Each year, Catholic New York salutes the hard work and dedication of seniors graduating from Catholic high schools in the archdiocese. The valedictorians and salutatorians of each school are recognized for their academic achievements in the published listings. Shown above: Valedictorian Abraham Castillo and salutatorian Jason Williams led the 135 graduates in the Class of [...]
CNN's Chief National-Security Advisor Jim Sciutto returned to his alma mater Regis High School to help the seniors on the debate prep for Nationals. Sciutto was a former member of the debate team in the eighties, and he was invited back by his former debate coach and current Director of Admissions, Eric Di Michele, to [...]
St. Patrick’s School on Staten Island won seven awards, including Best Elementary News Team, at the 46th annual Eddy Awards May 17 at the ITV Studios in Yonkers. Maria Regina High School in Hartsdale won five awards, including Best High School News Team for their show, “The Water Crisis: Thirsting for Justice.” Above: A broadcast [...]
On May 8 the Archdiocese of New York welcomed nearly 1,000 students and faculty from 26 Catholic schools across the Archdiocese to its annual Regional Field Day. Participants gathered for Mass in the gymnasium of St. Joseph’s Seminary (Dunwoodie) in Yonkers New York. Fun and games, from tug-of-war to three-legged races, followed outdoors on the [...]
Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School in Harlem was featured on Fox 5’s “New York Minute” segment after a special visit from renowned children’s author Chris Grabenstein. Our Champions for Quality Education department coordinated the author’s visit through their Page Turners program. Click here to view the Fox 5 News Segment. Page Turners promotes the [...]
Prayer for Class of 2019 Seeks ‘Grace and Mercy in the Years Ahead’. His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan celebrated Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for nearly 4,000 seniors from Catholic high schools across the archdiocese April 3-4. At the Eucharistic Liturgy for the Class of 2019 on April 4, Cardinal Dolan reminded the assembled [...]
Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, announced that Mr. Michael J. Deegan, Deputy Superintendent, will assume the position of Interim Superintendent until a search is completed and a new superintendent has been installed. In the coming months, Cardinal Dolan will name a new Superintendent following the retirement of Dr. Timothy J. McNiff after [...]
Nearly 300 students participated in the 32nd annual Bronx-wide Science Fair which was held on Thursday March 28th, at 4:00 p.m., at Mt. St. Michael Academy, 4300 Murdock Ave., Bronx, NY. Students from grades kindergarten through eighth represented 34 different schools from the Northeast and Northwest Bronx Catholic School regions with a total of 239 [...]
Denar Ralph, an 8th grade student at Mount Saint Michael Academy has accomplished a great deal in his short life. In 2017 he published his first book titled, Climbing the Ladder to Success. A year later, he released his second self-published book: The Daily Climb: 31 Days of Inspiration to Help You Climb Your Ladder [...]
On March 19-21, the Archdiocese of New York hosted an AdvancED External Review Team that reviewed the system and a cross section of its schools to evaluate the system’s adherence to the AdvancED Accreditation Standards and to make a recommendation for AdvancED School System Accreditation. The team found that the Archdiocese of New York met [...]
