• ‘We want our children in a Catholic school’
    ‘We want our children in a Catholic school’
    July 29, 2020
    by Bob De Witt
    Through changes and challenges, Lauren Little’s commitment to quality Catholic education has never wavered.
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  • Catholic schools a family affair
    Catholic schools a family affair
    July 20, 2020
    by Bob De Witt
    Beau Quattrone’s love for learning began in a Catholic school, where he later taught his three children. Today he shares that passion with his daughter Anna, who is following in his footsteps as she helps to promote Catholic education.
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  • Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Schools Prepare Reopening Plan
    Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Schools Prepare Reopening Plan
    July 7, 2020
    A team from Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh is working with focus groups of parents and teachers, as well as with diocesan officials, to create a responsible COVID-19 reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year.
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  • Diocese of Pittsburgh Announces School Closures and Mergers as Part of Strategic Planning
    Diocese of Pittsburgh Announces School Closures and Mergers as Part of Strategic Planning
    June 12, 2020
    Transition support will be offered for teachers, principals, and families.
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  • New Name Announced for a Newly Merged Catholic Elementary School
    New Name Announced for a Newly Merged Catholic Elementary School
    June 8, 2020
    The Diocese of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce a new name for a new elementary school resulting from the merger of St. Anne, St. Bernard, Our Lady of Grace, and St. Thomas More schools in the South Hills.  The school will be named Ave Maria Academy. The merger will take effect on July 1, 2020.
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  • Stepping Out In Style
    Stepping Out In Style
    May 30, 2020
    by Bob De Witt   
    Hundreds of preschool and kindergarten students have been starring in their own parades this month, riding in their family car around schools and churches as teachers stand and cheer.
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  • Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Announces Closure of Quigley Catholic High School
    Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Announces Closure of Quigley Catholic High School
    May 29, 2020
    Bishop David Zubik has accepted a formal recommendation by the Catholic High Schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc. (CHSDOP) Board of Directors to close Quigley High School effective at the end of the current school year.
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  • Appreciating Our Teachers
    Appreciating Our Teachers
    May 6, 2020
    by Bob De Witt
    The principal of Northside Catholic Assumption Academy in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood is joining students and parents in expressing thanks during Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8).
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  • Bishop David Zubik Offers Blessing for Teachers as Teacher Appreciation Week Begins
    Bishop David Zubik Offers Blessing for Teachers as Teacher Appreciation Week Begins
    May 3, 2020
    To acknowledge the work of all teachers in the Diocese of Pittsburgh as part of Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8, 2020), Bishop David Zubik shared a video blessing for teachers, saying, “May you feel the power of our prayers for you during this entire week.”
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  • The Thread that Ties Us Together
    The Thread that Ties Us Together
    May 2, 2020
    by Bob De Witt    
    Teaming up with a group from Holy Sepulcher Parish in Glade Mills, Maddy has been helping sew cloth coverings for patients at Butler Memorial Hospital and residents at Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where her aunt works.
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  • Serra Salutes Seniors
    Serra Salutes Seniors
    May 1, 2020
    by Bob De Witt
    ​​​​​​​Teachers jumped in their cars and delivered personalized yard signs to all 78 graduating seniors to express their love and appreciation to the Class of 2020.
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  • Caring for God’s creation and for one another 
    Caring for God’s creation and for one another 
    April 22, 2020
    by Bob De Witt
    Kathy Dudley had no idea when she started the Garden Club at Butler Catholic School that it would become such an important activity for families spending extensive time together at home during the pandemic.
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  • Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Announces Catholic Elementary School Changes
    Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Announces Catholic Elementary School Changes
    March 17, 2018
    The Pre-K–8 education programs at North American Martyrs School and Saint Bernadette School, both in Monroeville, and the Pre-K–8 education programs at Assumption School in Bellevue and Northside Catholic School in Brighton Heights will merge effective for the 2018-2019 school year. The Pre-K–8 education program at Saint Rosalia Academy in Greenfield will close at the end of this school year.
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