SAA News & Events

SAA alumnus, David Rothe class of '87, joined us for Alumni Monday on October 3, 2022. He shared how he came to The Academy and all the positive impacts the teachers, faculty, and staff had on his life, even beyond his years here.

You're invited to explore campus, speak with the Admissions team, and see our school in action. This is the best way to get a feel for what makes SAA so special! 

The Mike Heineman Athletic Endowment provides financial resources to support SAA's athletic and physical education programs. In his newsletter, Mike interviews SAA's new Athletic Director, Nick Hillman, and spotlights student athletes Lee Brockwell and Antonio Serna.

We were joined by SAA Alumnus, Tom Turbiville class of '62, for Alumni Monday on September 26, 2022. He spoke to the boys about some of his core memories while attending The Academy and credited all the teachers, staff, friends, and others that impacted him, not only during his time at SAA, but even after.

It was a pleasure to have SAA alumnus, JR Harig class of 1996, join us for Alumni Monday on September 19, 2022. He spoke to the boys about the avenues of success that were set up for him during his time at The Academy.

We invite SAA families and community to join us on campus for these special parent education presentations featuring Drs. Rob Evans and Michael Thompson.

We were joined by SAA alumnus, David Patton '11, for Alumni Monday on September 12, 2022. He spoke to the boys about some of his experiences while at The Academy and how his time spent here molded him into becoming the musician, and overall person, he is today.

We've kicked off the parent phase of The Academy Fund! Did you know that The Academy Fund provides more than $2,000 to enhance the Academy Experience for EVERY BOY? Support SAA with a gift that will directly impact each student and help continue to make The Academy the best place for young men to discover their noble purpose.

We were pleased to welcome SAA alumnus Brad Bergmann '60 as our speaker for Alumni Monday on August 29, 2022. He spoke to our boys about his unique adventures that led to multiple artifacts that are now located in the school's museum.

SAA alumnus Paul Terracina '05 joined us on August 22 for our first Alumni Monday of the 2022-2023 school year. He spoke to the boys about the wonderful memories made during his time at The Academy and recognized the teachers and staff, crediting them for the leadership qualities that were instilled in him.

Six SAA robotics teams competed against Mount Sacred Heart School in the Get Excited About Robotics (GEAR) Tournament held Saturday, May 7, in Ellison Hall.

SAA alumnus Lorenzo Arce ’11 joined us on May 16 for Alumni Monday. He spoke to our boys about his job as an enterprise account executive at Zoom. With Zoom being a company many of us weren’t familiar with prior to the pandemic, our boys were reminded that they could one day be doing jobs that we don’t even know exist yet!

In case you missed it, earlier this month, we had a special chapel where 8^th grader Ian Hutchens interviewed a family friend and SAA alumnus, Eduardo Alfaro ’78.

Did you know that SAA had a boarding program up until 1998? Eduardo and his brother, Fernando, were boarding students from El Salvador. He spoke about what it was like living at SAA 7 days a week, and being a 13-year-old boy more than 1,000 miles away from his parents.

SAA’s 7^th grade students embarked on a journey this spring where they would begin to discover their noble purpose in the world. Known as their passion project, the boys have been exploring self-selected topics that they’re excited to learn more about, and have developed ideas on how they can better the world and our community.