MaryClare Cernik is teaching computer science to young women at Mercy High School in Baltimore, and she was recently named the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Independent Catholic High School Teacher of the Year.
Schools
U.S. Catholic schools see strong growth, forming children ‘who love Jesus Christ’
As they open their doors for a new academic year, the nation’s Catholic schools are enjoying overall strong growth, along with a firm commitment to mission, experts told OSV News.
Fishy business: Aquaponics lab yields big results at Bishop Walsh
Now in its second year, the aquaponics lab at Bishop Walsh School helps students learn science in what school leaders said is a fun and dynamic way.
Radio Interview: AOB Schools superintendent shares highlights of new academic year
Catholic Review Managing Editor George Matysek talks with Dr. Donna Hargens, superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, about enrollment trends, affordability of Catholic schools, Catholic identity, special programs, a state-funded scholarship program for children from low-income families and much more.
First-grade teacher makes every student feel loved
As a teacher for 35 years, Julie Guenther has shared her life and her faith with more than 900 6-year-olds. For her, it is like having two families, one that lives in her home, and another that grows larger each time a new school year begins.
NDP celebrates 150 years of ‘responding to the signs of the times’
School Sister of Notre Dame Patricia McCarron, headmistress since 2005, said God’s grace is what has sustained NDP over its long, storied history. Members of the community have shared a willingness to trust in God’s faithfulness, she said, “daring to respond to the signs of the times.”
Parents ask appeals court to allow an opt-out from school books with LGBTQ+ themes
An interfaith group of Maryland parents has asked a federal appeals court to allow them to opt their children out of classroom instruction pertaining to books containing LGBTQ+ themes to which they object on religious grounds.
New leaders named for 2023-24 school year in Archdiocese of Baltimore
Educators have been named to new leadership positions for the 2023-24 academic year in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
New school year kicks off with enrollment boost in Catholic schools
Excited banter filled the hallways of St. Philip Neri School in Linthicum Aug. 28 as students caught up with friends they hadn’t seen since the end of the last school year and met new teachers on the first day of school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Schools convocation radiates joy in Christ
With arriving teachers rocking out to the Archbishop Curley Drum Line, the St. John Regional Catholic School Choir from Frederick leading songs at Mass and several awards celebrations, the 2023 Catholic Education Convocation Aug. 24 prepared teachers and staff members for Monday’s opening of the Catholic school year.
St. Frances Academy empowers future Black pilots with Ortega Flight Academy
Autumn Marlow is the first student in the Dr. Sandy Ortega Flight Academy, a new enrichment program offered at St. Frances Academy in East Baltimore.
Cumberland high school basketball tournament shutting down after 63 years
A Catholic high school basketball tournament in Cumberland, billed as one of the most prestigious in the nation, is going on hiatus, according to tournament organizers.












