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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

Catholic Herald
More than 1,400 educators begin school year together at Mass

During the annual Opening Mass for teachers, more than 1,400 diocesan educators celebrated the upcoming school year at All Saints Church in Manassas Aug. 21.More

8/21/18

Catholic Herald Staff Writer

Catholic faith is crucial teaching tool for new teachers

In preparation for the start of school, 180 new teachers gathered at St. Thomas More Cathedral School for orientation Aug. 14 and 15, which included icebreaking exercises, breakout sessions and a meeting with Bishop Michael F. Burbidge. The goal was to help them prepare for the more than 17,500 students who attend Catholic schools throughout the diocese. More

8/24/18

Catholic Herald Multimedia Journalist

Seton’s theater program brings book to film

Seton School in Manassas is putting on a fall show as it has been doing for many years, but this year there’s a twist. More

9/19/18

Student Correspondent

O'Connell fencer prepares for Junior Olympics

Fencers are hard to come by in Arlington’s Catholic schools. One exception is Bishop O’Connell High School senior Daniel (Danny) Campbell who has been fencing since he was a third-grader at St. Mark School in Vienna.More

10/10/18

Bishop O’Connell Student Correspondent

Paul VI students head to Rome

After the canonization, the school will change its name to St. Paul VI Catholic High School.   More

10/10/18

Catholic Herald Staff Writer

St. Paul VI students put the ‘E’ in STEM

St. Paul VI High School rounds out its STEM program with an engineering course.   More

10/17/18

St. Paul VI Student Correspondent

Information programs for prospective teachers

The Office of Catholic Schools will sponsor information sessions for prospective teachers at three locations in November.  More

10/10/18

At John Paul the Great, teacher’s life is based around family

For the most part, Hassan Moore has spent his life in the South, particularly in his hometown of New Orleans, as well as Birmingham, Ala., where he spent 10 years as a professor at the University of Alabama. More

10/3/18

By MAGGIE GILDERSLEEVE | Saint John Paul the Great Student Correspondent

Marymount project alleviates food insecurity

What began as a way to engage Marymount University biology students in a fun community project has grown into a thriving organization that works to alleviate local food insecurity and promote sustainable living through urban agriculture.More

9/19/18

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