The Shield
Saint Stories
![Aquinas Spanish teacher Paola Fuentes standing beside Confirmation candidate and Aquinas student, James Forge in church]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1783966615/stasaintsnet/pjywrthgoxbupb3rpupc/PaolaFuentesarticle.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1783966615/stasaintsnet/pjywrthgoxbupb3rpupc/PaolaFuentesarticle.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1783966615/stasaintsnet/pjywrthgoxbupb3rpupc/PaolaFuentesarticle.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1783966615/stasaintsnet/pjywrthgoxbupb3rpupc/PaolaFuentesarticle.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1783966615/stasaintsnet/pjywrthgoxbupb3rpupc/PaolaFuentesarticle.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1783966615/stasaintsnet/pjywrthgoxbupb3rpupc/PaolaFuentesarticle.png","width":2200}])
Sam Paradise, '03, Director of Community Relations
Sometimes the greatest impact a teacher makes is not found in a lesson plan, a test score, or even a classroom discussion. For Paola Fuentes, Aquinas Spanish teacher, it was an invitation from a student to be his Confirmation sponsor.
Sam Paradise, '03, Director of Community Relations
![A group of young people and adults pose for a photo in a brightly lit hall with a large cross visible in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780502171/stasaintsnet/jpf76sp4dpdqzccfz9zt/StudentsenteredtheCatholicChurch.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780502171/stasaintsnet/jpf76sp4dpdqzccfz9zt/StudentsenteredtheCatholicChurch.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780502171/stasaintsnet/jpf76sp4dpdqzccfz9zt/StudentsenteredtheCatholicChurch.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780502171/stasaintsnet/jpf76sp4dpdqzccfz9zt/StudentsenteredtheCatholicChurch.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780502171/stasaintsnet/jpf76sp4dpdqzccfz9zt/StudentsenteredtheCatholicChurch.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1780502171/stasaintsnet/jpf76sp4dpdqzccfz9zt/StudentsenteredtheCatholicChurch.png","width":2200}])
Sam Paradise, '03, Director of Community Relations
![Black dress hanging on a closet door]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773158160/stasaintsnet/vv2wbjxjfaqroqn1q5jz/SophiaCorley-BlackDress.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773158160/stasaintsnet/vv2wbjxjfaqroqn1q5jz/SophiaCorley-BlackDress.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773158160/stasaintsnet/vv2wbjxjfaqroqn1q5jz/SophiaCorley-BlackDress.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1773158160/stasaintsnet/vv2wbjxjfaqroqn1q5jz/SophiaCorley-BlackDress.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1773158160/stasaintsnet/vv2wbjxjfaqroqn1q5jz/SophiaCorley-BlackDress.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773158160/stasaintsnet/vv2wbjxjfaqroqn1q5jz/SophiaCorley-BlackDress.png","width":2000}])
Sophia Corley, '26
Features
![Saint Thomas Aquinas Alums, Brett Doherty, '24 & McClain Schieltz, ‘24]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772573992/cgswgvutpirfcrua5tbu/BrettDoherty24McClainSchieltz24.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1772573992/cgswgvutpirfcrua5tbu/BrettDoherty24McClainSchieltz24.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1772573992/cgswgvutpirfcrua5tbu/BrettDoherty24McClainSchieltz24.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1772573992/cgswgvutpirfcrua5tbu/BrettDoherty24McClainSchieltz24.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772573992/cgswgvutpirfcrua5tbu/BrettDoherty24McClainSchieltz24.jpg","width":1280}])
- Entertainment
- General
Sam Paradise, '03, Director of Community Relations
Two Saint Thomas Aquinas Alums, Brett Doherty, '24 & McClain Schieltz, ‘24 took a leap when they decided to open a food truck on their college campus, at "Ole Miss".
Sam Paradise, '03, Director of Community Relations
![A group of students, including a Lisa Andrews wearing glasses and a scarf, are gathered in the Aquinas gym receiving the teacher of the year award.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1765390328/stasaintsnet/e2bmxl4dt5gehxzkyidk/LisaAndrews_TeacheroftheYear2025-1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1765390328/stasaintsnet/e2bmxl4dt5gehxzkyidk/LisaAndrews_TeacheroftheYear2025-1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1765390328/stasaintsnet/e2bmxl4dt5gehxzkyidk/LisaAndrews_TeacheroftheYear2025-1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1765390328/stasaintsnet/e2bmxl4dt5gehxzkyidk/LisaAndrews_TeacheroftheYear2025-1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1765390328/stasaintsnet/e2bmxl4dt5gehxzkyidk/LisaAndrews_TeacheroftheYear2025-1.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1765390328/stasaintsnet/e2bmxl4dt5gehxzkyidk/LisaAndrews_TeacheroftheYear2025-1.png","width":2000}])
Sam Paradise, '03, Director of Community Relations
![Matthew and his father Grant Pomianek in Guatemala on a mission trip 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762538571/tsup4phxmuvxluefatcq/MatthewGrantPomianek_MissionTriptoGuatemala.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762538571/tsup4phxmuvxluefatcq/MatthewGrantPomianek_MissionTriptoGuatemala.jpg","width":474}])
KC Guatemala Alliance
Sports
![A softball player swings a bat in the foreground, while spectators sit in the background behind a fence.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1783961563/stasaintsnet/qf9cwaatovpbccsaxukz/AddisonSabers_GatoradePlayeroftheYear2026-4.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1783961563/stasaintsnet/qf9cwaatovpbccsaxukz/AddisonSabers_GatoradePlayeroftheYear2026-4.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1783961563/stasaintsnet/qf9cwaatovpbccsaxukz/AddisonSabers_GatoradePlayeroftheYear2026-4.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1783961563/stasaintsnet/qf9cwaatovpbccsaxukz/AddisonSabers_GatoradePlayeroftheYear2026-4.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1783961563/stasaintsnet/qf9cwaatovpbccsaxukz/AddisonSabers_GatoradePlayeroftheYear2026-4.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1783961563/stasaintsnet/qf9cwaatovpbccsaxukz/AddisonSabers_GatoradePlayeroftheYear2026-4.png","width":2000}])
- Spring Sports
Sam Paradise, '03, Director of Community Relations
Playing for something bigger: Addison Sabers' Softball Journey. What began as a desire to keep up with her older brother, Nic, '26 grew into a passion to be the best she could be - both on the field and off.
