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October  10, 2011 Archdiocese of Louisville Announces New Executive Director of Catholic School Athletic Association
Reverend Thomas E. Gentile, Chair of the Catholic School Athletic Association (CSAA), announced today the appointment of Richard J. Arnold as the new Executive Director of the CSAA. Mr. Arnold succeeds Mr. James Frame, who has served as Executive Director since 1983.
May 16, 2011 Ascension School Holds Spring Enrichment Classes
Ascension School will hold its third annual Ascension Classes for Enrichment (ACE) event on Monday and Tuesday, May 23-24, from 8:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. (with a lunch break from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) For these classes, parish members, parents, business people and representatives from state and local service agencies will join Ascension’s faculty to provide a variety of enrichment opportunities for the students.
May 9, 2011 Holy Spirit School Holds Fitness Fair
From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.  on Friday, April 29, Holy Spirit School will hold a Fitness Fair. Students in grades K-8 have collected donations for their participation in new sporting activities.
May 9, 2011 All County Catholic Band Concert
On Wednesday, April 20, at 7 p.m. the All County Catholic Band will hold its annual concert.
May 2, 2011 Ascension Students Perform Disney
At 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, May 12 and 13, the middle school (grades 4-8) Music Theatre Program at Ascension School will present Disney’s The Aristocrats Kids.
April 21, 2011 Saint Nicholas Students Win SPAVA Awards
Seventeen St. Nicholas Academy students will be honored on Tuesday, April 26 by the Society for the Prevention of Aggressiveness and Violence Among Adolescents (SPAVA). These students were chosen on the basis of essays that they composed featuring famous role models in history who model SPAVA principles.
March 25, 2011 Archdiocese of Louisville Spelling Bee
Click to view the spelling bee from February 15, 2011.
March 25, 2011 Saint Nicholas Academy Higher Education Awareness
(Louisville, Ky.) On Monday, April 11, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) College Information Road Show Bus will be at Saint Nicholas Academy from 9:50-11:30 a.m.
March 18, 2011 Saint Lawrence Pastor Has Head Shaved for St. Baldrick Event
(Louisville, Kentucky) On Sunday, March 20, Father Terry Langford, pastor of St. Lawrence Parish, will join several other parishioners of Saint Lawrence and students and staff of Notre Dame Academy in having his head shaved to show solidarity with children who suffer from childhood cancer and to raise money for childhood cancer research.
March 11, 2011 Saint Francis of Assisi Excels in WordMasters Challenge
Two teams of students representing Saint Francis of Assisi School recently won highest honors in the WordMasters Challenge — a national language arts competition entered by approximately 220,000 students annually.
March 4, 2011 Saint Nicholas Academy Upcoming Events
March events at Saint Nicholas Academy
February 17, 2011 Book Time with Ronald McDonald
Ronald McDonald reads to students at Saint Nicholas Academy.
February 2, 2011 Cool Schools
Click to read about programs taking place in Catholic schools (grades K-12) throughout the Archdiocese of Louisville.
December 2, 2010 Author Sallie Bingham to Read to St. Raphael Students
(Louisville, Ky.) Sallie Bingham, award-winning poet and author, will be reading to seventh-graders at St. Raphael School on Wednesday, December 8, as part of the school’s volunteer guest reader program.
November 22, 2010 Catholic High School Placement Test
Test will be held on Saturday, December 11, 2010, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
November 11, 2010 Mix It Up Lunch Day at Holy Trinity School
(Louisville, KY) Students at Holy Trinity Parish School (423 Cherrywood Avenue) are set to cross social boundaries during the ninth annual “Mix It Up at Lunch Day” on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, from 10:55 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. The students will join more than 2 million others across the country in this event, which is designed to foster respect and understanding in schools.
September 3, 2010 Saint Nicholas Primary Grade Students Welcome Louisville Author Anne Jewell
Saint Nicholas Academy is hosting an author visit for grades 1, 2 and 3 on Thursday, September 16. Anne Jewell, who wrote The Big Bat, a children’s book about the big bat located in front of the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, will be the featured author.
August 9, 2010 Catholic Elementary Teachers Gather for Opening School Rally
Approximately 700-800 teachers from 39 Catholic elementary schools will gather on Friday, August 13 to celebrate the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year.
June 25, 2010 Catholic School Seniors Receive Record Number of Scholarships
The 1,600 seniors who graduated from the nine Catholic secondary schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville received a record $107,085,809 in scholarships.
