As we head into the new year, let's look back at one of our accomplishments from 2024. The Boys Soccer Team placed 2nd in the Class 2 State Championship! Congratulations to all the players for a great season. We look forward to more in 2025!
#GuardUp
If you or your child is an 8th grader planning on attending SMA next year, the High School Placement test is required for all incoming freshmen. St. Michael will be hosting the test on Saturday, January 11 at 8 a.m. You can find out more and sign up at smacatholic.org/admissions
“Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord."
- Luke 2:10-11
Merry Christmas!
Congratulations to the winners of our "Most Festively Dressed" competition for teachers and staff. Mrs. Davis won second place and Mr. Beard took home the grand prize! Students voted on their favorite outfits and the winners were announced at the end of the day.
If you would like to help thank our teachers and staff, consider donating to the Staff Christmas Fund at smacatholic.org/staffdonations
Help thank our amazing teachers and staff! All donations to the Staff Christmas Fund will be matched up to $30,000. The donation deadline has been extended and contributions will now be accepted until January 1. Donations can be made online at smacatholic.org/staffdonations
Help support our teachers and staff by donating to the Staff Christmas Fund. All donations will be matched up to $30,000! Contributions must be submitted by Friday, December 13.
Donate online at smacatholic.org/staffdonations
Become a Guardian! The time is now to apply for the 2025/2026 school year. Apply by December 15 for early admission and no application fee!
Find out more and apply at smacatholic.org/applynow
Saturday, December 14th is SMA's 8th annual Service of Lessons and Carols. Lessons and Carols tells the story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Christ in nine bible readings with the singing of Christmas carols and hymns. The Service begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus at SMA.
Yesterday, we had the Junior Class Mass. The Juniors received their class rings, which Father Sappington blessed during the Mass. It was a joyous celebration shared with family and friends amongst the SMA community.
Join us for our third Encounter of the year, for a night of praise and worship music, Eucharistic Adoration, a student witness, and Confession. Join us as we experience Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist, while delving into the beauty of Advent. There will be refreshments after Benediction for a brief social. The evening will begin at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, December 11.
All are welcome (students, families, friends, etc). We look forward to praying with you and for our school community. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Dempsey (rdempsey@smacatholic.org).
Yesterday, SMA was highlighted at the annual Lee's Summit Rotary Club Community Service Luncheon along with five other Lee's Summit schools. St. Michael students were invited to attend the event, spoke about our community service efforts, and took a photo with Mayor Bill Baird. We are thankful for the opportunity to share about our service and look forward to continuing to serve others in our community!
Today one of our SMA students joined the Catholic Church during All School Mass! Carson Lindstrom, senior, received the sacraments of Confession and First Holy Communion. His fellow Guardian, Nick DeVoss, sponsored him. Carson joins a growing number of SMA students who have received the sacrament of Confirmation while at St. Michael. We thank God for the continual work he has done in our school, especially in the spiritual lives of our students!
The Yearbook Staff visited the Varsity plant recently to design the cover of the 2025 Magnum Opus Yearbook. With a grant provided by Hollis + Miller Architects, the Yearbook staff were able to purchase staff shirts and media passes.
The link to order yearbooks and Senior Ads is https://prod.yboc.varsity.com/jobSearch/displayHome.
The job number is 16571.
President Nulton got to meet with three SMA alums yesterday while visiting the St. Isidore Catholic Student Center in Manhattan. Joseph McNamara '22, Alex Scheier '23, and Garret Scheier '24 are all students at K- State and we look forward to more visits to our local colleges to visit our SMA alumni and recruit Catholic teachers!
The SMA Boys Soccer Team is heading to the MSHSAA Class 2 State Championship after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Orchard Farm! Goals were scored by Noah Hance-Johnson and Nick DeVoss. Defense was amazing and it was an awesome TEAM victory!!
Now it's time to show our Guardian pride! Let's fill the stands and cheer them on as they compete for the championship tonight.
🗓 Game Time: 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO
It's a great day to be a Guardian! ⚽💙 #GuardianPride #SMAFamily #GuardUp
SMA Soccer is going to state semifinals!
The Guardians beat Excelsior Springs 2;-0 on Saturday and will play in the semifinal match in St. Charles against Orchard Farm at 8:00p.m.
Let's go Guardians!
Congratulations to Avery Frick and Bella Rosenberg who placed 20th and 8th respectively at State Cross Country.
Way to go Guardians!
Don't be a fool! Buy tickets now. Set in a small village of Ukraine, the family-friendly production of "Fools" by Neil Simon will bring smiles (and lots of laughter) to the audience's faces! From Thursday Nov 14 through Saturday Nov 16, doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Curtain rises at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on our website smacatholic.org/theatre
Good luck to our cross country team as they compete in the state final today! Fr. Sappington sent them off with a blessing yesterday as they left SMA for Gans Creek. St. Michael the Archangel pray for us. #GuardUp
This week, chemistry students have been conducting flame tests on various metal salts. This lab reinforces the concepts of light emissions describe by Niels Bohr. The specific color spectrum emitted by each metal is related to the electrons becoming "excited" by the flame and then when they fall back to their ground state the color is produced. It's amazing to see God's creation in action!
