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Despite challenging circumstances, our students and community rose to challenge: 560 gifts were made for a total of $116,000 in vintage Spartan fashion.
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![Open House icon with 7 students standing in front of field, wearing masks, blue skies, green grass]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1603126570/desmet/whmpyovz0kyu8080rxfv/OpenHouse2020.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1603126570/desmet/whmpyovz0kyu8080rxfv/OpenHouse2020.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1603126570/desmet/whmpyovz0kyu8080rxfv/OpenHouse2020.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1603126570/desmet/whmpyovz0kyu8080rxfv/OpenHouse2020.png","width":1080}])
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about Open House...With a Fall 2020 Twist
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We are now hosting a prayer web page to allow our community to post prayer requests. Photo by Kevin Jeffries '21.
![6 students spaced apart on stage, each wearing a mask, theatre seating in foreground]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1602529597/desmet/pox2mxxqafdvbhlywrs1/kennedyonstagebysebastiankellycrop.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1602529597/desmet/pox2mxxqafdvbhlywrs1/kennedyonstagebysebastiankellycrop.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1602529597/desmet/pox2mxxqafdvbhlywrs1/kennedyonstagebysebastiankellycrop.jpg","width":600}])
The fall play runs October 15-18 with limited seating and creative solutions to pandemic challenges. Article by Sebastian Kelly '21.
![Yaya palms basketball in maroon De Smet #24 jersey]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1599748675/desmet/vzlsqm842igftqpxchon/YayafromStLTodayRandykemp2019-12-30.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1599748675/desmet/vzlsqm842igftqpxchon/YayafromStLTodayRandykemp2019-12-30.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1599748675/desmet/vzlsqm842igftqpxchon/YayafromStLTodayRandykemp2019-12-30.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1599748675/desmet/vzlsqm842igftqpxchon/YayafromStLTodayRandykemp2019-12-30.jpg","width":1200}])
Congratulations to Yaya Keita '21 who announced a verbal commitment to play basketball at Mizzou next year. Article and photo from StLToday.com.
![Six Minute Excerpt: What a School Day Looks Like in Fall 2020]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1599098451/desmet/ffkh4hqdoatbo9tejrah/JustinscreenshotCROP.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1599098451/desmet/ffkh4hqdoatbo9tejrah/JustinscreenshotCROP.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1599098451/desmet/ffkh4hqdoatbo9tejrah/JustinscreenshotCROP.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1599098451/desmet/ffkh4hqdoatbo9tejrah/JustinscreenshotCROP.jpg","width":1038}])
What's it like wearing a mask to school? Hear how one senior answers this question and more as he and our principal talk about what a school day looks like in fall 2020 with social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 restrictions. Video excerpt is six minutes.
![High School Night graphic with picture of campus in background]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1598551885/desmet/ptymdw6kvtdn2gm9fikp/HighSchoolNightSquareV2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1598551885/desmet/ptymdw6kvtdn2gm9fikp/HighSchoolNightSquareV2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1598551885/desmet/ptymdw6kvtdn2gm9fikp/HighSchoolNightSquareV2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1598551885/desmet/ptymdw6kvtdn2gm9fikp/HighSchoolNightSquareV2.png","width":1080}])
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about High School Nights in Spartan Country
![Young man swinging a golf club on a course.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596643998/desmet/wntqfb6puijgypewb42r/Blake_Skornia-JPGA-golf.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596643998/desmet/wntqfb6puijgypewb42r/Blake_Skornia-JPGA-golf.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596643998/desmet/wntqfb6puijgypewb42r/Blake_Skornia-JPGA-golf.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1596643998/desmet/wntqfb6puijgypewb42r/Blake_Skornia-JPGA-golf.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596643998/desmet/wntqfb6puijgypewb42r/Blake_Skornia-JPGA-golf.png","width":1308}])
Story by Greg Uptain, photo by Gordon Radford.
