On Sunday, May 4th, Saint Theresa Catholic Students sang accompaniment for Mass at Our Lady of Czestochowa and the opening ceremonies for the Houston Polish Festival. They were roundly praised for “angelically singing the praises of Our Lady in Latin,” by several people who attended the opening Mass. They were also recognized by and had an opportunity to meet the First Lady of Texas, Mrs. Cecilia Abbott, Grand Marshall for the Houston Polish Festival. Dr. Mark Newcomb, Headmaster, personally invited the First Lady to our “Hail to our Heroes” event on Saturday, May 25, 2019.
Solemn High Mass in Extraordinary Form
Join us on Thursday, April 25 at 7:00 p.m. for a SOLEMN HIGH MASS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM for the Octave of Easter accompanied by this masterwork, Mozart Missa Brevis in G Major.
Picture Day 2019
Making memories matters! Saint Theresa Catholic School picture day is Monday, April 15th! Sign up for reminders so you don’t forget. Ordering instructions will be given after picture day.
Growing in Grace & Wisdom, 2018-2023
Saint Theresa Catholic School’s mission is to furnish students with an outstanding Classical education informed by the wisdom of the Catholic intellectual and spiritual tradition. We provide a rigorous Liberal Arts curriculum that gives our students a firm foundation in faith and morals. By these means, we strive to form students who have a genuine love of God and the Church and who are prudent, compassionate, kind, courageous, and generous in their service of one another and to others.
From Headmaster Dr. Newcomb:
I am very excited to share with everyone the new Strategic Plan for Saint Theresa Catholic School. Last year, we solicited input from parents, faculty, parishioners, students, staff, alumni, and Board members about the course STCS should set for its second decade of success. Beginning with parent surveys last fall, and continuing with area subcommittees, public discussions, focus groups, and Board deliberations, we established what initiatives we wanted to pursue so that we could deepen, enrich, and expand the benefits of an STCS education for our students and families. Growing in Grace and Wisdom, 2018-2023 is the fruit of these labors and conversations, and we are grateful to everyone for contributing their time and ideas to this process. Our Strategic Plan gives us a way to make the future happen, rather than merely having it happen to us! As you peruse the the plan, you will see that it shows how our mission is at the heart of all our initiatives for the school over the next five years, and how we have come together as one family to build up our community of learning, prayer, and instruction.
Volleyball Seasons Begins…
Our Girls’ Volleyball season begins Tuesday, September 11th at St. Francis de Sales. Come and support our Griffins! To see the whole schedule visit our school calendar or our Athletics page.
Back to School Night
Join us as we celebrate and prepare for the 2018-19 academic year! “Back to School Night” is on Thursday, August 9th. This year we will have tiered start times for new and returning families.
There is a live presentation for only new families beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Center. This includes any families for whom 2018-19 is their first year of enrollment. The presentation will cover school policies and the Family and Student Handbook.
Returning families, those who were enrolled prior to the 2018-19 academic year, can report to the school building at 6:30 p.m. New families will join you around 6:40 p.m. This will be a time to meet with faculty in their classrooms as well as representatives from The Healthy Lunchbox, Creative Minds Aftercare and other organizations.
Before August 9th we ask all families to review the Family and Student Handbook. School leadership will be available at “Back to School Night” to answer questions and offer additional context. When families turn in their Handbook Acknowledgement and Technology User Agreement forms, they will receive their car queue signs and other important documents.
The evening is expected to end around 7:30 p.m. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
PSIA Academic Competition
Congratulations to the 85 STCS students who competed in over 20 categories at the P.S.I.A. meet on Saturday, March 24th. And thank you to the parents that not only chaired sessions that day, but listened to recitations and prepared your children in other ways for the event. Due to everyone’s fantastic efforts, 23 of our students earned a 3rd place or higher distinction in their areas, and 15 of our students will go on to compete at the state level! Ms. Dorian Speed and the faculty who supported her in our preparation efforts deserve our undying gratitude for all of the work and time they invested in getting us “fighting fit” for the competition. STCS came in third overall among all of the schools competing.
Our Curriculum
Learn about the Saint Theresa Catholic School curriculum with our latest video featuring our very own Headmaster, Dr. Newcomb.
Stabat Mater Concert
On Saturday, March 24th at 7:30 p.m. our choir will perform Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with string quartet and organist, Dr. Kevin Clarke. The concert will also feature sacred motets and chants appropriate to the celebration of the Holy Mass and the Lenten season. Soloists included Catherine Goode, Soprano and Lauren Henderson-Turner, Mezzo-Soprano. The choir will be directed by Mr. Zachary Turner.
HBU Concert
On Monday, January 29th, select 5th–8th graders visited the campus of Houston Baptist University at the invitation of Dr. Terrence Johnson, Chair of the School of Music and Director of Choral Activities. They performed a 40-minute concert in a forum of students and faculty of the music school. The quality of the performance was exceptional and our audience was absolutely thrilled. The accolades were so great that Dr. Johnson has invited our students to collaborate with him and his collegiate choir in a performance of a piece he is composing in honor of Saint Therese-The Story of a Soul.
