Seniors Tanner McCormick-Messer and Charley Potthast are Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship finalists. Each Indiana school may recommend two students. The Scecina Guidance Department nominated McCormick-Messer and Potthast. The Independent Colleges...
Scecina is proud to be named after Father Thomas Scecina, whose life story continues to inspire people worldwide. Father Tom was a priest with the Archdiocese of Indianapolis who served...
November 10, 2023 Greetings, Scecina Community! This weekend marks Veterans Day, an opportunity to reflect and give genuine thanks for the countless sacrifices that the members of our United States...
The Scecina Crusaders won the Class 2A Regional volleyball championship. They defeated Cascade 3-1 and advanced to semistate for the second consecutive year. They played a hard-fought match against Brownstown...
The Indianapolis Fire Department paid a poignant tribute to the heroes and victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks with a memorial Mass at Scecina Memorial High School. The...
August 31, 2023 Greetings, Scecina Community! I am thrilled to kick off another positive and faith-filled year and share an exciting opening of year progress update. As we embark on...
Scecina Senior Tanner McCormick-Messer made his mark in the theater world by securing a role in the high school edition of the highly acclaimed musical production of Mean Girls....
Doug Nally ’87, a devoted and decorated Putnam County police officer, recently demonstrated a heroic act of bravery by rescuing not one but two individuals from imminent danger. Nally...
Greetings, Sceinca Community! I have more exciting news to share with you regarding our campus construction progress. In addition, this update has a special announcement about four upcoming facility...
As the 2022-23 school year comes to a close, Scecina Memorial High School bids farewell to two beloved educators, Mrs. Lee Ann Van Benten and Mr. Tony Schmoll. They have...
Gabi Deiter ’23 is eagerly looking forward to embarking on her college career and pursuing her dream of becoming a nurse. As testament to her hard work and academic prowess,...
As the Class of 2023 embarks on their new journey, we invite you to join us in celebrating this momentous occasion and to read and hear the words of wisdom...
Scecina’s Advanced Choir and Concert Band recently competed in the Music in the Parks competition at King’s Island. The results of the competition were impressive. The Advanced Choir took home...
As a high school senior, Cierra Lathrop faced the exciting and challenging task of preparing for life beyond graduation. While many of her peers were focused on the typical senior...
The Scecina Athletic Department held its annual Scholar Athlete Awards Program on May 3. The Scholar Athlete Program is an important athletic department initiative aimed at helping students achieve academic,...
Greetings! Happy Easter Season to you and yours! Evidence of the Holy Spirit abounds! One of Scecina’s core values is Stewardship – Receiving, cultivating, and sharing God’s gifts gratefully and...
April 25, 2023 Greetings, Scecina Community! Recently, as you may know, Mr. David Dellacca, who has served as Scecina Memorial High School principal during the last four years, announced his...
Greetings! The demolition in preparation for construction on the vast majority of our campus began Tuesday, April 11. As you know, the significant improvements that your support is bringing forth...
Two Scecina students, Mason Beriault and Marcus Greathouse, who met at Scecina playing football together, are heading off to West Point this summer. Mason Beriault, the class of 2023 valedictorian,...
The Scecina Theatre Department returned to the stage St. Patrick’s Day weekend to present “Shrek The Musical.” An audience of all ages enjoyed this full-scale production of a fairy...
Scecina students recently participated in the annual Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) District and State Solo and Ensemble competitions. All five students who qualified for the district competition earned...
Scecina Memorial High School is pleased and proud to announce the valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2023. Mason Beriault Mason Beriault is this year’s valedictorian. He is the...
Dear Crusaders, The second Mass reading on the first Sunday of Lent highlighted the gift of Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross. This gift is the ultimate sacrifice and love;...
Greetings, Scecina Community! Every week, I can point to numerous examples of our students, educators, alumni, and friends living the 2023 Catholic Schools Week values of Faith, Excellence, and Service...
Class of 1966 graduate Kathy (Shaver) Steele‘s 42-year career in Crawfordsville Community Schools, including 13 years as superintendent, inspired city officials to name a park after her when she...
This past August, while most seniors were excitedly returning to Scecina to start their final year of high school, Marcus Greathouse was hard at work finishing his basic training with...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Development Although Andrea (Caric) Sloan runs a successful, growing business just minutes from Scecina and her childhood home, she knows her path to leading GroundBreakers...
Father Tom Day Mass returns Scecina is proud to be named after Father Thomas Scecina, whose life story continues to inspire people throughout the world. Father Tom was a priest...
For the first time in school history, the Scecina Crusader Volleyball team won the Class 2A Regional Championship and advance to Semi-State. Scecina defeated Park Tudor in 5 games...
