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PRESIDENT
Sr. Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ, Ph.D.
PRINCIPAL
Sr. Veronica Beato, ASCJ ‘74
DEAN OF CURRICULUM &
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Jeanne Suda

ABOUT:
SPIRIT is Cor Jesu Academy’s
publication for alumnae, parents,
friends and benefactors.
President’s Letter
CONTACT:
SPIRIT
Cor Jesu Academy Dear Cor Jesu Community,
10230 Gravois Road
St. Louis, MO 63123 I don’t know about you, but, I began this summer with a big sigh of relief.
cweber@corjesu.org We made it. We’ve made it through over a year of illness and isolation, fear
and uncertainty, and, by necessity, innovation and resilience.
EDITOR: Through all of it, this community has been a light in the darkness, finding
Colleen Barry Weber ‘11 ways to Share the Love of the Heart of Christ in true and meaningful ways,
Director of Marketing & Social Media
despite challenging circumstances. It seems only appropriate that we step
STUDENT WRITER: into this next season, post-Covid (or, “POCO,” as I like to say), with energy
Ella Funke '22 and momentum to propel us forward.
When I arrived in July 2020, a carefully assembled team of subject
SUBMISSIONS: matter experts and devoted Cor Jesu advocates were halfway through a
We welcome your story process we had never taken on at CJ: evaluating our brand, its assets and
ideas and submissions.
Please contact Colleen Barry perception in the community, and how we can best share our story with
Weber ’11 at cweber@corjesu.org. the next generation of Chargers.
We introduced the results of this exercise in April, and continue to
THANK YOU weave them into the fabric of our school, both literally and figuratively. As
Thank you to CJA alumna Alex you will read in greater detail on page 8, this process was about more than
Smith Adams ’09, owner of Birdeye refining a logo and defining a color palette. It was about us, who we are
Media, for digitally capturing many
of Cor Jesu’s special moments and and how we tell our story – really putting into words “that special feeling”
contributing to this publication. you get when you walk in the building.
And thank you to Stephanie Klinker While change always requires moments of adjustment, I hope you join
Howe, owner of Klink Creative, me in celebrating and embracing this new chapter and the tools we have
for creatively displaying life at to share our mission with the Chargers currently walking our halls, and
Cor Jesu in this magazine.
those who have yet to join us. As I look ahead, I have to say, not only have
we made it, but we are in for a brilliant future.
corjesu.org Sincerely yours in Christ,
@corjesuacademy

Sr. Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ, Ph.D.
Cor Jesu Academy President
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