St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High School -

We're excited to introduce Meg Burke as our new SMILE Zone educator! Meg grew up in Kansas City and graduated with a Masters from Avila University. We're lucky to have her passion and dedication to special education on our team and can't wait for her to start this fall!

Join us in welcoming another great addition to the SMA family this year, Molly Thomas! Molly grew up in Overland Park and went to Benedictine College. She's excited to join our Math department and has already started working with our Dance Team. We're incredibly happy to have her and can't wait for you to meet her next month!

We're excited to introduce Emma Kaminski as our new Art Teacher this year! Emma grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and graduated from Benedictine College. She's looking forward to teaching art this year as well as helping with theatre set design. We can't wait for you to meet her this fall!

We are proud to celebrate our students' incredible achievement on this year’s AP exams!

Every student who took the AP Literature exam earned a passing score—100% pass rate! Congratulations to our dedicated students and faculty for this outstanding accomplishment.

We also saw excellent results in AP Language and AP Biology, reflecting the strength of our academic programs and the commitment of our teachers.

Thank you to our entire school community for supporting academic excellence rooted in faith and formation.

Join us in welcoming our new English teacher, Faith Ennis! Faith is from Altoona, Iowa, and graduated from Iowa State. She's excited to start working with our senior English students and our yearbook class this year. We're incredibly happy to have her and can't wait for you all to meet her this fall!

2024-2025 was an incredible year for Guardians Athletics. With a State Runner Up Soccer team, and 33 athletes with All-State Honors, we couldn't be more proud of our Guardians. We can't wait for what comes next year!

A warm welcome to another addition to the SMA family this school year, Gabriel Sappington! Gabriel is from Peculiar, MO, went to Conception Seminary College, and will be teaching Theology this year. You might also recognize him as the brother of our chaplain, Fr. Sappington. We're incredibly excited to have him on board and look forward to the positive impact he'll have on our students!

We're thrilled to have Maggie Plas joining us this year as our Physical Education Teacher and Assistant Coach for boys and girls soccer! Maggie is from Kansas City, Missouri, and graduated with a Masters from Avila University. She played four years of varsity soccer in high school and played at the collegiate level for Avila. We're excited to have her on the team, and she can't wait to meet you all this fall!

Happy Independence Day from all of us at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High School!

Today, we give thanks for the many blessings of liberty and freedom, and we remember the sacrifices of those who fought to secure them. Wishing all of our families a joyful and safe Fourth of July!

Congrats to Piper Hughes and Harper Burdick, who have received postseason soccer honors! Piper was named first team all-state, and Harper was named an honorable mention. Piper will be playing soccer at Pitt State next year. We can't wait to see her take the field at the collegiate level and look forward to another great season for Harper with the Guardians next year!

Gianna Swingle, Harper Burdick, Sebastiàn Valdés-Ramos, and Andrew Rehmsmeyer represented SMA at the American Legion Missouri Girls and Boys State last week. While at their respective sessions, they took part in the Democratic process and ran their own version of the state government. So proud of our upcoming seniors!

Yesterday was the end of our summer Theatre Camp. A week of rehearsal was capped off with a final performance for friends and family. New theatre director, MaryAnn Rosinski, did a great job guiding the campers and helping them showcase their incredible talents!

Soccer camp is in full swing this week! Athletes from grades 2 - 12 are spending their mornings on the field running drills, scrimmaging, and making saves. Coach Putthoff and the Guardians Soccer staff and team have done a great job making camp a success!

Congratulations to Ben Salanski, who was named the Kansas City Star Scholar Athlete from SMA! Ben graduated as salutatorian of the class of 2025 and was an invaluable part of the soccer and volleyball teams. The recognition is well deserved, and we can't wait to see what next year holds at Rockhurst!

Last week we had our first ever summer culinary camp! Over 50 students learned how to follow recipes and make healthy, yummy snacks. The camp was run by our incredible kitchen staff, Amy Byrne and Monique Maxwell, and they're looking forward to more culinary creations next summer!

Congrats to Colston Lyon, who was named Class 4 2nd Team All-State Outfielder! After an impressive season, we can't wait to see what next year brings. Let's go Guardians!

With the end of the school year, we are saying goodbye to nine of our teachers. Whether they are moving closer to home, pursuing new opportunities, or retiring, we wish them all the best. We are incredibly grateful for the impact they have had on our students and the larger St. Michael community. Their presence will be missed, but we're sure they have bright futures ahead of them! Thank you to Mrs. Ambrose, Ms. Arroyo, Mrs. Dempsey, Mrs. Draper, Mrs. Ecklebe, Mr. Fitzsimmons, Mrs. McCoy, Mr. Pitts, and Ms. Schloss!

Let's go Guardians! Our Track and Field team ran and jumped their way to some impressive finishes in the State Meet last week. We couldn't be more proud of how each athlete performed and their dedication, drive, and teamwork clearly payed off. Guard Up! All state: 2nd place - Girls 4x4 relay (All school record) Ava Pate, Aleena Jansen, Morgan Hilbrich, & Ximena Romo 4th place - Girls 4x2 relay (All school record) Ava Pate, Aleena Jansen, Morgan Hilbrich, & Ximena Romo 4th place - 300m Hurdles (All school record) Morgan Hilbrich 4th place - 1600m race Bella Rosenberg 7th place - Boys 4x8 relay David Rogge, Oliver Hotop, Graham Hotop, & Colten Boulware 8th place - Long Jump Boys - Beau Marchesi Girls - Morgan Hilbrich State Qualifiers: 9th place - Boys 4x2 Isaiah Jackson, Max Thomas, Beau Marchesi, & Reece Fredrickson 9th place - Pole Vault Wyatt Herrman 9th place 3200m Bella Rosenberg 13th place - 1600m Colten Boulware

Good luck to Guardian Golfers Brady Ziegenhorn, Bennett Barnthouse, and Nick DeVoss, who will be playing in the State Tournament in Joplin today and tomorrow! It's been a great season, and we're sure you'll give it your all. Let's go Guardians!

On the last day of class, Pio community played a round of blind karaoke! Each house took turns trying to sing a song without knowing the title or the lyrics ahead of time. At the end of the day, it didn't matter if you knew all the lyrics, as long as you were singing with your friends and looking forward to being done with finals next week!