Congratulations to the SMA Baseball team for winning Class 4 District 14 title on Wednesday, May 20. The team beat conference rival , Pembroke Hill 8-0. The Sectional game against Harrisonville High School will be 6:00PM on Tuesday, May 26 at a site to be announced.
On May 14, SMA held their Underclassmen Awards ceremony. At that time the Knights of Columbus Council #6506 presented awards for their an annual essay competition, which awards scholarships to students attending St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High School.
Congratulations to this year’s recipients:
1st Place: Beckett Bertschy
2nd Place: Carter Pearson & Andrew Ravasini
3rd Place: Rachel Abadie, Grant Benjamin, & Zuri Radford
Lead by our art teacher, Emma Kaminski, SMA's first Fine Arts magazine was published in May. The magazine is titled, "Fiat Lux" , which translates to "Let there be light". Fiat Lux points to God's first act of creation. Though the gifts of our intellect and will, humanity can participate in God's creative act. The selected cover artist was Katie Sparks.
Congratulations to all the artists featured in this year's edition. Bryan Park from Benedictine College served as this year's judge . Award winners were: 1st place - Kelsey Gruender, 2nd place - Lailah Flint, and 3rd place - Aless Quintard.
During May the Catholic Church dedicates the month Mary to honor the Mother of God, mother of the Church, and a supreme model of faith, obedience, and grace. Every house in all four communities placed flowers at the statue of Mary before the all-school Mass on Thursday, May 14. Juniors Kaiden Bahr and Zuri Radford placed a crown of flowers on the statue of Mary before the start of the Mass.
Congratulations to the SMA Bowling team for qualifying for State competition to be held in Cape Giradeau. The team is a member of the NW MO Zone High School Bowling Club. St. Michael's is one of six teams in the area to qualify including Lee's Summit North, Blue Springs, Liberty North, Ray-Pec, and Belton. The State Tournament will be held the weekend of May 23rd. Team members include Luke Braun, Julian McFarland, Ryan English, Adam Rogers, Andrew Ravasini, and Ian McClintock. Good luck!
Congratulations to the SMA girls track & field team for their 4th place finish in Class 3 District 7 competition. The following athletes were District Champions and advanced to Sectional Meet on Saturday, May 16 at Lafayette County High School.
District Champions
100 m dash - Wytnee Herrmann
300m hurdles - Morgan Hilbrich
Long Jump - Morgan Hilbrich
4X100m relay (Herrmann, Aleena Jansen, Ximena Romo, Riyah Carter)
Qualifiers:
4X200m relay (Herrmann, Jansen, Romo, Hilbrich)
1600m run and 3200m run Bella Rosenberg
4x400m relay (Herrmann, Jansen, Romo, Hilbrich)
4X800m relay (Madison Bulloc, Ava Ventimiglia, Bella Schneider, Rosenberg)
It's not too late to participate in the Guardian Golf Classic! This fun event supports SMA athletics, activities and fine arts programs.
The Courier-Tribune/Examiner: Athlete of the Year 2025-2026
The contest celebrates the outstanding student athletes who have gone above and beyond this season - showing dedication, talent, and true sportsmanship. SMA's male athletes of the Year are Max Thomas, Josh Wheeler, Luis Tellado, and Michael Weis.
Vote using the following link: Male Athlete of the Year
The Courier-Tribune/Examiner: Athlete of the Year 2025-2026
The contest celebrates the outstanding student athletes who have gone above and beyond this season - showing dedication, talent, and true sportsmanship.
SMA's Female Nominees are Kinley Gillihan and Addy Basler.
Vote using the following link: Female Athlete of the Year
SMA spring sport Seniors have shown us leadership and dedication. We are so proud of the example they have set and the legacy they leave behind. Once a Guardian, always a Guardian.
The SMA Class of 2026 student-athletes have lead SMA to 2 State Championships (Girls Volleyball & Wrestling), a 2nd place State finish in Girls Golf, and a State semi-finalist game in football. In addition, teams have won district and conference titles as well as qualifying for State competition as individuals. This class of Seniors signed 26 national letters of intent to play on the collegiate level in volleyball, football, golf soccer, basketball, wrestling, cheer, dance, water skiing, and debate.
The boys track and field team won the Class 3 District 7 Championship on Saturday, May 9 held at Holden High School. Colten Boulware took 1st place in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m races and as a member of the 4X800m relay (with David Rogge, Graham Hotop, and Rowen Gilbert). Other 1st place finishes included Andre Young in the 300m hurdles, Wyatt Herrman in the pole vault, and the 4x100m relay team (Reece Fredickson, Tate Jenison, Max Thomas, Beau Marchesi). Other sectional qualifying events included Fredrickson (100m Dash), Young (110m hurdles), 4x200m relay team, Marchesi (Long Jump), Rogge (1600m run), Gilbert (3200m run) , CarsonJudah (pole vault), Adam Rogers (Javelin), Cole Zeiler (Shot Put & Discus), and William McKnight (Shot Put & Discus). The Sectional Class 3 meet will be held on Saturday, May 16 at Lafayette County C-1 High School.
Julie Hyde started at SMA in 2019 as the Marketing & Communications Director before transitioning to Director of Admissions. Her dedication to our mission could be seen in her devotion to being a representative of SMA. The long list of activities Julie oversees include Open House, Middle School Nights & Lock-Ins, New Family Picnic, Freshmen Enrollment, and Student Ambassadors. Julie established the Parent Ambassadors to assist in representing SMA in the parishes and community. Under Julie’s guidance the SMA student body has continued to grow as we are now near capacity in our facilities.
Both ladies will be retiring from SMA this year. We thank them for their commitment to Catholic education and their dedication to the SMA mission. We will miss the joy they bring to all in the SMA community. May God bless Ann and Julie on their next journey in life.
