After several diocesan schools closed in June, St. Ephrem’s Catholic Academy in Dyker Heights became a new home for dozens of families determined to keep their children in Catholic education.
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Julia Bennett’s Legacy Lights the Way for St. Joseph’s Nursing Student
St. Joseph’s University nursing student Damita Smith was awarded the Julia Cuttino Bennett Scholarship by the foundation named in her honor, a nonprofit that works to empower and uplift the next generation of nursing students.
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Back to School Week 2025: The Tablet’s Guide to Catholic Schools
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Excitement, New Beginnings Fill The Air on First Day at Incarnation Catholic Academy
Surprises awaited students — early childhood to eighth grade — as they climbed the stairs into Incarnation Catholic Academy on Sept. 4 — the first day of classes for the new academic year. Greeting them in the hallway was their new principal, Dr. Ivan Green, along with Father Josephjude Gannon, the school’s board chairman, and Bishop Robert Brennan.
St. Mel’s Academy Starts School Year By Adding New Fifth Grade Class
The start of the new school year for St. Mel’s Catholic Academy in Whitestone was not just the first day of studies but the continued expansion of academics with the addition of a new fifth-grade class.
Diocesan Schools and Students Gear Up On First Day of School
The sound of giddy laughter and the sight of colorful face masks filled schoolyards, hallways, and classrooms as schools across the Diocese of Brooklyn reopened Sept. 8 for the first day of the 2021-22 academic year.
Diocesan School Enrollments Appear on the Rebound on First Day of the School Year
The Superintendent’s Office of the Diocese of Brooklyn is “cautiously optimistic” that Catholic school enrollments across Brooklyn and Queens will rise this school year, a promising reversal after 10 years of declines.
Only in Print: College Campuses Come Back to Life | New Semester, New Rules, The New Reality
After physically closing campuses five months ago due to the coronavirus outbreak, some local Catholic colleges and universities reopened for the first time during the week of Aug. 24. The schools welcomed new and returning students back for move-in days, orientation events, and the highly anticipated first day of classes.
Blessed Are the Flexible …
As we enter into a new school year, we are edified by the work done by our Catholic schools and academies; With the passing of Brother Ralph Darmento, FSC, the Diocese as a whole mourns the loss of a man who was dedicated to Catholic education.