By: The Catholic Post - February 5, 2025 -
Featured Article, Local News Brief, News Article
Sixth grade students from St. Malachy School in Geneseo sit down for lunchtime pizza with officers Kelly Sullivan and George Marquez on Jan. 27. (Supplied photo)
When Devon Schaaf, principal of St. Malachy in Geneseo, was looking at themes for Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 26 – Feb. 1), she wanted “to think of a creative way to support and give back to our community.” It didn’t take her long to come up with a good starting point: “Kids love pizza.” And […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 4, 2025 -
Featured Article, Local News Brief, News Article
In the wake of the success of Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 26–Feb.1), it seems appropriate to return to the theme of hope in our Catholic schools that has been the subject of two articles in recent months. These earlier articles featured interviews with diocesan principals Kelly McLaughlin, of Jordan Catholic School in Rock Island (Oct. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 3, 2025 -
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Nancy Machens of the Gems of the Prairie (left) looks on as Grace Yontz, Christian Pag-Ong, and Samantha Baker (left-right) press their seams as part of their Winterim quilting class at Peoria Notre Dame High School. (Sister Jude Andrew Link, O.P./PND)
Peoria Notre Dame High School (PND) introduced an answer to the post-holiday doldrums this year. As part of the transition to semesters, PND launched Winterim for the first two weeks of January (Jan. 6 – 17). The new program involved onsite classes and offsite internships. Non-traditional immersive classes were offered in activities such as rock […]
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