NFL’ers Harrison Smith and Lee Smith lead camp that offers two days of instruction in gridiron fundamentals By Dan McWilliams The chance to be taught football skills by two NFL players was too much to pass up for 300 Knoxville-area youth July 7-8. The Smith & Smith Football Camp drew …
KCHS senior receives UT-Battelle Scholarship
Knoxville Catholic High School senior Ian Greeley has been named recipient of the 2016 UT-Battelle Scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee. The scholarship, awarded to a graduating senior planning to study science, mathematics, or engineering at UT, is renewable for up to four years and is worth a total …
KCHS teacher awarded AP Redesign Scholarship
Knoxville Catholic High School teacher Joan Williams has been awarded a 2016 AP Redesign Scholarship by the AP Program. AP offers a limited number of tuition scholarships for teachers whose AP course is in a redesign year. Ms. Williams teaches AP world history, which is in a redesign year for …
KCHS president named ‘Advocate of the Year’
On April 6 Knoxville Catholic High School announced that president Dickie Sompayrac has been named “Advocate of the Year” by the Smoky Mountain Counseling Association. The purpose of this award is to recognize a person whose advocacy of guidance and counseling services, in a school setting, has an impact for …
KCHS junior wins National Travel Award
Andrew Maze, a junior at Knoxville Catholic High School, has won the 2016 Junior Travel Award for his achievement on the National Spanish Examination and for his excellent skills in the Spanish language. In July, Andrew will be traveling to Spain with the other 23 winners. “This national award, valued at …
KCHS sophomore scores perfect 36 on the ACT
Nathan Geist, a sophomore at Knoxville Catholic High School, recently earned the highest possible score of 36 on the ACT. Nationally, while the actual number of students earning the top score varies from year to year, on average, less than one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn …
Five commit to colleges on National Signing Day at KCHS
Athletes praised for their ‘commitment and sacrifice’ in their high school athletic careers By Dan McWilliams Knoxville Catholic High School celebrated National Signing Day on Feb. 3 as five student athletes committed to play for colleges. The signing ceremony was held in the school gym, with friends and family of …
KCHS hosting first Knights Cup Lacrosse Tournament
The event, taking the place of the baseball classic this year, will benefit child and family services provided through Catholic Charities By Dan McWilliams The first Knights Cup Lacrosse Tournament will be held Saturday, April 30, at Knoxville Catholic High School’s Blaine Stadium. The all-day event features a high school …
Mercy & Mary Lenten Retreat: ‘God is giving us this time of mercy’
Bishop Stika, Father Michael Gaitley lead two-day event for hundreds from the diocese and beyond By Bill Brewer God spoke to Susan Akers, Laura Jones and Jenni Preuett on the feast of St. Joseph. They hoped He could, but they weren’t sure He would. The message they heard, however, …
Pilgrimage to Shroud of Turin stokes teacher’s scientific fire
By Bill Brewer Looking around Dr. Kelly Kearse’s classroom at Knoxville Catholic High School, you can almost hear the big bang when faith and science collide. There are the chemical equations on the white board waiting to be balanced. There is the periodic table of elements on the wall. And …
Five from Knoxville Catholic High School sign with universities
By Dan McWilliams Knoxville Catholic High School celebrated its first signing day of 2015-16 on Nov. 11 as five student athletes committed to universities at a ceremony in the school library. Two softball players signed, Gianna Carideo with the University of Washington and Jessica Hamilton with Transylvania University. A pair …
KCHS holds academic signing day
Athletes receive plenty of attention on signing days throughout the school year, but on May 5 Knoxville Catholic High School turned the spotlight on more than a dozen academic standouts by giving them their own signing day. Thirteen KCHS students who received full-ride scholarships were recognized in a ceremony in …