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Linton Hall School in Bristow received a gift of $250,000 from the Bayliss family of Gettysburg, Pa., to establish the Everett H. Bayliss Sr. Memorial Endowment. The gift was made in memory of Everett H. Bayliss Sr., who attended Linton Hall School as a student from 1944 to 1950. The gift follows decades of support […]
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The STEM Lab at Saint Timothy Catholic School in Chantilly has become a hub for hands-on learning. On any given day, students can be seen building model rockets, designing objects to 3D print, coding robots in a competition league, exploring a virtual world with Oculus goggles, developing their spatial awareness with Tangrams and Magnatiles, or […]
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Diocesan high school athletes have signed commitments to play sports at various colleges. Two high schools sent the Catholic Herald their lists. Bishop O’Connell High School, Arlington Fall Signing Day, Nov. 8: Andy Fronczek, baseball (William and Mary, Williamsburg) Peyton Kijek, baseball (Patrick and Henry Community College, Martinsville, Va.) A.J. Murray, baseball (Yale University, New […]
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Bishop Ireton basketball has seen a lot of early season success. The boys and girls teams in Alexandria have winning records and both have been ranked in the Washington Post’s Top 20 at different times throughout the season. Both teams will be competitive in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and both look for deep runs in […]
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Well, it’s January. January is the month, a few years back, when something happened to me and my family (a story for another time) that has required a lot of forgiveness work — work I have not yet completed. That work, incomplete though it may be, has taught me a lot about what forgiveness is […]
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Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria is in the initial phases of the renovation of the St. Francis de Sales Chapel. The chapel was dedicated in 1967 and has had only minor improvements over the years. The space will be transformed within its existing footprint. The architect for the project is C.J. Howard of C.J. Howard […]
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Paul Hope, a drama teacher at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Potomac Shores, was awarded the Virginia Thespian High School Theatre Teacher of the Year Award Jan. 6. Antonio Rene Gutierrez, a student at John Paul the Great, introduced Hope during the award ceremony. The award is called “a beacon of […]
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By Lucia A. Silecchia
Each year, the March for Life is an opportunity to bear witness to the unique dignity of each human being, made in the image of God with an irreplaceable part in the human family. Thousands join me on the cold streets of the nation’s capital to remind our leaders of their sacred obligation to defend […]
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The following musicals will be performed by Catholic school students this spring. Feb. 23-24 “Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales,” Oakcrest School, Ernst Theater, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, 7 p.m. Buy tickets, oakcrest.org/arts/theatre. March 15-23 “Into the Woods,” Bishop Ireton High School, 201 Cambridge Rd., Alexandria, March 15, 7 p.m.; March 16, 22 […]
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The Bishop O’Connell High School girls basketball team traveled to Tampa, Fla., after Christmas to participate in the Tamps Bay Christmas Invitational. The team played three games between Dec. 27 and Dec. 30, winning decisively in each game and earning the title of “St. Pete Bracket” championship. Sophomore Denver Carlton was named MVP. “The games […]
