St. Thomas Receives $2.5 Million Commitment from Glenda and Russell Gordy Igniting ‘Double Your Donation Challenge’

With one of the largest altruistic gifts in the 118-year history of St. Thomas, Houston philanthropists Glenda and Russell Gordy have pledged to match every new donation up to $2.5 million in the St. Thomas Double You Donation Challenge, slated from February 21-May 20, to complete funding for the 4500Forever capital campaign. The Gordy’s commitment arrives [...]

By |2018-02-22T16:23:51-06:00February 21st, 2018|Support|0 Comments

National Signing Day Celebrates Determined Eagle Student-Athletes Rising to the Next Level

February’s traditional National Signing Day provided more than the usual Red & White salute for acclaimed St. Thomas student-athletes seizing the chance to continue their careers at the university level. In the midst of the coast-to-coast carnival capping the wild world of frenzied football recruiting that long ago reached peak absurdity came the engrossing journeys [...]

By |2018-07-19T17:12:08-05:00February 21st, 2018|Football, Campus News|0 Comments

Eagle Swimming Matches Best-Ever Showing at TAPPS State

Travis Zetka ‘18 and Shane Williams ‘19 fueled a record-smashing time in the 400 Freestyle Relay and contributed in five other valuable results to pace Eagle Swimming to a convincing second-place finish at the 2018 TAPPS Division I State Championships. Without winning a single individual event the Eagles leveraged superior depth for four top-four and [...]

By |2018-07-19T17:12:09-05:00February 12th, 2018|Swimming|0 Comments

Eagle Football Opens 2018 Season with Return to NRG Stadium

The 2018 schedule for Eagle Football includes hosting a prime time return to NRG Stadium plus four true home games in a mix of traditional series, familiar foes, first-time engagements and a re-tooled TAPPS Division I District 3 that now includes two San Antonio Catholic schools. The Eagles launch the campaign renewing the long-standing match-up [...]

By |2018-07-19T17:12:09-05:00February 8th, 2018|Football|1 Comment

Eagle Scholars Speak to Lasting Impact of Scholarship and Tuition Assistance Program

The Basilian Fathers are eternally grateful to the generous supporters who empower the St. Thomas scholarship and tuition assistance program, catalysts for change, fueling a broad movement of giving within the Eagle community. Those who attended the 11th Annual Scholarship Breakfast heard the compelling heartfelt testimonials from Melvin Larkins '18 and Michael Garza ‘18 who [...]

By |2018-07-19T17:12:09-05:00February 2nd, 2018|Campus News|0 Comments

Social Studies Dean Mills Once Spent the Kentucky Derby with Justin Timberlake – And Didn’t Know Who He Was

Super Bowl LII returns Justin Timberlake to the scene of a previous and infamous halftime crime. For St. Thomas dean of social studies Brett Mills, the mere mention of the one-time wildly successful boy bander turned pop provocateur demands rekindling an episode from his own past, one that Mills readily owns with gusto, the perceived [...]

By |2018-07-19T17:12:10-05:00January 31st, 2018|Campus News|0 Comments

Zetka ‘18 Blazes in Individual and Relay Wins to Pace Eagle Swimming to TAPPS East Regional Championship

Travis Zetka ‘18 raced to two individual victories and added a pair of blistering performances in anchoring two relay wins to lead St. Thomas to the 2018 TAPPS East Regional Championship at the University of Houston. Eagle Swimming racked 134 team points to easily outdistance St. John XXIII (114), The Village School (81) and Tomball [...]

By |2018-07-19T17:12:11-05:00January 26th, 2018|Swimming|0 Comments

Nguyen ’20 and Lara ’19 Honored at UST/Archdiocesan Essay Contest

Jean-Paul Nguyen ‘20 earned second-place distinction while Jacob Lara ‘19 captured fourth-place merit to lead another strong St. Thomas showing at the 14th annual University of St. Thomas / Archdiocesan Essay Contest. National Merit semifinalist Michael Patton ‘18, Christopher Ezuede ‘20 and Brendan Hotze ‘21 were each recognized with honorable mention within their respective academic [...]

By |2018-07-19T17:12:11-05:00January 24th, 2018|Student Life, Campus News|0 Comments

Eagle Scholars Earn Record St. Thomas Club and Honor Roll Achievement

More than 40% of the current St. Thomas enrollment has maintained a minimum 3.5 grade point average, with 153 champion scholars rising to St. Thomas Club distinction which requires at least a 4.0 GPA. The 286 recognized students represent the largest-ever percentage of Eagles to earn such collective acclaim in the school’s esteemed 118-year history. [...]

By |2018-07-19T17:12:11-05:00January 23rd, 2018|Campus News|0 Comments
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