Sunday, June 17, 20180367We derive our words “graduate” and “graduation” from the Latin gradus, meaning “step” or “degree” (as in stages or metrics, not a pun connected to the granting of a diploma). The sense, of course, is that new graduates have taken a step forward and are moving up the ladder of achievement. The sunny buoyancy of parents...
Friday, June 15, 20180350Within the Diocese of Dallas, we have two very important goals for Catholic schools: we want to make sure that every student entrusted to our care has the ability to reach college and heaven. These goals sum up the academic and moral metrics that allow us to determine whether or not we are succeeding or failing as a system, and...
Thursday, June 7, 20180301Elizabet “Liz” Hernandez easily identifies with the 19 seniors in Bishop Dunne Catholic School’s second-year College Ready Academy. Hernandez, the director of Alumni Relations at Bishop Dunne and a 2011 graduate of the school, co-moderates the CRA program, which serves students who are their families’ first generation with the...
Sunday, August 20, 20170859When George Teague, 45, began as John Paul II High School’s head football coach on Jan. 3, he brought a strong portfolio as a football player on all levels and coaching experience, most recently at the June Shelton School, which made the TAPPS Division III playoffs under Teague. His nine NFL seasons included five with the Cowboys and...
Friday, February 5, 20160210The Diocese of Dallas and the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) recently formalized a strategic partnership through June 30, 2017 with the goal of strengthening Catholic schools and building on the almost-20-year-long relationship between the diocese and ACE, said Bill Keffler, the diocese’s Chief...
Tuesday, November 24, 20150441Matt Vereecke, 33, is set to become the Diocese of Dallas’ Superintendent of Catholic Schools on Jan. 4, having been appointed by Bishop Kevin J. Farrell in September to succeed Sister Gloria Cain (SSND) upon her retirement from the position.
Tuesday, September 1, 20150276An alumna and longtime educator at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School, Paniagua has worn many hats in her nearly 30-year tenure at the Dallas campus. As the 2015-16 school year gets under way, Paniagua has taken on yet another new role: principal.
Wednesday, August 26, 20150277Educating students has always been a never-ending, but captivating endeavor for Kaitlyn Aguilar that began after years of watching her mother Judy Kramer, an 18-year veteran teacher in Silver Springs, Md. After serving as the Kindergarten teacher at St. Mary of Carmel Catholic School, Aguilar took over as principal this fall.
Friday, August 21, 20150240When its inaugural students enter the new St. Philip & St. Augustine Catholic Academy in Pleasant Grove on its opening day Aug. 24, they will cross a threshold toward unprecedented opportunities at a facility being transformed by an $8 million overall design and construction project.
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Look for stories about Diocese of Dallas Catholic schools celebration of the Catholic Schools Week 2015 in the Jan. 9 and Jan. 23 print editions of The Texas Catholic....