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Providence Catholic High School principal John Harper recently announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for its class of 2021.
According to the ISAC, the honor is chosen based off of a combination of exemplary ACT or SAT test scores, and sixth semester class rank. Some students at Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox are among that top 10 percent.
Providence Catholic High School student Connor Todd is among the 5,579 out of 1.67 million students who earned the top composite score.
Providence Catholic defeated Joliet West, 7-5, on Monday in a first-round game of the WJOL Don Ladas Memorial baseball tournament under less than ideal conditions.
At the IHSA Solo and Ensemble competition in music earlier this month, Providence Catholic music students earned 66 Superior awards and four Excellent awards in addition to three performances selected as Best of Day.
The Providence Catholic High School’s Dancing Celtics took first place in the 1A State Championship, which was contested virtually on March 6.
Davis Billows from Providence Catholic HS in New Lenox, Illinois has signed a National Letter-of-Intent to play golf for Bellarmine University this fall.
As the holiday season is nearing its end, Providence Catholic looked back on all the contributions the students made to those who needed a little extra holiday cheer this year. Providence students coordinated 11 different holiday drives this Christmas season.
Providence Catholic High School will be hosting a Food & Sock Drive to restock local food pantries and benefit the homeless this holiday season.
Providence Catholic High School students were in a giving mood all throughout the holiday season and that has continued into 2021. On Saturday, 25 students spent their day with the Northern Illinois Food Bank Pop-Up Market, helping to serve over 1,000 families.
Every year, the Men’s Club at Providence Catholic High School coordinates a Toys for Tots Toy Drive with the help of the Women’s Club. The toy drive, on average, brings in around 80 toys at its one-night event. Men’s Club President Brian Masterson said the event has historically been a couples event and each couple brings in a present.
In one way or another, cancer affects nearly everybody. whether you’re the one fighting it or you know someone who is, it’s part of everyone’s life.
The Providence Catholic Women’s Club has spent 2020 trying to find ways to keep moms connected. Recently, the club held a painting night that was coordinated by Creative Expressions Galena. The Zoom event had more than 30 of the club’s members join to have a holiday board painting activity.
Peyton Botich is a senior co-captain for perennial power Providence Catholic, a three-year varsity right wing who skated last fall for the AHAI Showcase Team and is one of the most skilled, talented, and feared forwards in Illinois.
Providence Catholic senior Chloe LaBine (Mokena) and junior Nathan Pugh (Lockport) have been chosen for the Illinois Music Educators Association (ILMEA) All-State Music Festival.
Sophia Leverett is a 8th grader at Noonan Elementary Academy in Mokena and has been selected by her teacher, Mrs. Gray, as this week’s Standout Student. Congratulations Sophia and to the Leverett family.
With students and their families being wary of attending an open house before starting their high school career, the faculty and students at Providence Catholic have brought the open house to them.
“The Shenanigans of 2020.” That is one way to describe the whirlwind of a year it has been and it is also the title of Providence Catholic’s Theatre performance.
John Harper, principal of Providence Catholic High School, is pleased to announce the school’s “Students of the Month” for October.
Take A Stand To Cancer, a Student Organization @ Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, Seeks Donations of Gift Cards To Assist Local Cancer Patients
Earlier this month, Providence Catholic High School partnered with 12 local restaurants for its Night of Eats event to bring in business to help and show support during the pandemic. The event was put together by the Providence Catholic Women’s Club.
A young life of tremendous potential and goodness ended far too soon in a traffic crash early on Thanksgiving Day. Frankfort native Zachary Plantz, 27, of Chicago, was an energetic and thoughtful person who cared about the well-being of others more than himself, loved ones said.
Everything was a little different for the Providence Catholic Marching Celtics this season, but that doesn’t take any joy out of winning a state title. The Celtics had to create shows that kept the players seven-and-a-half feet apart while playing with masks on, and in front of an emptier than usual crowd.
Dr. John Harper, Principal of Providence Catholic High School, is pleased to announce the school’s “Students of the Month” for October. “We are very proud of these students who were recognized for achievements and/or improvement in school courses as well as other school-related activities,” said Harper.
Emily Langlois, a sophomore and first-year student at Providence Catholic High School earned student of the month honors for the computer science and applications department. Langlois transferred to Providence this year from Lincoln-Way West, and with as strange of a year it has been so far, she has loved her experience so far as a Celtic.
This weekend, the Providence Catholic High School Marching Celtics made school history and won 1st place at state. “The Marching Celtics are the Division 1A State Champions for Illinois with a score of 89.92, their highest score to date,” says Mr. Lawrence Rogers, Director of Bands at Providence Catholic.
With students and their families being wary of attending an open house before starting their high school career, the faculty and students at Providence Catholic have brought the open house to them. The school’s website has a virtual open house that has videos from every head coach, head of each academic department, tutors, the business office and some students.