Sam Paradise, '03, Director of Community Relations
![Builders lay down a new floor in the Saints gym. (photo by Tim Zande)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727299819/stasaintsnet/wr02lw0ejrbmhse9rrp8/GymFloorArticle-3.heic","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727299819/stasaintsnet/wr02lw0ejrbmhse9rrp8/GymFloorArticle-3.heic","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727299819/stasaintsnet/wr02lw0ejrbmhse9rrp8/GymFloorArticle-3.heic","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727299819/stasaintsnet/wr02lw0ejrbmhse9rrp8/GymFloorArticle-3.heic","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727299819/stasaintsnet/wr02lw0ejrbmhse9rrp8/GymFloorArticle-3.heic","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727299819/stasaintsnet/wr02lw0ejrbmhse9rrp8/GymFloorArticle-3.heic","width":2200}])
Gabi Poeschl, '26 Shield Reporter
![2023-24 Winter Sports Preview]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724765927/stasaintsnet/jitroezs4tio8nglstzm/st-thomas-aquinas-state-champs-2023-1200x675.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724765927/stasaintsnet/jitroezs4tio8nglstzm/st-thomas-aquinas-state-champs-2023-1200x675.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724765927/stasaintsnet/jitroezs4tio8nglstzm/st-thomas-aquinas-state-champs-2023-1200x675.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724765927/stasaintsnet/jitroezs4tio8nglstzm/st-thomas-aquinas-state-champs-2023-1200x675.webp","width":1200}])
Kaitlyn Strout, Shield Reporter
Saints Blog
![image of a digital footprint]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774541470/ficp39hzqdz9zdhgwhzq/CellphonedisplayingIntagram.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1774541470/ficp39hzqdz9zdhgwhzq/CellphonedisplayingIntagram.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1774541470/ficp39hzqdz9zdhgwhzq/CellphonedisplayingIntagram.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1774541470/ficp39hzqdz9zdhgwhzq/CellphonedisplayingIntagram.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1774541470/ficp39hzqdz9zdhgwhzq/CellphonedisplayingIntagram.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1774541470/ficp39hzqdz9zdhgwhzq/CellphonedisplayingIntagram.jpg","width":2200}])
- Technology
Anna Mullen, '27
Social media is often seen as harmful, especially because it can affect teens’ mental health and create unnecessary drama. Yet, there are some benefits. Read these key takeaways and decide for yourself.
![Saint Thomas Aquinas Students in Mrs. Andrews Math class]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774470055/xncwygyd7pyvifysufd2/HonorsAPorOn-LevelClasses.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1774470055/xncwygyd7pyvifysufd2/HonorsAPorOn-LevelClasses.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1774470055/xncwygyd7pyvifysufd2/HonorsAPorOn-LevelClasses.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1774470055/xncwygyd7pyvifysufd2/HonorsAPorOn-LevelClasses.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1774470055/xncwygyd7pyvifysufd2/HonorsAPorOn-LevelClasses.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1774470055/xncwygyd7pyvifysufd2/HonorsAPorOn-LevelClasses.jpg","width":2200}])
Matthew Garcia, '26
Anna Mullen, '27
Student News
![AP Government 2026 at Saint Thomas Aquinas]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773254299/stasaintsnet/u5xu0ezsltjx26syjffn/APGov.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773254299/stasaintsnet/u5xu0ezsltjx26syjffn/APGov.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773254299/stasaintsnet/u5xu0ezsltjx26syjffn/APGov.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773254299/stasaintsnet/u5xu0ezsltjx26syjffn/APGov.jpg","width":1080}])
Ms. Ingram’s 6th hour AP Government class visited the KCK Federal Courthouse on March 6 for an engaging, behind-the-scenes look at the federal justice system. Students had the opportunity to speak with an Assistant U.S. Attorney, a federal public defender, court reporters, a federal judge, and the U.S. Marshals.