Principal’s Desk News & Information Upcoming Dates High School Counseling

My Irish mother taught me to always say please and thank you. At this time, I am pleased to offer a sincere litany of “thanksgiving” to the SMSA Class of 2025.

Seniors, thank you for leading our school so well this year and for making your mark on the Ledge! Thanks for living your faith in prayer and service. Thank you for taking care of one another and picking one another up as classmates. Thank you for studying, for training, for committing. Thank you for volunteering – a lot! Thanks for being open to change. Thank you for creating and dreaming and sharing your talents. Thank you for laughing, for loving and for lifting spirits. Thank you for building community and for speaking the truth. Thank you for showing empathy and mercy. Thank you for saying “I am sorry” whenever it was needed. Thanks for your good humor and good judgment. Thanks for being winners – even when the score was not on your side. Thank you for asking good questions and for choosing to do the right thing – most of the time! Thank you for showing that you care for one another, your parents, your teacher and coaches. Thank you for teaching others through your vulnerabilities, your hurts and your fears. Thank you for showing up for your teachers and for one another. Thank you for leading, learning, and living the Ledger Way. Thank you for running this incredible academic marathon together…and finishing so well, together!

Sunday will be your special day. At Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement, we will thank you again…and we will celebrate your special character as the Class of 2025. You have earned all the gratitude and joy that comes along with this special season in your life!

Our faculty and staff are honored to play a role in your growth and development these past years. We see that your successes are a testament to hard work as well as the presence of God’s amazing grace in your lives. Thanks for allowing us to know you and walk with you on the Ledge.

Our Lady of the Ledge, pray for us.

Eamonn O’Keeffe
Principal, High School

Sunday, June 1st the SMSA Class of 2025 Baccalaureate Mass & Commencement Ceremony (Holy Family Church) will be live streamed at facebook.com/HolyFamilyFdL Please feel free to share the link with family and friends who are unable to celebrate in-person. NOTE: An account on Facebook is not necessary to access the Holy Family live stream or Facebook page. If asked for member login credentials…simply click the ‘x’ in the request box to make the credential request disappear. To access, log on anytime after 2:30pm on June 1 and it should be the top post on the page. Click the “LIVE” image at this page.

There are not any limits/restrictions on guest attendance! Following Mass, a 10 minute intermission will enable students, faculty and staff to transition for the Class of 2025 Commencement Ceremony – to begin at approximately 3:30 pm – also in the church. High school diplomas shall be individually presented to each graduate at Commencement.

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2024-2025 high school yearbook sales will close Friday, May 30, 2025.

Own one for just $65. Order one at this link.
https://yearbookforever.com/school-store/e9c6MAIBRPlHtVGk4883VkGu
or at the link on the school website homepage.

Thank you for all the support given this school year. With the help of our school and community, the Student Council had a banner year. The homecoming food drive allowed the Student Council to assemble and donate 30 lunches weekly to our local warming shelter from November through March. In addition, there were enough supplies to also make 202 bag lunches for Broken Bread and to donate 16 cases of water, 30 jars of jelly, and 38 containers of peanut butter to the Holy Land food pantry.

The fall pie ingredients drive was also our most successful drive to date. The Student Council was able to assemble and bake 102 pies to donate to Holy Family’s annual Thanksgiving meal. Additionally, homecoming and CSW weeks’ activities were a success, and we continue to raise funds for a future memory wall. An initiative started by the 2020 Student Council.

A special thanks to our senior members for their leadership throughout the year. I especially want to thank this year’s officers: Ben Anderson, Alexandra Welsch, Lexi Coon, and Nevaeh Galligan for their dedication and hard work.

God bless you,
Mrs. Kathy Bartel

Anyone interested in trying out for Varsity dance for the 2025-26 season, there are two ways to sign up. You can sign up in the cafeteria on the bulletin board or e-mail head coach Stephanie Brusky at Sbrusky@smsacademy.org. You will receive the informational slide show and tryout routine via e-mail. Live tryouts are tentatively scheduled for Sat, May 31st – 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the high school. If you can not make that date we can make other arrangements please indicate this when you sign up.

Thank you to all the families who supported our Parent Connectors Group this school year! We are so grateful for your help through donating items, volunteering your time, planning our events and/or attending our events. We appreciate you! We couldn’t do what we do without all of your support. Thanks again! Please watch for a volunteer sheet to come home on back to school night or information in the eLedger on how to get involved next year. Have a fabulous summer!

The SMSA Athletic and Co-Curricular Code of Conduct Meetings will be held on June 23th, July 21th and August 6th at 6:00 pm in Baker Gym. All 5th through 12th grade students interested in participating in athletics or co-curricular activities during the 2025-2026 school year, MUST attend one of the meetings along with their parent or guardian. Those students intending to play high school football, should attend either the June 23th or July 21th meeting.

Click on the link below for the necessary athletic forms. All athletic forms must be completed and turned in prior to participating in the intended sport or activity. Please contact Kelly Mueller at kmueller@smsacademy.org if you have any questions about the status of your child’s physical or other athletic paperwork.

Athletic-Paperwork-2025

Please Click Here – Grades 9-12 Registration

Did you know? You can Refer-A-Family and receive tuition credit!

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May 30, 2025 – Commencement Practice – Seniors Only – REQUIRED

May 30, 2025 – Last Day of Classes

June 1, 2025 – Baccalaureate Mass & Commencement

June 23, 2025 – Athletic Code Meeting

July 21, 2025 – Athletic Code Meeting

July 25, 2025 – Swing Fore Springs Golf Outing

July 30 & 31, 2025 – Uniform Exchange

August 6, 2025 – Athletic Code Meeting

August 22, 2025 – Orientation

August 24, 2025 – Back to School Family Picnic

August 25, 2025 – First Day of School

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SMSA is proud to participate in another year of Trade Tours through the Fond du Lac R.O.C.K. program, which stands for Retention, Opportunity, Community, and Knowledge. This program aimed at working specifically with high school seniors and juniors who are piecing together their plans post high school graduation. This program provides career exploration through business tours and job shadows. Fond du Lac R.O.C.K. is a program of Envision Greater Fond du Lac. Please let counseling know if your student would be interested in joining a future tour.

For additional information please visit click here.

Please refer to the information provided at the link below, for local and state scholarships that SMSA seniors can apply for. This list is always subject to change and may not be all-inclusive.

Local scholarship opportunities (Fond du Lac area) are listed first, followed by opportunities for residents of the state of Wisconsin.

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