Bishop Michael F. Burbidge urges parents of children in the public school systems of Fairfax and Loudoun counties to opt their children out of certain Family Life Education classes.
Irma Becerra has shaken many hands since being named the seventh president of Marymount University in Arlington following Matthew Shank, and she wants to continue shaking hands with the students right through graduation.
The Reston and Vienna preschools open their doors this fall to a total of nearly 100 children.
As an undergraduate, Nora Heimann came face-to-face with the transformative power of art. She was ready to graduate as a studio artist and as a pre-med major when she took an art history course and fell in love with it.
Christendom College in Front Royal launched its 40th anniversary year with a new record enrollment, raising the total student body to 494 students. College President Timothy O’Donnell made the announcement during his opening address to the student body, encouraging them to strive for greatness during this upcoming year.
Father Mike Kuhn, a native of Manassas and a founding member of the Youth Apostles, was named assistant chaplain at Marymount University in Arlington in June, and Ashton Mallon has been promoted to director of Campus Ministry.
The Counseling Department at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax recently hosted a College Application Academy for 50 rising seniors. During the week in early August, students gathered in the library to get a head start on different aspects of their college applications before the school year begins.
This summer, six students from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington attended a two-week study abroad program at the University of Salamanca in Spain with Spanish teacher Faryde Yanine.
Carl Patton is assistant head of school and director of curriculum and instruction at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington. Last year, he engaged teams of faculty and administrators in a comprehensive curriculum audit.
As the 2017-18 school year begins, Seton School in Manassas will have new teachers, the return of French class, a striking banner for the St. John Paul the Great Center, and new stained glass windows in Our Lady Queen of the Angels Chapel.
