By CatholicPhilly Staff • Posted October 2, 2026

See scenes from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s official Back-to-School Pep Rally held Sept. 28 at Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School in Drexel Hill. Hundreds of students from Catholic elementary and secondary schools across the five-county archdiocese joined Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez and leaders from the Office of Catholic Education to celebrate the start of the 2026-27 school year and the 175th anniversary of Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. (Photos by Bradley Digital)

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    Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez poses with leaders from the Office of Catholic Education during the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Back-to-School Pep Rally at Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School in Drexel Hill on Sept. 28.

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