Shout Week-Feb. 8-12



SHOUT Week (Students Helping OUT) begins on Monday, Feb. 8th and the Student Leadership Council has planned many activities to raise funds to help support Blessed Trinity Leadership Academy in Akokoamong, Ghana. The school, sponsored by the Daughters of the Most Blessed Trinity (a Ghanaian religious order) and the Sisters of Loretto, opened this fall with pre-k, kindergarten and first grade students. 40 students are enrolled currently and many more in the area would love to attend as soon as the school can accommodate them.

Help support SHOUT week by dining out at Weber's Front Row in Webster all day and night on Monday, February 8. Weber's is donating a percentage of all profits to SHOUT week. Weber's is located on Big Bend just across the street from Nerinx Hall. So, bring friends and family and help support our cause! You must present the attached flyer in order for Nerinx to receive the proceeds.
Weber's flyer.doc

Go Green! Nerinx Students Make it Happen!!
The AuctioNerinx theme is inspired by the spirit of the Nerinx community.

Nerinx Hall Facebook Fan Page
We now have 1,800 fans on our Facebook fan page and want to increase those numbers. If you are not on our site please join. Search for Nerinx Hall High School and become a fan.

Nerinx Athletic Hallmarks of Excellence
The basketball Markers captured the District title with a 46-42 victory over Webster Groves at St. Louis U. High on Thursday night, February 25! 

Basketball Senior Mary Beth Mathias scored her 1000th career point in the game on January 25 against St. Francis Borgia.  Congratulations Mary Beth!

Congratulations to the State Divers!
Meg Lenger          5th Place
Paige Koebbe        9th Place
Mallory Indelicato   14th Place

Congratulations to the State Racquetball Individuals
1st Place
Ellen Augsburger JV-2-1
Troy Cragen       JV-1
Erin Hoffmann    JV-1
Erin Kabance      JV-2-1
Camille Todd      JV-2-1
2nd Place
Mary Petrovich and Erica Watson - Doubles  JV2-1
Meghan Moloney  Varsity
Allie Luecke        JV-2-2
3rd Place
Katie Venturella   Varsity
Emily Najjar         JV-1

Senior Katie Venturella was recognized as Nerinx's Scholar Athlete at the National Honor Society Quiz Bowl on Thursday. The Scholar Athlete program, sponsored by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, honors high school seniors who are in the top 25% of their class academically, have lettered for three or four years in one or more sports and are team players, demonstrate leadership and engage in service to the community.  Katie will be honored in May at the 44th Annual St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete Night at the ballpark. Congratulations, Katie, on earning this honor...we are very proud of you!

Shakespeare and The City
We are proud to announce that junior, Caroline Amos, won first place among the 11 schools that participated in the regional Shakespeare competition, sponsored by the English Speaking Union on Saturday, February 13, at Webster University. She will go to New York City in April to compete on the National level--all expenses paid. The English Speaking Union is an international organization that promotes literature and the study of the English Language.

Nerinx Sciene Fair Stars
Congratulations to the following students who were winners at Nerinx Hall's 5th Science Fair. Their projects will be entered in the Greater St. Louis Science Fair at Queeny Park in May.

    Sophomores:
          Beth Knocke & Annie Pulliam
          Lexi Neukirch & Megan Komos
          Rachel Ghazarian & Kayla Nienhaus

    Juniors:
         Gretchen Benkendorf & Meghan Brennan
         Mimi Hatches & Adrienne Mathis
         Maddie Berra, Ana D'Agrosa, & Emily Behr
         Emilie Haring & Shelley Chicoineau
         Emily Barker & Brittni Loehr
         Elizabeth Modde, Sonya McCanna, Anna Chott,
         & Martha Orlet
         Mary Petrovich & Taylor Belgeri

National Merit Scholarship Finalists
Congratulations to seniors Mary Craven, Suzanne Hart, Meredith Starrs, and Emily Wich who were recently named National Merit Finalists. Last fall these students were recognized as National Merit Semifinalists because they were among the top scorers in the state of Missouri on the 2008 PSAT/NMSQT. To advance to Finalist standing, students must meet specified requirements, which include having a record of consistently very high academic performance in all of grades 9 through 12, earning a score on the SAT consistent with performance on the 2008 PSAT, and receiving full endorsement from their high school.

Student Scholarship Fund

Thank you for you continued support of Nerinx Hall. To make a gift to help with scholarships for next year's students, simply click on Annual Parent & Alumnae Appeal on the right side of this page. Every gift is appreciated!

Class Notes, Photos & Messages
Social Networking. . . .Just a reminder that this site is an interactive site and we encourage you to post updates in the Class Notes section, add photos to Member Photos and post discussion topics on the message board. You can also add your resume in the Classified section.

Roses Are Red......
Congratulations to Nerinx senior, Chris Soucy, who was selected as the winner of the 2010 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observance Celebration Poetry Contest at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Chris received the award for her poem, "The Summons," at a luncheon on February 9.

Nerinx Alumnae Book Club
 
For your calendar
New Meeting dates & selected books for discussion:
Monday, Dec. 14    Help by Kathryn Stockett
Monday, Feb. 8      South  of Broad by Pat Conroy
Monday, Apr. 12    Half the Sky: Turning
                               Oppression into Opportunity for Women
                               Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof &
                              Sheryl WuDunn
Monday, June 14    (no book selected)
Monday, Aug. 9      (no book selected)
For more information on the book club contact preed@nerinxhs.org
         

         

Twitter "ing"

Nerinx Hall has joined the newest trend in social networking. We now have a Twitter site and encourage you to join us in this fun new way of communication. http://twitter.com/hallmarker This is a free services that allows us to send and received short text messages. Sign up to follow the Nerinx activities.

Nerinx is also on Facebook and there are more than 900 people who have joined the official "I am a Nerinx Hall Marker" page.

Attention 2009 Alums!
Good News!  Your yearbooks are in!  Contact Linda Howard at (314) 968-1505 x147 or lhoward@nerinxhs.org to arrange for pick-up!  Also, there are a limited number of extra yearbooks for anyone who wants one, but did not order one.  They are $50.00.