If you attended a small Sacred Heart high school in Chesterfield, chances are you were one of the lucky students who attended Barat Academy. This school is full of unique traditions, caring teachers, and so many memories. Here are a few things you will most definitely remember if you are a Barat alum:
1. “Today is a day one, why do we gather?”
2. “To explore God’s love for us!”
3. Seeing a dog in the hallway is normal.
4. Praying for Conge every day.
5. Hating Joigny cause they’re a bunch of cheaters.
6. Walking into mass just hoping for goûté.
7.Being called “Brat."
8.Golf state championships.
9. Mr. Fingerhut singing in the halls.
10. B-A-R A-silent T
11. “Oh, I thought that school was closed?”
12. Dress uniform days were the bane of your existence.
13. The Indian burial ground.
14. Service learning days were THE BEST because of...
15. Late start Wednesdays!
16. Senior. Peace. Project.
17. A former Olympic athlete sitting in a lawn chair singing “Where Was the Goalie?”
18. The invisible ball game that will inevitably be played during Hello Week
19. Being involved in the musicals meant staying at school until midnight and, somehow, loving it.
20. Ping-pong was serious business.
21. Making your coat of arms in Mrs. Hill’s freshman year history class.
22. The glory days of free lunches.
23. Chemistry teachers by day, probably mad scientists by night.
24. Whether it be tornadoes or power outages, graduation is never boring.
25. Free air shows.
26. Debby Watson's star poem that has become a tradition.
27. The best Conge themes.
28. Knowing the meaning of the words Joigny, Sacre Coeur, Amiens and Grenoble.
29. The world's best band director, Mrs. Fenske.
30. Caramel bacon at graduation.
31. The world's best chocolate muffins in the cafeteria.
32. Mr. Brennan's endless supply of ties.
33. Cor de Jesu!
34. The House Co. room is a world of treasures.
35. Pillow hockey.
36. Theology of the body.
37. Running the torch on Field Day.
38. The fear you felt the first time you had to lead morning prayer.
39. Shenanigans in the commons.
40. Being proud to be a Barat alum.
Want to know more about this amazing high school? Visit www.baratacademy.org.