Looking for an exceptional Catholic high school education…but still not quite ready to venture out during Covid-19? Providence Catholic High School has got you covered! For those not comfortable with leaving the house yet.. .Providence Catholic High School faculty, staff, coaches and students have been hard at work producing a one-of-a-kind Virtual Open House!
Are you looking for an exceptional, private Catholic high school education, in a safe, warm and nurturing family-like environment? Look no further than Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox. Always a trail blazer… Providence Catholic High School is paving the way, setting the highest standards of safety, during Covid-19, offering one of the safest, most comprehensive and successful hybrid learning models in the area.
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Providence Catholic High School’s hybrid learning model with teachers live streaming classes to students at home has enhanced participation. The students at Providence alternate days in which they attend in person or stay home for virtual learning. To provide a safe learning environment in the school, desks, chairs and lunch tables are disinfected after each use.
thetimesweekly.com Providence Catholic High School returned to school with a unique hybrid of in-person and online instruction beginning August 24. The school has introduced technology that broadcasts classes to those students who are learning at home. “Our blended approach differs from other models and other schools,” explains Father John Merkelis, OSA, President of Providence Catholic.
Judging by the schools that showed interest, Mariano Sori-Marin appeared bound for the Ivy League. The linebacker from Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, Ill., caught the attention of Brown, Cornell, Harvard, Penn and Yale in 2017, and his cerebral approach looked like a good fit with any of those schools.
The Providence Catholic boys’ golf team played it down to the wire before capturing the Benet Class 2A Regional title on Tuesday.
A retired teacher is working with Providence High School in New Lenox to return 2,500 index cards and assorted projects to former students. Marge Mostyn of Lockport, who taught math at Providence from 1983 to 1999, recently made a video at Providence about the “Mrs. Mostyn Memory Project.”
2014 Providence Catholic graduate – Miles Boykin Students at Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox went back to school on Monday, August 17th, with in person learning. Providence President Father John Merkelis told the Scott Slocum Show that the school is focusing on safety and quality education.
On April 10, Providence Catholic faculty and staff volunteered to host a Drive Thru Food Drive at the high school. “It was an opportunity for the Providence Catholic community to ‘Do Something Good on Good Friday,'” Annie Persicketti, associate director of pastoral care at Providence, who oversaw the food drive, said in a news release from the school.
“A Sailor’s Experience as part of Christopher Columbus’ First Expedition to the Americas” By Taylor Issa The date was marked as August of 1492, and I was about to embark on an expedition of which is sponsored by Spain. Cristobal Colon, or Christopher Columbus in English, was the leader of this upcoming voyage.
John Harper, principal of Providence Catholic High School, is pleased to announce that the following Providence Catholic students have earned AP Scholar Awards by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program exams, which were taken in May 2019.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, college football recruiting has been on fire over the past few weeks. So far this weekend, four ranked names in Chicagoland’s Class of 2021 gave verbal commitments. University of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh added another local name to the Wolverines’ upcoming ’21 recruiting class.
JOLIET, IL – Joliet Patch wants to provide a way to share the achievements of our high school graduates, even if it’s in a small way. With in-person instruction canceled for the rest of the 2019-20
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FRANKFORT, IL – Frankfort Patch wants to provide a way to share the achievements of our high school graduates, even if it’s in a small way. With in-person instruction canceled for the rest of the 2019-20 school year in Illinois due to the coronavirus, high school seniors are missing out on the last moments of what should be a happy, celebratory time.
On Friday, April 10, 2020, Providence Catholic faculty and staff volunteered to host a Drive Thru Food
On April 10, Providence Catholic faculty and staff volunteered to host a Drive Thru Food Drive at the high school. “It was an opportunity for the Providence Catholic community to ‘Do Something Good on Good Friday,'” Annie Persicketti, associate director of pastoral care at Providence, who oversaw the food drive, said in a news release from the school.
MANHATTAN, IL – Manhattan Patch wants to provide a way to share the achievements of our high school graduates, even if it’s in a small way. With in-person instruction canceled for the rest of the 2019-20 school year in Illinois due to the coronavirus, high school seniors are missing out on the last moments of what should be a happy, celebratory time.
HOMER GLEN-LOCKPORT, IL – Homer Glen-Lockport Patch wants to provide a way to share the achievements of our high school graduates, even if it’s in a small way. With in-person instruction canceled for the rest of the 2019-20 school year in Illinois due to the coronavirus, high school seniors are missing out on the last moments of what should be a happy, celebratory time.
