School Press Releases
Calendar Advisory – ACCOMMODATE 2013
October 24, 2013 (Louisville, KY) Please run the following announcement in community calendars or air on public service announcements: The Archdiocese of Louisville’s Office of Lifelong Formation and Education is sponsoring the annual “ACCOMMODATE 2013” at Assumption High School (2170 Tyler Lane, Louisville) on Thursday, November 7, 2013. The event will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the gym. Representatives from colleges, universities, and alternative post-secondary programs will be available for an informational session for parents and students [...]
St. Leonard School Run/Walk Program Kick-Off
October 8, 2013 (Louisville, KY) On Thursday, October 10, from 8:45 to 9:30 a.m., St. Leonard School (440 Zorn Avenue), will kick off a new program for St. Leonard students called Rise to Run & Wake to Walk (R2R & W2W). This kick-off will consist of a “Buddy Walk” in the Riedlonn neighborhood behind the school. This fitness program, led by physical education teacher Anthony Gunn, will encourage physical activity and exercise among the entire student body. Coach Gunn will [...]
Calendar Advisory – Catholic Elementary Open House
September 30, 2013 Please run the following announcement in community calendars or air on public service announcements: Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville will hold a Catholic Elementary Open House Day on Tuesday, October 22, 2013. Families interested in Catholic education may visit any elementary school between the hours of 9 to 11 a.m. or 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Please call 502/634-1315 or go to www.archlou.org/schools for more information. Thirty-eight Catholic elementary schools serve 6 counties of Central [...]
Author Presentation at Holy Trinity Parish School
September 18, 2013 (Louisville, KY) To explore and learn about the work of authors, the 3rd grade students at Holy Trinity Parish School (423 Cherrywood Road) will gather on Tuesday, September 24 at 8:00 a.m. for an author visit with former Holy Trinity Parish School teacher, Kathryn Tabler Gall. On this day, 3rd grade students will meet author Kathryn Tabler Gall, who served as a former Holy Trinity Parish school teacher during the 2010-2011 school year. Gall, the author of Good [...]
October Rosary Event at Holy Trinity School
September 9, 2013 (Louisville, Ky.) To honor and celebrate the month of October, the month of the Rosary in the Roman Catholic Church, the 5th grade students at Holy Trinity Parish School (423 Cherrywood Road) will gather on Tuesday, October 8 at 9:00 a.m. for a Rosary event that they have designed and planned. On this day, all Holy Trinity students will gather in the church to pray the sorrowful mysteries. Fifth grade students will guide their peers and help [...]
Statue of Our Lady of Fatima at John Paul II Academy
September 6, 2013 (Louisville, Ky.) The United Nations Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be honored at a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz on Friday, September 13, 8:15 a.m. at John Paul II Academy’s host parish, St. Pius X (3521 Goldsmith Lane). This wooden statue was hand-carved in first half of the 20th century. Prior to its first pilgrimage on May 13, 1947, Pope Pius XII blessed this statue, and in 1952, the Bishop of [...]
Catholic Elementary Teachers Gather for Opening School Rally
August 5, 2013 Approximately 750 teachers from 38 Catholic elementary schools will gather on Friday, August 9 to celebrate the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year. This event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to noon at St. Peter the Apostle Parish, 5431 Johnsontown Road. The theme is “Open the Door of Faith.” Archbishop Joseph Kurtz will present an extended homily during the Mass on the new evangelization and the importance of a strong Catholic identity and a firm catechetical [...]
Catholic Secondary School Class of 2013 Receive Record Number of Scholarships
June 28, 2013 The 1,468 seniors who graduated from the 9 Catholic secondary schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville received a record $115.3 million in scholarships to colleges, universities, vocational, or business schools. This figure does not include grants or Kentucky Educational Excellence (KEES) scholarship money; these seniors received more than $7 million in KEES grants. Scholarships were given to 928 students or 63% of the graduating class for a total of 2,973 scholarships. Ninety-nine percent of these seniors [...]
Catholic Secondary School Class of 2013 Receive Record Number of Scholarships
June 28, 2013 The 1,468 seniors who graduated from the 9 Catholic secondary schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville received a record $115.3 million in scholarships to colleges, universities, vocational, or business schools. This figure does not include grants or Kentucky Educational Excellence (KEES) scholarship money; these seniors received more than $7 million in KEES grants. Scholarships were given to 928 students or 63% of the graduating class for a total of 2,973 scholarships. Ninety-nine percent of these [...]
St. Nicholas Academy Students Excel In Competition
June 27, 2013 (Louisville, Ky.) Two students representing St. Nicholas Academy (5501 New Cut Road) recently received a perfect score in the last of three meets for this year’s WordMasters Challenge™—a national vocabulary competition involving nearly 150,000 students annually. Competing in the difficult Blue Division of the WordMasters Challenge™, fourth grader Grace Medley and fifth grader Shannon Nguyen earned a perfect score of 20 in the recent meet. Nationally, only 55 fourth graders and 144 fifth graders achieved a perfect [...]
