Come cheer on Father Paul Sappington and others in the 9th Annual Pitching for Priests Softball game!
This fun event is Friday, July 7 at KC Monarchs Stadium. Visit https://catholicradionetwork.ticketspice.com/pitching-for-priests-2023 for tickets!
Have a blessed and safe 4th of July!
As a reminder, the SMA school offices will be closed from July 3 - 16.
The SMA Glitter Girls dance team participated in NDA camp last week and took home many awards!
Individual Ribbons:
Spirit - Abigail Barchers
Showmanship - Kayley Cohen, Mallory Gilmore, Kaitlin Zang, Leah Pratt, Ella Swearingen
Technique - Lailah Flint
Individual Awards:
Top Gun in Turns - Mallory Gilmore
Technical Excellence Trophy - Kaitlin Zang
All-American Nominations - Kaitlin Zang, Leah Pratt, Madison Spencer, Mallory Gilmore, Kayley Cohen, Lailah Flint
All-American Team - Kaitlin Zang, Mallory Gilmore
Excellence in Leadership - Kaitlin Zang
Pin it Forward Winners - Madison Spencer, Coach Ellis
Superior Rating Solo - Kaitlin Zang
Invitation to be NDA staff - Kaitlin Zang
Team Awards:
Spirit Award (voted by peers)
Herkie Teamwork Award
Congratulations!
Let's hear it for the Guardian Baseball team!
All-State: Caleb Briggs
All-Conference: Caleb Briggs, Brady Simpson, Cole Tanner, Mark Wiemann, Cameron Zaun, Henry Miller, Robby Gose, Sam Rosenberg
Academic All-State: Robby Gose, Ian McVey, Sam Rosenberg, Jackson Steiner, Cameron Zaun
All-District: Cameron Zaun, Caleb Briggs
Player of the Year: Caleb Briggs
Post-season honors have floated in for Lady Guardians Soccer! Congratulations to the following:
All-State: Victoria Swingle, Maddie Shatto, Lydia McVey
All-Region: Piper Hughes, Victoria Swingle, Sophia Swingle, Lydia McVey, Maddie Shatto
All-Conference: Victoria Swingle, Sophia Roccaro, Maddie Shatto, Piper Hughes, Avery Basler, Sophia Swingle, Izzie Miller, Lydia McVey, Leah Simmons
Player of the Year: Victoria Swingle
Coach of the Year: Rob Putthoff
June is packed full with summer camps at St. Michael! It's a joy to share our campus with future Guardians learning from our student athletes!
Let us be grateful for the fathers who love and support their families in our St. Michael community. Let us give thanks to the priests and bishops who act as spiritual fathers. God our Father, continue to teach justly and grant us boundless mercy.
The Knights of Columbus are true blessings! They are working hard at St. Michael to help secure the bleachers in a safe place on our practice field. Thank you Knights!!
Support our athletics and activities! All proceeds from the 6th Annual Guardian Golf Classic, presented by the Haggerty Family Foundation, benefit the athletics and activities programs at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High School. There are a few sponsorship spots available and all event revenue (up to $30,000) will be matched by Loretto Foundation!
Not a golfer? You can still sponsor a hole or make a tax-deductible donation to count toward the match. Visit smacatholic.org/guardian-golf-classic
St. Michael welcomes new head basketball coach, RJ Newton! Coach Newton graduated from Shawnee Mission South in 2008 and continued playing at Fort Scott Community College. He has been a head coach for MoKan Elite and Maranatha Academy, and also a varsity assistant at Van Horn High School. Coach Newton is looking forward to leading the Guardians next season!
Final results of state competition for Track & Field - Elsa Henry placed 4th in the 1600 M with a time of 5:10.13 and Johnny Joyce placed 13th in the 3200 M! Way to go Guardians!!
1st place for Elsa Henry at state running the 3200 M!! Way to go Elsa!
Two more races tomorrow....stay tuned.
Congratulations to the girls 4x800 M team, they placed 6th at state with a new PR and school record of 10:09:52! Go Guardians!
Our staff enjoyed an afternoon at Arcade Alley to celebrate the end of a wonderful school year. We wish you all a very happy summer break!
Congratulations Max Ellis! Max will continue his education and play golf at Metropolitan Community College. Max is the first Guardian to receive college offers in 3 different sports!
Way to go Max, we can't wait to see what you do next!
Cheer on the Lady Guardians, Saturday at LSN 12:00! Purchase your tickets to the quarterfinals in advance https://www.mshsaa.org/CMSPages/Tickets.aspx
Guardian Wrestler, Sampson Stillwell, will represent USA as part of the USA Cadet World Team at the UWW Cadet World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey the first week in August.
Congratulations Sampson, what a great accomplishment!
Guardian Track & Field are headed to state!! Congratulations to those who qualified:
Girls 4x800 M - April Pate, Morgan Hilbrich, Mary Salanski, and Elsa Henry
1600 M - Elsa Henry
3200 M - Elsa Henry and Johnny Joyce
Outstanding results from sectionals over the weekend:
1st place - 3200 M, Elsa Henry
2nd place - 1600 M, Elsa Henry (new PR and school record 5:12:47)
2nd place - 3200 M, Johnny Joyce (new PR and school record 9:54:26)
2nd place - Girls 4x800 M (new PR)
5th place - Long jump, Morgan Hilbrich
6th place - Boys 4x800 M
Girls 4x800 M team picture includes alternates heading to state - Shelby Pace, Ava Pate, Tessa Thompson (not pictured) and Libby Twenter
VOTE FOR SMA! What an honor to be nominated and selected as one of the best private schools for the Best of KC 2023 list!!
Use this link and let's make it known that St. Michael is truly a special place - https://vote.kansascitymag.com/family-fun/best-private-school
Voting closes June 10.
St. Michael is pleased to recognize the students who were awarded the Charism Awards for the 2022-2023 school year. These are the highest awards given at SMA to those who follow our mission to Know Truth, Love God, and Serve Others.
