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Therapy dog brings joy to students at St. Patrick High School

On Wednesday mornings, a four-legged member of the St. Patrick High School community greets students and staff with his tail wagging. His name is Patrick and he is the school’s therapy dog.

New Innovation Center preparing students for next generation of jobs

Taurean, a senior at Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School in the city’s Austin neighborhood, is excited about the new Innovation Center his school just opened, and especially the Maker Lab, which includes a recording studio.

Donations from Chicago Bears, NFL help Leo HS rebuild field

After a year of renovation, Leo Catholic High School students are enjoying the newly rebuilt Alumni Field at 79th Street and Morgan Avenue.

Fenwick names basketball court after longtime coach

When Fenwick girls basketball coach Dave Power hung up his whistle at the end of the season, he did so after a 45-year coaching career and, with over 1,000 wins, as the third most winning basketball coach in Illinois High School Association History.

Marian Catholic celebrates chaplain’s 90th birthday

When Father William O’Mara turned 90 years old Feb. 7, he had a school full of students and coworkers to celebrate with him.

Catholic high school students address racial inequity

Student representatives from 25 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago came together to address racial inequities in response to last summer’s murder of George Floyd and its aftermath.

High schools prepare for in-person graduations

Some Chicago-area Catholic high schools are renting professional sports venues for graduation this year, and others will use their own outdoor fields. Others are carefully planning how to arrange the graduates in indoor spaces, often with the ceremony livestreamed to family members elsewhere.

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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