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June 2015
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    Joe Therber, President    

Preparing for another successful year at Scecina


 

Greetings! 

 

Summer greetings!

As our students enjoy their vacation, we are re-energizing Scecina with many improvements that will enhance their experience this year and beyond.  We're focusing on many levels to prepare for next school year in support of our mission. For the 2015-16 school year, our students will find updated facilities, new staff members and technology improvements. 

 

 

 

Help us make Club 53 great!
 
Mark your calendars for Nov. 14 for another night of fun, local food and drink, and socializing at Club 53. 

YOU CAN HELP US! We need event sponsors, volunteers and auction items. Contact Beth Murphy at bmurphy@scecina.org if you can help.

Get ready to dance all night to the music! Want to know the band that's playing at Club 53 this year? Click here to learn more about them.


President's Academic Excellence Awards 


 

By Beth Murphy

At the President's Academic Excellence Awards Night in May, President Joe Therber recognized 54 Scecina students who attained the highest academic honors during the 2014-15 school year. The highlight of the evening was when the top 10 seniors each honored a special person who served as a mentor during their schooling. Read excerpts of the students' inspiring letters of gratitude to their chosen mentors on our website. 


 

 Students raise $14,000 for Scecina
Scecina students and staff enjoyed a fun day of walking and field day activities last month as they celebrated their success in reaching the goal of raising $14,000 for their school during the annual Campus Crusade walkathon.  With the theme of "Walking For Each Other,"  students raised $8,767 toward tuition assistance, to help their fellow students. They designated the remainder for: Student life (clubs and athletics): $2,308.50; Academics: $1,158; Campus Ministry, $216.50; and Care of Campus (facilities): $330.  ... Read More

 


Softball team wins 12th straight Sectional

Scecina's softball dynasty continued in 2015 as the Crusaders won their 12th straight Sectional title and also captured the Regional championship. Winning the sectional never gets old, but it does seem to be expected, said Crusader head coach Cory Gray."Every single one is good," he said, "Here at Scecina, we take what we do for granted. Our team, they'll think, 'Obviously, we're going to win the Sectional.' They don't understand that it took a lot of hard work,work they put in, to get it done."

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Scecina Key Club president Corinne Maue '16 poses beside her likeness on the wall at Kiwanis International headquarters in Indianapolis.

 

Key Club is one of Scecina's newest extracurricular activities for students. Key Club is a service club for teens supported by Kiwanis International, with the core values of caring, inclusiveness, character building, and leadership. The club sponsored many service projects this year. President Corinne Maue '16 describes the Key Club activities and successes on our website. ...Read More


Class Notes
  • Jeremiah Jett '07 graduated in May 2015 from Indianapolis Martin University with a bachelor's degree in Addiction Counseling. Jeremiah took a new position as staff counselor at Life Recovery Center in Indianapolis.
  • Opal Landwer '04 is working at a local restaurant as a cook and training to be a head chef.
  • Leeann Sausser '12 received the $1,000 first prize in the Peggy Seigel Writing Competition. Her winning paper is titled "Friend of the Slave, Enemy of Emancipation: Indiana Quakers and the Abolition Question, 1826-1857." Leeann will be a senior at DePauw University this fall, majoring in English Writing with a History minor. She also was inducted into Phi Alpha Theta, the History National Honor Society, this spring. 
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