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September 20, 2024

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Green Street Elite Proudly Announces THE 2024 Homecoming Court

We are excited to announce our 2024 Homecoming Court! Representing the sophomore class are Ian and Grace, while Leigh, Ellie, Kevin, and Ariana will represent the junior class. Our senior court includes Ashton, Amelia, Noah, Emilie, Gus, Ilivia, Luke, Ella, Jacob, Libby, Landyn, and Lola. We invite all students, staff, and families to join in the upcoming Homecoming festivities. Congratulations to our 2024 Homecoming Court, go Fighting Irish!

Homecoming Documents

Purchase tickets:

Senior-Sophomores tickets by Monday
Freshman tickets by Monday

Important Homecoming Dates:

September 27 - Homecoming Pep Rally 2:15 in the Arena
September 27 - Homecoming Parade 6:00 PM and Football game
September 28 - Homecoming Dance
- Freshman ONLY dance @ STVM 7:00-9:30 PM

Upperclassman @ Emidio's 6:30-10:30 PM

Spirit Week 9/23-9/27

Monday: Jersey Day - wear your favorite Jersey (No pajama pants)

Tuesday: Twin Tuesday - find a friend and dress alike

Wednesday: Adam Sandler Day - shorts below the knee are permitted

Thursday: Soccer Mom/BBQ Dad

Friday: All out Green and Gold Spirit Day

Students may either dress in the appropriate Spirit Day Theme or they must wear their regular school uniform. Students are not permitted to dress down if they are not dressed in the daily theme

STVM Proudly announces our advanced Placement scholars

We are thrilled to announce that our AP students from the 2024 test have performed exceptionally well! A total of 56 scholars received awards across three categories.

Eric M. Battenhouse '25
Dylan Bosley '24
Selina Huang '25
Luke Jansen '25
Gwenyth King '24
Isabella Lewis '24
Arabelle Loyed '24
Anne Rea '24
Mason Reiss '24
Clare Rothkopf '24
Joshua Skovira '25

Leona Asilo '24
Annie Bame '24
Ilivia Boykin '25
Quinn Conley '25
Jacob Dennee '25
Sam Donatelli '24
Seth Engelhart '25
Toma Haghiac '25
Christian Hammer '25
Regan Houser '24
Jason Johnson '25
Payton Kidder '25
Allison Kula '25
Kristin Morehouse '24
Catherine Powell '25
Erika Schmitt '24
Luke Scheuszler '25
Mary Cate Werckman '24

Emma Ariyajasingam '25
Christine (Kenzie) Campana '25
Brennan Chivers '24
Connor Christie '24
Victoria Dekatch '24
Donovan Elder '24
Ava Heiser '24
Moses Janolo '25
Katherine Johnson '25
Casey Kula '24
Matthew Large '25
Ashley Lute '24
Matthew McDonnell '24
Benjamin McKnight '24
Abigail Monaghan '24
Maggie Pariso '25
Grace O'Dell '25
Gianna Pillitiere '25
Jesse Powers '24
Kofi Powers '24
Harrison Pumphrey '24
Patrick Scahill '25
Michael Shumaker '24
Nathan Smith '24
Allyson Solorzano Mahmud '25
Cian Torisky '24
Nicholas Wierzbicki '25

National Merit Commended Scholar

Congratulations Toma Haghiac for being recognized as a Commended Scholar from the National Merit Scholarship Program!

Senior Lock-In September 25th

Attention Parents - the Senior Lock-In is Wednesday, September 25, 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM. Details are outlined in the document and Permission Slip linked below. All students interested in participating need to sign the Permission Slip.

Details and Permission Slip Form

Bridging Education and Careers: STVM Career Connections Event

St. Vincent-St. Mary High School's 2024 Career Connections Event is on Thursday, November 7, from 8:00 am to 10:30 am in the LeBron James Basketball Arena. Professionals are invited to share career insights with sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

For more details, please contact Anne Jorgensen, Advancement Associate, at ajorgensen@stvm.com or 330-253-9113 ext. 165.

3rd annual Gold Game Warriors:
Emma Bryant & Alex Palmer

Please join us in showing your support by wearing "GOLD" and/or donating to the "Yanni’s Community Scholarship" through the "Akron Children’s Hospital Palliative Care’s Expressive Therapy Department" in honor of "Ayanna Culler" during "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" Come and show your support in honoring this year’s "Gold Game Warriors" Emma Bryant and Alex Palmer during the football game.

