An anonymous donor has made it possible for St. Theresa School, Palatine, to start its Vision for the Future curriculum enhancements and additional staffing this month. A new science specialist will come on board teach students in third, fourth and fifth grades. Next fall, the school will add Spanish to its kindergarten through fifth grade curriculum and hire addition staff to accommodate growing enrollment. At the same time, the first phase of the school’s $3.6 million renovation is nearly complete. It includes two new science labs, new kindergarten classrooms, a new music room and multipurpose space. The second phase will start in early spring.
St. Bede School in Ingleside to close despite massive fundraising Father George Koeune, pastor of Our Lady of the Lakes Parish and St. Bede School in Ingleside, announced on March 21 that St. Bede School would close at the end of this school year because of low registration for next school year.
St. Frances of Rome School in Cicero to remain open St. Frances of Rome School in Cicero received welcome news March 6 when the Archdiocese of Chicago announced that the school, which was slated to close in June, would remain open.
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.