Yesterday, former CJA principal & current president at
@shahamden
, Sr. Sheila O’Neill, watched CJA alumna &
@ndwbb
head coach,
@IrishCoachIvey
‘96, coach the Notre Dame vs. UConn game! What a fun reunion seeing our alumna out shining her light! 🌟🏀
#ShineBright
#BeBrilliant
Over the weekend, the CJ Sisters went through our school's supplies & donated 600 gloves, 9 cases of wipes & 3 cases of hand sanitizer to a local hospital. We are keeping healthcare workers & hospital personnel in our prayers. Thanks for your sacrifice!
#InThisTogether
#ChargeOn
"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed." - Psalm 34:19
As a community of faith, CJA offers its prayerful support to the school communities of
@DeSmetJesuitHS
and
@MarquetteStangs
. May the God of all consolation give comfort. ❤️
To celebrate our seniors, on what would have been their prom, CJA lit up for the first time in weeks, teachers lined the school, and our seniors drove through to be together, while staying safe. Rain or shine, we love our seniors! ❤️
#2020Strong
#ChargeOn
Together with
@StJoeAngels
we collected 23,896 pairs of socks and underwear for
@stpatrickcenter
! To say it was an incredible night would be an understatement. Thank you to everyone who supported this effort!
The Chargers are STATE BOUND‼️🏀 Congratulations to our CJA basketball team on a quarterfinal victory! Next stop, the FINAL FOUR in Columbia, MO! Way to go, Chargers!⚡️🐴🎉
Last week, CJA students stood at our school's entrance to cheer in the Class of 2025. Little did they know, they would put a smile on another person's face, too. Read the email below to see how a little boy named Reid received a special birthday surprise from the Chargers!❤️🐴🎈
Cor Jesu Academy is blessed to welcome its second president. Sr. Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ, Ph.D. will assume her new role as president of Cor Jesu effective July 1, 2020. To learn more, visit
@ASCJVocations
CJA President Sr. Barbara Thomas, ASCJ has been named Povincial Superior for the U.S. province of the
@ascjus
. We are grateful for all she accomplished at CJ & wish her the best in her new role! View Sr. Barbara's farewell letter to the CJ community here:
We welcomed our freshman and senior classes to campus today and are sending love to our sophomores and juniors learning from home! This year will be different but our CJ spirit will always be the same!
#ChargeOn
❤️🐴
Thanks to his 15-year tenure as head basketball coach and how he models CJ's core values, good sportsmanship & importance of teamwork, the
#CJA
Fitness Center was dedicated in John Neff's honor at a surprise ceremony before the 11/30 varsity basketball game. Congrats, Coach Neff!
Congratulations to the first-ever Charger swim & dive team to bring home a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP‼️🎉 We celebrated this historic achievement with an outdoor drive-by parade this afternoon! ❤️ Way to go, Chargers‼️🐴
#ChargeOn
Congratulations to Cor Jesu faculty member and coach, Mr. Tim Haffner. Coach Haffner was named the Girls Class 5 Coach of the Year by the Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association. He led the Chargers to the Class 5 Missouri State Championship for the 2021 season.
CJA joined the fight against the coronavirus by donating over 300 pairs of science safety glasses to a local hospital in need of more protective equipment. Thank you to all of the healthcare workers out there working hard to end this pandemic!
#WeAreInThisTogether
#ChargeOn
Whether you're learning from home or returning to the building tomorrow, we are thrilled to welcome our Chargers back for another great school year!
#ChargeOn
It was an AMAZING evening for Funderwear 2023! Congratulations to Cor Jesu and
@StJoeAngels
on collecting 41,602 pairs of socks and underwear for
@stpatrickcenter
! We are so proud to partner with the Angels each year for such an incredible cause.❤️☘️
We are extremely proud of our Charger field hockey squad on an incredible season finishing in the final four in the STATE! Through all the ups and downs of 2020, this team never stopped working hard. Congratulations on your accomplishments!
#ChargeOn
Shoutout to our DISTRICT CHAMPIONS‼️🏀⚡️🐴
The Chargers move on to the Quarterfinals of the State Tournament this Friday at Marquette High School. Time is TBD. Stay tuned!
‼️FUNDERWEAR TOTAL IS IN‼️ We are so proud to partner with
@stjoeangels
for this incredible tradition! Together, we collected over $27,000 socks, underwear and sports bras to benefit the clients of
@stpatrickcenter
. ☘️ Thanks to all who helped us Share Christ’s love!
