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The Archdiocese of Newark has recognized Christ the Teacher School, a National Blue Ribbon School, as an Academy, a distinction held by nearly half of archdiocesan elementary schools across Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union Counties.

A teen artist who takes her cue from societal issues has become a national gold medalist in the Scholastic Art & Writing Competition. Academy of the Holy Angels sophomore Stella Ouyang was recognized for “Connecting Through Boundaries,” a video the artist says concerns the struggle against racism.

The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) announces nine recipients of the 2021 Lead. Learn. Proclaim. Award (LLP). This award highlights the outstanding work being done in Catholic education communities across the country.

On Awareness Day 2021, members of the Academy of the Holy Angels community paused to consider “Care for Our Common Home.” AHA Director of Mission and Ministry Joan Connelly selected the theme for this webinar from Pope Francis’ 2015 letter to the world.

Union Catholic Principal Sister Percylee Hart, RSM, received a wonderful surprise and tremendous honor recently when she was informed that she’s a recipient of a very prestigious National Catholic Educational Association Lead, Learn and Proclaim Award.

St. John the Apostle School faculty, staff and students participated in a Rubik’s Cube project to commemorate the 70th anniversary of their beloved school.

The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC), which provides children in need with the opportunity to receive a high-quality, values-based education in a nurturing and safe environment, is pleased to offer K-12 scholarships now through April 30.

Today marks the launch of JerseyCatholic.org, the new online news site of the Archdiocese of Newark, which seeks to inform, inspire and educate readers by sharing stories of our Church and mission and offers dedicated areas for local and global church news and feature stories. Click through to visit the site!

The 2021 Annual Appeal will fund essential programs and ministries at the heart of our Catholic mission in our four counties – namely to proclaim the gospel, to pass on the faith to future generations, particularly through the celebration of the sacraments, and to care for the poor and those on the margins.

Professional hurdler and sprinter Sydney McLaughlin, Union Catholic '19, has been included in the 2021 Time 100 Next, a list that highlights 100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future today. Read more on Time.com.

With the pandemic still raging and a large swath of students across the country still receiving remote instruction, the Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Newark took a different approach to educating students during a public health crisis.

Immaculate Heart Academy virtually inducted 61 new members into IHA’s chapter of the Science National Honor Society (SNHS) on the evening of January 28, 2021.

Union Catholic demonstrated its flexibility, resiliency, and superior technological advances when the school recently navigated its way through an unprecedented set of circumstances.

Congratulations to the faculty and staff at Corpus Christi School in Hasbrouck Heights for being recognized by Hulafrog.com as one of Bergen County's most loved institutions! Click to view the school's profile on their site, or to watch the school's latest admissions video.

In celebration of Black History Month, members of Immaculate Heart Academy’s Black Culture Club set up an outstanding exhibit in the school’s main lobby featuring “Black Women Making History.” The exhibit has been displayed throughout the month of February.

Around this time every year, we celebrate Catholic Schools Week with our Catholic School community and show our town community what is so unique and special about a Catholic education through activities and events that highlight what a catholic education is about.

A year ago, children rarely complained when they could not go to school. Now, when so many have gone without the comforting familiarity of school for so long, it is clear that learning, playing and navigating childhood together are cherished goods. Like so many goods, they are most missed when they are absent.

Click to read Governor Murphy's Proclamation of Catholic Schools' Week 2021!

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.