Among the highlights of this month’s edition of Names & Numbers is a fundraising drive by Ellicott City parishioners who are helping to build a church in Vietnam.
Schools
60 scholars honored at archdiocesan convocation
Top-performing seniors from each Catholic high school within the Archdiocese of Baltimore were honored for academic achievement at the 26th annual Distinctive Scholars Convocation April 10.
Budgets benefitting Catholic schools increased
The funds will help to provide additional safety measures, capital improvements and scholarship assistance for students from low-income households or who have special needs.
Baltimore Catholic school students join peers in march against gun violence
The formal program opened at noon with the choir from Cardinal Shehan School in Baltimore backing Andra Day and Common on “Rise Up.”
Poll shows increased support for BOOST funding
A poll released March 13 showed a support for an increase in funding for the State of Maryland’s Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST) Scholarship Program.
Schools, parishes focus on prevention, detection to keep safe
Schools and parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are evaluating emergency plans and best practices.
Maryvale joins other Catholic schools in honoring victims of gun violence
Silently and reverently, students from Maryvale Preparatory School pressed red flags into the ground outside their school as the names of victims of last month’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., were read during a March 14 prayer service.
St. Frances Academy takes record-setting eighth BCL title, 52-50, over Mount St. Joseph
A 52-50 victory over Mount St. Joseph March 4 gave the Panthers their record-setting eighth BCL tournament championship, one more than the Gaels and Calvert Hall.
St. Frances Academy builds improbable athletic powerhouse
St. Frances Academy in Baltimore is exploring new territory in interscholastic athletics, as its boys’ basketball team hopes to follow football and girls’ basketball and finish atop area rankings.
Catholic schoolteachers’ job fair set for March 10
The teachers’ job fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Immaculate Conception School in Towson. Principals and representatives from archdiocesan elementary and high schools will be on site to meet with those in attendance.
Mount St. Mary’s University, St. Maria Goretti High School enter guaranteed admissions partnership
St. Maria Goretti students who meet defined requirements are guaranteed admission to Mount St. Mary’s. Students who meet the criteria will receive, at minimum, a $22,000 four-year award, with a total value of $88,000.
Archdiocesan Catholic schools partner with Discovery Education
The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Department of Catholic Schools has entered into a new six-year partnership with Discovery Education, a provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms.