Students in Catholic elementary and high schools encounter God through in their prayer, their coursework, their social activities, and in each other. Read stories of how students, teachers, and parents in Catholic Schools are Lighting the Way.
Lending a shovel
In the days leading up to Catholic Schools Week, three Butler Catholic School students exemplified the motto “Pittsburgh Catholic Schools: Lighting the Way” by voluntarily shoveling snow that had kept a Butler Township resident homebound.
Celebrating Schools
Catholic Schools Week begins this Sun, Jan. 30 with students, staff and families celebrating all that is good in Catholic education.
Catholic school enrollment is up
More families are choosing Catholic schools, with enrollment up more than 6 percent Pre-K to 8th grade in the diocese.
Retired Serra Catholic coach honored
Serra Catholic High School wanted a permanent remembrance of retired girls basketball Coach Bill Cleary. The school gym has been named in his honor.
Students and stress: raising awareness
Northside Catholic Assumption Academy counselor Kacy Ruffin says stress and anxiety is a real issue for students. She works as an advocate in raising awareness of the issue.
One school, four bishops
Seton LaSalle Catholic High School is celebrating the news that a fourth alumnus has been named a bishop, Bishop-elect Mark Eckman.
Free food, big surprise at Ave Maria Academy
A parent praising her kids’ teachers on social media has led to a $25,000 grant from McDonald’s. Ave Maria Academy’s Mt. Lebanon campus will use the funds for theater productions.
School mural depicts a life of love
Bishop David Zubik blessed a mural of Mabel Grammer at St. Benedict the Moor School in Pitttsburgh. A Black U.S. journalist and Catholic, Grammer led a campaign to find homes for mixed-race “brown babies” of German women and African-American soldiers who were born during the occupation years in Germany following World War II.
Golden Apple winner’s teaching inspires all
For Golden Apple Winner Emily Janocha, her school has become one big family. Alongside the academics she teaches, Janocha shines a spotlight on her students as their drama and music teacher.
New school year brings excitement
Back in school! Educators share how they are welcoming students to a new academic year.
Going for gold for her school and the kids
Seven educators in the Diocese of Pittsburgh have been honored with the Golden Apple Award, recognizing their excellence in the classroom, church and community. This week we feature Seton LaSalle teacher Meloni DiPietro Guthoerl.
Teacher is ‘all in’ for her students
Seven educators in the Diocese of Pittsburgh have been honored with the Golden Apple Award, recognizing their excellence in the classroom, church and community. This week we feature Ave Maria teacher Lisa Radzanowski.
Celebrating Coach Cleary’s legacy
Former players of legendary retired Serra Catholic girls basketball coach Bill Cleary surprise him with a tribute.
Golden Apple winner rooted in faith
Seven educators in the Diocese of Pittsburgh have been honored with the Golden Apple Award, recognizing their excellence in the classroom, church and community. This week we feature Serra Catholic HS associate principal Robert Childs.
Crossroads Scholar preparing for success
The Crossroads Foundations helps promising young people get a quality Catholic high school education while preparing them for success in college and in life.
Giving her heart & soul to students
Seven educators at Catholic schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh have received the 2021 Golden Apple Award: Darci Smith- teacher, Archangel Gabriel Catholic SchoolMallory Gurney- teacher, Blessed Francis Seelos AcademyJoLynn Clouse- principal, Saint Wendelin SchoolRobert Childs- associate principal, Serra Catholic High SchoolMeloni DiPietro Guthoerl- teacher, Seton LaSalle High SchoolEmily Janocha- teacher, John F. Kennedy Catholic…
Teacher goes the extra mile
Seven educators in the Diocese of Pittsburgh have been honored with the Golden Apple Award, recognizing their excellence in the classroom, church and community. This week we profile kindergarten teacher Mallory Gurney of Blessed Francis Seelos Academy.
Golden Apple educators named
Seven educators in the Diocese of Pittsburgh have been honored with the Golden Apple Award, recognizing their excellence in the classroom, church and community. This week we profile St. Wendelin School principal JoLynn Clouse.
Historic school year ends successfully
Catholic educators and a high school senior look back on an academic year like no other as they overcame challenges related to the pandemic.
Celebrating the Class of 2021
Catholic high schools will be holding graduations in person this year, although attendance will be limited.
Mary’s faith is inspiring others
Mary Maloney is making progress in her battle to walk again after a trampoline accident left her partially paralyzed. She returned to school this week at Blessed Francis Seelos Academy in Wexford to the cheers, tears and prayers of her school family.
Canevin, OLSH boys win WPIAL titles
Celebrations are underway as Catholic high school powerhouses in the diocese play in the WPIAL finals Mar. 12-15.
Inspired by young people
Catholic school students are involved in their parishes as altar servers, volunteering at fish fries and growing in faith.
Bishop Canevin alum thankful for gift
When Bishop Canevin students learned an alum needed help, they raised thousands of dollars for her medical needs.
Prepping for high school playoffs
Catholic high school basketball teams head into the playoffs, keeping player safety in the forefront as they try to win championships.
Four schools to merge
As part of regionalization efforts, four elementary schools in the diocese’s south region will merge to become two schools in the fall.
Lighting the Way for Catholic Schools Week
Despite ongoing challenges facing teachers and parents, Catholic schools are “lighting the way” in leading young people to God, according to the top educator in the diocese.
Technology helping preschoolers
New technology is helping Butler Catholic students from preschool to Grade 8 to be prepared for the future.
Learning & growing
It takes a village to raise a child, as the saying goes, or, in the case of Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin Catholic School, some help from the neighbors.
Regional schools’ successes
Keeping students safe and learning in school remains a priority this year, but the board president of the North Hills Regional Catholic Elementary Schools sees another big challenge—engaging the community.
Sharing values and a new future
Merging elementary schools is never simple, especially in the midst of a pandemic. But teachers, students and parents at the new Ave Maria Academy are rising to the occasion.
Celebrating Our Lady of the Rosary Feast Day
What a sight in the sky near near Archangel Gabriel Catholic School in Robinson earlier today! Students and teachers were outside, praying below a balloon rosary to celebrate the annual feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary.
A sports season unlike any other
In classrooms and gymnasiums and on playing fields, Catholic students are cooperating with new health and safety protocols, while understanding there are no guarantees in the age of COVID.
Keeping students safe and learning
Students are learning an unexpected lesson as they work with their teachers and parents to receive a quality Catholic education during the coronavirus pandemic.
Back to school, 2020
On September 8, 2020, Catholic elementary students stepped back inside classrooms across the Diocese of Pittsburgh for the first time in nearly six months.
School miracle amid COVID-19
Like many principals, Ed Sharbaugh was struggling to fill classrooms and pay bills in the midst of a pandemic. Then a miracle happened.
Committed to Catholic education
Through changes and challenges, Lauren Little’s commitment to quality Catholic education has never wavered.
Catholic schools are a family affair
Through changes and challenges, Lauren Little’s commitment to quality Catholic education has never wavered.
Renamed school “taking flight, bold in the spirit”
More than a century after a Catholic elementary school in New Castle first welcomed students and 70 years after it reopened, educators and faith leaders are ready for another new beginning.
Teachers, parents ‘doing an amazing job’
Their dining room has turned into a classroom. Mornings are spent online, learning lessons about math, reading and vocabulary. And the family’s fervent faith is helping them through challenging times.