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THE VALKYRIE

MAGAZINE

by Leah Parrish '21 1 sha OPEN HOUSE • OCTOBERPhoto 25, 2020 • 1 - 5 P.M.

BECOME Part Heart OF THE

Dear Future Valkyrie, Welcome to Sacred Heart Academy! We’re so happy that you are getting a glimpse of what it’s like to be a Valkyrie – even though we can’t yet welcome you to shadow. We know that the changes of last spring were unexpected and affected so many of you, but we are even more excited to get to know you and show you everything that Sacred Heart has to offer. You’ll find tons of ways to connect with SHA throughout this (Un)SHAdow Magazine!

With so much time away from the physical building last semester, I was able to reflect on all that Sacred Heart has given its students and how I have grown since Freshman year. I realized how many friendships I have made and how much my Sacred Heart sisters mean to me. Through my years here I have been able to see how girls give it their all on the field, the stage, in the classroom, and every inch of our beautiful campus. We have this passion because we feel supported by our amazing teachers, faculty, coaches, directors, alumnae, and the entire community of Sacred Heart. Walking

through the halls of SHA you can see the smiles (even behind a mask!), hear the laughter and encouragement, and feel the love and kindness. I am so excited for you to experience our community and make that experience unique to you!

I have returned as a senior with a renewed sense of what it means to be a Valkyrie, but I still remember what it was like to be in grade school and all of the excitement I felt towards starting high school. When exploring SHA, I encourage you to learn something new, branch out, ask questions, and have fun. I hope you love the SHA community and I can’t wait to see how you become a part of the heart.

With , Allison Portaro, ‘21

It’s fitting in. It’s branching out.

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“I am so happy you are considering SHA as an option for high school. It is such a special place and I hope that this magazine can provide you with some insight on why SHA is such an amazing community! I hope we can meet in person soon, and I look forward to seeing you become part of the heart!” ~Kara Adams, Student Council President

“I am so excited that you are taking the time to learn more about Sacred Heart and all of the little things that make this school such a special place! I hope that you can get a grasp of the community that Sacred Heart provides, even through your virtual event experiences.

Hopefully we can meet face to face soon but for now, thanks for being a part of the Heart!” ~Anna Moorman, 100 Club President

THE LEGEND OF THEValkyrie

Did you know that from 1877 to the spring of 1959 Sacred Heart Academy had no mascot?! That year, the students held a contest to choose one. A junior field hockey player named Marion Veeneman Panyan ’60 submitted the Valkyrie, and the rest is history! For over 60 years now the Valkyrie, and the female strength she conveys, has been synonymous with SHA. According to Norse legend, a Valkyrie was an immortal and invulnerable battle maiden

– some even said that when the Valkyries rode in the night, the flicker of their armor caused the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights.

Sounds like some pretty strong women.

Strong women of great faith.

VALKYRIES.

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A a day in the life SHA FRESHMAN A BLOCK

white day

ELECTIVE Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Presentational Communications or Academic Concentration (Computer Science, Visual Arts or Vocal Music)

B BLOCK

E BLOCK

blue day

F BLOCK

TEAM

U.S. HISTORY

C BLOCK

D BLOCK

MATH Algebra I or Algebra II/Geometry

G BLOCK

(Teaching, Enrichment, Assemblies, Make-Up)

Self-directed study, group or teacher meetings etc.

H BLOCK

WORLD LANGUAGE Spanish, French, Chinese BIOLOGY

ENGLISH

THEOLOGY

MRS. SCHURMAN MRS. MITCHELL

I teach biology and anatomy. I am a SHA alum and I also coach the field hockey team. I love being at Sacred Heart because we have the best students! The students want to learn and that makes my job of teaching really fun.

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This is my 15th year at SHA. I teach survey of performing arts, music theory, and IB music. I also direct the freshman Bel Canto choir as well as A cappella and Madrigals. I am the music director for the SHA fall musicals. I love every minute of my day at SHA. The students are respectful, amazing and humble.

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MS. DALY

I am a Freshmen and Sophomore Theology teacher.

