“Created for Good Works” is the theme for 2018-19, the year of service in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. That is an ethos that students at Catholic schools embrace long before they enter high school.
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New superintendent excited about ‘Year of Service’
Encouraging students to reach out to others through community service has always been a critical part of Catholic education. This year, however, helping others is getting even more attention as the Archdiocese of Baltimore has declared the 2018-19 school year a “Year of Service.”
Educators gather for Catholic schools convocation in Timonium
Educators gathered at the Church of the Nativity in Timonium for the eighth-annual convocation to kick off the 2018-19 year.
Men’s soccer returns to Mount St. Mary’s after five-year absence
For the first time since 2012, the Mountaineers took the field in an NCAA game Aug. 24, when they played host to Bucknell at Waldron Family Stadium and lost, 2-0.
Knights of Columbus land in Baltimore, bearing $1 million gift
Supreme Knight Carl Anderson presented the Archdiocese of Baltimore with a $1 million gift from the Knights for a new K-8 school to be built on Baltimore’s west side.
Loyola graduate students engage children in summer reading program
More than 50 children registered – free of charge – for daily one-on-one or small group sessions from June 27 to July 27. The weekday hour-long sessions, under the umbrella of Loyola Clinical Centers
Names & Numbers: Schools embrace environment; ‘Men in Black’ winners on basketball court
The latest installment of Names and Numbers features schools embracing to the environment, honors for a Baltimore hospital leader, musicians from a local high school and more.
Team USA lacrosse abounds with Baltimore Catholic connections
Their championship pedigrees are among the reasons three players from Catholic institutions in Baltimore are on the roster of Team USA at the world championships in Israel.
Cristo Rey graduate stands for social justice
Thirteen years after immigrating to the United States from Honduras, Riccy Amador left her mark in Baltimore as a leader in social justice awareness.
Graduation profile: Former Seton Keough student thrived at IND
Ryann Cooper found success at The Seton Keough High School and the Institute of Notre Dame, both in Baltimore.
Graduation profile: Calvert Hall graduate already adept at urban planning
Matthew Kearney was inspired to think about how unused public spaces in Baltimore might be better used.
Unique customs accentuate end of school days
Many Catholic schools in the archdiocese renewed senior traditions during graduation season.