Dear Crusader Community, We are well into the first week of the second academic quarter of the school year. Yet, it seems as though the school year began only...
Gavin Turner, a student from Scecina, was awarded a YES Abroad scholarship for the 2022-2023 school year. The merit-based award covers the full cost of an academic year abroad, providing...
Quinn Schreiber, a senior at Scecina, finished his last tennis season with a title he never expected and was named to the ICC All-Conference Team. He is a third-generation...
Scecina Memorial High School is pleased to announce Jim Stanbrough as a new school counselor and head boys varsity basketball coach. Jim graduated from Indiana University and holds a...
The construction team and Scecina facilities staff continue to make progress on the new chapel for Scecina Memorial High School. The project started May 31, 2022, shortly after the...
Dear Scecina Community, The 2022 – 23 school is off to a great start! Student engagement has been wonderful to see and experience. Teacher energy and morale have been fantastic....
As a certified financial planner and father of two young children, Brian Rosswurm ’05 naturally looks to steward his family’s resources to maximize their impact and return. Supporting Scecina always...
Scecina Memorial High School has implemented a waiting list for incoming freshman enrollment for the 2022-23 school year. Because our students’ growth, success, and safety are our top priorities, the...
Recently retired Father Jim Farrell will be Scecina’s chaplain coordinator for the 2022-23 school year, Scecina President Joe Therber announced. “It is very generous of Father Jim to accept this...
Scecina alumnus Angie (Leffler) Therber ’84 will be the next principal of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School. Our Lady of Lourdes is an East Deanery parish and a member...
By George Newhart ‘60 Chair, Scecina Board of Directors An unassuming man, Bill Sylvester, who died March 30, spoke infrequently, but, when he did, everyone listened. The Scecina Community had...
The Class of 2022 co-valedictorians and salutatorian are three young women who have made the most of their opportunities at Scecina, and two are sisters!...
Greetings, Scecina Community!Lent begins this week, and I wish everyone a blessed season of deepening our relationships with the Lord.With our students at the heart of all we do, I...
I want to keep you up to date on Scecina Memorial High School’s Our Faith, Our Journey, Our Time capital campaign. The pledge total for Scecina Memorial High School’s Our Faith,...
Congratulations to Scecina senior Alex Mendoza. Alex has been recognized by the Indiana Football Coaches Association on its 2021 Good Works Team. Alex, a St. Philip Neri parishioner and...
Happy New Year! We are very excited to share with you the wonderful things happening at Scecina in 2022 as our capital campaign projects move forward.Thanks to the generosity of...
Eying a career in engineering, Scecina junior Teddy Waninger learned about a great opportunity: a selective science, engineering, and math summer camp at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre...
Seventeen international students currently are attending Scecina on visas. They come from seven different countries and four continents. “During the pandemic, it has been difficult for students to travel abroad...
The Crusaders’ football season was one of big shutouts, a few close losses, and a postseason run all the way to the SemiState game of the IHSAA tournament. Head Coach...
The Scecina Crusaders won the Class 2A Regional 19 football championship last week. They take on Evansville Mater Dei this Friday, Nov. 19, for the SemiState football championship. The game...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications Mike Teso has traveled a long way from Scecina since graduating in 2003. While he was in college, his innate business...
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a holiday celebrated in México and other Spanish-speaking countries each year Oct. 31 through Nov. 2. It is associated with,...
Scecina Director of Counseling Patty Hagen describes how equine-assisted therapy helps children and adolescents. When trust is established, horses give their human unconditional positive regard. Horses don’t care if someone...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications Patty Hagen is drawn to helping young people in both her day job as a high school guidance counselor and in...
I am excited to announce we raised $33,011 during Scecina Giving Day and went above our goal! All gifts received on Scecina Giving Day support academic scholarships, athletics, and underclass...
Anna Corner, a 2016 Scecina graduate, will head to Libourne, France, to teach English at the end of September. Anna won one of 10 Fulbright France English Teaching Assistant (ETA)...
The Rev. Joseph Moriarty, a 1985 graduate of Scecina Memorial High School, has been honored as the 2021 Catholic Person of the Year by the Catholic Business Network (CBN). Father...
Scecina recently reached out to young alumni across the country asking them to update their contact information. The winner of the $50 was Ashley (Black) Kippert ‘06. When she submitted...
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Dear God, thank you for making all things new. Thank you for all that you allowed into our lives...
By KJ Fallon, Director of Campus Ministry Then the LORD said: Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD; the LORD will pass by. There was a...
By Steve Heath, Special to Scecina For Scecina Memorial High School grad Dave Sego, this past month of May was like...
