Knoxville Catholic High School announced March 12 that Travis Mains will take the reins as the next head basketball coach of the Fighting Irish boys basketball program. Mr. Mains has been the head varsity girls basketball coach at Knoxville Catholic since 2020 and has taken the Lady Irish to the …
Defending champion Lady Irish basketball team falls in state semis
The Knoxville Catholic High School girls basketball team made the state tournament for the fifth consecutive year. The two-time defending champion Lady Irish fell in this year’s Division II, Class AA semifinals 50-47 to Christ Presbyterian Academy of Nashville on March 7 at the Hooper Eblen Center on the campus …
St. John Neumann holds 14th Ponytail Drive
Students and adults donate hair to help children who have lost theirs due to cancer or other reasons St. John Neumann School in Farragut held its 14th annual Ponytail Drive on Feb. 28 as students, faculty members, and family donors supported children who have lost hair because of cancer, alopecia, …
Valerie Hanks is new principal at Sacred Heart
Mary Sue Kosky steps down in order to care for her parents, and Mrs. Hanks will succeed her Father David Boettner, rector of the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, announced March 12 that Sacred Heart Cathedral School principal Mary Sue Kosky has decided to step down in …
Sisters reflect on St. Mary School’s 75th jubilee
‘A love for learning, a love for the Lord, and a love for other people’ By Gabrielle Nolan St. Mary School in Oak Ridge is celebrating 75 years of education and service of its kindergarten-through-eighth-grade students. The school, which will have jubilee celebrations in the spring and the fall of …
St. Joseph boys basketball team wins title
The Bulldogs finish 27-2 as they capture the Knoxville Independent School League tourney crown The East Tennessee Catholic The varsity boys basketball team at St. Joseph School secured the Knoxville Independent School League Division 2 championship on Feb. 6 with a 48-46 victory over Berean Christian School, avenging last year’s …
Chesterton Academy Sidewalk Chalk Festival returns March 29
The Chesterton Chalk Madonnari/Sidewalk Chalk Festival and Competition returns Saturday, March 29, to raise funds for the fine arts department at Chesterton Academy in Knoxville. The event is set for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the school at 217 Fox Road, Knoxville. Jim Dodson of Dogwood Arts (last year’s …
Diocesan educators gather for in-service
More than 370 realize it was not ‘you who chose me but I who chose you . . . to bear fruit that will remain’ By Dan McWilliams Virtually every Catholic school teacher, principal, and counselor in East Tennessee attended the annual Diocesan Professional Development Day—aka in-service—on Feb. 18 at …
Chesterton Pearl Gala features ‘huge news’
Headmaster Zach Summers announces that Bishop Beckman has canonically recognized the school By Dan McWilliams The third annual Pearl Gala benefiting the Chesterton Academy of St. Margaret Clitherow on Feb. 15 featured the biggest announcement in the young Knoxville school’s history. Founding headmaster Zach Summers told the 100 supporters attending …
Education Freedom Act passes legislature
The legislation was backed by Tennessee’s Catholic bishops, parents, and organizations By Bill Brewer School choice will soon be available to students in East Tennessee and across the state as the General Assembly in Nashville approved the Education Freedom Act on Jan. 30 during floor votes in the House and …
Bishop experiences Catholic Schools Week
Students at St. Mary-Johnson City ask him about his episcopal ring, how much he is paid, and more By Bill Brewer Bishop Mark Beckman was in impressive company during one of his most recent get-to-know-you meetings with Diocese of Knoxville parishioners. In attendance were young leaders of the community, including …
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St. Joseph School charity hoops event helps Children’s Hospital
The St. Joseph School gym in North Knoxville was packed with Christmas cheer and packed with fans eager to watch the annual charity Christmas basketball scrimmage Dec. 13. The stands were filled with students, parents, and community friends who joined together to raise funds for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital’s Oncology …
