People and Events
Catholic, Jewish students make new friends in initiative
Juniors and seniors of Pope John Paul II High School met with their counterparts of Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy for a day of dialogue.
Independence Mission Schools awards its teachers
IMS celebrated the contributions of teachers in the independent Catholic school system by awarding five top teachers recently.
SS. Colman-John Neumann students battle colon cancer
To increase awareness of colon cancer, students of the Bryn Mawr Catholic school dressed down to raise money in memory of a parishioner.
New CYO coaches gain from partnership of archdiocese, Notre Dame
The archdiocesan CYO hosted a youth coach clinic on March 28 for approximately 75 new CYO coaches, part of the Play Like a Champion initiative.
Catholic schools mark Holy Week with plays and service works
St. Ignatius, Queen of Angels and SS. Simon and Jude schools performed Passion Plays and reached out to their local communities last week.
SS. Simon and Jude students’ good works reach across counties
The sixth graders from the West Chester Catholic school visited Cradles to Crayons in Conshohocken and made new pen pals with residents of a retirement home.
Morton student knows where he’s going in geography tourney
Emmett Nama, a student at Our Lady of Angels Regional School in Morton, Delaware County, will compete in the state-level National Geographic Bee March 27.
Notre Dame Academy names new principal
Jacqueline Coccia was serving as academic dean and interim principal of the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova since last year. She is a former principal, teacher and administrator in the archdiocesan Office of Catholic Education.
Bonner-Prendergast teacher named tops in Delaware County
Elizabeth Farren, Math Department chair at Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School, will receive the Delaware County Excellence in Teaching Award.
Independence Mission Schools names new president
Anne McGoldrick has been named president of the independent Catholic school system and its 15 schools in the Philadelphia region. She had formerly served as CFO of IMS.