Each year, The Tablet salutes the high school graduating class by highlighting one outstanding graduate from each of the high schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Catholic Schools
Multi-Cultural Diocesan Schools Attract Students of All Faiths
Maya Singh, an eighth-grader at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy in Queens, said she has enjoyed every minute of her time in the school, where she feels right at home and has made many friends with whom she has a lot in common. But one thing that Maya does not have in common with many of her classmates is religion. Unlike them, Maya is not Catholic.
For Their Love of Jesus: Winners Announced in The Tablet’s Annual Easter Art Contest
There’s a lot of young artistic talent out there! The Tablet’s Annual Christ is Risen Easter Art Contest for students in the Diocese of Brooklyn attracted 285 entries this year with budding artists using their creative skills to express their Catholic faith.
Local Students Raise Over $17,000 to Help Ukrainian Refugees
Through an art project and a dress-down day, the students of St. Sebastian Catholic Academy in Woodside, sent prayers and support to refugee families in Ukraine and in neighboring Poland.
Retiring Schools Chief Chadzutko Reflects On a Life in Catholic Education
Dr. Thomas Chadzutko, Ph.D., the school superintendent who has guided the education of generations of students in the Diocese of Brooklyn, is closing the notebook on his career. He announced his retirement in a letter on March 4.
Students at Maryland Catholic School Reach Out to Counterparts in Ukraine
Students at a Catholic school in southern Maryland are writing letters to their counterparts in Ukraine to offer their prayers and support.
Catholic Schools See Enrollment Rise Closer to Pre-COVID Levels
The Diocese of Brooklyn saw an enrollment increase this year thanks to “the hard work, dedication and caring of the teachers, principals, parish pastors, and leaders,” said Ted Havelka, the diocesan director of enrollment management and financial assistance.
Catholic School Officials Offer Guidance on Changing Mask Policies
As regulations differ across the country about face mask requirements in schools, some Catholic diocesan school officials have stepped in to provide guidance for faculty, parents and students.
First Snow of 2022 Doesn’t Stop Catholic Schools in Brooklyn and Queens
Learning continued across the Diocese of Brooklyn despite this morning’s snowstorm.
Rocket Mission is Dream Come True for Maryland Catholic High School Grad
When Audrey Powers went boldly into space Oct. 13 with the actor who played the original Captain Kirk on “Star Trek,” the thoughts, prayers and cheers of Mount de Sales Academy, her alma mater, went with her.