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‘Legendary’ Fenwick speech teacher retires after 48 years

When Fenwick High School speech teacher Andrew Arellano decided in January that the 2019-2020 school year would be his last, he told the principal, but asked him not to share the information with students or the rest of the faculty.

Parish and school openings: a report

While our parishes and schools closed quickly in March in response to rising rates of COVID-19 infection in Illinois, reopening has been a painstaking and well-monitored process. Following the reopening of our parishes for liturgical services in June, we closely tracked the effectiveness of the safety measures we put in place.

Queen of the Rosary and other students return to class with new protocols

When kindergarten through eighth grade students returned to Queen of the Rosary School in Elk Grove Village Aug. 17, it wasn’t exactly like normal.

Bishops to Congress: Help Black families meet children’s educational needs

As the pandemic has “disproportionately affected” predominately Black communities and the Catholic schools that serve them, Congress must provide immediate financial help to families who have chosen these schools for their children’s education, said the chairmen of three U.S. bishops’ committees.

DePaul College Prep opens new campus in August

When students arrive on the new campus of DePaul College Prep, 3300 N. Campbell Ave., the week of Aug. 24, they will find up-to-date classrooms, new science labs and spacious indoor and outdoor areas for study, sports and socializing.

Catholic schools begin planning for reopening in fall

In the days after the Office of Catholic Schools released its reopening plan, principals across the Archdiocese of Chicago fielded questions and worked to figure out exactly what the plan would look like in their individual schools.

Parishes, schools move summer camps online or to the fall

As e-learning was drawing to a close this year, Sharron Brown needed something for his son, Logan, to do. Logan, who recently finished fourth grade at St. Gerald School in Oak Lawn, ended up participating in two weeks of Zoom basketball camp offered by St. Laurence High School, Burbank.

St. Matthias to offer all grades IB education

Students in all grades at St. Matthias School will have the benefit of certified International Baccalaureate programs starting next year.

Loyola Academy students organize food drive for Catholic Charities

When their summer service trip to the U.S. and Mexico border was canceled because of the pandemic, Loyola Academy juniors Nicole Cleland and Betsy Regan still wanted to reach out to help others. So when the idea to organize a local food drive came up among the group of students who had planned to go on the trip, the two teens ran with it.

Schools distribute hot meals to give moms a break on holiday

On May 9, the day before Mother’s Day, Our Lady of Guadalupe School, 9050 S. Burley Ave., gave away 600 hot meals to their families and neighbors to relieve parents from the burden of cooking on the holiday.
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