Colorful mural lifts school
SAN DIEGO — A phoenix symbolizes hope, renewal and rebirth. The eighth-grade students of St. Katharine Drexel Academy thought the mythical bird would make a…
New year brings new principals, upgrades
SAN DIEGO — At the diocese’s 46 Catholic schools, about 14,000 students have begun a new year of learning. Most of the Catholic elementary…
New school superintendent on learning tour
SAN DIEGO — As a new academic year dawns, the students won’t be the only ones with homework to do. Leticia Oseguera, the new diocesan…
Educators joyfully rejoice at awards together
SAN DIEGO — The annual Catholic Educators’ Awards Presentation, held in person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, saw…
Court: Tuition program excluding religious schools is unconstitutional
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON — In a 6-3 ruling June 21, the Supreme Court said a Maine tuition aid program that excluded religious schools…
Catholic school receives national recognition
LA MESA — The U.S. Department of Education has named St. Martin of Tours Academy in La Mesa as one of the 2022 U.S.…
Tender imagination gives flight to ‘baby’ book
SAN DIEGO — Over the past 40 years, photographer Essy Ghavameddini has covered four Super Bowls, and concerts by Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones,…
‘Mary Poppins’ soon taking flight in Poway
POWAY – Students at St. Michael’s School, from kindergarteners through eighth-graders, will perform “Mary Poppins Jr.,” a version of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s musical…
OLP student selected for national award
SAN DIEGO — A senior at the Academy of Our Lady of Peace was one of only 10 students nationwide and the only one…
