This is the last week we will have our eighth graders on campus with us! We will honor our graduating eighth graders at a Farewell Mass on Thursday, May 20 at 9 a.m. at St. Anastasia Catholic Church. Graduation is set for Friday, May 21 at 7 p.m. also at the church.


Also on Thursday morning, the eighth grade class will partake in the time-honored tradition of ringing the historic bell on the east side of campus. Each student will take a turn ringing the bell that has been around for nearly 100 years. The bell was given to St. Anastasia Catholic Church in 1924 by Dr. Hoeffner's great-grandfather, Anton P. Hoeffner. It resided in a large bell tower attached to the church and was likely rung to announce the beginning of services. When the school moved in 1960, the bell was placed at the front of the school. The bell was rung by the graduating class every year until the tradition ended during the 1980s. When Dr. Hoeffner returned to St. Anastasia four years ago, he brought back the tradition and introduced a more formal ceremony.