Congratulations to our Charger basketball team on an incredible season! CJA finished fourth in the state for MSHSAA Class 6‼️ We are so proud of the dedication and hard work of this team.🏀⚡️
Shoutout to our alumnae who joined us for a pregame lunch at Shakespeare’s yesterday!❤️
BIG news in Charger sports‼️
Field hockey won its quarterfinal game this afternoon to advance to the FINAL FOUR of the State Tournament!🏑 👏
@CJAVolleyball
won Districts tonight, advancing to the Sectional game of the State Tournament this Thursday at Jackson at 6:30pm! 🏐🎉
We are proud to announce that Lauren Ortwerth '26 was selected as one of this week's
@stltoday
Athletes of the Week! Congrats to Lauren on her success on the basketball court.🏀⚡🐴 To learn more, visit:
#ShineBright
#BeBrilliant
CONGRATS to the Top 5 Ranking Seniors in the Class of 2021!
#1
(Valedictorian) - Gracie Eppler
#2
(Salutatorian) - Maggie Rakonick
#3
- Katie Strasheim
#4
- Jacqueline Nieters
#5
- Isabel Lee
We are so proud of you and can't wait to see how you continue to shine!🌟❤️
We ask the Cor Jesu Community to join us as we keep
@iwaredknights
basketball coach, Dan Rolfes, in our prayers. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus engulf Coach Rolfes, his family and his team with healing and love. ❤️
IWA Athletics Director and Head Basketball Coach Dan Rolfes suffered a medical emergency while leaving the Mizzou Arena. Coach Rolfes is surrounded by immediate family and is receiving excellent care. IWA and the Rolfes family ask for your prayers. More information will be shared
Our followers saw lots of social media about Penny Queen Week fundraising last week and we want you to have the update! In just one week, our students raised $23,374 for charity! It was announced at the dance on Saturday. What an incredible week!!
#GoChargers
Maddie DiMaria '27 is
@Gatorade
's National Player of the Year for Girls Soccer! What an incredible honor!!
Check out their website to learn more:
#ShineBright
#BeBrilliant
CONGRATULATIONS to our STATE cross country runners‼️ CJA placed 2nd as a team and all three Luna sisters medaled! Special shoutout to:
Francie Luna ‘22 - 4th place
Adie Luna ‘23 - 5th place
Maria Luna ‘24 - 14 place
Congrats to all our Charger runners!
#ChargeOn
We are so excited to officially celebrate the Class of 2020's graduation ceremony tomorrow morning! If you are interested in viewing, the event will be live-streamed on our Facebook page at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. Congratulations Class of 2020! ❤️🎓
#2020Strong
#ChargeOn
Congratulations to the CJA Class of 2023 who received their class rings this morning! We celebrated this tradition with a liturgy, followed by a reception. 💍❤️Juniors, may your rings always remind you of the time you spent and the memories you made at Cor Jesu.
Congratulations to Francie Luna '22 on being selected for the 2021 All-Metro Girls Cross Country First Team! Read about Francie's success at the link below!
@STLhssports
#ShineBright
#BeBrilliant
It’s a great day in Charger sports!!! HUGE congrats to the CJA cross country team on earning 3rd place at STATE‼️🥉
Individual results are below!
**Francie Luna - 7th
Adie Luna - 19th
Maria Luna - 24th
Anna Stirton - 48th
Eva Morie- 106th
Liz Hanson - 109th
Bailey Gegg - 112th
CONGRATS to the Varsity Golf team for earning 4th place at the MSHSAA State Championship Tournament‼️ Ainsley Burns ‘22, Claire Huether ‘23, GG Rogers ‘23 & Paige Dolrenry ‘24 made school history, as the first set of Chargers to qualify for the
#STATE
team tourney since 2006! 🐴
Best of luck to Maddie DiMaria '27 as she heads to the Netherlands to compete for USA with the U.S. Under-15 Women's Youth National Team! Way to SHINE ✨⚽
Want to know more? Visit:
A BIG congratulations to the Cor Jesu Academy Class of 2022 on receiving their CJA class rings this morning! We celebrated this tradition with a beautiful Liturgy, followed by a special cookie treat. Enjoy your day off, juniors, and have a great Easter! ❤️💍🎉
Congrats to our STATE Cross Country runners! The team earned 7th all together and three runners medaled for the first time in CJ history! Francie Luna ‘22 earned 9th, Molly Rolwes ‘20 earned 17th and Adie Luna ‘23 earned 18th! Way to go, Chargers‼️‼️
Last night on the annual
@CloseUp_DC
trip, 2 CJA students were invited by CJA alumna,
@RepAnnWagner
'80, to attend the 2023 State of the Union Address! Campbell Kenney & Maggie Hamel were thrilled. The rest of the CJA group watched in Wagner's office. A great experience for all!
Today we celebrate the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with the freshmen and sophomores. This is the freshman class’ first time celebrating Liturgy at CJA! ❤️❤️
A major shoutout to CJ seniors Isobel Dernlan, Bridget Hagene and Grace Hinrichs for being selected as National Merit Finalists! These three Chargers were chosen from 16,000 semifinalists and will now be considered for merit scholarships.
#GoChargers
Freshman Field Hockey for the win today!! The team celebrated a 3-0 victory over Marquette with goals by Kelly Campbell, Izzie Hibey and Claudia Schicker. Congrats, girls!
#GoChargers