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  • CROP_LR_Back-to-School_2018-116

    Students receive a friendly friar welcome on the first day of school.

    At St. Francis of Assisi School in Triangle, more than 240 students in grades pre-k through eighth-grade were greeted outside the school by a group of faculty, staff and Franciscan friars. 

    8/28/18
    Catholic Herald
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    John Paul graduate follows her principal to new school in Arizona

    A graduate of Saint John Paul the Great will teach under her former principal at the new Dominican-run high school in Phoenix. 

    8/29/18
    Catholic Herald Staff Writer
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    Building projects bustin’ out all over

    High schools make way for new buildings and revitalized athletic fields. 

    8/29/18
    Catholic Herald Staff Writer

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    Summer institute teaches evangelization skills

    More than 30 students and recent graduates from Christendom College in Front Royal spent five weeks this summer learning how to be evangelists.  More

    8/29/18
    Special to the Catholic Herald

    Academic year includes largest international student body

    When Christendom’s 40th academic year begins this fall, it will welcome one of its most international classes ever with students from all over the world, including Spain, Ireland, Mexico and Canada. More

    8/29/18
    Special to the Catholic Herald
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    A game-changer for back to school

    When teachers and students returned to Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington this week, they were treated to an orientation experience that included flying paper airplanes, building towers with spaghetti, and working with LEGO bricks and Mr. Potato Head.  More

    8/29/18
    Special to the Catholic Herald

    O'Connell student receives athletic leadership award

    The Play Like a Champion Today Educational Series presented both Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington and student-athlete Maggie McDonough with the Nan Tulchinsky Athletic Leadership Award. More

    8/29/18
    Special to the Catholic Herald
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    Options program marks 20th anniversary

    The Options program at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year.  More

    8/29/18
    Special to the Catholic Herald
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    Faith-filled videos for the classroom

    Theology teachers use FORMED to illuminate the tenets of Catholicism. More

    8/29/18
    Zoey Maraist | Catholic Herald Staff Writer
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    Woodbridge school launches Spanish classes that preserve heritage

    A new program in Woodbridge allows Hispanic students to improve literacy in their native language.More

    8/29/18
    Zoey Maraist | Catholic Herald Staff Writer
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    New School of Music, Drama, Art

    This summer marks a period of great transition and anticipation for the arts community at The Catholic University of America in Washington, as the faculty, students and staff of the newly established Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art prepare for their inaugural year.More

    8/29/18
    Katie Bahr | Special to the Catholic Herald
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    Back in the saddle again

    A Saint John Paul the Great graduate hopes to make a career out of his love of horses. More

    8/29/18
    Zoey Maraist | Catholic Herald Staff Writer
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    Diplomat program offers a little magic

    High School Diplomats is a life-changing cultural exchange program that I have been trying to put into words for days now. It wasn’t until two seconds ago, however, that I remembered one important detail about the program — it can’t be put in words. More

    8/29/18
    Mary Grace Pattillo | Special to the Catholic Herald
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    Lots of new faces on Cambridge Road

    For the first time this fall, Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria will offer courses in Mandarin Chinese, African-American Studies and Humanities in the Catholic Tradition.  More

    8/29/18
    Special to the Catholic Herald
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    Seton School welcomes six new staff members

    As Seton School in Manassas begins its 44th year, it welcomes six new staff members.More

    8/29/18
    Special to the Catholic Herald
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