All-School

Lunch Menu

Check out all of our daily dining options HERE!

Passport Tickets are on sale Now!

Passport is a fun evening for SMH parents, faculty, grandparents, alumni, and friends! It is a great night on campus with cocktails, a seated dinner, and live and online auctions. All funds raised through Passport support the mission of SMH and the wonderful people and programs that propel our students to excellence in the classrooms, athletics, fine arts, and beyond! Learn more and purchase tickets here.

Grand Day

Grand Day is a special time for our lower school students from Montessori to Form 5 to host their Grands on campus! We invite all Grands to join us for a casual breakfast, visit classrooms, and be professionally photographed with your young Barons.

Find a detailed schedule and RSVP here.

Summer at the Hall - Register Now!

Anyone else ready for summer? Summer at Saint Mary’s Hall is!

Saint Mary's Hall offers eight weeks of academic, arts, athletics, and enrichment camps for your students, ages 3-18.

Click here to browse the full list of camps and courses. Classes are filling fast, so be sure to register soon!

Children from all over the San Antonio community and beyond are welcome to join, so be sure to tell your friends, family, and coworkers.

Summer at Saint Mary’s Hall is a great place to spend the hot summer days because here, CAMP IS COOL!

March Baronista Specialty Drinks

Upper School

SMH Students Shine at SXSW

Saint Mary’s Hall Seniors William Herff and Bella Munoz and their Cinema Crew had 3 films selected (out of 4,200 entries received and 22 selected for screening) as part of this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival. Read all about it!

Here are the Official Selections for SXSW 2022:

Football: William Herff, Nicholas Campos, Peyton Randolph
Soles: William Herff, Alex Glast, Sofia Mauri, Bella Muñoz, Emi Kosterlitzky, Matthew Medellin, Christopher Chan, Ana Testas, Ines Wallisch
Waiting for Divine Intervention: Bella Muñoz, Emi Kosterlitzky, William Herff, Alex Glast, Sofia Mauri, Alex Schroeder, Ines Wallisch, Kate Whitington, Ana Testas, Analia Rivera, Matthew Medellin, and Christopher Chan, with Faculty Mentors Kyle Petersen (US Photography), Kellen Stanley (LS Art), and Will Underwood (US Cinema)

https://www.sxsw.com/

https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film/lineup/#texas-high-school-shorts

Honoring our Bowling Seniors

The Bowling Team honored the Class of 2022 prior to their District game in February. Scroll below to see what our Seniors had to say about some of their favorite memories.

Speech and Debate Team Places 4th in Texas

Saint Mary’s Hall’s Upper School Speech and Debate Team placed 4^th in the State of Texas (out of 160 schools) at the Texas Forensic League Tournament March 9-12 in Corpus Christi, Texas. In addition to this incredible result, SMH Senior Kathleen Benson was awarded 3^rd Place Speech Top Speaker Award, (third most cumulative points in the state for Speech events) and Junior Anish Beeram was recognized for being part of Debate Team Texas. SMH had two 1^st place recipients at State: Kathleen Benson for Original Oratory and Junior Jack Rykert for Informative Speaking. Jonathan Tubb '23 received 5^th place in the State of Texas for Domestic Extemp and Jonathan Tubb and Anish Beeram were finalists in Congress. Congratulations to all our state qualifiers!

Individual Results
Finalists

Kathleen Benson '22: Original Oratory – 1^st Place – TFA State Tournament Champion!
Jack Rykert '23: Informative Speaking – 1^st Place – TFA State Tournament Champion!
Jonathan Tubb '23: Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking – 5^th Place
Anish Beeram '23: Student Congressional Debate – 13^th Place (Out of 160)
Jonathan Tubb '23: Student Congressional Debate – 16^th Place (Out of 160)

Semifinalists (Top 18)

Lara Weissmann '22: Original Oratory – 8^th Place Overall
Jonathan Tubb '22: Informative Speaking – 8^th Place Overall
Jack Rykert '23: Dramatic Interpretation – 10^th Place Overall
Kathleen Benson '22 & Jack Rykert '23: Duo Interpretation – 11^th Place Overall
Grace Ogden '23: Informative Speaking – 13^th Place Overall
Abbie Zeller '22: Informative Speaking – 14^th Place Overall
Kathleen Benson '22: Humorous Interpretation – 14^th Place Overall
Kathleen Benson '22: Program Oral Interpretation – 16^th Place Overall