I graduated from SHA in 2014 and I really like teaching here! My family has been part of the Sacred Heart community since the fall of 2002 when my oldest sister became a student here, so SHA is a second home to me. I hope it will be your second home someday too!

HERE OR HOME,

VALKYRIES DON’T MISS A BEAT!

It was amazing how quickly SHA transitioned from regular school to digital learning last year. We went home on a Friday and were up and running digitally the following Wednesday. No one expected it to last the rest of the school year, but our teachers were so supportive, and SHA did so much to help all Valkyries stay connected!

With COVID-19 guidelines, it was still not possible to safely bring all 820 Valkyries in the building at the same time this year. SHA came up with a great plan, called a “side-by-side hybrid” method where students could still see their friends, classmates, and teachers even if they were learning digitally!

Half the school was in the building on Mondays and Tuesdays and the other half on Thursdays and Fridays.

The other days they were on Microsoft Teams (like Zoom) and could watch and listen to what was happening live in the classroom through a webcam. This really helped the girls stay connected and engaged with their teachers and friends!

Wednesday was a Resource Day for everyone to use for group work, teacher or counselor meetings or additional study time – either in the building or at home.

This year has taught us all to be flexible and patient for sure! By the time you’re reading this, things may have changed again. But what doesn’t change is the great education and the close-knit community that SHA offers. We know now that it doesn’t matter where we learn, because we are always a part of the heart.

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you DID

KNOW?

825

28%

TOTAL STUDENTS

OF OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT CATHOLIC

AROUND 200 VALKYRIES IN EACH GRADE

10 1 TO

STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO

THAT MEANS YOU GET A LOT OF INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION.

21,000 HOURS

SHA’S AVERAGE CLASS

SIZE VARIES. DEPENDING ON THE COURSE,

YOU COULD BE WITH ANYWHERE FROM

10 20 TO

STUDENTS.

HELPING OTHERS IS AT THE CORE OF WHO WE ARE AS VALKYRIES.

54% COME FROM PUBLIC OR PRIVATE GRADE SCHOOLS

CLASS OF 2020

AND YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE JUST GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL!

CLASS OF 2020

$27 MILLION IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

73% OF THE CLASS AWARDED AT LEAST ONE SCHOLARSHIP.

7% HOMESCHOOL OR OTHER

CLASS OF 2020

CLASS OF 2020

CLASS OF 2020

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NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS

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AP/IB COLLEGE CREDIT CLASSES

39% COME FROM CATHOLIC GRADE SCHOOLS

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UNIQUE GRADE SCHOOLS AND LIVE IN 48 DIFFERENT ZIP CODES.

AMAZING, KIND, FUNNY, SMART TEACHERS

SHA OFFERS

OUR CURRENT FRESHMEN CAME FROM

OF SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITY

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GOVERNOR’S SCHOLARS

GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS

ATTENDING THE GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL FOR ENTREPRENEURS

Learning to Lead with help from THE JEAN FRAZIER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

There are nearly 60 clubs at SHA, with new student-led clubs organizing every year!

You’re sure to find one or more to fit your interests – and just maybe you’ll take the lead someday!

• 100 Club

• KY Health Club

• Adventure Club

• Math Team

• Academic Team • Agape Club

• Ambassadors • Art Club

From the minute you walk through the doors of SHA, you’ll be empowered to find your own personal leadership style. Through workshops, speakers, authentic leadership opportunities and job shadows, you can earn the JFLI Leadership Certificate of Distinction upon graduation.

As a freshman, you’ll be grouped with Navigation Team mentors and other freshmen to help ease the high school transition. These teams meet continuously all year and become your first “family” at SHA. There are so many ways for you to take the lead at SHA. You can lead your peers through clubs, academic coaching, classroom discussions, sports, arts and retreats.

