Academy of the Sacred Heart and Positive Coaching Alliance Team Up to Enhance Youth Sports

Steve Yzerman Makes Guest Appearance, Receives Leaders of Conscience Award
On January 30, ASH sponsored a slate of workshops for coaches, parents, leaders and athletes in partnership with Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), a Stanford University-based non-profit that provides expertise on working with young athletes while instilling the values of teamwork, discipline, respect and goal-setting.  Steve Yzerman made a special appearance during the day's activities, giving brief remarks during the morning workshops.  Mr. Yzerman was then honored with the Academy's Leaders of Conscience award.
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Historical and Donor Walls Unveiled

On January 23, the Academy of the Sacred Heart officially unveiled new historical and donor walls that line the main corridor of the Field House.  The historical wall gives life to the rich tradition of the Academy of the Sacred Heart, starting with the school on Jefferson Avenue and continuing to Lawrence Avenue and Bloomfield Hills. As you travel along the timeline, spanning more than 200 years, you will be introduced to key figures in the school's history and learn more about the Society of the Sacred Heart.  The donor wall honors those who have made substantial gifts to capital campaigns, past and present, as well as those benefactors who endowed and sustained Kensington Academy.

Senior Named National Achievement Scholarship Program Finalist

This fall, senior Oyinkansola Osobamiro was named a semifinalist in the National Achievement Scholarship Program, an academic competition conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which recognizes academically promising black students throughout the nation and provides scholarships to the most outstanding program participants.  More than 1,600 high school seniors were designated semifinalists and had the opportunity to continue in the competition for approximately 800 National Achievement Scholarship awards, worth some $2.6 million. The Academy of the Sacred Heart is pleased and proud to announce that Oyinkansola has been named a Finalist in this competition. Congratulations!