St. Thomas Aquinas School was one of 53 Indianapolis area schools recognized in January as an Indianapolis Thriving School. According to Mayor Joe Hogsett, “The Indianapolis Thriving Schools Challenge was born because so many Indianapolis schools had taken steps to improve sustainability in their classrooms – and it became clear that the City needed a [...]
Sister Marsha Speth, 1972-77 My name is Sister Marsha Speth. I am a Sister of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. I entered the Sisters of Providence in 1964. After I finished my training as a Sister and also my undergraduate degree in Elementary Education I began teaching. St. Thomas Aquinas was my third assignment. I [...]
Name: Grace Coffey DeMoss Graduated: 2006 Graduated from: I went to Cathedral High School and then Saint Mary’s College. Go Belles! Where do you live now: After college, I came back to Indianapolis and live on the north side of the city. What have you been up to since STA: After leaving St. Thomas, I went to [...]
Every spring, St Thomas produces their school musical that is performed by students in grades 5-8. This year, the production was Guys & Dolls Jr. Guys & Dolls is set in a time period in which gambling was not allowed. However, some characters gamble anyway, and the play is mainly about their gambling and how [...]
by Julia Dugan The Paralympics, an event that happen along with the Olympics, are an important part in today’s society. Trained athletes with disabilities come together to compete in events, like Wheelchair Tennis and Para Triathlon. Paul Moran, an accomplished Paralympic athlete, competed in many Paralympics and is an inspiring athlete to many. Paul Moran [...]
Hello! I am Miles Barth, an eighth grader at St. Thomas, and I organized our school walkout. I organized and mobilized our seventh and eighth grade students to walk out for 17 minutes on March 14 at 10 A.M. in response to the Parkland shooting that claimed the lives of 17 students. For weeks, I [...]