Date: September 20, 2024 | 7:00 PM

Game: St. Vincent-St. Mary -vs- Notre Dame Cathedral Latin (NDCL)

Click here to view the flyer

Sign Offs REquired in Blackbaud

Please be sure to log in to Blackbaud and sign off on the required forms, including the 2024-2025 Parent-Student Handbook and the 2024-2025 Chromebook and Acceptable User Agreement. One parent and student must sign off electronically to submit the forms. Click here to log in. Parents with issues can email blackbaudhelp@stvm.com.

Parents Club Mum Sale Volunteers Needed

The Parents Club is looking for both parent and student volunteers to assist at the Mum Sale pick up on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For students, this will go towards your required volunteer hours. If you cannot help for the whole time, please just list which hours you can help when you sign up.

Click here to sign up.

JOIN THE STVM PARENTS’ CLUB!

SEPTEMBER SPECIAL: $5 OFF DUES: Membership Dues are normally $25 for one year or $90 for four years, but right now, both are $5 off. The Parents' Club uses these funds to help provide major support for our students, teachers, and families, including: Tailgates ☘️ Senior Surprises ☘️ Teacher Appreciation Lunches ☘️ Guest Speakers ☘️ Spirit Signs ☘️ Grants for Teachers/Clubs ☘️ Mother’s Night Out ☘️ Used Uniform Sales ☘️ Senior Parking Spot Painting, and more! ☘️

All you need to do to join the Parents’ Club is fill out a short form online and pay dues. There is no time commitment for membership; it is just a willingness to pitch in and support our school! To join, visit stvm.com/parents-club and click “JOIN THE PARENTS’ CLUB TODAY.”

Payments may be made via Venmo (@stvm-parentsclub) or Cash/check (payable to STVM Parents’ Club, dropped off at the main office). When making a payment of any kind, please include the family’s last name and the purpose of the payment. Thank you!

Questions? Email us at Parentsclub@stvm.com. Parents’ Club Monthly Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 5:45 pm in the LRC. Our next meeting is on Oct. 9th. All are welcome to attend! Follow the Parents’ Club on Instagram or Facebook for event reminders and links to volunteer signups!

K-8 YOUTH NIGHTS

All K-8 students are invited to the awesome youth nights planned at STVM! All kids receive FREE ADMISSION. Students are encouraged to show their school/team spirit by wearing their school’s spirit wear or jersey. Each night features great giveaways, fun activities, snacks (hotdogs, drinks, candy), and special VIP treatment! Learn a cheer and perform with our cheerleaders, participate in a high-five tunnel with our players, and enjoy all the fun activities that make this night extra special!

We can’t wait to see you at Green Street Stadium, home of the Fighting Irish!

Friday, September 20:

Marching Band, Cheer, Football vs NDCL @ 7:00 PM

Thursday, September 26:

Boys Soccer vs North @ 7:30 PM

Wednesday, October 2:

Girls Volleyball vs Mooney @ 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 5:

Girls Soccer vs Firestone @ 7:00 PM

Stay tuned for additional Youth Nights for winter and spring sports!

Attention former student ambassadors

Do you still have your ambassador captains jacket that you no longer need it? Do you know an alumni you could send this to? We would love to reuse the captains jackets for future captains. If you are willing to part with your jacket, please drop it off to school and receive a personal thank you card and small gift mailed right to your home!

Do you know k-8 Students interested in STVM?

Kindergarten through 8th grade students are invited to join Club Irish! This fun club is FREE and grants special offers and privileges to our young members. Simply sign up your child by filling out this form. JOIN HERE

Benefits of being a Club Irish member include:

Personalized voucher for free admission to non-playoff, on-campus STVM sporting events with an accompanying adult
Special mail sent to your child's home
Updates and exciting announcements via our quarterly "Club Irish" e-newsletter
Early registration for the STVM summer enrichment programs and camps
Special discounts for online purchases at our STVM Spirit Store
Personalized voucher for a free “Club Irish” t-shirt from the on-campus STVM spirit store
Exclusive access to contests to win STVM swag

shadow at stvm

Registration for shadowing is now open to 8th graders!
The revamped shadowing experience is unlike anything you've seen in years past!
Tell your friends to come check out what makes STVM a cut above the rest!
For more information visit stvm.com or just send your friends the link: SHADOWING AT STVM

IMPORTANT DATES