• Beta Club

• Black Student Union

• Bluegrass Literacy Project

• Liturgical Dance • Music Honor Society

• National Honor Society • National English Honor Society • National Math Honor Society

• Book Club

• National Science Honor Society

• CAC

• Navigation Mentors

• Chess Club

• Photography Club

• Equine Club

• RACK

• Fashion Club

• St. Joseph of Arimathea Society

• Breakfast Club

• Spanish Honor Society

• C.A.R.E

• Operation Smile

• Donate Life Club

• Positivity Club

• Fab & Fit Club

• Science Club

• Fandom Club

• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) • French Club

• Forever Valkyries

• Future Investors Club

• Future Doctors of America (FDA) • Girl Up Club

• Go Green Club • Gospel Choir • Hack Club

• Hearts for the Holy Spirit • Hispanic Dance Club

• Spanish Club

• Speech and Debate Team/Club • Student Council

• Student Advisory Board • Student Y Club • UNICEF

• Ultimate Frisbee • Valkyries for Life (Youth for Life)

• Valkyries for Wish

• VEX Robotics Club • West Meets East

• Intramurals

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It’s the support. It’s the sisterhood.

I t’s all here.

If it’s support you want, you’ll find it here at SHA. edicated counselor who stays with your class D all four years eparate freshman academic advisor and S two college counselors for juniors and seniors uddles from our school dog, Mac. SHA was the C first catholic high school in KY to have a therapy dog.

Mac is beginning his senior (4th) year with Sacred Heart, but don’t worry, he won’t be graduating! ozy counseling wing with a mindfulness room, C relaxation tools and a full bowl of candy eachers who truly care about their students, T and want you to be happy, healthy and successful

No Two Valkyries Learn in the If you have a diagnosed learning difference, you have to check out the Horton Family Accessible Education Center (AEC) and get to know Ms. Puffer and Ms. Sadowski. The AEC will become your second home!

The new AEC space is just over one year old and is a welcoming, quiet environment for learning and testing. Our learning differences program works with students at every academic level in all four grades. The center has standing desks, partitioned tables, swivel chairs, private study pods, a study lounge for tutoring or group work and individual testing rooms.

As an IB World school, we are dedicated to promoting strong study skills and enhancing your confidence. We teach you how to use your strengths to find success and how to advocate for yourself when you need assistance. By doing so, we empower all our Valkyries to be successful in our college prep curriculum and prepare you for life beyond SHA.

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E R A E W

y l i m a f SHA is one big loyal, friendly, inspiring, empowering and supportive family! From your classrooms to your clubs, after school practices or late-night rehearsals, the girls you journey with through Sacred Heart will become your sisters.

Your SHA sisterhood will follow you through four wonderful years of high school and remain by your side forever.

Our Forever Valkyries (graduates) will tell you: you’re going to meet your lifelong best friends at Sacred Heart.

The Gift of Service to Others. It changes the world.

It changes You.

At SHA, you will learn that service to others is a gift. Service is a core value of ours and is at the heart of all we do at Sacred Heart. We serve each other, our school, our community and our world. Through meaningful service to those in need, we become compassionate leaders who are ready to make the world a better place.

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PLAY

heart WITH

How does it feel to be part of a school that wins seven State Championships in two years, is reigning back-to-back Pink-White game champs, and had 23 student athletes from the Class of 2020 commit to college teams?

It feels like being a Valkyrie!

There’s no stopping the heart. It fuels us and pushes us to reach for greatness.

Our school spirit reaches way up into the stands where our Valkyries support their sisters at every big game.

You can’t miss our crazy costumes and cheers.

It’s personal achievement.

It's team success.

I t’s all here.

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You don’t have to be on the team to be part of the fun.

You just have to be part of the HEART!

It’s team. It’s triumph.

It’s all here.

ALL heart

We have 15 sports, and one in each season that is no-cut. Right on campus we have a gym, fitness center, brand-new turf field, two grass fields, softball field, regulation track and locker rooms.

It’s all here and ALL HEART!

Year-round Cheerleading Dance

Fall Cross Country (no cut) Field Hockey Golf Soccer Volleyball

Winter Archery

Spring Lacrosse

Basketball

Softball

Bowling

Tennis

Swimming & Diving (no cut)

Track & Field (no cut)

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YOUR VOICE.

