Catholic Schools Night returns tonight, June 22, at Maimonides Park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones. The event is sponsored by the Diocese of Brooklyn and DeSales Media Group, the parent company of The Tablet.
Schools
Only in Print: St. Bartholomew CA’s Robotics Team Places First in Citywide Competition
The self-described “nerds” of the St. Bartholomew Catholic Academy (SBCA) robotics team have done it again, snagging first place in a citywide science and technology competition for the third time.
Sixth-Grader Thinks Outside the Box to Encourage a Cleaner Neighborhood
One environmentally-conscious local youth is hoping to make the world a cleaner, healthier place, one bag at a time.
Student Spotlight: The Tablet’s COVID Relief Fundraiser Winners
In late May, three students from across the Diocese of Brooklyn were crowned the top subscription-selling winners in The Tablet’s COVID Relief Fundraiser.
Only In Print: St. Edmund Fifth Grader Wins National Handwriting Contest
If cursive writing was an Olympic sport, Caitlyn Ngo would be a gold medalist.
Exclusive Look: St. Francis College’s New Location
In 14 months, St. Francis College will be on the move again, from its longtime Remsen Street campus to a new, state-of-the-art location a half-mile away on Livingston Street, with a famous next-door neighbor — Macy’s department store.
Diocese Bucks Enrollment Trend
Even as enrollment in Catholic schools has declined nationwide, the Diocese of Brooklyn continues to see positive enrollment numbers in its schools. Registration within the diocese’s parish schools and Catholic academies has jumped 1,500 students compared to this time last year.
The Tablet All-Scholastic Team 2021
The Class of 2021 includes more than 2,500 graduates from 16 Catholic high schools in Brooklyn and Queens. The scholars profiled here are young women and men who have distinguished themselves through academic achievement, Christian leadership and community involvement.
‘Check’ it Out: Contest Ends With Big Smiles And Big Money
The Tablet subscriptions sold during the month-long campaign resulted in more than $30,000 going back into students’ and schools’ pockets. Those checks are finally in the process of being signed, sealed, and delivered to participating students across the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Only in Print: Memory Garden Project Brightens Parish’s Grotto, Comforts Community
They may be made from acrylic, but the red cardinals nestled in tree branches in the grotto of Transfiguration-St. Stanislaus Kostka Church seem as real as the birds chirping and flapping their wings in shrubbery nearby.