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Immaculate Heart Academy is pleased to announce that Allaire Merlini, a Dumont resident and graduate from IHA Class of 2016, has been named head coach of the IHA Varsity Dance Team (IHAVDT). 

The Office of the Superintendent of Schools of the Archdiocese of Newark is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Schlereth as president of Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA), effective July 2021.

On December 16, 2020, the Immaculate Heart Academy Honors Convocation Ceremony was presented virtually to recognize students who achieved academic success in the 2019-20 school year.

Notre Dame Academy history teacher Thomas Biggiani is receiving attention and praise for holding his remote lessons from an unusual location: inside an igloo he built himself! View the video on NorthJersey.com!

SRLA invites us to join them in viewing their first ever taped Christmas Concert. We hope the spirit of Christmas surrounds you as you listen. Special thanks to Sean McCourt, Sr. Sandy, Mr. Miller and their very talented PA staff Matthew, Katrina, and Aiden. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The Commercial Crew Program 2021 Children’s Artwork Calendar features unique and original artwork submitted by children from all over the world. The selected masterpieces represent a different space-related theme for each month.

The Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark have recognized Amanda Bordogna as the 2020 Teacher of the Year.

Taking a holistic approach to education, Paramus Catholic High School (PCHS) provides a faith-based coeducational college-preparatory learning environment where students thrive.

Christ the Teacher School in Fort Lee has donated local food pantries this holiday season. Mrs. Cynthia Schirm, Principal and the Student Council raised over $2000 in Shop Rite gift cards and donations to be distributed this weekend for needy families.

The Class of 2023 at the Academy of the Holy Angels in Demarest took an in-depth look at the face of hunger during this fall’s sophomore retreat.

In 2019, Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School (RKYHS/Kushner) Head of School and Klatt Family Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Eliezer Rubin sought to expand the school’s outreach programs by connecting with other high schools in the area.

The back-to-school season is typically consumed with thoughts of crisp uniforms, school supplies and getting to know new teachers and classmates. This year, however, students, teachers and faculty are facing challenges and questions never imagined.

Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA) in Washington Township opened its campus to students on Sept. 9 for a hybrid model of in-person and virtual instruction after months of careful and diligent planning by the school’s Reopening Committee and administration.

For Tom and Mona Rundle, preparing children to return to school in the Fall was never so stressful. But when the Teaneck, N.J. couple found out that their beloved St. Joseph’s Academy in Bogota was one of three Catholic schools in Bergen County that would not reopen in September, they were hit with mixed emotions.

It’s safe to say that the start of the new school year will look much different from years past. For Catholic school students in the Archdiocese of Newark, there will be new protocols, safety measures, and guidelines for in-person learning as well as options for remote instruction. Reshaping and reopening plans have not been taken lightly. For some, it even means new schools.

For most of his adult life, Doug DiPaola made it part of his life’s work to ensure that disabled veterans had a safe, comfortable place to call home. Akin to home renovation show “George To the Rescue,” the Harrington Park resident, husband and father applied his hefty background in construction management to enhance their homes to enable barrier-free living, free of charge...

I write to you to share the sad and deeply troubling news of the closing of nine elementary schools and one archdiocesan-sponsored high school in the Archdiocese of Newark. Today’s announcement will cause special distress to the students and families, teachers, staff, administrators, pastors, and parishioners most directly affected by these difficult decisions.

For all the latest COVID-19 news and updates from the Archdiocese of Newark, please visit rcan.org/covid19.

The Archdiocese of Newark’s Coronavirus Task Force continues to monitor the ongoing pandemic situation and to aggregate guiding information from federal, state and local officials.  Based on the latest information shared publicly, the following are the new directives issued by Cardinal Tobin for the Archdiocese of Newark and a reminder of his prior directives still in effect.

The US Senate is currently considering a coronavirus relief package that includes aid to K-12 schools. Currently, there is language in the legislation allowing non-public schools to receive relief. However, it appears that some are attempting to remove this language.