Email dated 8/23/24; sent to all parents

Celtic Parents and Guardians,

If you heard from your students and are not sure what to believe, I can confirm we are cancelling school on Tuesday, September 3^rd, 2024. We held an assembly at the end of the day today to recognize and celebrate the Providence Celtic Baseball 2024 State Championship. The players brought in the championship trophy and banner as we celebrated our 32^nd state championship, the most of any private school in Illinois. In the assembly the student body enthusiastically chanted “Free day, free day” and I asked Father Merkelis to give his blessing for a free day and a four-day weekend. Father Merk agreed, so Providence will be closed Tuesday, September 3^rd (the day after Labor Day) in honor of our latest state championship.

Paul Houston
Principal

Providence Catholic High School