Archive for February, 2016
Dear Friends of Catholic Education:
The start of a new year and the celebration of Catholic Schools Week give us a moment to pause and reflect on the many accomplishments that our Catholic schools have achieved and the many blessings that have been bestowed upon us as administrators, teachers, students, alumni and supporters of Catholic education. This year’s theme—Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge […]
Vroooming Through 10 Years
Immaculate Conception School, Fayetteville, celebrates the 10-year anniversary of its Mercedes Benz raffle this year. Part of the proceeds from this year’s raffle will go to a local group spearheaded by a former IC student, Dylan Letcher, who helped transform an acre and a half of his family’s land into a vegetable farm with produce […]
Grandma Fay: Hugs, Help and a Healthy Outlook at Age 90
By Dyann Nashton Grandma Fay has been a fixture at St. Rose of Lima Parish in North Syracuse for so long that she doesn’t even remember how it all started. For at least the past 10 years alone, the 91-year-young lady has been reporting for duty daily at the parish elementary school. It took a […]
Dear Friends,
This past October marked the 50th anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis (Declaration on Christian Education), one of the 16 documents that came from the Second Vatican Council. Although a short document, it clearly states the importance of a Christian education. The document states, “A Christian education does not merely strive for the maturing of a human person as just […]
Ludden Grad Seeks Faith-Filled Future at Catholic U.
By Caroline K. Reff Jesse Williams is not your ordinary college freshman. While, like many, he is excited to be away at college making new friends, experiencing new things and making his own choices, he is also surprisingly attuned to the Catholic faith and is an extraordinary young man at only 18. Williams, the 2015 […]
Notre Dame Alumnus Throws Down Challenge To “Making Our Kids World Ready”
By Dyann Nashton For some, personal history and values converge at a point that can change the future for others. One Notre Dame High School alumnus recently found himself in that very place. Terence Darby graduated from Notre Dame in Utica in 1971 and went on to a career in finance. Now, Darby and his […]
Keeping Jesus Among Us
Every year, students at Holy Family School in Syracuse celebrate the Re-Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The image is prominently displayed in each classroom and throughout the school.
Puppy Power Brings Happiness, Stress Relief to CAP Students
By Caroline K. Reff Elroy is a rock star! That’s the general consensus when the 15-pound, 6-year-old friendly ball of fur romps into Cathedral Academy at Pompei with Carol Crist to join the students for some playful cuddles and friendly licks. Crist, wife of Catholic Schools Superintendent William Crist, has been bringing Elroy, a Shih […]
Former All Saints Student Sings with Vienna Boys’ Choir
By Claudia Mathis Matthew Beach, 12, has just completed a tour singing with the Vienna Boys Choir in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. A former student at All Saints School in Endicott, Matthew is having the experience of a lifetime. He is now in Austria and will perform with his singing group, Haydnchor, for a few […]
Most Holy Rosary School Commemorates Centennial with School Archive
by Michca Fortin It began three years ago with a discussion about recognizing 100 years of Most Holy Rosary Church. Parishioners excited to document the storied history of this still vibrant parish that anchors an established neighborhood of the city of Syracuse, Strathmore. Then the revelation that if the church is celebrating a centennial, how […]
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