CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
CATHOLIC STUDENTS
Choir includes local boys
Young singers are busy this time of year - especially those in the Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys. Five boys from LaSalle Institute in Troy and two from Holy Spirit School in East Greenbush are members of the choir, based out of the Episcopal Cathedral of All Saints in …
ST. HELEN'S SCHOOL
Hello, my name is...
But the school's name only reflects its connection to one of the parishes - so, sometime in the spring, St. Helen's School will be renamed.
KOREA TO U.S.
Hosts welcome ND-BG international students
Like many parents, Ida-Jo Sudano struggles to get her teenager to clean his room. But Eric Oh, the 16-year-old international student living in her Colonie home, has a good excuse: Back home in Korea, adults take care of chores to allow kids ample time for schoolwork.
ND-BG, SCHENECTADY
Student group provides sports gear for youth
A group of students from Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School in Schenectady has dedicated itself to donating sports equipment to non-profit organizations that focus on youth.
SERVICE AND SCHOOLS
Catholic school parents weigh in on their choice
They may have to budget their money and time more carefully than their public school counterparts, but some Catholic school parents told The Evangelist that their children's education is worth extra sacrifice and dedication.
GLENS FALLS
School musical has high aims
A musical recently staged by St. Mary's/St. Alphonsus School in Glens Falls taught its participants more than just the production's morals of tolerance and acceptance.
ST. MARY'S INSTITUTE
More faces at Amsterdam school
St. Mary's Institute in Amsterdam experienced a notable jump in enrollment this academic year. The pre-kindergarten-through-eighth-grade school enrolled 247 students - a 28-percent increase from the previous year, according to principal Giovanni Virgiglio.
TUITION ASSISTANCE
Choosing Catholic schools, thanks to Greenfield parish
A Saratoga County parish's tuition assistance program has more than doubled the number of young parishioners attending diocesan schools.
EDUCATION STANDARDS
Catholic educators weigh in on Common Core
The Albany Diocese's 23 Catholic schools are implementing additions to the state's Common Core education standards, which the Catholic Schools Office elected to adopt when the Board of Regents approved them in 2011.
WVCR-FM
Siena's radio station serves whole area
WVCR-FM hit the airwaves in 1960 as a way to serve the campus of Siena College in Loudonville with religious programming, music and communication.
LONG COMMUTES
The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round to get students to far-away Catholic schools
When families want a Catholic education for their children, many are willing to go the distance - literally.
ALBANY SCHOOL
Tech at Maginn
Bishop Maginn High School in Albany will use a $20,000 Higher-Powered Learning grant from the Albany Diocese for distance learning through videoconferencing. Starting Feb. 1, teacher Joseph Zaccardo will offer a simplified version of Maginn's statistics course to 10 eighth-graders at St. Thomas the Apostle School in Delmar.
21ST-CENTURY TEACHING
Catholic teachers in changing times
Catholic schoolteachers in the Albany Diocese are adapting to changing times. Teaching remains a fulfilling vocation, they told The Evangelist, but can consume more time and pose more challenges today than in previous decades. New technology, stricter educational standards and the rise of single-parent, low-income and dual-income families make a …
LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Habla Español? 'Si,' say Catholic students
Foreign languages aren't so foreign to a lot of Catholic students in the Albany Diocese. Some start learning Spanish when they've only been speaking English for a couple of years.
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