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The Academy of Our Lady (AOL) in Marrero was invited to play a flag football scrimmage against Sophie B. Wright School from New Orleans during halftime of the Saints’ final preseason game against the Tennessee Titans in the Superdome on Aug. 25.

Jesuit High School will be the site of the 37th annual NOLA Catholic Youth Conference, sponsored by the CYO/Youth & Young Adult Ministry Office, on Sept. 28.

In a move to secure the future of Dominican education, the Dominican Sisters of Peace have announced a significant change in the governance of four of their schools, including St. Mary’s Dominican High School in New Orleans.

Jesuit High School senior swimmer Enzo Solitario qualified in the 100-meter butterfly for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials held in June at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Incoming Archbishop Rummel High School eighth- and ninth-graders learn more than the fight song and where their new classrooms are located during orientation.

Holy Cross High School students spend a few weeks each summer working with fellow Holy Cross students around the country making a difference in local communities.

After months of planning, Mount Carmel Academy revived its iconic Mary statue, which resides in the school’s grotto.

It started out as a normal June morning at sea for Brother Martin graduate and Texas A&M Maritime Academy cadet William Flores, but things started moving very quickly during a life-saving rescue of three Cubans adrift at sea for 15 days.

Jesuit graduate Degan Dansereau Jr. and his lifelong family friend Carson Browne decided to tackle a significant challenge: raising funds to provide St. Michael Special School with a much-needed bus.

When St. Thérèse Academy religion teacher Phillip Garside was looking for regular service opportunities for his “ROSE” students, he looked no further than St. Thérèse’s on-campus church: St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Metairie.

Jesuit eighth grader Anthony Amadeo III and Archbishop Chapelle senior Morgan Gaudet have been named 2024 Louisiana Catholic Students of the Year.

Brother Martin senior Jayden Hall has been named one of 126 “National STEM Champions” for inventing a smart shoe called the TheraSole.

St. Mary's Dominican High School's "Ultraviolet" robotics team makes history as the first all-girls' team from the state to qualify for the world competition in Houston this month.

The 20224 Clarion Herald Elite Basketball Team was selected and photographed by sports editor Ron Brocato.

Archbishop Rummel teacher Denise Otillio helps students become better writers at the school’s new writing center. It’s open every day for help.

Reconcile New Orleans has given many young adults a chance to learn valuable skills not only in the workforce but in life. Its Cafe Reconcile offers training for the hospitality industry by offering home-cooked food. Catering, on- and off-site is also offered by the program.

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini's early missionary years in the United States are chronicled in the $40 million blockbuster movie, "Cabrini" now in theaters nationwide. Cabrini High School, locally, has ties to Mother Cabrini because she founded an orphanage on the school's site and lived and worked there. Cabrini hosted a preview screening of the movie with a reception March 7, the day before it opened to the public.

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St. Michael Special School culinary science students operated a series of pop-up cafés last month to expose them to the various tasks of operating a restaurant.

Many Catholic high schools march in Mardi Gras parades each year. In addition to major downtown parades, St. Paul's and St. Scholastica combined forces to march in special parades in St. Tammany.