Immaculate Conception, Knoxville The Immaculate Conception women’s group made or collected 85 blankets for the “Wrap It Up” project. The blankets were donated for distribution to local Meals on Wheels clients for Easter. The Christ Child Baby Shower sponsored by the women’s group is scheduled for the weekend of June …
Smoky Mountain Deanery calendar
The annual Anthony Mary Blood Drive is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, in the Shea Room of the Sacred Heart Parish office building. Donors must be 18 years of age or older and weigh at least 110 pounds. Light refreshments will be served. For more …
Pack 22 members receive awards
On April 12, George LeCrone Sr., chairman of the Knoxville Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting, presented awards to 10 members of Pack 22 at their Blue and Gold ceremonies. Receiving their Light of Christ awards were Austin Ayo, Matthew Brun, Luke Gensheimer, Mac Howley, Johnny Johnson, Carson Kyker, Jake La …
KCHS Latin students inducted into NLHS
Six Knoxville Catholic High School students were inducted into the National Latin Honor Society on April 9. The honorees were Rebecca Dietz, Corey Patton, Ben Nadolsky, Caroline McMahon, Annie Batcheller, and Emily Golden.
KCHS’s Dr. Kearse receives chemistry teaching honor
Knoxville Catholic High School’s Dr. Kelly Kearse has been named the 2014 ETS-ACS Outstanding High School Chemistry Teacher of the Year. The East Tennessee Section of the American Chemical Society (ETS-ACS) recognizes outstanding teachers of chemistry in this geographical area. This honor recognizes Dr. Kearse’s teaching skills and that he …
KCHS’s Camille Baker wins state pentathlon
Knoxville Catholic High School senior Camille Baker captured the Class A-AA girls state pentathlon championship May 19 in Murfreesboro. Camille scored 3,105 points to outdistance Paige Fairrow-Davis of Martin Luther King, who scored 2,971. The KCHS athlete started the pentathlon by winning the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 15.23 …
St. Mary-Oak Ridge teacher wins state honor
Marsha Sega, middle school science and math teacher at St. Mary School in Oak Ridge, has been chosen as the Air Force Association’s Teacher of the Year for the state of Tennessee. Mrs. Sega’s work in preparing her students to use and excel in the fields of science, technology, engineering, …
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe visits Notre Dame High
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe of Uganda, named as one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” and the 2007 CNN Hero of the Year, visited Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga on May 1. Local author Nancy Henderson wrote the book Sewing Hope, which tells the story of how Sister Rosemary …
Knoxville Catholic has two more signing days
Knoxville Catholic High School held its third signing day of the year April 16 in the school library. Athletes committing to colleges were Ryan Henry, basketball, Maryville College; Jerome Rehmann, football, Benedictine College; Dwight Jessie, football, Denison University; and Jessica Nix, track and field, Denison University. Ryan was joined at …
Speaker Jason Evert appears at Notre Dame
Popular Catholic author and chastity speaker Jason Evert led programs for Notre High School parents and students April 10-11. Mr. Evert headlined an assembly for parents at the Chattanooga high school on April 10 and then on April 11 spoke to Notre Dame students and also Knoxville Catholic High School …
Living the readings: A perfect hand
An abundance of June solemnities is a blessing from God As we look each month at the Sunday readings, we’ll find either four or five Sundays. They may all be plain as in Ordinary Time. Or, they may be Sundays in Lent or, more recently, of Easter. A feast day …
Once upon a time: Sacrifice is at the heart of Catholic education
Diocesan schools and their faculty always strive for excellence – in good times and bad Public schools in the South had it very hard during the Depression years and still produced some of the intellectual lights of the 20th century. Underfunded, they made do with what they had, held more …
