— Nov 9, 2007
Tragedy hit close to home Oct. 29 for Highlanders. Ears perked up at the tone of the announcer’s voice during the daily morning prayers. To the surprise of many, the daily alms were held in memory of their peers at Marian Central Catholic, two Algonquin teenagers, Alexander Grys, 14, and Taylor Wozniak, 17, who both perished Oct. 27 in a devastating car crash in McHenry.
— Nov 1, 2007
Providence Catholic High School is one of the supporters of Book Worm Angels, a not-for-profit organization that promotes literacy in public school systems.
— Nov 1, 2007
As the famous Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph once said, “Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion. The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”
— Oct 29, 2007
With new faces at Joliet Catholic Academy this year, the school finds itself seeing one familiar face among the new. Eric Futterer, graduate of JCA in 1993, comes to join Laura Mach as campus minister.
— Oct 29, 2007
Upon driving into Montini Sept. 26, a person would not guess that something extraordinary was about to occur that day. Montini was hosting a special event in Chicago known as the walkathon. Montini’s walkathon is a 6.2K walk along the lakeshore to raise money in a different way for the school.
— Oct 18, 2007
As the sun went down during the first two weekends of October, the curtain rose in the theater of St. Daniel Hall at Benet Academy, where the drama troupe presented not one but two plays. “The Woman in Black” opened Oct. 4 and ran until Oct. 6, while “Radio T.B.S.” took its turn from Oct. 11 to Oct. 13.
— Oct 18, 2007
This year McNamara is blessed with the presence of Frederick Rahgoshay in its student body. Rahgoshav is from Paris, France, and is enrolled as a senior.
— Oct 11, 2007
In 1996, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin inspired the development of a program designed to expand the minds and souls of both teenagers and adults.
— Oct 11, 2007
As the pages of the calendar flipped from July to August, students planning on attending Driscoll Catholic High School in Addison began preparing for a brand new school year.
— Oct 5, 2007
With over 30 years of coaching experience at Immaculate Conception High School, two state championship wins, three state-runner up titles, 11 sectional championship wins, 18 regional championship wins an, 14 out of 15 years of receiving the AVCA Academic Excellence Award (1 of only 2 schools to accomplish this in the nation), one could only imagine what more Coach Jean Field could accomplish with her IC volleyball teams.