Quarterfinalists (Top 36)

Abbie Zeller '22 – Original Oratory
Lara Weissmann '22 – Informative Speaking
Grace Ogden '23 – Original Oratory
Anish Beeram '23 - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking
Ben Cruz '23 – Humorous Interpretation
Adele Davidson '23 – Humorous Interpretation
Sophie Holder '24 – Program Oral Interpretation

Middle School

Important Dates

We will have an OOU Spurs Day on Wednesday, March 23. Wear your Spurs gear or Spurs colors (black, white, silver).
We will have a Spirit Wear Day for sports/dance/robotics/SMH on Thursday, March 24. Students may wear a Saint Mary's Hall t-shirt/jersey with school bottoms.

Discovery Day

On Wednesday, February 24, Middle School students participated in our first annual Discovery Day, sponsored by the NJHS council, and led by Spanish teacher Lourdes Saks and Form 7 English teacher Chase Hebert. Discovery Day was not a traditional career day, and included a variety of interests, hobbies, and life experiences. Students attended several sessions through the course of the day. Below are just a few examples of the rich and engaging options in which students participated:

Allison Sharawi, the child life specialist at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, brought Marcus, her labrador-golden retriever mix. Marcus supports and helps cheer up young children and families at the hospital to better their experience during their recovery.

Dr. Bradley Book, a veterinarian at Blue Pearl Emergency Animal Hospital, visited with students to share about his career path and life as a critical care vet. Dr. Book brought lots of pictures of animals he has treated, and students enjoyed hearing about the different cases he has had over the years.

Ms. Rachel Gilmour, an expert in entertainment makeup and costuming, showed students various applications of makeup, from film to theater.

Students discovered that history is more than memorizing dates - it is sharing stories! The SA African American Community Archive and Museum shared their work to collect, preserve, and share the cultural heritage of African Americans in the San Antonio region.

Students learned from Rene’e Park and Mona Lisa Montgomery, two dance artists from the San Antonio Folk Dance Festival. Perhaps the most exciting part for our students was learning traditional Hawaiian hula!

Opening up the insides of both dated and modern pinball machines, SMH parent Tony Chbeir shared his knowledge of the inner workings of these elaborate machines. He showed students how to take them apart, and put them back together, and allowed them to test their skills.

Saint Mary’s Hall faculty member Matt Montez shared his passion for roasting coffee. Students were taken through an explanation of the roasting and tasting process and then it was their turn to show what they learned. Coffee beans were weighed, ground, and steeped in water until tasting time. The tasting provided much excitement and for many it created a new appreciation for coffee or reaffirmed their love for it.

In “Saving the Earth One Bucket at Time”, Kate Jalcedo stressed the importance of recycling our organic waste so that nutrients can be made available again in the form of soil.

Former Spurs Coyote, Rob Wicall, inspired our students with a message about following your dreams.

SMH alum, McKenna Kinder, shared her experiences in Social Media Marketing and how the pandemic forced her to establish her own company, The Kinder Influence. She shared stories of failures, successes, and how overcoming unforeseen obstacles can give birth to new creative endeavors.

Representatives from Musical Bridges taught about the value music has in a community and how it helps bring together people from different backgrounds.

Our key speaker, Noelle Needham, zoomed into our classrooms to discuss her experience as a professional hockey athletic trainer. She held a Q&A with students, who were engaged participants.

NJHS is very thankful for the willingness of our speakers to come and present, as well as the enthusiasm of the students. We look forward to next year’s Discovery Day.

Area B Convention Results

On Saturday, February 26, 16 MS students competed at the Area B Latin Convention at Clark HS. Here are the results:

Certamen - Certamen is a quiz-bowl style game for students of Latin, Greek, and classical civilizations. It allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of the ancient peoples, languages, and cultures, and the relationships between those topics and the modern world. The matches are fun, competitive, informative, and compelling for students.

Our core SMH Certamen team members, Jay Huang (F8), Amruta Patel (F8), and Bianca Rodriguez (F8) have worked very hard this year, attending many hours of Zoom practice on Saturday mornings and studying reams of detailed notes on Roman History, Greek Mythology, and Latin language and culture. They are joined by Gaige Lipscomb (F9), Aarav Gupta (F7), and Jacob Kollars (F7) who participated on the SMH novice Certamen team at earlier invitational tournaments.

