Coached by Nora Rempel and Stacey Lennon, the varsity and J.V. volleyball teams are enjoying their season. Many of this year's team members are new to volleyball. We wish them luck. Here are pictures from their home match against Hattiesburg High.

Sacred Heart's swim team hosted Hattiesburg High, Petal and Purvis in their swim meet on August 28 at the Petal YMCA. Sacred Heart came in second behind Petal, but Mikhail Dixon, Thomas Catlett and Lauren Gaudet have qualified for the state swim meet on Oct. 23. For more pictures of the meet visit http.//tinyurl.com-shs-swim01

We can not thank the Sacred Heart Dads' Club enough for all the hard work and many hours they have dedicated to the school over this summer and early fall. We also want to thank all the Moms, students and friends of the school who also devoted much of their summer to both the elementary and high school campuses. Because of them, our new high school campus was ready to open on August 11th. This would have never happened if it weren't for all our dedicated dads and other volunteers.

The J.V. football team defeated the Saints in City Park in New Orleans on August 26th 10-6.

The Sacred Heart Jr. High Football team coached by Brian Kern, Larry Bellipanni and Joe Bishop opened their season on Tuesday, Aug. 24 hosting Baxterville. The Crusaders defeated the Rebels 14-0! Way to go boys!

The Crusaders opened their inaugural high school football season by traveling to Pascagoula taking on Resurrection Eagles Saturday, August 21st. This is the first time in Sacred Heart’s 111-year history that the school has had high school football. The J.V. team fought a hard fight but lost to Resurrection 32-14. Junior Ty Hughes scored the two Crusader touchdowns with another junior, Jacob Mercier, leading the team as quarterback. We are so proud of all of these boys and their coaches and look forward to following them this season. The Jr. High team will host Baxterville, their first home game, this Tuesday, August 24th at San Antonio Field beginning at 6:00 p.m. The J.V. team will travel to New Orleans taking on the Saints in City Park on Thursday, August 26th at 7:00 p.m. and will back in Hattiesburg on Thursday, September 2 hosting Covenant Christian. Good luck to both teams! (Thanks to Andy Mercier for the great pictures).

For the sixth year in a row, Sacred Heart Catholic School has been awarded a $7,600 grant from the Mississippi Art Commission. This grant is a portion of the $1.64 million in grants the Commission will award in the 2010-2011 year, and will be used to infuse the arts into the core curriculum at both the elementary school and the high school. Again this year the grant has been matched by a very generous, anonymous donor. This funding will also be used at Sacred Heart to continue and grow the following areas: -A well established Art program with dedicated faculty in both schools -Elementary music program -Elementary and high school band -High school Choir -Varsity Speech and Debate program -State-Champion Mock Trial Team -Annual 7th grade Dinner Theater -High school theatre program and productions -Teacher training in arts integration several times a year. -Visiting Artists-in-residence programs for students and teachers -Sacred Hands Sign Language Club -School-wide art related field trips and demonstrations -Daily arts integration in the classroom -Active in community sponsored events like, Historic downtown Hattiesburg Art Walks, Hub Fest, Irish-Italian Festival Art Show

On Saturday, August 14, Sacred Heart JV Football team and coaches traveled to Lafayette, LA and played in Lafayette Christian's Jamboree. This historic team is the first high school football team in Sacred Heart's 111-year history, and this jamboree was the first action the team has seen. Way to go! Their 2010 schedule is listed below. Home games will be played at San Antonio Field. Aug. 21 Resurrection @Pascagoula 3:00 p.m. Aug. 26 Home School Saints/City Park -New Orleans 7:00 pm Sept. 2 Covenant Christian @Home 7:00 pm Sept. 11 Arcadiana @Lafayette Carencro HS 5:00 pm Sept. 16 Harvest Time School @Home 6:00 pm Sept. 23 Breau Bridge @Breau Bridge 7:00 pm Sept. 30 Covenant Christian @Nicholls State University 7:00 pm Oct. 9 Highland Baptist @Home 3:00 pm Oct. 15 Home School Saints Home (Homecoming) 7:00 pm

The high school students ingrades 7-12 started their first day on the new high school campus with an assembly lead by Principal Brian McCrory.

Congratulations to the Hattiesburg Natinal All-Star baseball team who won the Dixie Youth State Championship 11-year old division on July 28th. On the team were Sacred Heart 7th grade students Drew Bellipanni, Matthew Gallardo, and Harrison Hicks. Way to go boys!

Many Sacred Heart Catholic High School students were on hand to support senior, Mary Beth Wolverton at the Mississippi Jr. Miss Pageant July 22, 23, and 24 in Meridian.

Several Sacred Heart teachers attended the Whole School's Summer Institute held in Meridian July 19-22 this year. Schools from across the state who receive the Whle Schools Initiative grant attend and work with artists learning techniques to be used in the classroom.

The well-attended Mass and Open House was held on June 24th.

From the June 17 Hattiesburg American Kids in grades 1-6 are attending the science camp where the main mission is nurturing creative genius. 'They're using creativity, math, science and their imagination to create rockets, mobiles, machines and all kinds of stuff,' camp counselor Stephen Garcia, 16, said. Teachers from Sacred Heart oversee the campers and counselors and teach the lessons. 'They don't even know they're learning,' said Camp Invention director Tiffany Bradford, a first-grade teacher at Sacred Heart. 'It's all very hands-on. The kids are presented with a problem. They have to work as a team to solve it.' The camp consists of four rooms, or modules, where the kids gather to do science projects the Camp Invention way. 'The kids don't just sit there and listen,' said Bradford. 'Noise and excitement is part of the curriculum.' One module is called 'Saving Sludge City.' 'Right now they're building a city. It was polluted. They saved the lake by cleaning the water,' camp counselor Wesley Cameron, 14, said. 'They had to make a water filter using a funnel, some sand and a cloth.' The campers also made a landfill out of clay, plastic wrap, paper towels, Kool-Aid and water. Then they learned to clean up the 'oil,' or Kool-Aid, from the landfill. A second module is called Art Park. The kids are told an eccentric supporter of Art Park has threatened to stop donating unless they design a new sculpture garden that is up to his standards. The kids build totem poles, mobiles and other artwork using recyclable materials they bring from home. In the process, they learn how to measure, how to balance and they learn some principles of physics. Most of the materials for Invention Camp are provided by the kids and come from the Recycle Room. It is filled with egg cartons, cardboard boxes, milk cartons, Coke bottles and cardboard tubes. The hallway is littered with paper bags filled with old household appliances. This is the third year Sacred Heart has hosted Camp Invention. The first year, about 20 c