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Archdiocese of Chicago announces four schools will close and two unite end of 2020/2021 academic year

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Jan. 21 that four Catholic schools will close and two will consolidate operations at the end of this school year, effective June 30, 2021.

St. Clement mother authors children’s book on daughter’s alopecia

When Paula Quinn’s daughter Rosie was 2½, she lost her hair over a period of just three weeks. The family soon learned that Rosie had alopecia, a condition that causes the immune system to attack hair follicles.

Book by Marian Catholic senior encourages girls to love themselves

When Marian Catholic senior Tamera Elyse Trimuel was just 9 years old, she started her own business, Tamera’s Treasures, for which she created custom-made tiara treasure boxes to remind girls to “treasure the girl in you.”

DePaul University partners with schools on new programs

Teachers and staff at some Catholic schools are learning new skills — and being recognized for them — under partnerships between the Office of Catholic Schools and DePaul University.

$1 million donation will provide students internet at home

Up to 3,000 Catholic school students could get free high-speed internet access thanks to the Big Shoulders Fund, which on Dec. 1 announced a $1 million donation to allow the 70 under-resourced schools supported by the fund to participate in “Chicago Connected,” an initiative to provide broadband access at home to Chicago Public Schools students.

St. Damian students learn to sign Christmas songs

When music teacher Lynn Kingsbury at St. Damian School in Oak Forest learned that her students wouldn’t be allowed to sing in class because of COVID-19 restrictions, she made a dream of hers into reality — teaching the students how to sing in American Sign Language.

St. Bede School receives donation of office, school supplies

Students and teachers at St. Bede the Venerable School have some extra gifts to be thankful for this year. The school, 4440 W. 83rd St., got two vanloads of school supplies, playground and gym equipment and other goods from Enchanted Backpack Nov. 12.

Notre Dame College Prep students make ‘blessing bags’ for homeless

Notre Dame College Prep students and their families took advantage of unseasonably mild weather Nov. 7 to gather outside and pack blessing bags to give to Catholic Charities for distribution to homeless people.

Schools moving to remote learning for two weeks after Christmas break

For the first two weeks of classes following Christmas break, Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic schools will switch from in-person to remote learning to allow families traveling over the holidays to help prevent COVID-19 transmission. Remote learning will take place Jan. 4 through Jan. 19.

Catholic high schools offering financial help to families affected by COVID-19

Catholic high schools across the Chicago area have been looking for ways to provide more financial help for students and families since the COVID-19 pandemic first shut the doors of schools and most businesses last spring.
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