The following six schools competed in the Novice Level preliminary rounds on Friday evening: Antonian HS, Clark HS, Great Hearts Forest Oaks MS, Johnson HS, Reagan HS, and Saint Mary’s Hall MS. Amruta, Jay, and Bianca were unbeaten throughout the three preliminary rounds and made finals. On Saturday afternoon they played admirably throughout the final to win with 150 points, beating the high school teams at both Antonian (90 pts) and Clark (40 pts). Congratulations to our 2022 Area B Certamen Champions!

Pentathlon - The pentathlon is a general Latin skills test, encompassing reading comprehension, grammar, derivatives, culture, Roman history, and Greek mythology.

All our students gained a level of recognition on this test, winning 1-4 sweepstakes points for our school. Eight were recognized at the highest level.

Decathlon - Only the keenest classicists take the Decathlon. It is similar to the pentathlon, but it is a much more challenging test.

This year, three Form 8 students took this test. See all individual results below.

Individual Results

Aarav Gupta (F7) - 2nd place Mottoes; Pentathlon: Magna cum Laude
Amruta Patel (F8) - 1st place Reading Comp 1; Pentathlon: Summa cum Laude; 1st place Decathlon; Certamen Area Champion
Bianca Rodriguez (F8) - 6th place Polychromatic Drawing; Pentathlon: Magna cum Laude; 4th place Decathlon; Certamen Area Champion
Colston Book (7) - 1st place Derivatives - Latin; Pentathlon: Summa cum Laude
Eleanor Pulis (F8) - 1st place Roman Life; Pentathlon: Cum Laude
Henry Ames (F8) - 1st place Derivatives - Latin; Pentathlon: Summa cum Laude
Henry Scott (F8) - 1st place Grammar - Elementary; Pentathlon: Summa cum Laude
Inaaya Wali (F7) - 1st place Roman Life; Pentathlon: Summa cum Laude
Jay Huang (F8) - 1st place Roman History; Pentathlon: Summa cum Laude; 2nd place Decathlon; Certamen Area Champion
Joshua Hoover (F7) - 1st place Greek History; Pentathlon: Cum Laude
Matthew DuBois (F8) - 1st place Latin Oratory; Pentathlon: Summa cum Laude
Megan LaMoy (F8) - 1st place Derivatives - Greek; Pentathlon: Cum Laude
Rabani Bajaj (F7) - 1st place Latin Literature; Pentathlon: Summa cum Laude
Sebastian Bieler (F7) - 1st place Derivatives - Greek; Pentathlon: Magna cum Laude
Zain Ahmad (F8) - 1st place Vocabulary - Latin; Pentathlon: Magna cum Laude

Environmental Club Shirt Sale!

The Middle School Environmental Club would like your help in protecting bees! We are selling “Bee”-shirts with the contest-winning design by middle school student Bianca Rodriguez. Proceeds from the sale of these shirts will be used to improve bee habitat around our school and will also be donated to the Bee Conservancy, a charity with the Silver Seal of Transparency from GuideStar and a 100% encompass rating for finance and accountability from Charity Navigator. Here is a link to the order form: https://forms.gle/WeqoBCUNSBSZW2RS8. Contact Patti Nicoll, pnicoll@smhall.org, if you have any questions.

Middle School Recognizes Pi Day

“We love Pi Day to the core! March 14 is 3 - 1 4!” The week before Spring Break, math teachers Missy Northington, Rebecca Diaz, and Jennifer Cordova began teaching students about pi, the constant ratio between a circle’s circumference and its diameter. Teachers shared several songs and other resources to help students begin to memorize digits of pi for the annual contest. Will Carter (Form 10) set the school record for the most digits memorized (483!), and he put together a special presentation to share his strategy with middle school students.

On Pi Day, advisories began the day by creating a chain link of pi digits which were then joined with other advisories’ chains. The 160-digit pi chain was displayed in the Dining Hall just in time for a special lunch consisting of chicken pot pie and pies of various flavors! Happy Pi Day!

