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Paul VI hosts annual Band Camp

Can 70 diocesan instrumentalists ranging from 10 to 18 years old, representing 19 schools, take the stage and perform a top-notch 60-minute concert prepared that same week?

7/10/18

Annandale students pick corn for the poor

Seventy-seven middle-school students spent two hours picking corn for the poor at Chandler Farms in Montross and Parker Farms in Colonial Beach.

7/25/18

Bishop O’Connell High School begins construction project with convent demolition

Bricks flew as a large yellow excavator bit through the third floor of Bishop O’Connell High School’s former convent the morning of Aug. 1.

8/6/18

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Congratulations Class of 2018 graduates

More than 900 seniors received diplomas from five Catholic high schools in the Arlington Diocese during the past week. More

6/6/18

Catholic Herald Staff Report

Diocesan teachers earn special education certificate from Marymount

The inaugural cohort from the Arlington Diocese Catholic Schools recently completed its special education certificate program through Marymount University in Arlington.More

6/6/18

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Shakespeare as you like it

Middle schoolers adapt and perform plays during the annual diocesan Shakespeare Festival. More

5/25/18

Zoey Maraist | Catholic Herald Staff Writer

Record number of O'Connell students attend the spring Kairos retreat

The Kairos retreat aims to reset the priorities of those who participate, encouraging them to live out the word of God through various faith-based activities, testimonials, adoration and Mass. The retreat is called Kairos because “Kairos time” means God’s time. When one is on the retreat they are expected to live through Kairos time as opposed to “Chronos time.”More

5/25/18

Ginny Brough | Studenet Correspondent

Dumfries high school’s athletic field gets a makeover

More than 120 yards of athletic fields worn down by a decade of use at St. John Paul the Great High School in Dumfries are getting an upgrade this summer. More

5/24/18

Ashleigh Kassock | Catholic Herald

Ireton Cardinals win state lacrosse title

For the fourth time in five years, Bishop Ireton's girls’ lacrosse team topped local rival St. Stephen's and St. Agnes 8-7 for the Virginia Independent State Athletic Association championship. For the second straight year, regulation wasn't enough to decide it.More

5/23/18

Paul VI senior feels welcome as a student, athlete and mascot

When it came time to write his college entrance essay, Paul VI Catholic High School senior James Dunbar was like most college-bound students — at a loss for words. That was until one night after he returned home from playing the Paul VI Panther mascot during a particularly exciting high school football game.More

5/23/18

Ashleigh Kassock | Catholic Herald

Dancing into the spotlight at Saint John Paul the Great

A lot of preparation goes into the year-end dance recital at Saint John Paul the Great. More

5/16/18

By ABIGAIL YELVINGTON | Student Correspondent

Paul VI Catholic High School beams with pride

Students and faculty sign a 14-foot beam for the new academic building. More

5/15/18

Ashleigh Kassock | Catholic Herald

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