Polished Diamond || 2021 Salutatorian Sets Sterling Standard for Success

The St. Thomas Class of 2021 proved to be a pipeline pumping streams of superlative high-octane performance as if West Texas Intermediate was bursting at $70 per barrel and the eyes of the energy sector were in perpetual spin cycle. The salutatorian, officially second to but one, not only met but exceeded his own outsized [...]

By |2021-06-07T15:47:43-05:00June 3rd, 2021|Academics, Alumni, Campus News|0 Comments

Fab Three || Boettcher, McLane and Pham Leave Powerful Legacy from Class of 2021

By every metric, their lives and careers were outrageous St. Thomas successes. They crafted renowned academic acclaim with signature style and resounding selfless leadership. They flashed an exhaustive effervescence with a mature command and composure well beyond their years. The phenomenal threesome from St. Cecilia Catholic School arrived independently together as freshmen and remained perched [...]

Vision, Action, Resolve || First-Person Insight into COVID-19 Academic Year

As the pandemic bore down in March 2020, educators responded with heroic efforts to haul the profession’s use of technology into the future. The result was a coerced experiment in distance learning and pedagogical improvisation. Virtual classrooms may have left much to be desired, as a screenful of boxes oftentimes offered only a dimmed sense [...]

Pomp, Under the Circumstances || 2021 St. Thomas Commencement Celebration

Whatever its impact, the pandemic didn’t derail them. Or defeat them. And it certainly didn’t define them. The 121st graduating class from St. Thomas wouldn’t let it. And neither would their campus community. The relentless Class of 2021 emerged triumphantly. Through the COVID-19 shutdowns and lockdowns and the forced migration to remote learning. Through hybrid [...]

By |2021-08-06T12:22:40-05:00May 25th, 2021|Academics, Alumni, Campus News|0 Comments

Seeds of Change || Student Food-Packing Event Nets 100,000 Meals for Haiti

Reckling Gymnasium is routinely a buzz of St. Thomas student activity throughout the academic year, from the celebratory salutes to champion scholars, to the latest rim-racking display from Eagle Basketball, to the welcoming of the next exemplary class of freshman student leaders. But few swirls within the friendly confines matched the impact in April which [...]

By |2021-05-04T17:40:37-05:00April 21st, 2021|Academics, Campus News|0 Comments

Gus Boettcher ‘21 and Patrick Pham ’21 Earn National Speech & Debate Association’s Academic All American

Acclaimed St. Thomas scholars Gus Boettcher ‘21 and Patrick Pham ‘21 have earned the National Speech & Debate Association's Academic All American distinction. The coveted award recognizes academic rigor, champion speech and debate success, and personal excellence. Fewer than 1% of the more than 141,000 members of the National Speech & Debate Association share such [...]

By |2021-04-20T11:11:56-05:00April 20th, 2021|Campus News, Academics|0 Comments

Best In Class || Annual Academic Awards Assembly Celebrates Superior Scholarship

The St. Thomas Catholic Basilian intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community that develops critical thinkers, strong communicators, and ethical leaders. Students discover passion, path, and purpose supported by renowned faculty in a personalized learning environment. The Academic Awards Assembly is an annual celebration of not only emphatic scholastic performance and fervent mentorship [...]

By |2021-04-27T11:21:20-05:00April 15th, 2021|Alumni, Academics, Campus News|0 Comments

Summer@STH || Launching Promising Scholars to Elite Success

St. Thomas is excited to offer a summer discovery for exceptional scholars which sparks curiosity and ignites passion through its Summer@STH program. Academic enrichment, course credit, and athletic camps, all engaging and rewarding, are designed to captivate and stimulate students and led by expert educators. The centerpiece is a highly specialized curriculum created specifically for [...]

By |2021-04-09T11:24:47-05:00April 9th, 2021|Academics, Athletics, Campus News|0 Comments

Spellbinding ‘Godspell’ || St. Thomas Theater Presents Relentlessly Joyful Musical

Prepare ye! Spellbound by Godspell. To usher in the spring, St. Thomas Theater rolled out a thoroughly refreshing and relentlessly perky production of the 1971 American-tribal-love-rock-Jesusical. Renowned director Dan Green shaped a vivid blend of imagery, emotion, soundscape, and music to create an amazingly impactful experience. His fresh-faced, likable cast embraced the material with the [...]

By |2021-06-14T19:19:38-05:00April 1st, 2021|Academics, Campus News|0 Comments

Clay Culture || Francisco Llamosa ‘21 and Roman Ochoa ‘21 Earn National Acclaim in Ceramic Art

Francisco Llamosa ‘21 and Roman Ochoa ‘21 are the latest scholar-artists to extend St. Thomas’ distinguished history as a center of ceramic art innovation and education. Both earned recognition this spring for the 24th Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition, and for the fifth consecutive year St. Thomas emerged for significant acclaim within the showcase event. [...]

By |2021-04-27T12:02:19-05:00March 25th, 2021|Campus News, Academics|0 Comments
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