End of Thanksgiving Break

After a very welcome Thanksgiving break, I am excited to return to school with the Christmas spirit in the air.  The Thanksgiving Service last Tuesday was enjoyable as always.  Having the entire school community in one place is truly a special experience.  I am a member of the school orchestra, and we along with both the Middle and Upper School choruses performed at the service.  The Sleepy Thompson basketball tournament is this week and with local rival Bishop Ireton in the field, it is sure to be an exciting three days of basketball.  My friends and I are stocking up on toilet paper, which we will throw on the court after the Saints score their first basket on Thursday; it is a certainly a tradition like no other!

Fockey 2015

I am sad to say that my 6-year field hockey career has come to an end this past weekend. Having said that, I have never been so proud to be on a team, due to the tireless hard work of the girls I've been lucky to be surrounded by for the past four months. Our only regular season losses were to state champions of Maryland and Virginia, and we were ISL regular season and tournament champs. Our ISL Championship game went into triple overtime, with our girls coming out victorious over rival Episcopal down the street. Then, when it came to the VISAA Virginia State tournament, we beat #2 seed St. Catherine's first round in another stomach-jerking game, that we won in double overtime. Semi-finals down in Virginia Beach last Friday brought tough competition as we played the #1 seed, Trinity Episcopal, the future state champs. While we didn't make it to the state championship, the heart and hustle throughout the entire season combined with the improvement of our team overall will undoubtedly make this field hockey season and team my favorite, ending Katie Wood and I's senior year in the best way possible. To go out with our team catch phrase, Let's Go!!!

New Admissions Ambassador Captain: Jessica Edwards

Hi Everyone! I'm Jessica Edwards, a junior at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School and a new Admissions Ambassador Captain. I've been at SSSAS since freshman year and have been very active in the community ever since! Athletically, I have played volleyball for the past three years and track and field for the past two, filling my free time in the past couple of winters by performing in the musical. In regards to school clubs, I am a member of Programming Club, Science Bowl Team, CAPPIES, French Club, Unity Through Diversity, Student Business Association, Saints Action Team, Change for Haiti, and Best Buddies. Finally, I have taken advantage of many out-of-school opportunities that the school offers, including volunteering globally in Romania and Haiti, working as a SummerTimes camp counselor, and tutoring elementary school students with several other Saints at Patrick Henry. I would not be who I am today if not for attending SSSAS, and I love to share my enthusiasm for the Upper School to prospective visitors. I am so excited to be an Admissions Ambassador Captain to expose others to the school’s wonderful community and the opportunities I have obtained throughout my couple of years at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, and I hope to leave prospective families with positive, lasting impressions.

Halloween

Even though Halloween fell on a Saturday this year, we still dedicated a day to dressing up! Here are some highlights from Saints' Halloween costumes on Friday!