HOMER GLEN-LOCKPORT, IL – Homer Glen-Lockport Patch wants to provide a way to share the achievements of our high school graduates, even if it’s in a small way. With in-person instruction canceled for the rest of the 2019-20 school year in Illinois due to the coronavirus, high school seniors are missing out on the last moments of what should be a happy, celebratory time.
Video: 2009 Serra highlights California team had three future NFL wideouts. The 2020 NFL Draft begins Thursday – to the joy of sports fans everywhere. Mock drafts are suggesting a big presence for wide receivers in the first round. Per Ryan Wilson of CBSSports.com, six wide receivers are expected to go in the first 32 picks.
Published on March 26 2020 7:11 am Last Updated on March 26 2020 7:31 am Written by Millie Lange Area boys basketball players were named to the Class 1A, 2A and 3A All-State Boys Basketball Teams. Effingham St. Anthony’s Jaccob Dust, a senior, made Class 1A Second Team status while Altamont’s Aidan Jahraus, a senior, was named to the Third Team.
1:54 pm CDT March 19, 2020 At the end of every girls basketball season, 22nd Century Media scours through stories, stat sheets and reporters’ notebooks to compile its Team 22 All-Star lineup.
Recently several local girls basketball players were awarded All-State nods by two separate organizations. The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association recently released its All-State teams in conjunction with the state championship tournaments. In Class 4A, Lincoln-Way West standout Taylor Gugliuzza was given a spot on the 10-person First Team, while Bolingbrook’s Treasure Thompson secured a spot on the 10-person second team.
Less than a minute before halftime in the Class 3A Hillcrest Sectional championship game against Marian Catholic, Providence Catholic senior Katie Rost collapsed in pain at the Providence bench with a dislocated finger.
In recognition of their successful seasons, several players from the area’s two state finalists who played the IHSA Class 4A semifinals in Normal led the way in all-state honors handed out by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and the Associated Press.
It was a good game for a great cause.With former Providence Catholic standout athlete and current Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Miles Boykin in attendance, the Marist and host Celtics boys basketball teams got together Feb. 26 not only for a game on the court but for a special cause – the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
With some early chances to go in, the puck did not bounce St. Rita’s way in semifinal action of the Kennedy Cup on Feb. 13. Top-seeded Providence Catholic capitalized at the other end and never looked back in Game 2, winning 6-2 at Southwest Ice Arena. Although St.
Submitted by Providence Catholic High School George Pavlopoulos, of Homer Glen and son of Tom and Maria, committed earlier this month to continue his baseball career at the University of Dubuque on academic scholarship.
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS – Regardless of the outcome of Thursday’s Class 3A Hillcrest Sectional championship game, it already was a historic season for Providence Catholic’s girls basketball team. Having establish a season-high win total of 27 games, about the only thing left for the Celtics to do was to win a sectional title.
John Harper, principal of Providence Catholic High School, on Jan. 29 announced the school’s Students of the Month for December. Every month, each academic department chairperson selects one student as its Student of the Month from a number of students nominated by faculty and staff.
By K.P. Lynne Rev. John “Merk” Merkelis and Mr. John “Señor” Sosnowski have teamed up once again to uplift, inspire and captivate participants with a presentation called “Deepening An Adult Catholic Spirituality”.
Prep Sports Providence Catholic’s cheerleading team qualified for the IHSA Competitive Cheerleading finals in Bloomington for the first time since 2017 after taking fifth in the Medium Team division at the Joliet Central with a score of 86.17.
Lee Rucinski has been named as the head girls volleyball coach at Providence Catholic. Rucinski took over as Celtics’ boys coach last spring and will now take the reins of both programs.”We wish Coach Lee the best and know that he will continue to have the support of the Providence community,” Providence athletic director Doug Ternik said in a press release.Rucinski is a Lynwood native and a 1998 graduate of Marian Catholic High School.
Al Wycislo spent nearly half of his life teaching at Providence Catholic High School. Wycislo taught at Providence for 32 years before retiring in 2016. He died on Jan. 17 at the age of 67. Wycislo grew up on the near north side of Chicago and spent six years as a De La Salle Christian Brother and taught at St.
Adam Taylor wants to continue to have success in basketball not only for himself, but for young players in his hometown.”I want to have kids in the Mokena area know that you can always make your dreams come true,” he said. “Keep striving to do the best.
Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox is giving back to teens fighting cancer. The high school recently designed a school-wide Gift Card Fundraiser as part of its holiday charitable giving event. The fundraiser was designed to raise gift cards for the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation.
On Monday, the Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers were out to avenge their 66-51 defeat to the Providence Catholic Celtics from their previous meeting last month, but they had no such luck. Joliet fell to Providence Catholic 36-29. Joliet can’t seem to catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
Lincoln-Way West’s cheerleading team just keeps moving up.After qualifying for state for the first time in the large school division a year ago and placing fourth, the Warriors nearly finished first at the Joliet Sectional on Saturday, Feb. 1. Instead, they finished second (92.03) just behind perennial power Sandburg (92.43).
