Sacred Heart Athletics

Our CYSL page has been updated. This is where you can find information about the various athletic activities that we offer throughout the year. Currently football, volleyball and cheerleading are available. More information will be added as it becomes available.

Roots & Shoots

Cindy Guttmann, one of the great parents and volunteers at SHCS, has been bringing the Roots and Shoots program to students in Extended Care. Working primarily with students in the third through fifth grades, Mrs. Guttmann has done great work enriching our students' lives and in making learning a hands-on activity. She arranged for workers from a wildlife resuce center to bring owls and talk to the kids, and they have had fun with projects like building birdhouses. They have even planted a garden right beside the Pre-K playground.

We look forward to continuing this program in the future. On behalf of everyone here at Sacred Heart, we just wanted to say "Thank you, Mrs. Guttmann!"

SHCS Choir Wraps Up the School Year with a Pool Party!

Thank you to Mrs. Johanssen and the members of the SHCS Choir! You did a great job this year!

SHCS Students Show Off Physics Knowledge

Middle school students from Sacred Heart Cathedral School recently competed in the Annual Physics Olympics held at the University of West Florida. Students placed in 6 out of 7 events, winning 9 out of the twenty-one possible awards. As always, we are so proud of our students and their dedication and hard work.

Egg Drop Competition

• First Place - Louis G. & Emma K.
• Second Place - Kelsey H. & Hanna S.

Bridge Building Competition

• First Place - Jacob F. & Madison L.
• Second Place - Alex A. & Emily E.
• Third Place - Ashlyn A. & Hunter W.

Heat Transfer Competition

• First Place - Patrick F.

Air Cannon Competition

• Second Place - Billy L. & Jacob N.

Air Plane Competition

• Second Place - Tanner R.

Physics Exam

• Second Place - Jason B.

SHCS Students Win Serra Club Contest

Eight students from Sacred Heart Cathedral School were winners in this year's Essay Contest to foster vocations, sponsored by the Pensacola Serra Club. Students were asked to write a vocation prayer and entries were submitted to the Serra Club for judging. Winners were:

• Sixth Grade: Richard F., Lauren G., and Grayson W.
• Seventh Grade: Claire E.
• Eighth Grade: Kourage K., Madison R., and Jennifer W.
• Christina G., won a random drawing of all entrants.

The awards will be presented at the Pastoral Center on May 5th at 2:00 pm.

SHCS Student Named Semi-Finalist in Florida Geographic Bee

Brandon S., a seventh grade student at Sacred Heart Cathedral School has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2010 Florida Geographic Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. Bees were held in schools with fourth- through eighth-grade students throughout the state to determine each school’s Geographic Bee winner. School-level winners then took a qualifying test, which they submitted to the National Geographic Society. In each of the 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Dependents Schools, and the U.S. territories, the National Geographic Society invited the students with the top 100 scores to compete at the state level.

The 2010 Florida Geographic Bee will be held in Jacksonville, Florida on Friday, April 9, 2010.

The state winner will receive $100, the “National Geographic Collegiate Atlas of the World,” and a trip to Washington, D.C., where he/she will represent Florida in the national finals at the National Geographic Society headquarters, May 25-26, 2010. The first-place national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship, lifetime membership in the Society. The national winner will also travel (along with one parent or guardian), all expenses paid, to the Galápagos Islands. The winner will experience geography firsthand through up-close encounters with the wildlife and landscape of Galápagos. Travel for the trip is provided by Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic. A teacher from the school district of the national winner will receive a trip to attend the Google Geo Teacher Institute in July 2010, where he/she will gets hands-on experience with Google’s resources and learn about innovative instructional strategies. For additional information on the National Geographic Bee please visit www.nationalgeographic.com/geographicbee.

We are very proud of Brandon's accomplishments and wish him success in the next stage of the competition!

Empowering Parents, Protecting Students

The safety of Florida’s students is of the utmost importance. The Department of Education is committed to working closely with local school districts to ensure that Florida public schools and classrooms are safe and healthy environments for our children. Students are not only protected by their teachers, school staff, principals, and resource officers, but also by district personnel, state officials and law enforcement officers.

