STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF REVITALIZE CHESS ACROSS CAMPUS Students across St. Ed's campus have sparked a massive interest in playing chess, revitalizing the game so much that peers can watch daily chess matches played before and after school by the Tech Hut and in the Palisin Commons. As a devout chess player who learned how to play the game in kindergarten, Joshua Cochran '22 shared a little more insight behind the chess craze for students, faculty and staff alike. "Chess i

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD INCREASES INVITATIONAL PARTICIPATION & TAKES ADVANTAGE OF VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITIES After four consecutive years of qualifying for the State Competition, St. Ed's Science Olympiad Team has been working hard to qualify for its fifth year, having doubled their invitational participation this year. Working on a wide range of events from ornithology and forensics to hands-on design projects, this year's team has dedicated time at school and remotely outside the class

ST. ED'S HONORS THE LEGACY OF BELOVED TEACHER, JIM NIEBERDING Last week, the St. Edward community lost another iconic teacher and member of our community, Jim Nieberding. Jim, who started his career at St. Ed's in 1955, graced the social studies classrooms at St. Ed's for almost five decades until he retired in 2000. Educating the hearts and minds of his students was Jim’s vocation, especially in the areas of U.S. history, social studies, Latin, Greek, and the Catholic faith.

MOCK TRIAL TEAMS COMPETE IN FIRST VIRTUAL COMPETITION ON CAMPUS St. Ed's Mock Trial Team is currently competing in a day-long OCLRE District Competition virtually through Zoom on St. Ed's campus. This is the first time students have had to compete outside of the traditional courtroom, taking the steps to adapt to new procedures and protocols to compete not just with local districts, but with over 3,000 students from across the state of Ohio. "Our teams are just happy there's

IB FILM ALUM SPEARHEADS FILM SERIES ALL ABOUT CLEVELAND BROWNS FANS Ezekiel (Zeke) Schmiedl '20, an IB HL Film alum, served as the lead cinematographer and editor on a new film series entitled "The Kardiac Kid," now live on YouTube and Facebook. As a first year film student at Oberlin College, Zeke wanted to create a series of episodes exploring different perspectives of devoted Cleveland Browns fans. In an effort to still create art and capture live performances during the p

ST. ED'S PARTNERS WITH LIFEACT TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH WITH THEOLOGY CLASSES Every year, St. Ed's partners with LifeAct to give suicide prevention talks to all sophomore Theology classes. LifeAct, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to prevent teen suicide, seeks to educate students on how to recognize depression and its warning signs. The overarching goal for this presentation is to give students the necessary tools to seek help for themselves or oth

STUDENT MINISTERS GIVE PERSPECTIVE ON GEN-Z LEADERSHIP IN THE CHURCH AND HOW TO EMPOWER NEW LEADERS Director of Campus Ministry Cari White and St. Ed's Student Minister Executive Team (photographed left to right) Adam Mocho '22, Jack O'Brien '21, Emerson Gray '21, and Richie Pokrywka '21 were asked to give a presentation during Tuesday's virtual International Youth Ministry Conference on the power of Gen-Z leadership and how today's student ministers empower their peers to le

DIRECTOR OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING NAMED STATE COACH OF THE YEAR Congratulations to Director of Strength and Conditioning Auggie Promersberger on being named the NHSSCA State Coach of the Year, recognizing him for his exceptional work from conditioning our high school student athletes to training and teaching younger students through our Strength & Conditioning camps. "Receiving this honor is very humbling," says Coach Auggie. "This honor feels like a justification for the w

ST. ED'S HONORS JUDGE MICHAEL RYAN WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AWARD On Thursday morning, the St. Ed's Community virtually celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This annual service provides our community with time to pray, reflect, and honor an individual deserving of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award. The St. Edward High School Martin Luther King, Jr. Award is awarded annually in recognition of an individual whose work or activities help spread the m

IB PROGRAM CREATES NEW ENGAGING CONTENT, SHARING STUDENT & TEACHER PERSPECTIVES ABOUT THE IBDP Looking at the year ahead, St. Ed's IB Diploma Program has been forward-thinking, creating new innovative efforts to engage more with students interested in taking IB courses and pursuing an IB Diploma by the time they graduate from St. Ed's.The newest St. Ed's IB Instagram account, spearheaded by Associate Dean of Academics and IB Coordinator Nick Kuhar, has been frequently sharing