May 14, 2010 Ascension School Holds Spring Enrichment Classes
On May 24 and 25, Ascension School is holding its second annual “Ascension Classes for Enrichment” (ACE) for Ascension students in grades K-8.
April 26, 2010 Ascension School Students Present Musicals in May
On Thursday and Friday, May 6 and 7, at 7:00 p.m. the fourth- through eighth-grade musical theater students at Ascension School will present Disney’s 101 Dalmatians; and on Thursday and Friday, May 13 and 14, at 7:00 p.m. the first- through third-graders will present “Suessical the Musical.”
April 16, 2010 All County Catholic Band to Hold Second Annual Concert
On Wednesday, April 21, at 7:00 p.m. the All County Catholic Band will hold its second annual concert.
April 13, 2010 St. Francis of Assisi Middle School Students Learn from Refugees
During the 2009-2010 school year, St. Francis of Assisi School students in grades 6-8 have participated in an initiative called Peace Families …
March 31, 2010 Holy Week with Students of Saint Nicholas Academy
Holy Week activities at Saint Nicholas Academy
March 12, 2010 Saint Nicholas Student Earns Highest Honors in WordMasters Challenge
Third-Grader Among Only 93 Students in U.S.
March 12, 2010 Ascension Students Go In Search of God
Series of Field Trips on March 26, 2010
March 9, 2010 Saint Nicholas Academy March Events
Events in March 2010 at Saint Nicholas Academy
February 19, 2010 Catholic School Media Tipsheet, February 19, 2010
St. Aloysius School Receives Physics Grant; St. Nicholas Holds Science Fair
February 8, 2010 Books and Basketball at Saint Nicholas Academy
(Louisville, KY) Nine members of the St. Francis DeSales High School basketball team will be reading to Saint Nicholas Academy primary students on Friday, February 26, from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
February 3, 2010 Catholic School Media Tipsheet, February 3, 2010
Author Gives Presentation to Young Authors at Saint Nicholas Academy; Ascension Students Learn Acting Skills
February 3, 2010 Saint Nicholas Academy Hosts Open House, “Lunch with the Principals”
(Louisville, KY) Saint Nicholas Academy will host an Open House and “Lunch with the Principals” on February 12, 2010.
February 1, 2010 Saint Nicholas Academy Staff Compete in Wii Winter Olympics
(Louisville, KY) Saint Nicholas Academy is celebrating the Winter Olympics by hosting Wii Olympics among the staff. This competition will take place from January 27 to February 24.
January 29, 2010 Local Hair Salon Hopes to Help Cut the Need in Haiti
(Louisville, KY) Scissorhands Salon in Louisville is hosting Hair Cuts for Haiti, an all-day event to benefit the victims of the tragic earthquake in Haiti earlier this month, on Sunday, January 31.
January 29, 2010 Our Lady of Lourdes Students Present Socks to Archbishop Kurtz
On Thursday, February 4, Archbishop Kurtz will lead students at Our Lady of Lourdes School in a prayer service in the church. At this time, students will present the Archbishop with a long string of socks that represents all of the socks collected by students for the men who are served at St. John’s Center for the Homeless.
January 21, 2010 Archdiocese of Louisville Celebrates National Catholic Schools Week
In the Archdiocese of Louisville, approximately 21,000 students and 1,700 faculty and staff at 48 Catholic elementary and secondary schools will celebrate National Catholic Schools Week from January 24-30, 2010. The theme for this year’s Catholic Schools Week is “Catholic Schools: Dividends For Life.”
January 21, 2010 Open Houses and Enrollment/Registration Dates – Winter 2010
A listing of tour and open house dates for Catholic elementary schools.
January 15, 2010 Haitian Earthquake-Relief Activities and Plans
A summary as of January 15, 2010, of activities taking place in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville to assist with Haiti relief efforts and to pray for the victims of the earthquake.
January 11, 2010 St. Francis of Assisi 4th Grader is in Soon-To-Be-Released Film
Sam Hall, a St. Francis of Assis fourth grader, has a role in the soon-to-be-released film, “Extraordinary Measures.” Sam plays the role of John Jr., the eldest son of John Crowley,  played by Brendan Fraser (The Mummy, George of the Jungle, Encino Man).
January 8, 2010 Catholic High School Make-Up Placement Test Held As Scheduled on January 9, 2010
The Catholic high school make-up placement test will be held as scheduled on January 9, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Students in grade 8 who were not able to take the placement test in December may take this make-up test at the high school they plan to attend.