Confirmation this year. And for those from our parish who prayed with them the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 2pm Sunday; that is a powerful witness to our young candidates. The Confirmation ceremony will be on May 14: 11 am Sacred Heart and 1 pm St Patrick.
SENIOR CELEBRATION
Alex Karigan
Alex will be attending State Fair Community College this fall. Alex has participated in the CTC criminal justice program and will be pursuing his associate’s degree in Criminal Justice. He plans to live at home while he is able in order to save some money! From there, he will go on to the University of Central Missouri to get his Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. Alex’s goal is to one day work for a Federal Agency!
Spring Book Fair THANK YOU!
The Spring Scholastic Book Fair was a big success. THANK YOU to all the students, parents, grandparents, friends, and faculty that supported our fair! We were only open for 4 days and just about sold out of books!
Proceeds from the Spring Book Fair will go back into Elementary classrooms to help teachers with their classroom libraries, playground equipment, and more! #GoGremlins
MATH RELAYS
A group of 14 students traveled to MSU in Springfield to participate in the Pummill Math Relays. There were about 600 students competing. Our Geometry team took third in our division and our Algebra 2 team took third in our division!
THANK YOU FOR THE DONATION
A special thank you to La Monte Meats for the fetal pigs donation for our dual credit Anatomy dissections last week. It was a great experience because the pigs were so fresh and clean and the kids seemed to enjoy the dissection.
CELEBRATING A GREAT SEASON OF STATE-LEVEL SPEECH COMPETITION
At the State Speech Competition, Sophomore Mariah Van Leer competed in Humorous Interpretation and Duo Interpretation. Freshman Sophie Anderson competed in Storytelling and Duo Interpretation. Sophomore Lexi Owens competed in Radio Speaking.
PROJECT GRAD RAFFLE WINNER
The senior parents would like to thank everyone who purchased fish fry tickets and hog raffle tickets to help support Project Graduation! We raised about $3000! All funds will be used to provide our graduating seniors with a fun and safe event on graduation night! Congratulations to Darla Spangler on winning the half hog! Please keep our seniors in your prayers as the year comes to an end and thank you for all your support!
2022-2023 ENROLLMENT
Thank you to everyone who has completed the K-12 enrollment process for the 2022-2023 school year. Over 30% of our families have finalized enrollment, with many more still in progress. Here are some quick links to re-enroll:
Application for Scholarships – https://online.factsmgt.
Intent to Enroll – If you have already received an enrollment invitation, please contact Mrs. Shari Brown, Director of Finance, with your intent to enroll. Email sbrown@gogremlins.com
UPCOMING DATES
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Saturday, April 30 – Prom (Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors)
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Monday, May 2 – No School, Teacher Professional Development
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Wednesday, May 4 – Paid Dress Down (All Grades)
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Wednesday, May 4 -6th Grade Vocation Day
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Monday, May 9 – Spirit Dress (All Grades)
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Wednesday, May 11 – Spring Concert (Grades K-6) and Gremmy Awards (Grades 7-12)
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Friday, May 13 – NHS and NJHS Induction Ceremony (Grades 7-12)
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Full school calendar available at https://www.gogremlins.com/
events/
SPRING SEMESTER FINALS SCHEDULES
You can find the 2nd Semester Finals Schedule HERE
ANNUAL FUND DRIVE – STUDENT APPEAL
Our Annual Fund Drive is underway to support the immediate and long-term needs of Sacred Heart School. Every year we ask families to participate because a successful Annual Fund Drive greatly improves the amount of funds we can award toward scholarships, facility improvements, and teacher retention.
Our goal is $250,000. Your participation make a BIG difference, so we have made the rewards even bigger! Grades can earn up to $1,000 toward their class accounts!
Our success isn’t possible without your involvement. More info on how to get involved will be shared in the days ahead. Thank you for your support!
GREMLIN STUDENT STORE . . . . WATCH THE VIDEO!
Watch this great video and get ready to shop at the Gremlin Student Store! We have everything you need for spring and summer sports! The Gremlin Student Store is open every school day from 7:30 am-3:30 pm.Thank you for supporting the Sacred Heart Student Council.
FROM THE HEART, ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK!
From the Heart is the theme for the 2022-2023 JH and HS yearbook! The yearbook staff adapted the cover of their yearbook into a sweatshirt design. Get your yearbook today! We only have 35 yearbooks available to purchase!
Grades 7 to 12th (Delivered Fall of 2022) Jostensyearbooks.com
SAUCEDO PLAYING FOR WILLIAM JEWELL
On Thursday, April 14th Bruno Saucedo signed his national letter of intent to continue his education and soccer career at William Jewell College. At Jewell he will be coached by Sedalia Native Eddie Horn. (Due to NCAA guidelines Coach Horn could not be in the building during the signing but was able to join us afterward).
Bruno came to Sacred Heart just this year, while he has been with us only a short time he has made a huge impact and we are so glad he is part of the SH family. While here for his senior year he has excelled. This year Bruno participated in soccer and also emerged into some new athletic opportunities, he kicked for the football team and is currently running track and has quickly become a stand-out.
We are so proud of Bruno and look forward to supporting him in his next steps.
FIRST PLACE KAYSINGER CONFERENCE GOLF WINNER
Sophomore, Luke Jenkins, took 1st place in the Kaysinger Conference Golf Tournament that was hosted at Mules National Golf Course in Warrensburg on April 14th with a score of 78!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 28th
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Softball vs Bunceton @ Home – Senior Night, start time 5:00pm @ Centennial Park . ADMIN- LaMonte Admin-OFFICIALS- Victor Benton, Rick Grunden, SCOREBOARD- Riley Bradley
Friday, April 29th
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Softball @ Weaubleau, start time 5:00 pm, ADMIN- LaMonte Admin, TRANSPORTATION – Mini Bus 2, driver Coach Martin
Saturday, April 30th
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Prom
JOB OPENINGS FOR 2022-2023 – Join our Family #GoGremlins
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