EDSMEN PARTICIPATE IN 4TH ANNUAL CLEVELAND MEDICAL HACKATHON Over the weekend, a select group of Edsmen participated in the 4th Annual Cleveland Medical Hackathon at the HIMSS Innovation Center at the Global Center for Health Innovation. This all-night, high-energy, problem-solving competition invited students and professionals of all levels and backgrounds with a passion for technology to develop Health IT solutions that can directly impact current healthcare challenges.

STUDENTS GET CREATIVE ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT GOD'S EXISTENCE For their summative project on the Paschal Mystery, Class of 2013 graduate Mr. Owen Williams' sophomore Theology class used their creativity to answer hypothetical questions about God's existence. Choosing to either write a blog or film a vlog, students answered the question, "How is God real?" through written or visual explanations of their beliefs. "I love this project because it provides the students with a

POETRY INSPIRES COMIC STRIP ARTWORK FOR VISUAL STORYTELLING CLASS Ms. Lydia Munnell's Intro to Visual Storytelling class has been exploring comic illustrations and communicating abstract concepts and emotions visually rather than entirely through language and explanation. Before diving into film, this course began with a unit solely focused on comics. For this particular assignment, Ms. Munnell asked students to choose a poem, ranging from traditional poetry to song lyrics

COMPUTER SCIENCE INDEPENDENT STUDY BRINGS AUGMENTED REALITY TO ST. ED'S Over the weekend at St. Ed's first Open House of the season, the Computer Science Department unveiled its latest project working with augmented reality (AR) technology. Mr. Anthony Mortimer, Computer Science teacher and Assistant Director of Innovation, has been teaching an independent study course to Justin Planovsky '19 and George Platko '19 who were offered a co-op with 360 Alley, a company that speci

ALGEBRA & CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE ADDRESS REAL WORLD PROBLEMS In Mr. JC Froelich '08 and Mr. Timothy Tubbs' Algebra 2 classes, students were able to connect their lesson plan with current Catholic Social Justice teaching. After studying systems of linear equations, the class was able to incorporate topics from one of Theology Department Chair Mr. Chris Merriman's Catholic Social Justice presentations. Students used their knowledge to conduct data for real world problems sur

SENIORS REFLECT ON RELATIONSHIPS AND FAITH THROUGH HIKING RETREAT During their final year at St. Ed's, seniors are required to attend at least one retreat of their choosing. While students can attend a retreat on their own through a youth group or their place of worship, they are also encouraged to participate in a wide variety of creative and reflective retreat experiences offered through St. Ed's. "As a whole, I love the senior retreat program because I get to create thes

BROTHERHOOD: ST. ED'S CELEBRATES 2018 REUNION/HOMECOMING WEEKEND St. Ed's Reunion/Homecoming Weekend is an annual tradition that students, families and alumni look forward to every year. Last weekend, members of the St. Edward community joined together to participate in an array of events to celebrate the St. Edward brotherhood and to spend time with friends and family. To kick off the weekend's festivities, St. Ed's hosted the 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame inductions on campus,

IB LATIN CLASS GAMIFIES GRAMMAR LESSON INTO DUNGEONS & DRAGONS GAME This week for his IB Latin seniors, Latin teacher Mr. Greg Stemm created an activity that would motivate his students to practice detailed grammar that would otherwise be tedious to learn. Drawing on inspiration from English teacher Mr. Elliot Zetzer, Mr. Stemm gamified his grammar lesson into an engaging and competitive activity inspired by the well-known, fantasy tabletop role-playing game, Dungeons & Drago

THE BENEFIT OF ST. ED'S COLLEGE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT From welcoming parents to College Conversations series, a happy hour discussion of collegiate hot topics, to hosting an annual college fair for Edsmen to network with college representatives, St. Ed's College Counseling Department has shaken up the traditional college counseling model and has created a dynamic program to prepare students for their college application process. Mrs. Moira O'Riordan, Director of College Couns

SERVANT LEADERSHIP: CREW TEAM HELPS CLEAN MARINA IN CLEVELAND METROPARKS Over the weekend, the St. Ed's Crew Team participated in a service project together, teaming up with the Cleveland Metroparks to clean the Marina on E. 55th Street. "I was eager to schedule a service project for the team that connected the athletes to the water in a different way outside of rowing," says St. Ed's Head Crew Coach Alan Meininghaus. Coach Meininghaus worked with Director of Service and Ou