Patience might be a virtue. But in this case, Providence Catholic tight end Jameson Geers can be forgiven for taking a pass in displaying it in this instance. As such, Geers recently made a verbal commitment to continue his academic and athletic career at the University of Minnesota.
John Harper, Principal of Providence Catholic High School, is pleased to announce the school’s “Students of the Month” for December. Every month, each academic department chairperson selects one student as its “Student of the Month” from a number of students nominated by faculty and staff.
NEW LENOX – On nights when both offenses struggle, the team that wins usually is determined by who executes at critical times. In Monday’s nonconference matchup between the girls basketball teams from Providence Catholic and Joliet Catholic Academy, the defenses dominated, and both teams made only 10 field goals.
Providence Catholic will be making its fifth state trip in seven years and its third in four years to the IHSA Competitive Dance finals under coach Stephanie Coglianese after placing third in the Class 1A Geneva Sectional with an 85.1 total. The Celtics have three firsts and three seconds to their credit this season in competitions.
Ryan Boersma had come up empty through two periods of the Catholic League championship match at 285 pounds.But all the while, the Providence Catholic sophomore knew he needed to keep pushing.
Three, two, one.Loyola Academy’s 51-29 defeat of visiting Providence Catholic on Thursday, Dec. 12, can be summed up with that sequence of descending numbers – Loyola’s 3-point shooting; Providence’s two-point second quarter; and game No.
Prep Baseball Report’s roots began in Illinois, starting in 2005. Over the years, the state has produced an incredible amount of high-level prospects, many of whom have advanced to play the game professionally. Some of the most famous names over years weren’t necessarily the most decorated high school performers.
White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper is the headline speaker for the 71st annual Old Timers Baseball Association of Will County Banquet. The event is Jan. 30 at the Clarion Hotel at Larkin Avenue and Interstate 80. Dinner is set for 6:30 p.m., with the program after.
Providence graduate Adam Taylor, a freshman guard at Joliet Junior College, was named the National Junior College Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Division III Player of the Week on Jan. 8.In wins the prior week over Madison and Wilbur Wright, Taylor averaged 26 points and 12 rebounds.
It’s not often that the area gets one national player of the week award, let alone two. Joliet Junior College men’s basketball player Adam Taylor and University of St. Francis women’s basketball player Kaitlin Aylward both received national honors this week.
Providence graduate Adam Taylor, a freshman guard at Joliet Junior College, was named the National Junior College Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Division III Player of the Week on Jan. 8.In wins the prior week over Madison and Wilbur Wright, Taylor averaged 26 points and 12 rebounds.
Here is the EDGYTIM.com Class of 2020 early signing day top 50 recruit rankings for the state of Illinois. 1. S Antonio Johnson, East St. Louis: 6-foot-3, 180 pounds (Texas A&M) 2. ATH A.J. Henning, Lincoln-Way East: 5-foot-11, 170 pounds (Michigan) 3. DE Rylie Mills, Lake Forest: 6-foot-5, 270 pounds (Notre Dame) 4.
Frankfort native Nicole Benedetto Houlihan married her high school sweetheart, Pete, in May 2019. The two were 2010 graduates of Providence Catholic High School. It was supposed to be the greatest year of her life with the summer wedding with the one she had been dating for 10 years.
Rachel Ellingson, Providence Catholic Director of Enrollment At Providence Catholic, preparing students for the future includes more than classroom learning. It is a combination of academics, community service, and faith – and this is reflected in rigorous academic programs at all levels.
John Harper, principal of Providence Catholic High School, is pleased to announce the school’s Students of the Month for November. “We are very proud of these students who were recognized for achievements and/or improvement in school courses as well as other school-related activities,” Harper said.
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Students in grades two through eight are invited to work with the Providence Catholic varsity baseball coaching staff and refine their hitting and pitching skills at an upcoming winter camp. Players will take home drills they can use daily to get better. The camp will take place entirely on Saturday, Dec.
People throughout the south suburbs have experienced the true meaning of Christmas by helping others in recent weeks. From charitable drives that have helped families in need to events that have fed, housed and clothed people during hard times, giving has been abundant this year.
Ellie Bilotta was chosen as this week’s Standout Student for her academic excellenceWhat is one essential you must have when studying?I must have quiet when I am studying. A lot of my studying is reading things and memorizing things, so with background noise and distractions I cannot focus on those tasks.
Providence Catholic High School recently honored two couples as recipients of the Cor Unum Award for 2019. Rev. John Merkelis, president of the school, said in a news release, “the Cor Unum Award is the most prestigious award bestowed by Providence Catholic.