While teachers are highly valued professionals and members of our communities, we must all work together to hold Florida teachers to a high standard of ethics and principles. Unfortunately, teacher misconduct occurs and is a serious concern for communities, schools, school districts and states across the country. If you suspect that a child has been harmed or is threatened with harm by a licensed teacher, contact the Florida Department of Children & Families (DCF) toll-free at 1-800-96-ABUSE. Further information about reporting abuse may be found on the DCF Web site at www.dcf.state.fl.us/abuse.

Sacred Heart Cathedral School and the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee follow the Bishop's Charter Requirements for all employees and volunteers. For more information about State of Florida guidelines, you can refer to Florida Statutes 1012. The Bishop's Charter Requirements can be found on this website.

Top 10 Reasons to Send Your Child to Catholic School

• Catholic tradition and academic excellence in a community grounded in faith.
• Balanced curriculum that includes art, music and fitness.
• Emphasis on moral development, service to others and leadership skills.
• A 99 percent graduation rate.
• Strong preparation for further education.
• Safe and disciplined environment.
• Exceptional faculty who help students reach their highest potential.
• Individual attention in a caring community.
• Commitment to technology use to enhance education.
• Good stewardship of resources.

Time Capsule Found

On October 1, 2009 two 1st grade students at Sacred Heart found a time-capsule. Morgan Strom and Peaches Worlds were in P.E. making a sand castle when they came across an object. Morgan saw the jar first and thought it was a pipe. Sarah Guttmann, McKenzie Simmons and Cordelia Craney also came over to help make the sand castle. Sarah thought it was a treasure, and all of the girls helped dig it out. The girls found the time-capsule under the climbing playground and were really excited!

They turned it into Mrs. Smith. She read some of the messages inside the jar; it turns out that it was buried during the 1999 and 2000 school year! The messages were written by the 6th grade class and some of those students still have family members going to the school.

Kelsey Hansford has a cousin named Breezy who was in the sixth grade when her class buried their time capsule. She also said that the seventh and eighth grades of 1999 buried time capsules too! Sacred Heart is very excited to see who will discover the next two! Keep checking to see if the students dig up any other interesting objects!

Here are some examples of messages that were buried ten years ago:
• “I am a good and smart student!!”- Sarah DelGallo
• “I want anyone who finds this note that Natasha Mattes thinks Ricky Martin is cute.” -Natasha Mattesi
• “I would want someone to remember me, Kalyn, as someone who is nice and kind to all people.” –Kalyn Salinas

Preparations for Flu Season

Please read the letter from Kevin Vickery, Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, about the steps our school will be taking to prevent the spread of H1N1 (Swine Flu) this year.

Family Resources Available Through Escambia County Title I

Escambia County Schools' Title I office offers a web page with tips and resources for parents. Please check it out using the link above.

Nina Fritz Watercolor Prints Available

Nationally known artist, Nina Fritz, has donated a large number of watercolor prints to Sacred Heart Cathedral School. The prints are unframed, and span a wide variety of subjects and sizes. Please come in and see what's available - these prints would be an attractive addition to any home, and are available just in time for the Christmas season. All proceeds benefit Sacred Heart Cathedral School.

Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Of the many promises Our Lord Jesus Christ did reveal to Saint Margaret Mary in favor of souls devoted to His Sacred Heart the principal ones are as follows:

• I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life
• I will give peace in their families
• I will console them in all their troubles
• I will be their refuge in life and especially in death
• I will abundantly bless all their undertakings
• Sinners shall find in my Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy
• Tepid souls shall become fervent
• Fervent souls shall rise speedily to great perfection
• I will bless those places wherein the image of My Sacred Heart shall be exposed and venerated
• I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts
• Persons who propagate this devotion shall have their names eternally written in my Heart
• In the excess of the mercy of my Heart, I promise you that my all powerful love will grant to all those who will receive Communion on the First Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance: they will not die in my displeasure, nor without receiving the sacraments; and my Heart will be their secure refuge in that last hour