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.
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.
Josephinum Academy making plans to stay in Wicker Park Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart, a 134-year-old high school for girls, is hoping to take control of its future with an agreement to buy the property on which its facilities stand and launching a capital campaign with a goal of $23 million.