Archive for April, 2015
Dear Friends of Catholic Education:
As we prepare to celebrate Catholic Schools Week, it’s hard to believe that we’re at the halfway point in the school year, and I’m sure you’re as amazed as I am at the many accomplishments our students have achieved in their classes, friendships and extracurricular activities since they began in September. This is the first […]
Dear Friends,
It pleases me to hear a sense of pride when people talk of their days in one of our Catholic Schools. In my role as bishop, I have the great pleasure of traveling throughout the diocese and speaking to current students, alumni and families who share their Catholic school stories of community, faith, and yes, […]
Le Moyne President, Diocesan School Alumna Promotes Catholic School Pipeline
BY CAROLINE K. REFF Linda LeMura, Ph.D., fondly remembers her days as a student at Bishop Grimes High School, where she not only achieved in the classroom but also on the basketball court, in the folk group, and in student government. Looking back, she appreciates the sacrifices her parents made to send her—and her five […]
Driving Generosity
Students at Immaculate Conception in Fayetteville present a check for $3,300 to Kevin Frank from the Brady Faith Center. The funds came from the school’s 7th annual car raffle. While money raised benefits school programs, a portion is given to a local charity annually.
Multicultural Cathedral Academy at Pompei a Step Towards American Dream for Sudanese Family
BY KATHERINE LONG Naywel Ayeil says the most important lesson she’s learned at Cathedral Academy at Pompei (CAP) in Syracuse is the Golden Rule. “It’s treating others the way you want to be treated,” the fifth grader said at her Syracuse home. That’s just the kind of lesson Naywel’s father, Bang, and mother, Adit Meukuir, […]
New School Apps Inform Parents, Follow Pope’s Social Media Lead
BY CHRISTY PERRY St. Margaret’s School Principal Amanda Hopkins was sitting on the bleachers at a basketball game when she decided the school’s families needed a mobile app. “You see all of the parents with their phones, taking pictures, and I immediately realized that this is a population that needs that information at their fingertips,” […]
Parent-School Collaboration Creates Positive Environment for Second Grader with Autism
BY CHRISTY PERRY The bright-eyed, blond boy in the white polo shirt is a second grader at Blessed Sacrament School in Syracuse. He plays baseball and football and is a good speller. Hand him an iPad and he’ll touch the screen to play word games. This description paints a picture of Zachary Morphet as a […]
The Parochial League: After 40 Years, Players Are Still Having a Ball
BY PAT SHEA Ask Chuck Haven, one of the original forces behind the creation of the Parochial Basketball League for elementary school students in the Diocese of Syracuse, just when the league actually started, and he’ll start to laugh. “My wife says it was over 100 years ago, but I think it’s somewhere around 30 […]
Valedictorians Credit Catholic Education for Foundation of Success
BY CLAUDIA MATHIS It’s no easy feat to finish first in your class, but Michael Powell, Matthew Lambrych, Claire Sheen and Maggie Sehring made the grade—one at each of the Syracuse Diocese’s Catholic High Schools. These 2014 valedictorians are now pursuing their academic dreams in college. While two chose higher education at Catholic institutions and […]
Catholic Schools Work
One of the reasons the Catholic Schools Office publishes Pillars magazine each year is to share just why “Catholic Schools Work.” It’s not just a tagline in our advertising. We believe it—and each and every article in this issue explains why it’s true. We asked students, faculty, alumni and other proud supporters of Catholic education […]
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