By John Hegarty, Director of International Programs The 2020-21 school experience for Scecina’s 12 international students was different for each one. Several were never able to return to Scecina...
When Scecina counts its blessings, Sister Sheila is always included. We have been blessed with her presence since 2005. After 15 years of serving as the librarian at Scecina, Sister...
David Dellacca will become the new principal at Scecina Memorial High School, effective immediately, Scecina President Joe Therber announced on May 20. Dellacca has been serving as the interim principal...
The month of May always is one of the best and busiest months of the year at Scecina. We celebrated the 62 recipients of the President’s Academic Excellence Awards two...
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! During this Easter season, we rejoice in the hope and joy of our risen Savior, who is the true light of the world. At school, we...
The Scecina Class of 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian have succeeded in class, played sports each year, and taken advantage of their opportunities at Scecina. Olivia Kriech Smith is the valedictorian....
The Scecina Memorial High School Crusaders softball team is moving to a new home field at McNulty Park. The park is operated by the nonprofit Irvington Sports Association (ISA). The...
By President Joe Therber It was one year ago March 12 that Scecina and other schools throughout Indiana sent students and staff home and moved to online learning, first for...
As Scecina’s English as a New Language teacher, Amy Fix wants her students to picture all they can achieve. One way she is doing that is by bringing in speakers...
If you are among the Scecina friends who have traveled to Ireland on one of John Hegarty’s legendary Irish tours or spent much time with Mr. Hegarty at school or...
By President Joe Therber Dear Friends of Scecina, I am so excited to share an Our Faith, Our Journey, Our Time capital campaign update with you! Please read on....
Scecina Director of School Counseling Patty Hagen recently was elected to the Board of Directors of Ben’s Ranch Foundation. Ben’s Ranch Foundation connects teens struggling with mental health challenges to paid internships...
Scecina’s International Program continues to flourish, on a different level, during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic certainly put a cloud over Scecina and its partner international education organizations, said John...
By President Joe Therber Dear Friends, We made it! The long-awaited new year has arrived! After an unprecedented first semester and a well-deserved Christmas break, students and teachers returned...
By Ellen Walsh, Assistant Director of Admissions Crusaders have become more creative because of COVID-19. Whether it is how teaching and learning happen, how lunch is served, or celebrating schoolwide...
By Lorenzo Bender ’21 I left Indianapolis almost eight months ago, leaving my heart there with my friends, but bringing my mind full of fears with me back to...
The girls soccer team (above) winning the Indiana Crossroads Conference championship and senior Jacob Sitzman’s third trip to the IHSAA Cross Country Semi-State were highlights of the Scecina fall sports...
By Scecina President Joe Therber We begin this Advent season unlike any other we have experienced. We await the delivery of a lifesaver, a vaccine we hope will end our...
Bill Bevan ’63 died on December 8, 2020. Here is the story Scecina published in 2018 when Bill was retiring after 51 years as an Indiana Pacers scorekeeper. “I’m one...
Join us for holiday cheer at Scecina’s Christmas Drive-In! Santa is coming from the North Pole to take a picture with your family in your own sleigh (car)! Stay...
Note: This story highlights how Scecina implemented a hybrid system of in-person and online classes as school started again in August. In November Archdiocese of Indianapolis schools in Marion County,...
The 2020-21 school year has thrown many obstacles in front of students trying to experience a traditional school year. Student leaders are at the forefront of trying to figure out...
This year Scecina’s Crusader Student Ambassadors leadership group grew to 39 students, one of the biggest groups ever. Students apply in the spring to join the program. Student Ambassadors is...
Diamond Williams Hayes is a go-getter and a leader at Scecina and outside of school. The senior, in her second year at Scecina, was elected as a Student Council class...
My name is Nick Petrone, and I am the proud dad of three Scecina Memorial High School graduates. Over the past few years, I have had the privilege of serving...
This week the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Marion County led county public health officials to recommend that schools return to all online learning this month and remain in...
“For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial...
Dear Scecina Community, I have so much good news to share with you. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Scecina was LIVE from the new weight room for the Our Faith,...
Dear Scecina Community, For the past year, Scecina has been on an amazing journey. At the school on Oct. 9, we marked the completion of the first grading period of...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications Scecina freshman Tyaira Jointer recently received a rare opportunity to attend a live virtual meeting with a U.S. Supreme Court justice. Tyaira joined...
Dear Scecina Community, It’s always a blessing to share good news! Here’s our good news: Scecina’s generous community has helped us close in on our $6+ million goal for Our...
