The SEM Weekly

Faculty, Features

404: New Staff Found in the Technology Office

Tess Rine, Contributor

April 16, 2018

When Daniel Tomaka graduated from Canisius College with a degree in economics and finance he certainly did not imagine himself the man who would save SEM students from the never-ending computer problems they face. Yet, here we are, relying on SEM's newest hire to keep everything running smoothly. ...

404: New Staff Found in the Technology Office
Features

First Exchange to Lille, France Was Only the Beginning

Mary Leslie, Contributor

April 16, 2018

March 24, students embarked on the first ever SEM exchange to Lille, France. Although the trip began with a slight change in plans fpr the eight students and their chaperones due to a strike at Air France, the girls could not wait to see their French correspondents after hosting them in Buffalo three...

First Exchange to Lille, France Was Only the Beginning
Student Life

Licensed to be Independent

Tess Rine, Contributor

April 9, 2018

High school is filled with milestones: college acceptances prom and graduation, to name a few. The biggest milestone currently underway for many SEM students is learning to drive. To be licensed is to be independent. Many SEM seniors enjoy the wind in their hair during free periods but how did they...

Licensed to be Independent

Grace Heidinger ’18 NYSPHSAA Honorable Mention Scholar-Athlete

March 19, 2018 • No Comments

Grace Heidinger received Honorable Mention as Scholar-Athlete for Section VI of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA). "The athletic department nominated Grace for excellence in academic...

Bridget Conboy ’19 Named 2018 MMHSAA B Division First Team All Catholic

March 12, 2018

Bridget Conboy '19, SEM basketball forward, was named to the 2018 Monsignor Martin High School Athletic Association (MMHSAA) B Division First Team, All-Cath...

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Recent Sports Scores

Monday, April 16

Lacrosse

SEM - - Mount Saint Mary Academy -
Thursday, April 12

Lacrosse

SEM 9 - Nardin 6
Wednesday, April 11

Lacrosse

SEM 6 - Sacred Heart 10

Residential Life

Res Students Love the Weekend

Jocelyn Yang, Contributor

March 5, 2018 • No Comments

Starbucks and Ashker's are good five-minute walk places for residential students to kickback over the weekends. But they are not the only two options. The residential program...

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Parent Association News

Next PA Meeting is April 26

March 14, 2018 • No Comments

The next Parent Association meeting will be held on April 26. It will be a social meeting with wine and cheese, with a special invitation to incoming freshman parents....

Mother-Daughter Brunch is April 15-RSVP Due April 2

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A&E

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing Plays to Full Houses

Grace Heidinger, Contributor

March 19, 2018 • No Comments

Buffalo Seminary Theatre presented the 2018 spring play, This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing this past weekend. After a month of hard work and dedication, the cast and crew put on f...

New Blue of Yale Visits SEM

March 12, 2018

Yale's New Blue all-woman a cappella group shared a bill with the Semachords at SEM on Saturday night in the chapel singing to a packed house...

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing

March 5, 2018

It's time for the Marion McNulty-Dillon '22 Spring Drama: This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing March 15 & 16 at...

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Student Life

Licensed to be Independent

High school is filled with milestones: college acceptances prom and graduation, to name a few. The biggest...

Babel Book Babble Sparks Spirited Discussions of Nguyen’s “The Refugees”

One of the rites of this spring in Buffalo is to meet Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen when he reads from his short story collection The Refugees at Just Buffalo Literary Center's BABEL series on...

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News

404: New Staff Found in the Technology Office

Tess Rine, Contributor

April 16, 2018 • No Comments

Community Service is Spring-ing into Action!

Katie Gibbons, Contributor

April 9, 2018 • 1 Comment

After a relaxing spring break, SEM's Community Service Board decided to hit the ground running with a month chock full of opportunities for students! Students can learn more about any of the following events by speaking with...

Students Prepare for National School Walkout

Tess Rine, Contributor

March 12, 2018 • No Comments

In the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school students all across gun-lovin' America navigate how to constructively deal with yet another trama. The Stoneman Douglas High School students are not allowing themselves to become another school on the long list of m...

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Opinion

Message from Head of School

Helen L. Marlette, Head of School

February 21, 2018 • No Comments

Dear SEM Community, I hope you had a good long weekend filled with family. I spent wonderful time with family but, as head of school, I also spent time thinking about school...

Opening Day Address by SGA President

Good morning, and welcome to the first day of a new school year. For those who don’t know me, my name is Maddy Cherr, and I’m your School Go...

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Features

404: New Staff Found in the Technology Office

Tess Rine, Contributor
April 16, 2018

When Daniel Tomaka graduated from Canisius College with a degree in economics and finance he certainly did not imagine himself the man who would save SEM students from the never-ending computer problems they face. Yet, here we are, relying on SEM's newest hire to keep everything running smoothly. Mr. Tomaka's interest in computers started off as a hobby. He left his family soft drink company F...

First Exchange to Lille, France Was Only the Beginning

Mary Leslie, Contributor
April 16, 2018

March 24, students embarked on the first ever SEM exchange to Lille, France. Although the trip began with a slight change in plans fpr the eight students and their chaperones due to a strike at Air France, the girls could not wait to see their French correspondents after hosting them in Buffalo three weeks prior. Every weekday began with a SEM student meeting with their chaperones at 8 ...

Student-Organized Protest for the National School Walkout

Tess Rine, Contributor
March 19, 2018

On January 14, 2018 Nikolas Jacob Cruz, age 19, attacked Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Flordia with a AR-15 style semi-automatic weapon. In the end, 17 people were dead at the hands of a mentally-ill former student with a gun. Unimpeachable facts. America is once again left in the wake of a tragedy but something extraordinary happened: activism. This time around, students cried...

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The SEM Weekly

404: New Staff Found in the Technology Office

404: New Staff Found in the Technology Office

First Exchange to Lille, France Was Only the Beginning

First Exchange to Lille, France Was Only the Beginning

Licensed to be Independent

Licensed to be Independent

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