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First, they were friends in kindergarten. Then classmates at Roosevelt Alexander Elementary School in Katy. And Beckendorff Junior High. When choosing his high school destination, Grant McCoy ‘20 exercised a bold decision to not follow his sister’s path to a macro public experience. He opted for the rich heritage of Basilian education at St. Thomas. [...]
Difficult is why footprints are on the moon. If the road were easy, it often meant going the wrong way. Difficult challenges limits and reveals potential. No matter how daunting the struggle ... difficult is worth it. Difficult makes us who we are. Six luminaries traveled the difficult climb of most resistance and ascended to [...]
This story was originally published in May 2014. The Cardinal’s Circle was founded in 2010 as a commitment to society and students in the Archdiocese’s urban areas. A yearly celebration featuring a Mass and Dinner of Thanksgiving salutes the financial benefactors who support St. Thomas and the other 12 Inner City Catholic Schools. For the [...]
In the early 1990s Eagle Track and Field coach Nathan Labus was a newbie to the roaring University of Houston program which for years had doubled as the defacto training grounds for Olympic gold rushes from Team USA. Under the piercing Texas sun which would routinely beat down on a reddish-brown oval surrounded by the [...]
Round-Up ... where conventional wisdom and rational reason need not apply ... where the beats just keep getting bigger, better and more robust ... for the 14th consecutive year. Round-Up ... where the kids routinely crank out a King Kong encore bordering on the absurd ... where the student driven fundraiser remains unmatched anywhere in the [...]
Fine Arts dean Mike Nebel is accustomed but never complacent to his students earning national distinction for artwork juried among the premier competitions in the United States. Nebels owns deep respect for the due diligence and creative process, encouraging and empowering motivated artists to engage in visual storytelling as the primary inspiration, with opportunities for increased [...]
Generations of Eagle arrived for a bonding that renewed Basilian values, invigorated the St. Thomas soul and raised valuable monies which enable the tradition-steeped 117-year institution to continue inspiring students personally and professionally. A brisk cloudless afternoon beneath an ocean blue sky greeted more 200 participants zigzagging the demanding Jackrabbit and Cypress Creek courses of [...]
This story was originally published in May 2016 One of the most versatile and acclaimed track competitors to wear the Red & White provided the irresistible force behind the Eagles dramatic run to the TAPPS 5A track and field championship ... and a sport which often occupies an obscure corner of athletic life will now [...]
Within days of Hurricane Harvey making landfall in Rockport with 130 mph gusts on an unprecedented path of life-threatening destruction and flooding through the Greater Houston area, Eagle Athletic Director Mike Netzel and former Eagle state baseball champion Tim Redden ‘09 organized a quicksilver relief effort that generated significant results for the storm-ravaged seaside town. [...]
For more than a decade, Fine Arts Dean Mike Nebel has fostered much more than a simple appreciation for the ceramic arts within his seniors only curriculum. He’s orchestrated a seismic shift for the program, providing a rigorous yet supportive environment that relies on persistent curiosity and due diligence, exposing students to a wide range [...]
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