Mr. Mayberry’s Dean’s List for Kindness and Respect

The following people received nominations for the Middle School Dean’s List for Kindness and Respect:

Abi Sorensen (F8)
Amruta Patel (F8)
Syla Muldowney (F8)
Charlie Viccellio (F6)
Myrka Alvarez (F6)
Veeraj Bajaj (F6)
Alex Manso (F6)
Missy Northington, Form 6 Math Teacher
Anne Allbritton, Form 8 History Teacher

As a reminder, any Middle School student or parent may nominate a fellow classmate or faculty member by sending Assistant Head of Middle School and Dean of Students Mike Mayberry an email describing the act of kindness or respect. These names will be shared weekly in the Middle School section of News From the Hall as well as announced during Middle School Monday morning announcements. We encourage everyone at SMH to have an attitude of kindness and respect, one that brings out the best in you and those around you!

CSC Shows Valentine Love to CHOSA

One morning before school, students packed Get Well bags for the children at CHOSA (The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio). These bags contained a Get Well card created by a middle school student, a squishy and a fidget toy, which were purchased from the proceeds from the Valentine’s Day pizza sale.

Form 8 Field Trip: April 4-6, 2022

On this field trip, students and faculty chaperones will travel to Port Aransas and Corpus Christi and stay at the Mustang Island Episcopal Conference Center in Port Aransas. The buses for this trip will depart on Monday morning and return on Wednesday afternoon by the end of the school day.

One of the fun activities during the three days is a trawler boat excursion in Port Aransas bay to study the various marine life found in the bay habitat. In Corpus Christi, students will enjoy time aboard the USS Lexington as well as a tour of the Texas State Aquarium and all of its fun educational offerings. One of the highlights of this trip occurs on the private beach at the Mustang Island Episcopal Conference Center where all students will take a class in sand sculpting and then participate in a team sand sculpting competition between class members. Faculty chaperones will serve as judges! This trip always proves to be one of the most popular events of our Middle School experience and we are excited to be able to resume this fun and educational trip.

Form 8 Parents Please Note- Field Trip Consent forms for this field trip must be turned in to your child’s advisor no later than Wednesday March 30^th!

Lower School

Kindergarten Engineers!

In Lower School science lab, kindergarten students participated in a STEAM activity exploring force and motion. Science teacher Bitsy Mayberry presented an engineering challenge to make a sled using a specific set of materials that would slide down a ramp. Mrs. Mayberry said, “It was a huge success! Every sled worked, and I continue to be impressed with these students’ logic and reasoning.” Watch a video of their work HERE.

Form 2 "Campout"

Allegra Brahin (F3) and some of her friends had a great time “Camping Out” on Friday, February 25. Thank you to her family for supporting SMH by bidding on this campout in the Saint Mary’s Hall online auction last May! Allegra said, “We had a blast, and it was so much fun supporting our school in such a fun way.” The girls enjoyed hiking around the campus as they collected crystals, fossils, and other findings. Then, they warmed up in the tent with flashlights and stories as the Form 2 teachers grilled hamburgers and s’mores. According to the Form 2 teachers, the girls’ favorite part was their glow stick creations and playing flashlight tag on the playground in the dark.

Annual Form 5 Williamsburg Trip

Many Form 5 students and parents participated in the annual Williamsburg trip over spring break. Form 5 teacher Claire Damarodas said, “We had a wonderful time learning more about the founding of our nation. Our trip started at the site of the “real” Jamestown settlement. Astonished at its small size, we also learned it was the site of our nation’s start in “self-governance.” Other excursions included visiting the Highlands, the home of President James Monroe and Monticello, President Thomas Jefferson’s home. We loved our visit to Colonial Williamsburg, where we toured the Capitol, the Governor’s Palace, and various trade shops. A ghost tour in the evening provided thrills, along with lots of learning! On our last day we visited the Yorktown Victory Center and learned about the last major battle of the American Revolution. Most importantly, we came away with a sense of awe at how special our nation is and realized each day is a new beginning in our experiment in democracy, a special gift which allows each of to participate in our nation’s government in various ways.

NEWS FROM THE LOWER SCHOOL LIBRARY

Lower School students joined in the National Education Association’s Read Across America on Wednesday, March 2 for a day of celebratory reading. Read Across America is the nation’s largest annual celebration of reading. Forms 3-5 students read to Kinder-Form 2 students in planned sessions throughout the day. Enjoy our movie of this special day.

The Lower School Library’s annual Spring Book Fair is back! Although circumstances prevented the library from having the fair for the past two years, the staff and students are looking forward to having the fair in conjunction with Grand Day at the Hall. The Lower School Library staff needs your help! On the back of the form that went home with students is the volunteer sign up. Please volunteer your time as much or as little as you are able. The dates are as follows: April 7 – Book Fair Set Up in the Napier Gym, and April 11-14- Spring Book Fair.

