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President’s Letter

As I write this letter, I am sitting in my office at the front
of Cor Jesu, facing Gravois. I look out the window and can’t
help but imagine how much the landscape will change in
the next few years. We are on our way to achieving a vision
INTERIM PRESIDENT/PRINCIPAL
Sr. Veronica Beato, ASCJ ‘74 we established for this campus more than a decade ago. We
INTERIM ASST. PRINCIPAL / hope to break ground on a new chapel during the 2021-2022
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT school year, a chapel that will sit exactly where it should: at
LEARNING the forefront of our campus.
Sr. Susan Marie Krupp, ASCJ ‘76 Change has been a constant at Cor Jesu this year. Last
DEAN OF CURRICULUM &
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT summer, our president, Sr. Barbara Thomas, ASCJ, was named
Jeanne Suda the Provincial Superior for the United States province of the
DIRECTOR OF ALUMNAE Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. As she prepared to take
RELATIONS on her new role, we all had the opportunity to reflect on her
Patty Ferrara ‘85
years of service to Cor Jesu. During her tenure, we doubled the school’s
footprint. We opened new science labs, a new CJTV studio, new athletic
ABOUT: fields and added invaluable parking space. We successfully completed
SPIRIT is Cor Jesu Academy’s
publication for alumnae, parents, a $10 million campaign to give Cor Jesu a performance gymnasium,
friends and benefactors. student commons, active learning classrooms and a dance studio. Last
summer, we opened a new choir and orchestral space.
CONTACT: In addition to capital improvements, we have made strides toward
SPIRIT ensuring Catholic education is financially accessible for families. In the last
Cor Jesu Academy 12 years, the Endowment Fund has grown from $2 million to $9 million;
10230 Gravois Road
St. Louis, MO 63123 annual financial aid has increased fivefold, to $1.1 million annually, with
cbarry@corjesu.org more than 40 percent of families now receiving tuition assistance.
It seems change has been a running theme here at Cor Jesu, thanks to
EDITOR: the connections and relationships we’ve built since the Apostles founded
Colleen Barry ‘11 the school in 1956. Serving as the interim president these last 7 months,
Director of Marketing
& Social Media I have experienced numerous alumnae events, one Giving Tuesday
and an Auction from a new perspective. I have watched you pour
SUBMISSIONS: out your love and support for Cor Jesu with amazing generosity. You
We welcome your story site many reasons for this kindness, but almost all come down to the
ideas and submissions. connections you made here – connections to faculty, to friends, and,
Please contact Colleen Barry ’11 most significantly, a deep connection to the Sacred Heart.
at cbarry@corjesu.org.
While the landscape has changed and our lives have taken us in
THANK YOU different directions, the charism of the Sacred Heart has not wavered.
Thank you to CJA alumna Alex That spirit, the essence of Cor Jesu, has remained as steadfast as the love
Smith Adams ’09, owner of Birdeye of the Heart of Christ itself. And thanks to your continued dedication,
Media, for digitally capturing many we look forward to eventually expressing our charism in a Sacred Heart
of Cor Jesu’s special moments and
contributing to this publication. chapel while also increasing opportunities for financial aid to ensure Cor
And thank you to Stephanie Klinker Jesu remains a pillar of Catholic all-girls education, one that is accessible
Howe, owner of Klink Creative, for to young women regardless of socioeconomic status.
creatively displaying life at Cor Jesu As we emerge from winter and enter this spring season, I invite you to
in this magazine. join me in focusing on the blessings that accompany change, grateful for
the cherished connections that make them possible.
www.corjesu.org Sincerely in the Sacred Heart,
@corjesuacademy

Sr. Veronica Beato, ASCJ ‘74
Interim President/Principal
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