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Chess National Tournament

(May 29, 2025) — In May, Evan Van Ryn, Leo Van Ryn, Lawrence Van Ryn, and Ben Ibeck from the St. Philomena School Chess Club competed at the US Chess 2025 Supernationals in Orlando, FL. This tournament included 5,000 participants. In the middle school U1400 section, our Tigers placed 8th.

Lawrence placed 11th overall and Ben placed 16th overall, with 5.5 points out of 7 and 5 points out of 7 respectively. Evan and Leo contributed to the team result. 

Ben has only been competing for 1.5 years. This finish is a really big individual achievement for him at the largest tournament in the country.

A special shout out for our 4th grader, Leo, who played up in the Middle School section so our team could have a full roster of four kids.

To view the final standings, CLICK HERE.

Teacher Appreciation Week 2025

Join us as we celebrate our faculty members the week of May 5-9, 2025. Parents should look for an email from PTO on April 29, 2025.

Suggested ways you can show your teachers appreciation: drawings and notes, flowers from your yard, visit the adoration chapel to pray and write a note on a card (provided inside the chapel). For those who wish to make a monetary donation toward a gift card, contribute to our GIFTCROWD site. And if you’re looking to provide a little something else, HERE is the staff faves list.

Tiger Tales Podcast

Catching up on our podcast posts…we had a little technical difficulty, but are back on track now!

• Episode 19 
• Episode 20
• Episode 21
• Episode 22

Beauty & The Beast, Jr, Tickets

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO PURCHASE TICKETS.

(February 26, 2025) — Tickets for the SPS spring musical, Beauty and the Beast Jr, will go on sale on Monday, March 3, 2025. An email will be sent to parish and school families with a link to purchase tickets online when the sale opens. The production will take place at Peoria Players Theatre (4300 N University, Peoria) with four performances:

• Friday, March 21 at 7 p.m.
• Saturday, March 22 at 1:30 p.m.
• Saturday, March 22 at 7 p.m.
• Sunday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m.

Eighth grade cast and crew members will be recognized after the Saturday 7 p.m. performance. Tickets are $10 with a $1.50 processing fee per ticket. All four shows have sold out for the past several years, so keep an eye out for the email on Monday, March 3, 2025 and don’t miss your chance to see our St. Philomena students shine on stage!