Fine Arts

Beauty and the Beast Coming Soon!

From April 1-3, the Saint Mary’s Hall Dance Program will present the adventuresome and romantic ballet, Beauty and the Beast. The full length story and ballet tells a tale “as old as time” of Belle and her encounter with the Beast, and will be loved by audience members of all ages. This ballet will be performed by SMH Dancers in Middle and Upper School, with a special appearance from our Form 5 Intensive Ballet Dancers. The production features choreography by Head of Dance Yosvani Cortellan and Modern Teacher Yanaylet Lopez, and former Ballet San Antonio dancer Eddy Sotto performs as the Beast.

Performances are:
Friday, April 1 at 7pm
Saturday, April 2 at 7 pm
Sunday, April 3 at 2 pm (Special Lower School event)

All Lower School students will receive a goody bag at the 2 pm Sunday performance and are invited to wear their favorite Disney costume.

Tickets and Information

Speech and Debate Team Places 4th in Texas

Saint Mary’s Hall’s Upper School Speech and Debate Team placed 4^th in the State of Texas (out of 160 schools) at the Texas Forensic League Tournament March 9-12 in Corpus Christi, Texas. In addition to this incredible result, SMH Senior Kathleen Benson was awarded 3^rd Place Speech Top Speaker Award, (third most cumulative points in the state for Speech events) and Junior Anish Beeram was recognized for being part of Debate Team Texas. SMH had two 1^st place recipients at State: Kathleen Benson for Original Oratory and Junior Jack Rykert for Informative Speaking. Jonathan Tubb '23 received 5^th place in the State of Texas for Domestic Extemp and Jonathan Tubb and Anish Beeram were finalists in Congress. Congratulations to all our state qualifiers!

Individual Results
Finalists

Kathleen Benson '22 Original Oratory – 1^st Place – TFA State Tournament Champion!
Jack Rykert '23 Informative Speaking – 1^st Place – TFA State Tournament Champion!
Jonathan Tubb '23 Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking – 5^th Place
Anish Beeram '23 Student Congressional Debate – 13^th Place (Out of 160)
Jonathan Tubb '23 Student Congressional Debate – 16^th Place (Out of 160)

Semifinalists (Top 18)

Lara Weissmann '22 Original Oratory – 8^th Place Overall
Jonathan Tubb '22 – Informative Speaking – 8^th Place Overall
Jack Rykert '23 – Dramatic Interpretation – 10^th Place Overall
Kathleen Benson '22 & Jack Rykert '23 – Duo Interpretation – 11^th Place Overall
Grace Ogden '23 – Informative Speaking – 13^th Place Overall
Abbie Zeller '22 – Informative Speaking – 14^th Place Overall
Kathleen Benson '22 – Humorous Interpretation – 14^th Place Overall
Kathleen Benson '22 – Program Oral Interpretation – 16^th Place Overall

Quarterfinalists (Top 36)

Abbie Zeller '22 – Original Oratory
Lara Weissmann '22 – Informative Speaking
Grace Ogden '23 – Original Oratory
Anish Beeram '23 - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking
Ben Cruz '23 – Humorous Interpretation
Adele Davidson '23 – Humorous Interpretation
Sophie Holder '24 – Program Oral Interpretation

Gallery: Mask Projects

SMH Students Shine at SXSW

Saint Mary’s Hall Seniors William Herff, Bella Munoz, and their Cinema Crew had 3 films selected (out of 4,200 received and only 22 screened) as part of this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival. Read all about it HERE.

Congratulations to our amazing Cinema crews!

Football: William Herff, Nicholas Campos, Peyton Randolph
Soles: William Herff, Alex Glast, Sofia Mauri, Bella Muñoz, Emi Kosterlitzky, Matthew Medellin, Christopher Chan, Ana Testas, Ines Wallisch
Waiting for Divine Intervention: Bella Muñoz, Emi Kosterlitzky, William Herff, Alex Glast, Sofia Mauri, Alex Schroeder, Ines Wallisch, Kate Whitington, Ana Testas, Analia Rivera, Matthew Medellin, Christopher Chan, and Faculty Mentors Kyle Petersen (US Photography), Kellen Stanley (LS Art), and Will Underwood (US Cinema)

https://www.sxsw.com/

https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film/lineup/#texas-high-school-shorts

Arts Mentorship Program (AMP)

Amplify your artistic experience with AMP!

