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From the Diocese of Joliet

Tuition Assistance for Catholic School Students
The Catholic Education Foundation at the Diocese of Joliet distributes hundreds of needs-based scholarships each year. Students K-12 are eligible to apply for financial assistance to help cover the cost of tuition.
The tuition assistance grants are determined on an annual basis. Families must apply each year in order to be […]

Family Life

Dear Parents:
The Religious Education Office and Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Joliet have established a Family Life committee. We are fortunate to have a current, long-standing SJA parent serving on this committee. This committee is working to find programs to supplement the Family Life program. These programs will provide the materials and resources […]

Fr. Gabriel visits classrooms

Father Gabriel has been and will be visiting many of the classrooms to talk about Advent.

Executive Summary Results Analysis
Diocese of Joliet
Introduction
The results gathered in this survey of Parents, Students, Staff and Parishioners will give the Educational Leaders in the Diocese of Joliet a great deal of data to guide their decisions. This summary will highlight some areas to make note of as well as recommend some initial areas to focus […]

…from the corner office

The word Advent means “coming” or “arrival.” Advent is marked by a spirit of expectation, of anticipation, and of preparation. Advent is observed as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. The teachers will be “blogging” about what they do in their classrooms […]

Basketball season is upon us

We recently received a letter from the DuPage Parochial Basketball Association concerning general fan behavior at sporting events. The association feels they have noticed an increase in aggressive behavior of fans towards referees who officiate the games. They stress that while this is not the case everywhere they have have found several situations where fan […]

Fire Drill

Our all school fire drill supervised by the Lisle-Woodridge Fire Department was Tuesday afternoon. The children were wonderful and in return they get the annual Jeans and Sweatshirt Day. It will be FRIDAY, 10/30. The only acceptable alternative to jeans and a sweatshirt would be slacks and a long sleeve blouse or shirt.

…from the corner office

Can you believe it’s October already? Where does the time go? This school year is going extremely well and the new floors and painted classrooms give the building a cheery feeling. Thanks again to our wonderful maintenance staff for all their hard work and to Father Gabriel who facilitated the renovations. It’s like an all […]

Welcome Back!

A few dates to remember are September 10th, Jr. High curriculum night at 6:30 p.m. and September 17th, Elementary Curriculum Night.

Cell Phones

CELL PHONES: PROTECTING CHILDREN: The Religious Alliance Against Pornography (RAAP) includes leaders of Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Islamic, Anglican and Orthodox congregations. Cardinal Keeler, Bishop Niederauer and Bishop Loverde currently serve as board members.  Because of the immediate availability of pornography to children via the Internet, cell phones and other hand-held devices, the Alliance prepared a […]