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Senior Alex Lewis wins first place in the U City in Bloom Plein Air Art Festival with a landscape he painted outside.
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![Two boys standing outside in front of a football field, smiling at the camera.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632772873/desmet/vgquff0cdb1vrpdss5vh/WEB-NATIONALMERIT-COLLEGEBOARD2021DHIGGINS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1632772873/desmet/vgquff0cdb1vrpdss5vh/WEB-NATIONALMERIT-COLLEGEBOARD2021DHIGGINS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1632772873/desmet/vgquff0cdb1vrpdss5vh/WEB-NATIONALMERIT-COLLEGEBOARD2021DHIGGINS.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1632772873/desmet/vgquff0cdb1vrpdss5vh/WEB-NATIONALMERIT-COLLEGEBOARD2021DHIGGINS.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1632772873/desmet/vgquff0cdb1vrpdss5vh/WEB-NATIONALMERIT-COLLEGEBOARD2021DHIGGINS.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1632772873/desmet/vgquff0cdb1vrpdss5vh/WEB-NATIONALMERIT-COLLEGEBOARD2021DHIGGINS.jpg","width":1800}])
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about Seniors Earn National Recognition for Academic Achievements
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Find the best high school for your son--shadow visits are now open for boys in grade 8.
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Photos by Pete Brueggestrass ’22, Senaid Ferhatbegovic ’22, Jacob Lorimier ’22, and Brian Taylor ’22
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about 3D Vision: Students Design Models of Campus Landmarks
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Story by David Wilhelm, photos by Randy Kemp
![Football player in maroon uniform has hands open to receive a pass.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1630091926/desmet/zjvdtaopvhkkfdydteqj/ScreenShot2021-08-27at21754PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1630091926/desmet/zjvdtaopvhkkfdydteqj/ScreenShot2021-08-27at21754PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1630091926/desmet/zjvdtaopvhkkfdydteqj/ScreenShot2021-08-27at21754PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1630091926/desmet/zjvdtaopvhkkfdydteqj/ScreenShot2021-08-27at21754PM.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1630091926/desmet/zjvdtaopvhkkfdydteqj/ScreenShot2021-08-27at21754PM.png","width":1230}])
Story by David Kvidahl, photo by Paul Halfacre
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Combining meditation and art, students say yes to the exercise and deeper self-awareness in Studio Art class.
![2 students smile outside in front of soccer stadium, one in maroon, one in black, "Open House Preview Nights 9/16 & 9/27"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1628625539/desmet/kyefxoxlmp8ywzwud3sr/2021FallOpenHousePreviewInstagramAd.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1628625539/desmet/kyefxoxlmp8ywzwud3sr/2021FallOpenHousePreviewInstagramAd.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1628625539/desmet/kyefxoxlmp8ywzwud3sr/2021FallOpenHousePreviewInstagramAd.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628625539/desmet/kyefxoxlmp8ywzwud3sr/2021FallOpenHousePreviewInstagramAd.png","width":1080}])
Want more time to explore high school? Families with boys in grades 6, 7, or 8 are invited to join us for a fun Preview Night with short tours, dinners-to-go, and time to mingle with coaches and teachers.
![Priests and an altar server distribute incense during an outdoor Mass.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1629485430/desmet/eaywccgoxwcetnjyfism/MASSOFTHEHOLYSPIRITlorimier223.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1629485430/desmet/eaywccgoxwcetnjyfism/MASSOFTHEHOLYSPIRITlorimier223.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1629485430/desmet/eaywccgoxwcetnjyfism/MASSOFTHEHOLYSPIRITlorimier223.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1629485430/desmet/eaywccgoxwcetnjyfism/MASSOFTHEHOLYSPIRITlorimier223.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1629485430/desmet/eaywccgoxwcetnjyfism/MASSOFTHEHOLYSPIRITlorimier223.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1629485430/desmet/eaywccgoxwcetnjyfism/MASSOFTHEHOLYSPIRITlorimier223.jpg","width":2200}])
De Smet Jesuit celebrates an all-school Mass of the Holy Spirit to ask God's blessing on the new year.
![Priest converses with a man and a woman.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1628799754/desmet/yzvvhuy00mqyks7hexdl/ScreenShot2021-08-12at31952PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1628799754/desmet/yzvvhuy00mqyks7hexdl/ScreenShot2021-08-12at31952PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1628799754/desmet/yzvvhuy00mqyks7hexdl/ScreenShot2021-08-12at31952PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1628799754/desmet/yzvvhuy00mqyks7hexdl/ScreenShot2021-08-12at31952PM.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1628799754/desmet/yzvvhuy00mqyks7hexdl/ScreenShot2021-08-12at31952PM.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628799754/desmet/yzvvhuy00mqyks7hexdl/ScreenShot2021-08-12at31952PM.png","width":1634}])
Story by Joseph Kenny, photo by Lisa Johnston
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Photos by Kathy Lorimier
![Four teenagers standing together smiling at the camera with the woods as a backdrop.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1627914278/desmet/u7curlji6dbigqto1x8z/Yaya-Mizzou-story.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1627914278/desmet/u7curlji6dbigqto1x8z/Yaya-Mizzou-story.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1627914278/desmet/u7curlji6dbigqto1x8z/Yaya-Mizzou-story.png","width":720}])
Story by Joel Lorenzi
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about Student Leaders Called to be Missionaries
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Story by Chris Gove