People and Events
St. Hubert’s cheerleaders crowned national champions
Four cheerleading teams from St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls came away with top honors at the Universal Cheerleading Association competition held Feb. 8-9 in Orlando, Fla.
Roman Catholic students tackle nuclear security in club forum
The World Affairs Club at Roman Catholic High School joined other students from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and around the world in the third annual International Student Summit at Temple University's Fox School of Business. The summit simulated an international conference on nuclear security.
SS. Simon and Jude students help hundreds of needy Pa. kids
Sixth grade students of SS. Simon and Jude School, West Chester, helped their fellow parishioners and school families collect and distribute gifts last month to 299 children in Pennsylvania in time for Christmas.
Cardinal Foley Lecture speaker examines pope’s communication style
Oblate Father Thomas Dailey, who holds the John Cardinal Foley Chair of Homiletics and Social Communications at St. Charles Seminary, will speak Jan. 27.
Warrington church performs live Nativity
Students from the St. Robert Bellarmine parish youth group, PREP and St. Joseph/St. Robert School, Warrington, performed the live Nativity play, “O Come, Let Us Adore Him,” Dec. 12.
Freshman leaders emerge at Bishop Shanahan
Thirteen members of the freshman class of Bishop Shanahan High School, Downingtown, were elected by their peers and installed as Student Council homeroom representatives and representatives-at-large Dec. 6 at the school.
Shanahan sends aid to the Philippines
Students and families of Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown recently donated $7,500 to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The money will be distributed to those in need through Catholic Relief Services.
St. Jerome CYO gives back to NE Philadelphia community
Children in grades three to eight collected canned goods for Aid For Friends, raked leaves at homes in the neighborhood and delivered flowers to shut-ins Nov. 23-24.
Warrington school students celebrate Thanksgiving
Dressed as pilgrims and Native Americans, the kindergarten students of St. Joseph/St. Robert School in Warrington celebrated their first Thanksgiving together in the school Nov. 27. The students recited poems and sang songs of Thanksgiving for invited guests. Meanwhile, older students of the school decorated more than 100 holiday shopping bags to bring cheer […]
Student gathers discarded marathoners’ clothes, donates to the needy
An army of student volunteers from Merion Mercy Academy, led by Madi Resnic and her father Michael, hustled behind thousands of runners at the Philadelphia Marathon last weekend and picked-up 20,000 discarded sweats, shirts, hats and gloves.