Happy Labor Day weekend! Labor Day originated in the late 19th century as an opportunity to honor and recognize the contributions of laborers in the early development of the United...
Scecina welcomes the following teachers and staff for the 2020-21 school year. Jacob DeWilde, Health and Physical Education, girls basketball coach Mr. DeWilde has been teaching for six years, most...
Class of 2020 valedictorian Bailey Sims, now a freshman at Butler University, gave the following speech at the delayed Commencement in July. To all of the graduates, I want you to imagine...
Scecina Memorial High School is pleased to announce Jacob DeWilde as the new head girls basketball coach. DeWilde takes over the program after serving as an assistant at Scecina last year....
With just over two weeks of this special school year under our belts, I want to thank everyone who helped get the year off to a safe, welcoming,...
Father Rick Ginther inspired Scecina’s staff with his message to have hope in his homily at a school Mass Friday, August 7. Father told the staff to lean on faith...
Lorenzo Bender was spending his second school year at Scecina as an international student from Porto Alegre, Brazil. He returned to Brazil on March 17, 2020. By Lorenzo Bender Having...
So that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects. Bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge...
Soon we will welcome students back to Scecina for the 2020 -21 school year. As we do, safety and quality of education are our top priorities. To those ends, we...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications Just 21 years old and a rising senior at Hanover College, Scecina alumnus Andrew Clegg is now a published author. The 2017 Scecina...
Dear Crusaders, Greetings and blessings to you! I hope you and yours are safe and well! The past few months have been difficult times for our local communities, our nation,...
Eliza Leffler, a senior at Scecina Memorial High School, is the winner of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition for the 7th Congressional District in Central Indiana. The 7th District covers...
Four Scecina alumni and one Class of 2020 graduate are spending the summer putting together COVID-19 testing kits. It’s a small but important job in the fight against the...
In a normal week in a normal school year, Scecina’s TV production classes produce the Red and Gold Show, a news and announcements show, every day, a consistent...
The English Department at Scecina Memorial High School does not have any specific summer reading requirements for 2020; however, Scecina strongly encourages all students to read over the summer. Research...
Scecina Memorial President Joe Therber announced May 26 that the Catholic high school will freeze tuition rates. Tuition rates for 2020-21 will remain the same as the rates for 2019-20....
A current events class becomes even more interesting when 1) you’re in the midst of the biggest current event in a long time, a global pandemic, and 2) technology allows...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications The preschool kids squirm a bit, as preschoolers do. Mostly, though, they are enthralled and especially happy about the special attention from the...
Thank you to everyone who participated in the first Virtual Campus Crusade in support of the Class of 2020. It was a big success. More than 150 people registered to...
By President Joe Therber I hope that you are healthy and well. Please know of my prayers for health and safety for you and your loved ones. This situation is...
Crusaders spring athletes were training, practicing, and looking forward to facing competition on the courts, fields, and tracks. Just as their seasons were about to start, high schools and their...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications Scecina Crusaders are remembering their former softball coach Cory Gray as a funny, generous, patient man who, as the father of two daughters,...
By George Newhart ’60 “These are the times that try men’s and women’s souls.” Thomas Paine, 1776. Greetings Scecina Faculty, Administration, Staff and Students, Please allow me the updated...
Hello, Crusaders, With the current stay-at-home orders, maybe one day seems much like all the others for you. At Scecina, we’ve got some variety because we’re busy planning for a...
Greetings, Our Scecina Community is built on relationships. So how do we continue to nurture those relationships and serve our Scecina mission when we are learning and working remotely...
Congratulations to Scecina Memorial High School’s Class of 2020 valedictorian, Bailey Ruth Marie Sims, and salutatorian Madison (Madi) Christina Beriault. Scecina President Joe Therber and Interim Principal David Dellacca recently...
Mrs. Margaret Zeh Fulford’s senior and junior Catholic Theology students compiled Stations of the Cross for this unique “quarantine” Holy Week. Their assignment was to They were asked to reflect...
Today is Good Friday. What Crosses are we carrying? Certainly, COVID-19 is a Cross. It is painful. It is sad. It does not fit our human image of a loving...
For several years, Father Paul Koetter has led Scecina’s Good Friday Mass. As Scecina cannot gather this Good Friday as a community, Father Paul provided his homily to share this...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications People are fighting the coronavirus pandemic on many levels. Mandy Crandell is using her sewing machine. Crandell is Scecina’s graphic designer and...
God’s peace and comfort be with you!Thank you very much for an uplifting week of progress in so many ways. So much as happened in a week, including news that...
