Archive for January, 2011
No Place Like Home for Ludden’s Coach Donnelly
By Maria Walsh The road to being the varsity basketball coach at Bishop Ludden was a natural one for Pat Donnelly, and, through victory and defeat, Donnelly has remained a steadfast presence on the Bishop Ludden court. Donnelly graduated from Ludden in 1976 after playing on the varsity team in 1975 and 1976 and leading […]
High School Junior Preps for College Through Le Moyne’s Loyola Institute
By Caroline K. Reff When Christian Freeman, a junior at Bishop Grimes Prep, registered for Sociology 101 at Le Moyne College, he wasn’t even sure what the subject matter was about. But the course fit nicely into his already busy summer schedule, so he figured he would take a chance. His gamble paid off. Not […]
Students Serve Those Who Serve
By Jennika Baines Catholic schools are supporting the troops, as well as the family members they leave behind in order to serve their country. Julie Moss, a 7th grade U.S. history and 12th grade economics and government teacher at Bishop Grimes Prep also is an alumnus of the class of 2000. She said the school […]
Military Family Considers Catholic School Home
By Jennika Baines For the Murnanes, the concept of “family” is a little broader than it is for most people. Of course it includes siblings and parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. It also includes the Navy, the branch of the military to which Michael Murnane has dedicated his career. But now the Murnane family […]
Q/A with Bishop Moynihan: Heritage Campaign Continues to Benefit Schools
Bishop James M. Moynihan was the key figure in establishing the Heritage Campaign for the Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese. His intention was to preserve the “heritage” and quality of our schools, parishes and ministries, and he worked tirelessly to bring this vision to fruition. While the original goal of the campaign was $33 million, the […]
2010-2011 Program Enhancement Grants
The following is a list of Program Enhancement Grants awarded to our diocesan schools through the Heritage Fund: Bishop’s Academy at Holy Family Multicultural Art Exploration ($650) Students at Holy Family will participate in multi-culturally based art lessons to expand their knowledge of art as it relates to culture and ethnicity. Each grade level will […]
Heritage Program Enhancement Grants Bring Added Value to Schools
By Caroline K. Reff Legos have long been a childhood favorite, but put those colorful pieces together with some state-of-the art technology and you’ve got a winning combination that is bringing robotics into the classroom at St. Mary’s Academy in Baldwinsville. The Lego Mindstorm Robotics Program is one of two dozen Program Enhancement Grants awarded […]
Schools Develop New Web Sites
As part of a diocesan-wide initiative to provide the Syracuse Catholic community with up-to-date news and information, the Catholic Schools Office recently began implementation of new web sites for all of the schools. The project is part of Superintendent Christopher Mominey’s commitment to providing cost effective and strategically sound technology and technology services to all […]
$75,000 Donation Brings Science to Life at Notre Dame
By Jim Jones Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School students received a great surprise that is bringing state-of-the-art technology to both the biology and chemistry laboratories at the Utica-area school. Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Notre Dame school community recently received a donation of $75,000, which allowed for the purchase of the […]
MyStudentsProgress to Further Communication, Keep Parents Informed
By Claudia Mathis When the 2010-2011 school year began, the diocesan elementary schools and three of the five diocesan high schools began to utilize a new web-based student information system called MyStudentsProgress.com. By processing pertinent student information, the computer program facilitates communication among teachers, parents and administrators, while also helping administrators better manage their schools. […]
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