Eighth-graders planning to attend one of the 33 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago should take the entrance exam Dec. 2 at 8 a.m. The exam, which was held in January in previous years, will now take place the first Saturday of December to give schools more time to make decisions on financial aid. Students should register for the test at the school they hope to attend. Families should consult the school where their children want to enroll to get more information about the registration process. The entrance exam fee is $25 payable either by cash or check to the school administering the exam. Catholic high school seniors graduate at a rate of more than 98 percent, and 95 percent go on to college, earning millions of dollars in college scholarships each year. For more information, visit schools.archchicago.org.
St. Ann School receives $97,000 from Big Shoulders Fund St. Ann School Principal Kathleen Fox credits a school culture that emphasizes ongoing learning and making sure each students feels that they are known and valued for its growth in test scores and other academic measures.
Students at Chicago Jesuit Academy learning culinary skills On a Tuesday afternoon in January, about 20 students in fifth through eighth grade at Chicago Jesuit Academy, 5058 W. Jackson Blvd., crowded around Chef Sebastian White at a table in the cafeteria for their weekly culinary lesson.
St. Ferdinand students pack 300 lunches for people in need Students at St. Ferdinand School took time out from their classes on Jan. 27 to make 300 packed lunches to feed people in Chicago over the next 24 hours.