Unimaginable Achievement || Riveting Round Up Student Fundraiser Soars to $819,770 for St. Thomas Tuition Assistance

Yearly rise to unimaginable achievement. Universal commitment essential, rather than reliance on few luminescent efforts. Somehow. Some way. Yet another outrageous, mind-numbing, record-smashing Round Up season contributing directly to St. Thomas tuition assistance, a Basilian tradition for nearly a century. Eagle scholars generated a jaw-dropping $819,770 in raffle ticket sales, in the wake of $670,610 [...]

A Grade Above || Austin Burke ‘23 and Damian Wilson ‘23 National Merit Scholarship Finalists

Austin Burke ‘23 and Damian Wilson ‘23 earned finalist acclaim in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The two exemplary scholars are being considered for 7,250 Merit Scholarships worth more than $28 million - National Merit $2,500 Scholarships; corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards; and College-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards. Burke and Wilson separated from an initial [...]

By |2023-02-27T11:42:48-06:00February 27th, 2023|Alumni, Academics, Student Life, Campus News|0 Comments

We Are Dust || St. Thomas Begins Lenten Season with Traditional Ash Wednesday Mass

St. Thomas met as a campus community with the traditional Ash Wednesday Mass to mark the formal beginning of the Church’s Lenten season, the penitential period before Easter observed as a time of prayer and penance in reparation for one’s sins. President Fr. James Murphy, CSB presided over the Eucharistic celebration and the blessing and [...]

By |2023-02-22T13:47:37-06:00February 22nd, 2023|Alumni, Student Life, Campus News|0 Comments

Power Elite || Luke Malveaux ‘23 and Sam Cordova ‘23 Lead Eagle Wrestling at Texas Prep State

Luke Malveaux ‘23 and Sam Cordova ‘23 continued their scintillating senior send-offs with gold medal-staking results to propel Eagle Wrestling to a solid fourth-place charge at the 2023 Texas Prep State Championships at McKinney Christian Academy. The tenacious and ferocious Malveaux earned the tournament's outstanding performer honor, racking a stunning 31 and a half points [...]

By |2023-06-16T14:37:39-05:00February 6th, 2023|Athletics, Wrestling, Student Life, Campus News|0 Comments

Arts In Action || Acclaimed St. Thomas Scholar-Performers Elevate TPSMEA Choir and Orchestra Concert

Eight St. Thomas scholar-performers displayed their acute talents at the 2023 Texas Private School Music Educators Association (TPSMEA) Choir and Orchestra Clinic and Concert. The acclaimed St. Thomas singers under the prominent direction of faculty member Josh Wilson were previously selected through a rigorous process of auditions during the academic year. They collaborated in January [...]

By |2023-08-24T10:05:29-05:00January 31st, 2023|Alumni, Student Life, Campus News, Academics|0 Comments

Living The Past, Shaping The Future || Celebrating Feast of Patron St. Thomas Aquinas

The beginning 123 years ago was meager, the ascension without fanfare. A steady process that preached purpose, culture, and service rooted in the Basilian credo of Teach Me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge. Since 1900, the St. Thomas campus community has served as a Catholic Basilian beacon with a thriving intellectual and moral tradition that remains [...]

By |2023-01-27T12:19:08-06:00January 27th, 2023|Campus News, Alumni, Student Life|0 Comments

Red and White Waves of Success || Eagle Swimming Seizes Eighth Consecutive TAPPS Division I East Region Championship

Luke Orr '26, Tyler Sandrock ‘24, Max Kaase '23, and Benjamin Thoede '24 led an armada of talent, skill, and superlative results as St. Thomas captured its eighth consecutive TAPPS Division I East Region championship at the Univesity of Houston Campus Recreation & Wellness Center Natatorium. Eagle Swimming’s big four closed out a dominant day [...]

By |2023-01-23T12:11:46-06:00January 23rd, 2023|Athletics, Swimming, Student Life, Campus News|0 Comments

Eagle Excellence in Action || St. Thomas Scholar-Singers Perform at TPSMEA All-Region Mixed Choir

Nine St. Thomas scholar-singers performed at the 2023 Texas Private School Music Educators Association (TPSMEA) All-Region Choir clinic and concert, continuing a rich legacy of acclaimed St. Thomas excellence within the program. The presentation was conducted by guest clinician Dr. Gary Seighman, Director of Choral Activities at Trinity University in San Antonio. The St. Thomas [...]

By |2023-01-17T13:33:17-06:00January 17th, 2023|Student Life, Campus News|0 Comments

Renaissance Man || Jake Pike ’23 Blends Array of Talents into Resounding Success

The scholar crushes the calculus quandary in a manner to make forever wizkid Will Hunting take notice. The baller is a working 6’8” paragon of the switchable, floor-spacing, rim-running, spoke-in-the-wheel center archetype, sprinkling himself all over a box score. The musician delivers a vibrant, full-throttle tone, or quiet and pensive, within a collective wavelength, unifying [...]

‘Be A Coffee Bean’ || Damon West from Rock Bottom to Rebirth Through Positive Change

Today’s tale is of recovery and the long road to redemption. A ringleader in a rash of addiction-fueled robberies resurrects from his self-created smoldering crater to signal a warning bell and become a beacon of hope. An outrageous reversal from rock bottom. Reborn. To be a coffee bean. Damon West, wannabe college quarterback turned fast-talking [...]

By |2022-12-15T10:45:02-06:00December 12th, 2022|Campus News, Alumni, Student Life|0 Comments
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