On November 4, 2016, Father Thomas Scecina was inducted into the Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame. It was a wonderful event. Father Thomas Scecina was nominated by Tom Blandford ’65, a former U.S. Army Ranger, who has been very active member of Scecina's Veterans Committee.

A few weeks ago, Tom dropped off a big padded envelope at school. It contained a letter that he had received from Russell Dowden, chairman of the hall of fame, and House Resolution No. 6,... Read More

By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications

“So moving and so beautiful!” is how one movie reviewer described “A Sign of The Cross” after its Scecina premiere on January 29.

 More than 130 alumni, parents and friends attended the showing of “A Sign of the Cross,” a documentary by Scecina alumnus Jeannine “Andy” (Andersen) Murphy ’60 on a snowy afternoon. Her documentary, which has been aired on the Indianapolis PBS affiliate, WFYI, tells the story of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg. Many current sisters drove up from Oldenburg for the Scecina event.

President Joe Therber also welcomed the Sisters, remarking on their long history with Scecina. He also introduced Andy and local TV news anchor Debby Knox, the film’s narrator. 

 "The Sisters had a story never really told before,” said Debby. “I was humbled and proud to ... Read More

By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications 

Celebrating Mass with the archbishop at the majestic downtown SS. Peter & Paul Cathedral is a special tradition each year for Catholic high school seniors in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. 

The tradition continued this year on Nov. 30, and the 2016 version was even more special. The archbishop, Joseph W. Tobin, is now a cardinal and Scecina students played major roles in the Senior Mass as the host school. The special day also served as a farewell for Cardinal Tobin, who celebrated his last  ... Read More