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Marian’s Sister Mary Jo using newfound fame to talk about God

Before she was a sister, Sister Mary Jo Sobieck was an athlete. Sister Mary Jo, 50, started playing softball, basketball and volleyball in elementary school, and she was a three-sport athlete all through high school and her first two years of college. She dropped basketball for her final two years, but stuck with softball and volleyball.

41 years of opening her arms to students

Renee Mandeldove first met Bridgid Miller in 1980, when she moved her four oldest children to St. Malachy School, 2252 W. Washington Blvd. Miller was a young principal, having only been in the position for two years. But she embraced Mandeldove’s family, Mandeldove said.

Dedicated teacher marks 50 years of forming minds at St. Richard School

When Joanne Gaus arrived at St. Richard School after graduating with a teaching degree in December 1968, the world was a different place. There was a glut of teachers, for one thing, she said, and it was hard to find a job. Her interview at St. Richard was the third one she had — her mother drove her and waited in the car in a snowstorm — and she was grateful to be offered a position.

Science boost coming to Marist High School with astronomy dome

When students return to classes at Marist High School next August, they’ll have a lot more space to spread out. And to learn about space at the same time.

St. Therese Girl Scouts spread Christmas cheer to the elderly

Brownie, Daisy and Junior Girl Scout Troops from St. Theresa School in Palatine visited residents to spread Christmas cheer by caroling at the Little Sisters of the Poor St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly in Palatine on Dec. 10, 2018.

Tax-credit scholarships bringing more students into classrooms

To see the effect of Illinois’ new tax-credit scholarships, Melissa Wilson, principal of St. Benedict School in Blue Island, need look no further than the kindergarten classroom.

St. Therese School celebrates Blue Ribbon

Students and faculty at St. Therese Chinese Catholic School celebrated their second Blue Ribbon award on Oct. 19, 2018. The National Blue Ribbon Award is presented to schools based on a school’s overall academic excellence or the school’s progress in closing student achievement gaps. The Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools have received 102 Blue Ribbon Awards, more than any other school system – public or private – in the country. St. Therese is one of seven archdiocesan schools recognized this year. The others are: Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, Orland Hills; Queen of All Saints School; Sacred Heart, Winnetka; St. Bede, Ingleside; St. Francis Xavier, Wilmette; and St. Francis de Sales, Lake Zurich.

Seven archdiocesan schools win national Blue Ribbons

Seven archdiocesan elementary schools learned that they had been 2018 Blue Ribbon schools by the U.S. Department of Education, bringing the total number of Blue Ribbons bestowed on archdiocesan schools since the program’s 1982 beginning to 102.

Back-to-school bubble launch at Queen of the Universe School

Students at Queen of the Universe School, 7130 S. Hamlin Ave., joined their teachers and principal in a back-to-school bubble launch to kick off the new school year on Aug. 21.

Englewood school celebrates first responders

Members of the Chicago Police Department joined the Academy of St. Benedict the African, located in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood, for its third annual end-of-summer barbecue Aug. 8, 2018 to thank the first responders.
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