Community Newsbriefs
Third annual “Apple Pie 7s” rugby tournament to raise funds for youth aquatic education program
On Friday, Nov. 25, for the third year in a row, local high school and collegiate rugby players will participate in the Josias A. Sterling Memorial “Apple Pie 7s” Rugby Tournament to honor the memory of Josias, who tragically lost his life when he was swept away by a riptide in July 2009. He played […]
St. Anastasia students portray saints on All Saints Day
Second graders at St. Anastasia School in Newtown Square celebrated All Saints Day Nov. 1 with a parade of saints. The students will be making their First Holy Communion next spring.
Beneficial Foundation School Challenge application deadline extended
PHILADELPHIA – To ensure that every school in the greater Philadelphia and South Jersey regions has an opportunity to submit a project entry for the Beneficial Foundation School Challenge, Beneficial Bank has extended the submission deadline to December 2. The Beneficial Foundation School Challenge program will award multiple $5,000, $1,000 and $500 grants, for a […]
Collegeville’s St. Eleanor Varsity Girls Volleyball team wins Archdiocesan CYO Volleyball Championship
The girls CYO volleyball tournament began Friday, Nov. 4 with the top 24 teams from each region. Play continued on Saturday at Competitive Edge Sports in King of Prussia with the top eight teams from Friday night’s matches. The anticipation and excitement grew as teams from different regions faced one another for the first time. […]
Sacred Heart students chosen for Junior Honor Society
Brendan Dearing and Catherine Campbell were recently selected as the seventh and eighth grade representatives from Sacred Heart School in Oxford in the Bishop Shanahan High School Junior Honor Society. They were chosen after meeting the criteria established by the national organization, taking into account not only their academic standing, but the five traits of scholarship, […]
Respect Life Month at Presentation B.V.M. School
During October, Respect Life Month, the kindergarten students at Presentation B.V.M. School in Cheltenham brought in their own baby pictures which were displayed on the prayer table. They also brought in pictures from magazines showing all kinds of people. We glued these together to make a collage. Finally, the students were asked to do some jobs […]
Parade of saints at St. Bede School
St. Bede the Venerable School in Holland was one of the archdiocesan elementary schools in session on November 1st All Saints day this school year. They started their day off celebrating Mass as a school, with several parishioners attending as well. After Mass, Msgr. John Marine and the students gathered outside the newly renovated church […]
St. Joseph/St. Robert School hosts open house
St. Joseph/St. Robert School in Warrington invites prospective families to an open house on the following dates: Thursday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The school offers education to grades Pre-K through 8th grade. There is an […]
Villanova students visit Rembrandt exhibit
Students from Villanova University attended the “Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus” exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art which ran from August through the end of October. Nathan Droba, a freshman at Villanova University, was among the students enjoying the exhibition. Photo by Enrique Mendoza at Aurora Imaging Company
Preparing for excellence in math at Archbishop Ryan H.S.
Students from Archbishop Ryan High School are preparing for the new academic year. But there is a group of students that began preparing earlier than most. They attended the Advanced Statistics Institute held at Ryan Aug. 29 to Sept. 2.