Mount de Sales celebrates as Whittaker sisters head to Olympics July 8, 2024By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Olympics, Schools, Sports Sisters, track stars and Mount de Sales alumnae Juliette and Bella Whittaker are headed to the Paris Olympics after qualifying for Team USA late last month.
Catholic High students get help on the path to biomedical careers January 30, 2024By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News, Schools Students at The Catholic High School of Baltimore interested in pursuing a biomedical career are taking advantage of a unique opportunity thanks to a new partnership with LifeBridge Health.
Pathfinding college athletic director stepping down at Mount May 17, 2023By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Sports Lynne Robinson plans to retire in August, capping a 42-year career at the Catholic university in Emmitsburg during which she touched countless lives throughout the athletic department.
Mercy on the move with athletic advancements January 31, 2023By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Mercy gym renovations followed the installation of Mary Anne Heckwolf ’66 Field, the first field at a Baltimore-area girls’ school with lighting for nighttime games and a digital scoreboard.
St. Mary’s High School swimmer breaks record held by Michael Phelps January 23, 2023By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Breaking a mark set by the most-decorated Olympian of all time was just Joe Hayburn’s latest achievement as he charts a course to qualify for his first Summer Olympics in 2024.
Transition to high school football is daunting, rewarding for Catholic school players September 1, 2022By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports As players dust off their pads, a sort of culture shock awaits many high schoolers as they climb that ladder for the first time at Baltimore area Catholic schools.
Fullerton alum named teacher of the year while serving her alma mater August 25, 2022By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Not only did Kristin Urbanski wind back up at St. Joseph years later, but in May she won the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Elementary School Teacher of the Year – becoming the first St. Joseph teacher to win the award, according to principal Chrissie Ashby.
Anna’s Gift Foundation helps hope bloom for hospitalized children August 11, 2022By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The parish community at St. Ignatius of Loyola in Ijamsville partnered Aug. 4 with Anna’s Gift, assembling more than 800 kits for sick children in need of some comfort and happy memories.
Hagerstown students bring historical figures to life in ‘wax museum’ May 26, 2022By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools History came alive an annual fifth-grade class project at St. Mary Catholic School in Hagerstown, known as the “Wax Museum.” After several weeks of research and preparation, students dressed up as their given historical figure, stationed themselves around the school’s gym on May 24 and prepared to educate the museum’s guests.
Notre Dame of Maryland students recreate 99-year-old photos May 6, 2022By Adam Zielonka Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News The cast of Notre Dame of Maryland University’s production of the Shakespearean comedy “As You Like It” joined forces with a class of digital photography students to recreate 99-year-old images of their predecessors, with the results now on display in an online exhibit.