The Saint Mary’s Hall AMP is a new initiative to provide mentorship and real-world experience for SMH visual and media artists with an interest in arts management. One to four visual or media art (VMA) students will be selected for the AMP pilot program in summer 2022. Selected students will work in a learning capacity up to 60 hours at a local art museum or gallery during the summer of 2022. Students will be mentored by their primary VMA faculty member throughout the process and will be responsible for presenting a capstone project or presentation on learning outcomes at the end of the experience.

Applications are welcome from students who have completed at least two credits in the fine arts or AP Art History by the end of the current school year. Click HERE for program information or contact your primary Fine Arts Teacher, Wanda Wiley Atkinson, or Director of Fine Arts Bethany Bohall.

APPLY by April 1.

Sculpture & Design Students Learn about Prototyping and Manufacturing

Sparked by student questions in the studio about prototyping and manufacturing, the Honors and Senior Studio Sculpture students visited Precision Group’s design and manufacturing facility with Upper School art teachers Mr. Cassie and Mr. Petersen. Guided by former SMH parent Anna Wulfe (Sam ’17, Bella 18’), students toured Mrs. Wulfe’s family’s company, learning all of the steps involved in what they do.

Students were able to see all the elements involved from the initial product idea to prototyping and engineering for manufacture to the actual production of the molds from blocks of metal, tolerance testing and final production of molded plastic and metal products. These included everything from construction components to medical devices to elements of vessels launched into orbit. The group was able to witness processes in action from micro laser welding to complex geometry machining. Mrs. Wulfe also walked the group through business considerations for a family-run boutique manufacturing company.

SMH Visual and Media Arts Team Learning Event

Saint Mary’s Hall teachers Kellen Stanley (Lower School Art Teacher), BJ Pyrc (Middle School Art Teacher), Logan Blanco (Upper School Painting Teacher), Nate Cassie (Upper School Sculpture & Design Teacher), Kyle Petersen (Upper School Photography Teacher) and Will Underwood (Upper School Digital Cinema) took part in a unique day of professional development late last month. The all day intensive allowed them the opportunity to both learn, brainstorm new initiatives and partnerships, and plan curriculum. In addition, they toured Ruby City with director Elyse Gonzales, learned from SaySi staff member Ashley Perez, and met with Director Riley Robinson of Artpace, who gave them a personal tour of the Artpace exhibit “Mystic Toolbox.” SMH student artists will begin reaping the benefits this quarter of these talented educators’ planning time.

Athletics

Women's Lacrosse Starts Their Journey

Saint Mary’s Hall starting writing a new chapter in the long athletics history of the school. Women’s Lacrosse faced off against Reagan High School in the inaugural game. While the outcome is not what the Barons hoped for, the team showed spirit, heart, and grit, while laying the foundation for the upstart program.

Baseball off to Hot Start

Barons Baseball is off to a fast start. Heading into spring break, the Barons were able to post the best start in program history, carrying a winning record into the break. The competition will heat up quickly with district play right around the corner.

Freshmen Augie Grohman led the team into break with his first career no-hitter, thrown against Founders Classical Academy in a lop-sided victory for the Barons.

The Barons set their sights on their first district game against St. Anthony, Friday, March 25^th at home, 600pm.

Golf Continues Winning Ways

It’s been a great start for Jack Archer '22 and a fantastic beginning to the season for Julia Garcia '23. Jack has led the boys in scoring in each of the first 3 events and continued to improve with each outing. Julia, continuing her undefeated status, picked up where she left off last season dominating the competition. She has won her first 3 starts of the season in convincing fashion.

On February 28, the Barons competed at Fair Oaks Ranch where Julia finished -2 with 8 birdies. Her coaches stated “Julia is not only a phenomenal player, she is also a genuine individual. Several coaches from other teams consistently mention what a good mentor and example she is for those other players in her group and those in which she comes in contact with. Julia is patient and helps others with rules, golf conduct and is an example of what a student athletes should look like.”

Men's Lacrosse Remains Unbeaten

The Saint Mary’s Hall Men’s lacrosse team is still going strong with an undefeated record, now sitting at 7-0. Since the last write up, the Barons have played George Ranch, St. Michaels Catholic Academy, and Antonian College Prep.

