CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
BOX OUT BULLYING
CCHS basketball tourney funds anti-bullying aid
In basketball, boxing out an opponent means holding back the player to get to the basket and make a rebound oneself. At Catholic Central High School in Troy, the upcoming anti-bullying basketball tournament is about helping out anyone who's been on the receiving end of teasing, taunts or violence.
ST PETER'S, SARATOGA
Teen's trip to Uganda was a lesson on gratitude, giving
To a lot of Americans, "First World problems" and "luxury problems" are just funny Twitter hashtags, used to describe tangled earbuds or mushy french fries. But when Zoe Poli-Laddis went on a service trip to Uganda this summer, she saw the disconnect between her life and the lives of the …
SCHOOL YEAR KICKOFF
THE OPENING MASS for diocesan high schools to start the school year was celebrated last week.
CURRICULUM
Changes at Maginn proving successful
When Bishop Maginn High School in Albany changed the focus of its curriculum last year, officials did not expect the level of success the school has experienced.
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY, ALBANY
Gabe's life: a lot more than neurofibromatosis
At just six months old, Gabe was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called neurofibromatosis (NF), which causes the growth of tumors along nerves in the skin, brain and other parts of the body.
THREE LANGUAGES
St. Thomas students parlent français, hablan español -- and more
At St. Thomas the Apostle School in Delmar, 15 eager third-graders watch their teacher, Josephine O'Connor, with great anticipation. She turns to the class and speaks: "J'ai besoin de deux volontaires. I need two volunteers to hand out books."
CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH, TROY
CCHS team heading to national Academic World Quest competition
On March 17, a group of four sophomores from Catholic Central High School in Troy were feeling pretty lucky -- and not because it was St. Patrick's Day.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT
Technology and identity mark All Saints Catholic Academy
The weekly technology class for kindergartners was just one change that came out of the 2009 merger of Holy Cross School and St. Teresa of Avila School to become All Saints.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT
St. Pius X: Big school, big heart
The pre-kindergarten-through-eighth-grade school built two computer labs in 2000. After laptops, iPads joined the collection this year to offer even more learning opportunities. Students also benefit from almost two acres of athletic fields, three sections of each lower grade, an eclectic mix of after-school activities and a Spanish program that …
LOUDONVILLE EDUCATION
Saint Gregory's School: a unique place for boys
Latin instruction, bell choir practice and an honor system mimicking medieval knighthood: Saint Gregory's School in Loudonville takes pride in its unique traditions.
NEW PROGRAM
'Tender Tots' matches children and seniors
Pint-sized performers shuffled into the recreation room of a Latham assisted living facility, giggling and then quieting as they began a spring concert. They sang of leprechauns and kites, birds and rain.
ST. AUGUSTINE'S SCHOOL
The band plays on: Father Flanigan group still marching
Students at St. Augustine's School in Troy are keeping history alive. About 20 of them are in the current incarnation of the Father Flanigan Marching Band, created by a beloved priest in Cohoes more than half a century ago.
ALL SAINTS
Principal plans next adventure
"Retirement" isn't the right word for the next phase of Mercy Sister Mary Ellen Owens' life. "Sisters don't retire; they just move on to other jobs. What would you do all day if you retired?" she explained during her last week as principal of All Saints Catholic Academy in Albany.
WATERFORD
Pilot takes student's stuffed animal around the world
As Madelon Swinton finished third grade at St. Mary's School in Waterford last year, she envied some of her classmates: They had gotten back the stuffed animals they had shipped on mystery journeys earlier in the year as a way to learn about passports.
COLLEGE COLLABORATION
Student teachers make tough subjects easy at St. Ambrose School
How does a light bulb work? What makes something float or sink? Many first- through sixth-graders at St. Ambrose School in Latham can answer those questions and then some, thanks to a collaborative program with students majoring in education at The College of Saint Rose in Albany.
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