![Large group of graduates in maroon caps and gowns on a football field., facing their parents.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1595356413/desmet/kryohk88m1to0gt9g8rd/GRADUATIONberns211.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1595356413/desmet/kryohk88m1to0gt9g8rd/GRADUATIONberns211.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1595356413/desmet/kryohk88m1to0gt9g8rd/GRADUATIONberns211.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1595356413/desmet/kryohk88m1to0gt9g8rd/GRADUATIONberns211.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1595356413/desmet/kryohk88m1to0gt9g8rd/GRADUATIONberns211.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1595356413/desmet/kryohk88m1to0gt9g8rd/GRADUATIONberns211.jpg","width":2200}])
Sights and sounds from Graduation 2020
![Look Inside a School Day, teacher wearing mask at podium graphic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1597428690/desmet/fakhfwwbn3azshbomnd6/2020-07-20LiveQALookInsideaSchoolday.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1597428690/desmet/fakhfwwbn3azshbomnd6/2020-07-20LiveQALookInsideaSchoolday.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1597428690/desmet/fakhfwwbn3azshbomnd6/2020-07-20LiveQALookInsideaSchoolday.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1597428690/desmet/fakhfwwbn3azshbomnd6/2020-07-20LiveQALookInsideaSchoolday.png","width":1080}])
Live Q&A: Shadow Visits & Preparing for a Safe School Year on Wednesday, July 22, at 10:30 a.m. Register today!
![icon with Live Q&A Shadow Visits text on photo of students walking in hallway]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1593540942/desmet/nthtxhkih8iax6gdygkf/LiveQAADMSquare2020-07ShadowandSafe.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1593540942/desmet/nthtxhkih8iax6gdygkf/LiveQAADMSquare2020-07ShadowandSafe.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1593540942/desmet/nthtxhkih8iax6gdygkf/LiveQAADMSquare2020-07ShadowandSafe.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1593540942/desmet/nthtxhkih8iax6gdygkf/LiveQAADMSquare2020-07ShadowandSafe.png","width":1080}])
Live Q&A: Shadow Visits & Preparing for a Safe School Year on Wednesday, July 22, at 10:30 a.m. Register today!
![Man wearing grey jacket, white shirt and blue tie standing, looking to the side.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1592834299/desmet/uy5rtz5dxodw7amy5knh/Blake_Ahearn.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1592834299/desmet/uy5rtz5dxodw7amy5knh/Blake_Ahearn.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1592834299/desmet/uy5rtz5dxodw7amy5knh/Blake_Ahearn.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1592834299/desmet/uy5rtz5dxodw7amy5knh/Blake_Ahearn.jpg","width":985}])
Blake Ahearn '03 joins Memphis Grizzlies staff as assistant coach
![John O'Leary, a 1995 alumnus, speaking to students in the gym.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1548869886/desmet/skdvm40cifbssjznphop/J_oleary_blog.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1548869886/desmet/skdvm40cifbssjznphop/J_oleary_blog.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1548869886/desmet/skdvm40cifbssjznphop/J_oleary_blog.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1548869886/desmet/skdvm40cifbssjznphop/J_oleary_blog.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1548869886/desmet/skdvm40cifbssjznphop/J_oleary_blog.jpg","width":1500}])
John O'Leary '95 discusses the graces of self-isolation and releasing a new book during the pandemic.
Story by Jen Roberts
![icon with student wearing headphones, video call, Live Q&A wordign]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591194809/desmet/ccitlu1fqnm0kawrsvan/LiveQAicon2020-06-10RemoteLearning.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1591194809/desmet/ccitlu1fqnm0kawrsvan/LiveQAicon2020-06-10RemoteLearning.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1591194809/desmet/ccitlu1fqnm0kawrsvan/LiveQAicon2020-06-10RemoteLearning.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591194809/desmet/ccitlu1fqnm0kawrsvan/LiveQAicon2020-06-10RemoteLearning.png","width":1080}])
Live Q&A: Lessons Learned From Remote Learning on June 10 at 4:30 p.m. Register today!
![Head football coach and four players in uniform walking arm in arm on a football field.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591376576/desmet/fzou7givg311fevxs85q/Steeples-captains-atstate.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1591376576/desmet/fzou7givg311fevxs85q/Steeples-captains-atstate.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1591376576/desmet/fzou7givg311fevxs85q/Steeples-captains-atstate.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591376576/desmet/fzou7givg311fevxs85q/Steeples-captains-atstate.jpg","width":1024}])
Story by Rick Ulreich, photo by Max Preps