Express

YOURSELF.

Spark

YOUR CREATIVITY. IT’S

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SHA’s performing arts group performs two musicals each year with multiple casts for each.

We like to call theater our “4th no-cut sport” because any and every Valkyrie who wants to be on stage or behind the lights has the opportunity!

SHA offers three choirs for promising vocalists!

B el Canto Choir: ensemble designed for freshman interested in joining our choral department A Cappella: 60-member ensemble for students who love to sing and want to develop their choral and music skills further M adrigals: 15-member advanced group for gifted singers that utilizes the stylistic techniques of the Renaissance period

dream CREATE. create INSPIRE. inspire DREAM. For fans of the visual arts, SHA has an extensive four-year concentration and single arts electives to choose from.

Class choices include: Jewelry design Drawing Painting Photography Ceramics Sculpture Graphic and digital design Animation ultimedia and video M production

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THE

tech world

@ SHA Technology is everywhere, right?

If last year taught us anything, it’s that our world is increasingly digital and virtual! At SHA, it’s part of everything we do, so you’ll be prepared for whatever comes next.

• Every Valkyrie has an iPad and access to all the apps, programs and books she needs

DEEPER DIVE Students who want to take the plunge into 21st century technology can choose a four-year computer science concentration and fully immerse their studies in this exploding field or choose the elective courses that best fit their interests. These include computer science essentials like programming, cybersecurity, simulation, modeling and artificial intelligence.

THE CREATIVE SIDE OF TECH There are many opportunities to show your creativity through SHA’s business and communication tech courses.

Broadcasting - students create, film and produce WSHA, delivering the morning TV announcements to the student body.

Yearbook - Valkyries photograph, plan and lay out the SHA yearbook that’s given each year to all students.

• All classrooms are interactive with integrated Viewsonic touchscreens and web cameras – so this year any student learning virtually has a birds’ eye view of all that is happening in the classroom

• Through apps like Notability, Teams, and Schoology students can take notes, study and connect with their teachers using their iPads

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igital Design and Multimedia - Students design web pages and D blogs, and film and create videos and posts for SHA’s social media highlighting events like Open House and everyday student life.

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Many Valkyries feed their curiosity for technology through clubs and afterschool or TEAM activities in SHA’s Innovation Space by using the podcast studio, robotics equipment, 3D printers, laser cutter, and loads of scrap material and power tools. The only limit is where their imaginations lead!

What In The World Is TEAM? At SHA, everyone has TEAM 2-3 times per week. It stands for Teaching, Enrichment, Assemblies, and Make-up.

Most school-wide liturgies, assemblies, pep rallies and speakers occur during TEAM. If there isn’t anything scheduled, each Valkyrie decides how she wants to use her own TEAM time.

22%

We polled Valkyries asking how they spend their TEAM and the results are in!

Study for a test

30% Work on their homework

100% LOVE having free, self-directed TEAM to use as they see fit!

20% Meet with a teacher for additional help

6% Other (meet with an administrator, work on a group project or plan out their week)

13% Make up a missed test or lab

9% Meet with their counselor or visit Mac

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the virtualVALKY As we await guidance from the Archdiocese of Louisville about when in person shadowing can resume, we have created a Virtual Journey to get you from your school to high school.

There are still so many ways to engage with current Valkyries, teachers and coaches and learn all you need to know about our amazing community!

Let the (Virtual) Journey Begin!

Choose one. Choose all. Whatever your comfort level, we have an event or activity created just for you.

Our virtual journey will help you DISCOVER, INTERACT and CONNECT with the community of SHA! Visit sha.shslou.org/admissions/ to get started!

Straight to the Heart Follow @sha_futurevalks on Insta. This student-run page is the best way to know what’s going on with Future Valkyries and our SHA family this fall.

Sign up to play Straight to the Heart, our interactive journey to complete missions as you find out where you fit in our Sacred Heart community!

Listen to our student-made Valkyrie Vlogs and Heartfelt Podcasts to hear all about campus life at SHA!

