An Academy of Our Lady student has won the fifth annual Cardinal Joseph Tobin Award for Priestly Vocations Essay and Video Contest, drawing on his experience as a faithful Catholic and his interaction with priests within his community.
The end of the school year marks a rite of passage for the students who are celebrating graduation moving on from grammar school to middle school, middle school to high school, and high school to college and beyond.
The Scholarship Fund for Inner City Children (SFIC) recently raised over $65K for tuition assistance programs at their 3rd annual Family Fun Day community celebration. Over 220 guests attended the event on June 10, which included a family barbeque at South Mountain Reservation and tickets to the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange.
This May 17, three Catholic school theatre programs of the Archdiocese of Newark were among the victors in the annual “Foxy Award” theatre competition sponsored by Montclair State University.
On June 4, the Archdiocese of Newark Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry hosted the Boy Scout and Girl Scout Recognition Ceremonies at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart to recognize Catholic Scouts across Hudson, Union, Essex, and Bergen counties.
Luke, who is a Latin scholar, altar server, tutor, varsity golf team member, veterans advocate, Eagle Scout, and Future Doctors of America president, and who aced 11 AP classes, is a shining example of how Catholic education empowers students to achieve excellence.
SFIC provides children and families in need with the opportunity for a quality, values-based education in a safe environment. Almost 400 attendees gathered to celebrate the largest-ever SFIC Gala, which raised $450,000 for scholarships.