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Christendom College honors Francis Maier during 46th commencement weekend

Christendom College celebrated its 46th commencement May 17, awarding 129 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2025 — the largest graduating class in the college’s history.
Schools

Long-time theology teacher retires

By Mary Jane Spurlock
When Bishop O’Connell High School first opened its doors in 1957, there was excitement in the air for that first group of freshmen who crossed the threshold. Among that group of students was a young man from St. James Church in Falls Church — Dennis Dwyer.
Local

Twelve SPRED students confirmed at St. Timothy Church

A joyful congregation at St. Timothy Church in Chantilly watched as Father David Meng, pastor, led 12 students from the parish’s special religious education, or SPRED, program through the sacrament of confirmation last month.
Local

Schools launch food drive competition

The National Junior Honor Society chapters at three local Catholic schools are hosting schoolwide food drives this month to benefit local food pantries and outreach centers in their communities.
Schools

Student-athletes sign with colleges

Students from the four diocesan high schools have signed to play sports with colleges from Fairfax to Florida and beyond.
Schools

PVI-TV helps students be heard

By Julia Korowajczuk
At St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly, a spirited group of students has quietly set in motion something extraordinary: PVI-TV.
Columns

Silent speeches

By Lucia A. Silecchia
If it is graduation season, then it is graduation speech season, too. High schools, colleges and now even elementary schools seek out high profile speakers to impart their wisdom to graduates — or, at least, they aim to. I am a bit dubious about what a pampered celebrity or popular sports figure could possibly know […]
Schools

Agatha Christie, Hardy Boys feature in fair

At a recent literary fair at St. William of York School in Stafford, students in fourth through eighth grade showcased their creativity and literary talents.
Schools

Peter Pan

By Thomas Gay
Tethered to the ceiling by invisible ropes, Peter Pan and his friends whizzed through the pages of a life-sized storybook.
Schools

‘Guys and Dolls’

By Mary Campbell
On the streets of 1950s New York, every roll of the dice raises the stakes. Guys gamble it all while their dolls look on aware that the price of losing could be everything.

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