By CatholicPhilly Staff • Posted October 3, 2024

Students from Catholic parish and regional elementary schools, Archdiocesan high schools, and Archdiocesan schools of special education filled a portion of the football stadium at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School (CEC) in Fairless Hills Oct. 2 as part of the official kick-off celebration for the 2024-2025 school year in the five-county Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Archbishop Nelson Pérez led the celebration which included mascot races and the CEC Concert Choir. Watch a replay of the celebration here. (Photos by Sarah Webb unless otherwise noted)

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  • Tom Lynch, founder of the The Danaher Lynch Family Foundation, speaks with Archbishop Nelson Pérez.

  • Archdiocesan high school mascots prepare to race.

  • Conwell-Egan Eagles win the mascot race.

  • CEC Cheerleaders and Archbishop Pérez.

  • High school students from St. Katherine School, one of three schools of special education in the archdiocese, pose with Archbishop Pérez.

  • Young students from Our Lady of Confidence School, one of three schools of special education in the archdiocese, take a picture with the archbishop.

  • The Archbishop and students from Saint Lucy School for Children with Visual Impairments, one of the three Special Education Schools of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, take a picture.

  • Archbishop and students from St. Hubert High School for Girls

  • Archbishop and students from St. Hubert High School for Girls

  • Archbishop and students from Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls.

  • Archbishop and students from Bishop Shanahan High School

  • Students from Archbishop Wood High School take a picture with the archbishop.

  • Conwell-Egan Catholic High School choir performs for those in attendance.

  • Matthew Fischer, president of Conwell-Egan Catholic High School.

  • Conwell-Egan Eagles