George Ranch HS came down from Houston to face the Barons and fell 14-6. Despite some early struggles with possessing the ball and controlling the tempo, SMH made great strides during the game and ended with a well-earned victory.

In their last game before Spring Break, our gentlemen in purple took a bus to Crusader Stadium in Austin to take on Saint Michael’s. After four unanswered goals in the first few minutes of the game, the Barons found themselves trailing for the first time this season. After some fantastic clearing by Peyton Randolph '22 and some speedy zig zags from Justus Klegerg '25, SMH came away with a 13-6 win in their first home game.

The most recent game against Antonian was an excellent return from Spring Break for the Barons. The team moved the ball around and maintained discipline even after taking an early lead SMH ended with a 16-2 victory.

As district games approach, the Barons will face some real tests, namely TMI and Alamo Heights. Be sure to come out to support the Barons!

Barons Track Runs Up to Austin

In the Track & Field team's first traveling regular season meet, just a few members of the team who were not already gone on Spring Break represented the Barons in fine fashion as they traveled to Austin to face 22 private and public schools in competition.

Our Boys Varsity team was only three members strong with Patrick Lang '23, Chris Chan '24, and Ian Garza '25, and they finished in 11th place overall, scoring 23 points.

Kicking the day off was our sole male field event competitor Patrick Lang, who won the Varsity Boys High Jump, clearing 5'10" for a new personal best mark and the gold medal. Lang also pulled more points in for the team in his 5^th place finish in the 400 meters at 55.04. His third event of the day was the 100 meters, where he ran 12.63 for 10^th place in a field of over 30 sprinters. Chris Chan took to the track with over 30 competitors for the first race of the day that included a Baron, running the first of his three personal bests for the day in the 800 meters in a time of 2:03.20 for 4^th place. Later he ran the 400 meters in 55.18, taking 6^th and wrapped up his day running the 1600 meters and taking 8^th overall in a time of 4:50.19. Freshman Ian Garza stepped up to represent the Barons in the Varsity ranks and placed 14th in the 200 meters with nearly 40 runners in the competition. He also logged in a 12.80 in the 100 meters, which put him at 15^th place.

Our Women’s team was led by Captain Remy White '22 who started the day with a 2^nd place silver medal in the high jump at 4' 8". In running events, she scored points for her team in the 100 meters running a 14.74 for 6^th place and 29.42 in the 200 meters, taking 8^th place overall in another large field of over 30 runners. Freshman Madison Winston and Sophomore Jay Vasan were the only other field event competitors as they threw in the Shot Put. Vasan took 8^th place in a throw of 23' 2 1/4" and Winston was 10^th overall with a best of 22' 1". Winston also had strong showings in the 100 meters, running 14.44 for 13th place and the 200 meters 29.53 taking 9^th place overall in Varsity Girls. Marissa Garza '23 who ran her first ever the 100 meters in a solid time of 16.68.

In the Junior Varsity competition, Kate Whittington '24 put points on the board with her 7^th place 1:18.15 performance in the 400 meters. Lainey Hopkins '23 was the sole other JV competitor who also had a great showing in the 400 meters at 1:21.73, good enough for 9^th place and she also competed in the 200 meters running a 35.78.

Tennis Ready for District Tournament

First Annual Baron Spring Classic Tennis Tournament

On February 25, Saint Mary’s Hall hosted the inaugural Varsity Baron Spring Classic tennis tournament. It was a cold day but the players bundled up, dug deep, and every SMH player earned a medal! See the results below.

2022 SMH Baron Spring Classic Results

Men’s A doubles- Gaige Lipscomb ‘25/Brian Berman ‘24, 2nd place.
Men’s A singles -William Herff ‘22, 3rd place.
Men’s B doubles- Richard Cage ‘24/Hudson Moore ‘25, 3rd place.
Men’s B Singles - Will Azevedo ‘22, 3rd place.
Woman’s A doubles - Nitya Patel ‘22/Ali Rose Davis ‘24, 1st place.
Women’s A single – Avani Guntuganti ‘24, 3rd place.
Women’s B doubles - Luz Chapa ‘23/Sofia El Haj Moussa ‘23, 2nd place.
Women’s B singles - Josie Williams ‘24, 3rd place.

The district tournament will be played March 21 at the Annemarie Tennis Center. The top 3 places in each draw will advance to the TAPPS State tournament in Waco, TX, April 4-5.

News From the Hall

March 22, 2022