President Joe Therber (left) and Col. Dan Bruno '77 in front of the Father Tom memorial sculpture and display case in the rotunda.
Walking in
the footsteps
of Father Tom
It's always a pleasure when Scecina's alumni return to visit. Recently, I was pleased to welcome Col. Dan Bruno, Class of 1977, back to Scecina.
Col. Bruno, who is retired from the U.S. Army, rose to the position of Garrison Commander of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He returned to Scecina on a somber day of reflection, Sept. 11, as America observed the 14th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., as well as the crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. Col. Bruno lost numerous friends as a result of the tragic events of that day.
"I graduated from Scecina in 1993 with no real idea what I wanted to be when I grew up. I knew I had been afforded a quality education from wonderful teachers." Emily eventually went to culinary school and became a pastry chef. When her husband, Matt, invented the Edge Brownie Pan, featured on TV shows including "Oprah," they started their own company.... Read More
Scecina's enrollment continues to grow at a steady pace. For the 2015-16 school year Scecina has an official enrollment of 454 students, which was reported to the Indiana Department of Education on Sept. 8. That represents a 36 percent increase since 2011. The school appears to be on track to meet its target enrollment goal of ... Read More
Get ready for a night of fun, with local eats, treats and drinks; live music; and silent and live auctions.
When: Saturday, Nov. 14
Where: Scecina's gymnasium
Tickets: $50 early bird price by Oct. 31 ($65 after Oct. 31).
Raffle: Get your tickets by Oct. 31 to be entered into the early bird drawing for $500. ALL ticket buyers also are entered into the Club 53 raffle prize of $2,500, to be drawn the night of the event.
We'll have local beer by SunKing and Flat 12, as well as local eats! Local food is from Chef Dan's Southern Comfort, Dufour's, Steer-In, Jockamo's and Bar-B-Q Heaven. Music provided by Tastes Like Chicken.
YOU CAN HELP US! Please visit our Club 53 page to volunteer, sponsor the event, donate an auction item, or to buy tickets: scecina.org/club53.
VISIT OUR CLUB 53 table before the start of these home Crusader football games to buy tickets (cash or check only):
Scecina Student Spotlight, a new feature on scecina.org, introduces the Crusader community each week to a current Scecina student, such as Z'Nya Banks-Donaldson (above). Z'Nya, a junior, plans to attend Emory University in Atlanta and become a physical therapist. ...Read More
Jenna Nosek
Senior Jenna Nosek
believes Scecina has prepared her to take the next big step in her life: college. She has narrowed down her top two choices to the University of Pittsburgh or Vanderbilt in Tennessee, and has plans to become an orthopedic surgeon. ...Read More
Anthony Battles
Anthony Battles, a sophomore from Little Flower Catholic Parish, is an outstanding student athlete who maintained a 3.88 GPA while playing football, basketball and baseball during his freshman year at Scecina. Last year, he was a recipient of the President's Academic Excellence Award as well as the Scecina Scholar Athlete award. ... Read More
Help spread the word that Scecina's Open House for prospective students is from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. To register, visit scecina.org/openhouse
David Dellacca, Scecina's vice president of technology, was interviewed by local television station WTHR-Channel 13 about his family's trip to the World Meeting of Families and Mass with Pope Francis in Philadelphia.
Scecina's Advanced Choir and Orchestra will perform their second annual Sacred Music Concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 5333 E. Washington St.
Music teacher Donnie Glowinski started the Sacred Music program last year, with the plan to travel to a different church within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis' East Deanery each fall for the performance. Last year's concert was at Little Flower Catholic Church.
The Scecina Veterans Committee desires to add a plaque to the base of the bronze bust of Father Tom that lists those graduates who have given their lives in military service to our country from Vietnam to the present. Please click here to see a current listing of alums that the school is aware of who fit the criteria.
If you are aware of others, please provide Gia Spaulding at gspaulding@scecina.org or (317) 352-3229 with the person's name and as much information as you have regarding the service and death of the individual.