The State of Indiana has announced that all Indiana K-12 schools will conduct remote e-learning for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. This decision has been made from an...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications On workdays when the state legislature is in session, Scecina graduate Angela Espada heads to the Indiana Statehouse. Her first task each...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications Eight brave Scecina students went to Creekside Middle School in Carmel to participate in the 2020 state French academic competition called Congrès on...
By President Joe Therber This week, I want to celebrate two recent Scecina successes with you. First, the Our Faith, Our Journey, Our Time capital campaign has surpassed the $5.8...
Note: On Jan. 30, 2020, Scecina teacher Amy Fix received the highest honor for teaching from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. She was named the St. Theodora Guerin Excellence in Education...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications Scecina Memorial High School teacher Amy Fix is the winner of the 2020 St. Theodora Guerin Excellence in Education Award given by the...
By Scecina President Joe Therber Happy New Year to you and yours! I want to thank our community and give you an exciting update on the Our Faith, Our Journey,...
As you know, Scecina Memorial High School has embarked on its first capital campaign, Our Faith, Our Journey, Our Time. When we kicked off the public phase less than...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications Jose Hernandez has traveled from his childhood on a migrant farm to space and back. Traveling to Downtown Indianapolis to speak to high...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications Music is an integral part of the Catholic Mass. At Scecina, students take part in the school Mass liturgy as servers, lectors and...
The Scecina Student Council’s Canned Food Drive tradition continued in 2019 with a school goal of collecting 10,000 cans or nonperishable food items Once again, the response was overwhelming, and...
By President Joe Therber Dear Scecina Community, I first want to thank you for your attention and support that have enabled our students’ learning and growth through the first...
This Monday, November 18, 2019, is a unique day of school. We are calling it a hybrid eLearning day. Some students will be conducting eLearning at home while other students...
By President Joe Therber Dear Crusaders, It’s a pleasure to update you on the progress of Scecina’s first capital campaign, Our Faith, Our Journey, Our Time. A month ago,...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications The kids didn’t have any toys to play with. Or the toys were inappropriate or broken and missing pieces. That was heartbreaking –...
Scecina volunteer Frank Sergi paid tribute to his late wife, Scecina graduate Trish (McMahon) Sergi ’73, and many other “saints” as he received the Father Tom Service Award on Oct....
Update: On Oct. 26, the volleyball team lost to Southmont in five sets. Congratulations on a great Scecina, Crusaders! Scecina’s volleyball team is on a roll and ready for the...
A big “thank you” to President Joe Therber, staff and students at Scecina. I’m very humbled and honored to receive the prestigious Fr. Thomas Scecina Memorial Award. I would also...
Scecina Memorial High School kicks off public Shadow Days for students looking for a Catholic high school experience. Scecina welcomes eighth-graders, as well as potential transfer students. What’s a...
Good morning. It is my pleasure to extend several thank you’s and then, on behalf of the Scecina Board of Directors, Mr. Dellacca, our administration, faculty, and staff, to present...
By President Joe Therber On Thursday, Oct. 24, Scecina will celebrate the annual Father Tom Day Mass. We will not have Wednesday Mass that week. At the conclusion of Mass...
By President Joe Therber This year is very important to the future of Scecina. Why? Every year, valued Scecina alumni and friends generously support the school financially – specifically, scholarships,...
By President Joe Therber It’s official! Last night (Sept. 26) we kicked off the public phase of Our Faith, Our Journey, Our Time, the capital campaign for Scecina Memorial High...
By Scecina President Joe Therber Something big is happening at Scecina Memorial High School! We have exciting plans to announce about Scecina’s capital campaign, “Our Faith, Our Journey, Our Time.”...
By Scecina President Joe Therber Hello, Scecina Community! I hope your family has experienced a smooth transition into the school year. After a relaxing summer, it’s nice to get back...
Update: As of Sept. 3, Elijah had raised well above his goal. He has raised $7,600, which will be split between the AFSP and Local 416 Peer Support Fund. By...
Scecina’s Academic Super Bowl team went to the State Finals in social studies, math, and science. The finals were Saturday, May 4, at Purdue University. The team won the Indiana...
Working with artisans from diverse backgrounds, Indianapolis artist Conrad Cortellini’s first “Quadro” of his Feedback Fractal Project was built in space donated by DeveloperTown, an Indianapolis high-tech startup company, and completed...
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By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications Jesse Purvis was senior class president at Scecina, graduating in 2006. He returned to Scecina after getting his bachelor of arts degree...
By President Joe Therber We know families are serious about education. For a great reason. It is the path to becoming a well-rounded citizen of the world. While I can’t...
By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications Scecina senior Andrew Smith has made up his mind: He’s accepted his appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Drew, as he goes...
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