Recent Academy Updates
Our 7th graders are diving into anatomy fundamentals through a classic science lab experience – frog dissection. Students are practicing real scientific methods while discovering biological systems firsthand!
During our AMI days this week, students were asked to get creative and find a way to make a cross with things they found around the house. Here is what they came up with!
Happy Valentine’s Day from! Today our hallways are filled with kindness, friendship, & love!
Earlier this week, the Primary students were asked to get creative for STREAM during the AMI day. Here are their creations!
Fourth grade scrubbed in to review the order of operations in math! Even Nurse Rita got in on the fun.
Thanks to the hard work of our Primary Campus students and the culinary creativity of Chef Kevin in the kitchen, St. Michael's Garden was recognized as an award winner in the 2024 Sweet Potato Challenge hosted by Seed St. Louis!
The Early Childhood students had a wonderful time showing their grandparents where they learn, play, and grow!
Starbooks Cafe!
Last quarter, the third graders worked hard on their poetry unit and their poems were made into poetry books. They celebrated with a day at the Starbooks Cafe! The students worked on how-to writing, coffee shop math sheets, and enjoyed reading each other’s poetry books.
Acceptance day! Congratulations to our 8th graders. We know you will continue to do amazing things in high school. We are so proud of this class!
Our STL pride is strong! Celebrating our roots, our community, and our faith at our All Academy Mass. From local landmarks to our shared love of Christ, we’re shining together!
Exploring our faith journey, one tacky tourist outfit at a time! Today, we’re celebrating vocations and the incredible paths God calls us to explore
HCA is Glowing
Our school community is sparkling with the light of faith, love, and service.
Our amazing teachers are lighting up minds and hearts! Today, we celebrate how education is a powerful way to grow in wisdom and reflect God’s love. Thank you to our teachers for continuing to shine your light on our students!
We also celebrated 100 days of school today! Keep up the good work, students.
Our students are starting Catholic Schools Week off by embracing Christ as our guiding light - even in their pjs! We are so thankful to our students for shining their bright light within our Academy
Snowflakes, LEGO mazes, and musical instruments - our students are exploring a world of hands on STREAM learning!
Our middle school scientists are in full discovery mode! 
From engineering challenges with straws and tape to investigating chemical reactions and hands-on dissections, our students are experiencing real-world STEM applications. Whether they're building towers, analyzing mystery substances, or exploring anatomy, these young minds are developing crucial problem-solving skills through engaging hands-on activities.
Third grade created their own magnetic field experiments with simple materials. Using magnets, paper clips, and string, they discovered the invisible forces that make everyday objects attract and repel!
Watching our little learners explore their world through hands-on activities! 
From arctic habitat building and letter practice to sensory play with snow, our Early Childhood students are developing fine motor skills and creativity while having fun.
Our Primary Campus students practiced essential math skills with hands-on money counting, enjoyed practicing lecturing at mass, and crafted beautiful crowns while learning about the Three Wise Men.
Pajama day!
Grinch Day at the Primary Campus
Happy St. Nicolas Day
Today our Primary Campus had a visit from St. Nick on his sled!
Our Early Childhood students have been busy learning about Advent and Christmas, exercising, the Mass, the alphabet, and so much more
Art projects, science experiments, volunteering, & hands on electives give our students the opportunity to grow in their education & development of the whole person, while keeping Christ in the center of everything they do.
Keep up the good work, Middle School!
Lots of smiles from our Intermediate Campus!
We are so thankful for our HCA community. Happy Thanksgiving
Alien Project
The 1st graders drew aliens and the 8th graders made them come to life. The reveal was today and it was so much fun!
Gala 2024
It's Halloween at HCA!
Donuts with Dad!
Here’s what’s happening in 4th grade!
Today in science class, the students conducted a volcano experiment
Students had to ask questions, write a hypothesis, write about what they observed, and then draw a conclusion. The students loved this hands-on learning experience!
Early Childhood Campus Highlight
First quarter was a success for our tiniest students!
Learning-by-doing has helped our students stimulate intellectual, social, emotional and physical development, while keeping Christ at the center of each day. Keep up the good work, Early Childhood Campus!
Intermediate Campus Highlight!
To celebrate the end of a great first quarter the third grade classrooms were transformed into haunted classrooms! The students completed Halloween themed Math challenges, used reading skills to solve a Halloween detective case, wrote some spooky stories, and did a witches brew Science experiment. It was a fun and spooky day of learning!
Trunk or Treat- Saturday, October 19th at the Early Childhood Campus. See the link for more information.
Trunk or Treat Sign Up
After School Spanish Program Sign Up
When your awesome eighth grade science teacher has you make polymers in the lab, and then go outside to let them fly! We love seeing our students have fun while learning!
Farm to Table Elective - Making Grape Juice
Last week, Farm to Table explored grapes and researched how to make grape juice. This week, they put our research to the test! Grapes were washed, mashed and then simmered on the stove before we mashed some more. The grapes returned to the stove for 5 more minutes and then they strained the grapes in a mesh sieve. Some students enjoyed their juice and others did not!
The 4th grade classes had their bible's blessed at mass this morning.
“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’ ” -Matthew 19:14
God bless the 4th graders!
The Early Childhood Campus celebrated their wonderful Moms last week! Each mom was given a wooden cross created by their child to hang in their home. Moms and students enjoyed activities in each classroom. It was a wonderful celebration!
We’re still thinking about how amazing our All Academy Mass was! The sense of community and love for God showed as the entire Academy was together in one place to celebrate the Exaltation of the Cross
