To celebrate the gift of Catholic school education, Dr. Sedonna Prater, superintendent of Catholic Schools, sponsored a Catholic Schools Week essay contest for kindergarten-through-grade-12 students in any of the 10 Catholic schools. Students were asked to write on what Catholic school means to them and to describe in their own …
KCHS’s Dunn, Smith named Gatorade Players of the Year
In its 37th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade on Jan. 11 announced Devyn Dunn of Knoxville Catholic High School as its 2021-22 Gatorade Tennessee Volleyball Player of the Year and on Jan. 31 announced Keegan Smith of KCHS as its 2021-22 Gatorade Tennessee Boys Cross …
Sister shares love of woodworking with students
Dominican Sister Maria Kolbe’s pupils have made candle holders, stools, plaques, and more By Gabrielle Nolan The first time Sister Maria Kolbe Rossi, OP, worked with wood, she was in the sixth grade. “It was a woodworking class in school that you took during the day, and it was once …
Notre Dame High School athletes sign letters of intent
Six Notre Dame High School students recently signed letters of intent to continue their athletic careers in college. The students were honored at a signing ceremony hosted by the athletic department and the athletes’ parents. Zach Riddle will attend Trevecca Nazarene University on a golf scholarship. He is the son …
St. Jude School celebrates its 55th anniversary ’60s style
St. Jude School in Chattanooga recently celebrated its 55th anniversary with a variety of events that reflected the spirit of its founding in 1960. Superintendent Sister Mary Marta Abbott, RSM, joined the students for a Mass with school Mass songs from the 1960s. Students and teachers alike dressed for the …
Chattanooga Catholic football team has undefeated season
2015 marks squad’s first no-loss season in 50 years and fifth overall dating back to 1949 By Anthony Jackson The Chattanooga Catholic football team recently completed a perfect season, going 11-0 in 2015. The Catholic Rams are a middle school football program composed of students from two Chattanooga schools: Our …
Renovations greet returning Sacred Heart students
By Dan McWilliams When Sacred Heart Cathedral School students began classes Sept. 8, they found that plenty of renovations took place over the summer at their 59-year-old building. The school improvements, conducted while construction on a new cathedral was taking place next door, made it an exciting time for Daniel …
