The ongoing coronavirus health crisis has meant an irregular beginning to the academic year with a still uncertain navigation for the future. But in the midst of the unprecedented, Cole Nakadate '22 was inspired by the pandemic to seize the power of proactivity. Nakadate crafted and executed a philanthropy project that is providing personal protective [...]
The spring to summer to fall continuum is a self-described “crazy COVID time” for Kathryn Burns, the two-time Emmy Award-winning choreographer for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. In the Before, back before the coronavirus pandemic shut down life as we have known it, making social distancing and self-isolation the ruling principles of everyday life, Burns would be a [...]
For generations, St. Thomas and its scholars have connected throughout the Houston community and beyond borders to promote partnerships that enrich lives. And in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, two-sport student-athlete Adam Desroches ‘21 is among many Eagles living the standard of goodness, discipline, and knowledge through emphatic action. During June and July, Desroches [...]
Long before ‘‘coronavirus ‘and ‘pandemic’ had come to signify anxiety and disruption on the St. Thomas campus, in the United States, and around the world, the strength of the Eagle experience has come in part from the school’s welcoming spirit. Breakfast With The President has traditionally served as an enthusiastic engagement to receive the newest [...]
St. Thomas, partnering with designer KH Studio, is proud to be recognized by the prestigious National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) for the Eagles’ Nest Fall 2019 publication - the only individual school among six honorees to receive Merit distinction and one of only three private institutions nationally to earn acclaim in the Magazine category. [...]
Legacy means much more to Douglas Beirne ‘20 than tradition or heritage. It relates and resonates more directly with family, particularly his father’s connection to St. Thomas. “My dad graduated in 1987, and he has told me how much the Eagle brotherhood has meant to him throughout his adult life,” Beirne says. “But when I [...]
It’s summer. No really, it is. I’ve checked the calendar and compared the date with my welcome screen on my phone. The days, weeks, and months have blended together and I don’t think I’m alone in saying that I’m not 100%. Since March 13, when St. Thomas sent our students and faculty home for spring [...]
Throughout the novel pandemic, American lives have changed in ways never anticipated. And the St. Thomas campus community continues to rally in ways consistent since the institution’s Basilian birth in 1900. As Houston and the rest of the nation grapple with the unprecedented and ongoing consequences of COVID-19, the Alumni Association has awarded thousands of [...]
The lives of St. Thomas graduates are uniquely fortified by their four years of Basilian college preparatory. But rarely in the 120-year history of the institution has a graduating group been changed in unanticipated ways as the Class of 2020 - those who rallied with the resilience, determination, and adaptability throughout the unprecedented times and [...]
When Robert Frank ‘20 first appeared at St. Thomas within the ranks of the Class of 2020, his was a mere face in the crowd only to subtly emerge as a commanding showstopping presence within the school's acclaimed theater program. A freshman from West University Elementary and the Presbyterian School of Houston, Frank’s reluctant passage [...]
