Schools

True blue school: Cardinal Hickey Academy named a National Blue Ribbon School

After a Mass on Sept. 29 celebrated by Washington Auxiliary Bishop Martin Holley, the academy’s principal Jennifer Griffith announced their achievement to the 195 students, as one female student unfurled a 2015 Blue Ribbon banner.
A ‘banner day’ for Our Lady of Lourdes School

At a surprise assembly in the school’s gym, blue balloons hung from the walls, and students and teachers wore blue leis. After leading them in an opening prayer to the school’s patron saint, Our Lady of Lourdes, the school’s principal, Patricia McGann, announced the honor, and the students and teachers erupted in loud cheers.
Gonzaga’s ‘man for others’

For nearly 50 years, the opening of each musical at Gonzaga College High School was itself a show-stopper.
CUA choir and orchestra members prepare to perform at Papal Mass

Its architectural students have designed the altar, its lawn will seat thousands who attend Pope Francis’s Sept. 23 Mass on the east portico of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and The Catholic University of America’s Chamber Choir and Orchestra will join the other choristers and musicians to help create the music for the Canonization Mass for Blessed Junípero Serra.
Surprised St. Bernadette’s students and teacher score tickets to Papal Mass

At St. Bernadette School in Silver Spring, the excitement over Pope Francis’s upcoming visit to the Archdiocese of Washington reached a fever pitch, as a few lucky students and a teacher received the surprise of a lifetime – tickets to the Sept. 23 outdoor Papal Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Catholic schools begin to Walk with Francis

Even before the start of the school year on Aug. 31, the teachers of the Academy of St. Matthias the Apostle in Lanham were preparing to lead the school in the Walk with Francis Pledge by living it out themselves. As the sun rose on Aug. 28, six members of the faculty and staff prepared a hot breakfast for those in need through Catholic Charities’ St. Maria’s Meals van, parked outside a 7-Eleven in Wheaton.
St. John Bosco’s name and mission shapes school named for him, says its new president

Two months into his new job as president of Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School in Takoma Park, Salesian Father Michael Conway feels right at home. The school, which opened in 2007 and is cosponsored by the Archdiocese of Washington and the Salesians of Don Bosco, embodies the faith and spirit of St. John Bosco, the order’s founder, for whom the school is named.
Catholic schools can ‘Walk with Francis’

As students and teachers around the country prepare for the start of a new school year, Catholic schools and parish religious education programs in the Archdiocese of Washington are also gearing up for Pope Francis’s visit to their hometown.
At Opening of Schools Mass, Cardinal Wuerl encourages Catholic teachers to ‘make disciples’

Teachers, principals and pastors from Catholic schools around the Archdiocese of Washington took time to spiritually prepare for the new school year at the Opening of Schools Mass on Aug. 24, held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Our Lady of Mercy School principal retires with ‘wonderful memories’ in tow

To her colleagues, retiring principal Joan Hosmer is known as a strong proponent of the school’s Inclusion Program for students with special needs, as the principal who helped the school win its second Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education in 2009, and the woman who nicknamed each student ‘pumpkin.’ “They liked that,” said her long-time secretary, Karen Robertson.
Students help freedom ring across National Mall

On a sunny, windy day in March, the students of St. Jerome Academy in Hyattsville stood in the shadow of the Washington Monument and patriotically told the story of American history through recited speeches and poems, acting and musical accompaniment.
Sister Kathleen Lannak, retired principal at St. John the Evangelist in Silver Spring, known for making “St. John’s a better place” each day

As principal of St. John the Evangelist School in Silver Spring for the past 35 years, Sister Kathleen Lannak has been known for asking students, “Was St. John’s a better place because you were here today?”
Two Our Lady of Lourdes eighth graders win top awards in pro-life essay contest

The following are award winning pro-life essays written by eighth grade students at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Bethesda.
After national tour as saxophonist, DeMatha’s Chad Lilley named Presidential Scholar in the arts

As a boy, Chad Lilley and his father would sit on the couch every weekend and listen to music, especially his dad’s favorite genre: jazz.
DeMatha principal Daniel McMahon honored by National Catholic Educational Association

Almost 20 years ago, DeMatha English teacher Daniel McMahon reluctantly let a student teacher into his classroom, and quickly realized he loved helping teachers just as he loved helping students.

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