Seven Catholic elementary schools in Brooklyn and Queens will permanently close at the end of the school year in June, the Diocese of Brooklyn announced on Feb. 11. Officials cited sustained enrollment declines, coupled with ongoing fiscal challenges, as the main reasons
Catholic schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn outperformed their public school counterparts in statewide reading and math tests. And one school, Our Lady of Martyrs Catholic Academy in Forest Hills, stood out for its high scores.
As the deputy superintendent of schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn, Joan McMaster visits many schools. An Oct. 27 visit to Saint Mark Catholic Academy, she said, was extra special. McMaster, a graduate, attended the unveiling of a new street sign designating the corner outside of the school as “Saint Mark Catholic Academy Way.
Champions for Catholic education got the urging of administrators and Bishop Robert Brennan on Sept. 30 to form a “community of collaboration” to bolster enrollments at all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Bishop Robert Brennan reminded eighth grade graduates at two Masses May 2 and 9 that they remind him of Jesus feeding the multitude with the loaves and fishes of one boy who, like them, stepped up to make a difference.
Nico Bocchino remembers his first day as a sixth grader at Xaverian Genesis Catholic Academy three years ago. It’s his favorite memory from middle school, being welcomed by the teachers and seeing so many friendships being created.
Futures in Education’s Annual Scholarship Fund Dinner on Tuesday, April 30, raised more than $1.5 million through benefactors moved by the story of how the program helps a widow and her family.
Chloe Rojas, a senior at The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, is looking forward to her graduation this spring and can’t wait for her college days to begin. She has not finalized her choice of college, but said she will likely be going to the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
Everything that Lisa Hendey writes, she offers up to God. As the founder of CatholicMom.com and author of nine Catholic children’s books, she makes sure faith is woven into every story she creates.
As a forecast of as much as 5-to-8 inches of snowfall was predicted for the New York City area for Tuesday, Feb. 13, Catholic schools and academies in the Diocese of Brooklyn were directed to pivot to remote learning, diocesan officials announced Monday.
