The Saints Scoop
October Edition
Curriculum Corner
“Life is a journey, not a destination” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson’s quote also applies to the journey of a high school student. Use the timeline to help the journey be a pleasant one. Above all, pray that God may use our lives for His glory.
9th grade –
- · Create four-year plan, focusing on understanding interests and possible career choices
- · Get involved with extra-curricular activities.
- · Take advantage of summer opportunities to volunteer, work or study
- · Start a running list of participation of events, honors, and community service hours
10th grade –
- · Begin planning to take standardized test
- · Focus on academics. Use this buffer year to solidify study habits and time management
- · Take a more active role in extra-curricular activities. Think about a leadership role
- · Make a wish list of colleges
11th grade-
- · Create a strategy for taking standardized tests (when, where, preparation courses)
- · Organize college list with specific requirements
- · Gather financial aid and scholarship opportunity information
12th grade –
- · Know deadlines
- · Ask for Letters of Recommendation early
- · Submit college application(s)
- · Enjoy the journey (and kiss your parents, a lot. They’ll miss you!)
Assistant Principal
Spotlight on English
Patricia Barrow
Grade: Freshmen and Juniors
Hometown: Lake Charles, LA
Years Teaching: 3
Favorite Quote: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13).
Favorite Book: In my adult life, I have mostly enjoyed the personal growth I have experienced while studying the Bible in Bible studies written by authors like Beth Moore or Joyce Meyer. I love teaching To Kill a Mockingbird, because Harper Lee gives such an an important life message through the character Atticus Finch, a message I get to share with students - “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”
Favorite Dessert: Turtle cheesecake, strawberry cheesecake, and strawberry cake with cream cheese icing
What do you like the best about teaching at SLC? I love having the opportunity each day to talk about my faith in God, as He is the true foundation for continued hope among all life challenges. I work to instill that endless hope in my students, so they will pursue their dreams. I love the sense of positive community St. Louis exemplifies, as each person strives to impart his/her individual strengths to help students grow, fostering their talents and strengths for success in the future.
Claudia Brunot
Grade: Sophomores & Juniors
Hometown: Sulphur, LA
Years Teaching: 26
Favorite Quote: paraphrased - Those who don’t read have no advantage over those who can’t!
Favorite Book: whatever I last read and what I’ll read next. (but my students do know how much I love A Tale of Two Cities)
Favorite Dessert: cheesecake - plain
What do you like the best about teaching at SLC?
I appreciate working with a group of colleagues who are caring and committed to our cause, with students who strive daily to reach their success, and with the support of parents who play such a vital role in our community of faith and formation. It is a privilege to be able to share my love of language and literature with students for consecutive grades and truly see them grow.
Barbara DuPont St. Charles Academy c/o 1968
Grade: Seniors
Hometown: Born in Natchez, MS, raised in Lake Charles, LA
Years Teaching: 23
Favorite Quote: “All things work together for the greater glory of God.”
Favorite Book: Is it really possible to choose?
Favorite Dessert: ice cream
What do you like the best about teaching at SLC?
I enjoy seeing students grow into their strengths, especially as they discern their careers. It is endearing to teach entire families, some of whom went to school with my own kids, to know their parents, and to see them in the community after they graduate. Teaching English allows me to see their thoughts and responses to the world around them as it is expressed in literature and in their lives.
Holley Fontenot
Grade: Freshmen & Seniors
Hometown: Lake Charles, LA
Years Teaching: 10
Favorite Quote: “The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it” -- Flannery ‘Connor
Favorite Book: Still Life With Woodpecker -- Tom Robbins
Favorite Dessert: Choc Blobster ice cream from Pops & Rockets
What do you like the best about teaching at SLC?
I love that each and every day I have the opportunity to wake up and talk about books with my students! Fostering passion and growth in this community is one of my favorite ways to honor and praise God.
Tiffany Metoyer
Grade: Sophomores
Hometown: Lake Charles
Years Teaching: 8
Favorite Quote: "It's much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it." Leo Tolstoy
Favorite Book: Any good historical fiction book
Favorite Dessert: anything from the Bekery
What do you like the best about teaching at SLC?
I knew when I decided to become a teacher that St. Louis was the only place that I wanted to be. I had an amazing experience here as a student, and I wanted to be a part of that unique St. Louis experience for future generations. Teaching here is like coming home, because we are a family. I am lucky enough to teacher with teachers that taught me in high school and students that I went to high school with.
Mary Villaume
Grade: Juniors
Hometown: mostly Lake Charles
Years Teaching: 11 years
Favorite Quote: “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.”
Favorite Book: The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson
Favorite Dessert: wedding cake (bride’s cake, no fruit filling)
What do you like the best about teaching at SLC? I like the feeling of community at the school and the fact that we center everything we do around Christ and His teachings.
National Merit Finalists
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation released names of semifinalists in its 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program recently, and St. Louis Catholic High School is pleased to have three qualifying students. Jack Clements, Timothy Curol, and John Noble III have the opportunity to compete for $32 million in National Merit Scholarships to be awarded in spring 2018.
The process of becoming a semifinalist begins during the junior year of high school when students take the Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Students named semifinalist are the highest-scoring entrants in each state, a ranking that includes less than 1 percent of all U.S. high school seniors, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. This year, 16,000 seniors in the country qualified.
Congratulations
Earth Club
The Saint Louis Earth Club participated in an Adopt a Spot litter cleanup on Thursday, October 12th. Seventy-five Saint Louis students, members of Earth Club and environmental science, gathered trash on Kirkman Street to combat the prominent litter problem. In total, 10 bags of trash were collected and disposed of, effectively creating a cleaner and safer community.
Read for the Record with Mrs. Fournet, Mrs. Pettaway, and Mrs. Clark's classes.
Art Club
We Love Our Sweethearts Dance Line! <3
Wendy's High School Heisman School Winner
District 3A Champs
3A All-District Team
Hack the Classroom Viewing Party
Dunbar’s classroom to see how she inspires creativity and curiosity in her students daily, and we learned from Microsoft Innovative Experts across the globe. (Hack the Classroom website)
3A District Champs
Spirit of St. Louis Band
Always Learning, Always Growing
Open House for Prospective New Families
We are your next step in Catholic education!