Semester Spotlight

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SEMESTER SPOTLIGHT

RESILIENT SPIRIT

STUCO hosted a successful retrothemed Spirit Week, which featured a tailgate with hot dogs and burgers, outdoor games, a home run derby, an open mic night and a drive-in screening of Ferris Bueller's Day Off in the shared SLUH/ Saint Louis Science Center parking lot. Pictured on left: Various Spirit Week activities.

Sound of Success Three talented Jr. Bill musicians were selected to District Honors Orchestra via virtual auditions: Justin Glass ‘22 (violin), Thomas Nguyen ’22 (violin) and Alex Unseth ’21 (cello-1st place).

Food, Formation, Fellowship Campus Ministry hosted monthly Food, Formation, Fellowship events to strengthen the spiritual community and brotherhood among the student body. The on-campus events included faith-centered conversation, dinner and fun activities like pool and cornhole. Weather Balloon In September—for the ninth year in a row—the SLUH Environmental STEM class built and launched a weather balloon.

Youth and Government The SLUH delegation performed exceptionally well at the Missouri YMCA Youth and Government Convention. Several Jr. Bills were elected to office, passed bills and won selective awards.

Golf Classic The SLUH community rallied to support the school’s strong financial aid program at the ninth annual Scholarship Golf Classic. The virtual September event raised more than $165,000 to help ensure all qualified students can attend SLUH, regardless of their families’ economic circumstances.

Faculty Recognition Chinese teacher Yude Huang was honored by the University of Chicago with its Outstanding Educator Award for “going beyond everyday teaching and leaving an impression that is carried over a lifetime.”

English teacher Terry Quinn was recognized as best secondary school educator by the Dante Society of America, which stated Quinn’s “more than 25-year commitment to teaching, to Dante’s text and to the culture of medieval Italy shine through his own statements, syllabi and assignments, as well as his students’ exceptionally high-quality work.” Dan See, chair of the Computer Science Department, was named the winner of the 2020 Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Prize. The award, which recognizes excellence in the teaching of math and science, is presented annually by the Saint Louis Science Center.

Final Vows After 25 years as a Jesuit, SLUH Principal Fr. Ian Gibbons, SJ professed final vows in the Society of Jesus at the Mass of the Holy Spirit on August 18, 2020. The liturgy was celebrated by the new Provincial of the U.S. Central and Southern Province, Fr. Tom Greene, SJ.

Future Jr. Bills Admissions welcomed 8th graders on campus for the first-ever Jr. Billiken Immersion Day to learn more about SLUH. Other opportunities for prospective students included Virtual Shadow@ SLUH (8th graders), Admissions & Accessibility Webinar, and Virtual Inside SLUH Visit (middle schoolers).

Check out the remarkable project video by Kent Cody '21