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Alumnae of Academy Immaculate Conception and Marian Heights Academy
“…perpetuation of friendship and mutual encouragement…”
Academy Immaculate Conception is a girls boarding school owned and operated by the Sisters of St. Benedict for 130 years. It opened in 1870, three years after the sisters founded Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand. The school was established to provide an education for girls who wished to acquire proficiency in the fine and practical arts. The school name was changed to Marian Heights Academy in 1973, and in 2000, the sisters closed the Academy due to increasing operating costs, decreasing enrollment, and concerns about the future of girls boarding schools.
The Academy Alumnae Association was formed in 1925. All attendees and staff of Academy Immaculate Conception/Marian Heights Academy are members of the Alumnae Association. A board of directors provides leadership for the association. The Academy Alumnae Reunion is held annually on the last Sunday in June.
Let's celebrate on the hill this summer!
Classes who graduated in years ending in 2 or 7 will celebrate special anniversaries at the reunion this summer. The class of 1962 will be the “golden anniversary class.” The Alumnae Board challenges the anniversary classes to set attendance records at this summer’s reunion. And if you’re not in those classes, you’re still bonded by a unique Academy sisterhood. Why not reconnect with your friends who attended the Academy the same years you did?
Please register for Alumnae Day by June 11. Use the form on this page or register online at thedome.org/alumnae. We need to know how many are coming in order to set up for the dinner and to order enough food.
The Alumnae Reunion schedule is as follows:
Saturday, June 23
- No scheduled activities on campus
- You are welcome to visit and spend time on campus
Sunday, June 24
- Sign in/confirm registration/pay if you didn’t pre-pay — 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. EDT
- Continental breakfast in the Assembly – 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
- Mass in the monastery church – 10:30 a.m.
- Dinner in St. Gertrude Hall in the monastery – 12 noon
- Annual alumnae meeting following the dinner: class recognitions and photos, door prizes, announcements, alumnae business, and more
- Visiting throughout the afternoon
The $25 fee charged for Alumnae Day helps cover the cost of the meal, set up, continental breakfast, and the publication of Jottings, the alumnae newsletter. Payment may be made when you register (by June 11) or when you check in on Alumnae Day.
If you need accommodations for the weekend, check the hotel list on page 7. There will also be a few rooms at Kordes Center. For cost information and reservations at Kordes, contact Anita Aders at 812-367-1411, ext. 2915, or 800-880-2777.
Register by June 11 if you want to be included in the meal count on Alumnae Day.
We hope to see you in June!
Jottings
Jottings is the newsletter for alumnae of Academy Immaculate Conception and Marian Heights Academy. It is published twice a year.
Past issues
We welcome updates and news from our alums!
Please send us items about yourself or other Academy alumnae (with their permission) that we can publish in Jottings. Send via e-mail (pseng@thedome.org) or use the form below.