St. Bernard Academy Alumni

06/09/2022

A tribute to Mr. Chuck Sabo for his 16 years of service at St. Bernard Academy.

05/11/2022

Don’t forget!

Our last campaign listening session is TONIGHT! Join us at 6:30 p.m. in the Dining Hall for light refreshments and conversation about our Space for Grace campaign and expansion plans!

We’ve dubbed tonight “Alumni and Past Parents Night!” All alumni or past parents are encouraged to come see the school, chat with Mr. Sabo and catch up with other alumni and parents. Of course, everyone is welcome to attend – faculty, staff, current parents, grandparents, etc.!

05/06/2022

Congratulations to Matt Ciampa ’21, for receiving the Father Black Award for Excellence at Father Ryan High School! This award is given to the freshman student who best exemplifies Catholic scholarship and Christian leadership. At Father Ryan, Matt is enrolled in honors courses and is involved in numerous clubs including Science Club, Spanish Club and Model UN.

Fun fact: This is the 3rd year in a row that the Father Black Award winner has been an SBA alum! We’re so proud of our Bears alumni!

04/25/2022

Introducing Space for Grace: A Campaign for St. Bernard Academy!

We are excited to launch this special campaign to expand and remodel our dining and kitchen facilities at SBA! With our ever-growing student body, it’s time to also grow our space to create the best dining experience for our students.

We invite you to learn more about this campaign and how you can help! Take a minute to watch our campaign video, visit our campaign website (stbernardacademy.org/space-for-grace), or join us for one of our upcoming campaign listening sessions! This week we will host two sessions in the dining hall:

• Tuesday, April 26 at 8:30 A.M.
• Thursday, April 28 at 6:30 P.M. (Plus, meet our incoming Head of School, Leigh Toomey)

RSVP your attendance to Sydnie at [email protected], or stop by at your convenience!

12/02/2021

11/30/2021

On this , we hope you consider making a gift to St. Bernard Academy!

When you give to SBA, you are supporting our mission of providing an excellent Catholic academic education in the tradition of the Sisters of Mercy. Your gift honors our teachers who inspire confidence in their students. It funds programs and services that make our school such a special place. And it ensures a bright future for all of our students now, and for years to come. If you feel called, please make a donation here: stbernardacademy.org/giving-tuesday

P.S. Many companies match donations to nonprofits in honor of Giving Tuesday! In addition to individual gifts, SBA also gratefully accepts matching contributions from corporate partners. Every dollar raised is truly appreciated and will leave a lasting impact.

11/19/2021

We love it when alumni come to visit! 💙❤️💛

We were thrilled to host some of our recent SBA alumni yesterday as part of our Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) accreditation visit!

What fun it was to catch up with these stellar alumni and hear all about how SBA prepared them for high school and beyond!

11/02/2021

We are pleased to share the news that the St. Bernard Academy Board of Trustees has appointed a new Head of School to succeed Chuck Sabo, who will retire at the end of this academic year following 15 years leading SBA. Leigh Toomey will begin her tenure on July 1, 2022! Please help us welcome her to the SBA family!

Read more about Leigh here: https://www.stbernardacademy.org/about/head-of-school-search

SBA Community: Please help us welcome Leigh Toomey to the SBA family as our next Head of School, beginning July 1, 2022! The Board of Trust announced her appointment this afternoon.

Learn more on our website: https://www.stbernardacademy.org/about/head-of-school-search

08/26/2021

St. Bernard Academy wishes a very Happy 100th Birthday to Sister Ann Francis, a 1939 graduate of St. Bernard High School!
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“After graduating from St. Ann, she went to high school at St. Bernard Academy, which was also run by the Mercy Sisters.

“I loved them,” Sister Ann Francis said of the sisters. “They were kind, thoughtful, prayerful, understanding.”

Her last two years of high school, she was a boarding student at St. Bernard. “During that time, I saw how they really lived,” she said.

In 1939, the summer after she graduated from high school, Sister Ann Francis joined the order at age 18. She was one of five young women from Nashville to become a Mercy Sister that year.”

Sister Ann Francis celebrates gift of life 100 years long http://ow.ly/8l7F50FXQ5s

04/02/2021

Pat Nolan has been a part of the St. Bernard Academy family since he was just a baby. Now, he's a true wealth of information about SBA and its history. Tune into this next installment of Alumni Files to hear Pat (SBA alumnus, past parent and founding Board of Trust member) take a trip down memory lane, sharing his fondest SBA stories.

For an even deeper dive into SBA's history, check out the documentary created as part of our 150th Anniversary celebration here: https://youtu.be/luy6J512Dds