Tour our Admissions Site see why WE think YOU should choose Sacred Heart Academy!

You’ll find additional information about your admissions process, Open House, High School Placement Test, SHA Quick Facts, Admissions FAQs and why an all-girls high school is the best choice!

Now that you’re nearing the end of the magazine and have hopefully learned much about our Valkyrie sisterhood, you can use the code ShadowMag2020 to earn an additional 100 points!

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YRIES experience Register to play “Straight to the Heart” game Attend my grade school Zoom call

DOWNLOAD THE GOOSE CHASE APP TO BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY!

discover DISCOVER MSDoyle4021

Go to SHA Campus Parade

Follow @sha_futurevalks on Instagram Schedule my virtual SHAdow day

Ask questions

INTERACT interact Remind my parents about the “Heart to Heart” Subscribe and listen to the SHA “Heartfelt” podcast

connect CONNECT Visit sha.shslou.org to learn more!

Sign up to take the High School Placement Test, December 12.

follow your heart

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thelittlethings singing & dancing

uage teachers ”Our World Lang noras Kupper, keep it light – Se d Mercado Walters, Griffin an ays of helping all have unique w uage, relax us learn the lang celebrate before a test and lly involves after – and it usua ing!” singing and danc

spirit “Coach Heim gives everyo ne on the cross country and tra ck teams a fun nickname.”

Sometimes, the little things in life can add up to become a BIG thing.

The same is true at SHA. Sure, you’ll get a great education, broaden your interests, and make friends for life. Those are BIG things. But if you ask our students, these ‘little things’ (hint: our teachers) are some of what makes each day at SHA so special.

supportive science “Ms. Strong gives us brain breaks, and we talk self-worth and confidence or about science in the world.”

“Ms. Schrage has a meltdown corner in her room where you can go if you feel overwhelmed and she organizes a Zoom call the night before a test to answer questions. She also made us each Christmas ornaments with Scrabble letters that spelled our names.”

“At each pep rally we hav e cheer-offs against the other grades, building communit y with the SHA sisters in our class.”

“Mr. McGeeney puts pictures of puppies on the board during physics tests to calm us down.”

“When a team makes it to State Finals, we line the hal ls and clap as they run throu gh the building – then when they WIN, we have a big party in the gym!”

“On Valentine’s Day, Mrs. Mitchell asked us to write uplifting messages to each other - it connected the class and made each one of us feel special.”

sweet treats “Between Ms. Means, Mr. Heuser, Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Towsley and the Counseling Department, every Valkyrie can find a mint, a chocolate and extra school supplies – and they always come with a smile!”

“One of my favorite things is getting a paper clip from Mrs. Clemons for answering a question correctly! She has helped me so much with all the little things she does!”

“Mrs. Caruso gives us a bead to put on our lanyard for every unit or project we complete. It’s simple, but a great reminder of all our accomplishments.”

“Mr. Harrod gives us bonus points if we can answer a pop culture question and Mr. Garcia hands out stickers every Friday.”

sisterhood “A “little thing” I love about SHA is the morning prayer: the student says, “Sacred Heart of Jesus,” and the rest of the school follows with, “I place my trust in you.” This little thing wasn’t a big deal to me until online school started. Mrs. Ferch emailed us a video every morning and the person saying the prayer still said, “Sacred Heart of Jesus,” and I always responded with, “I place my trust in you,” even though I wasn’t in school. This made me feel like I was still at SHA and still together with everyone.”

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stories Shadow Mary Lane, Sophomore St. Albert the Great

What do you remember about your shadow visit?

“I did not know my shadow host before I shadowed, but she made me feel very comfortable at SHA because of how nice and welcoming she and all of her friends were to me. I also remember how awesome the teachers were and how it seemed like a great environment!”

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Hannah Voss, Sophomore Crosby Middle School

What is your advice for 8th graders in choosing a school?

“My advice would be to just pick the one you think is better for you, and don’t worry about where your friends are going.

You have to learn to get outside of your comfort zone while learning more about yourself and growing as a person on your own rather than following the crowd.”