The name of this year’s school musical, “Personal Best Equals Success.” was created by St. Joseph University School music teacher Melody Calato. Students will record themselves in their specific role/scene and Catato will create the video. She also arranged for the drive-in premiere. “It will be a musical movie for everyone to enjoy. My grandmother […]
Notre Dame Academy received news that the video production club, Our Lady Media, has won a Communicator Award. The eighth-grade student council of Notre Dame Academy approached the Our Lady Media video club with an idea to produce a video called “Kindness is Contagious.” In the video, students show how an act of kindness can […]
On what would have been the day of the traditional commencement exercises at Canisius High School, May 21, Canisius instead hosted a drive-through parade on campus to celebrate its graduating seniors. Seniors and their families were invited to decorate their vehicles and drive through the parking lot. Faculty and staff were on campus, spaced at […]
KENMORE – St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute hosted a socially-distant graduation celebration for the 157 members of the Class of 2020 and their families. Caps and gowns were delivered personally on May 12 by members of the St. Joe’s faculty and staff to the senior students at their homes. Each box included the student’s cap and […]
The Cardinal O’Hara High School community is so proud of its graduating seniors that the coronavirus could not stand in the way of honoring them with a proper send off. As enclosed spaces and tight quarters are not viable options during a pandemic, the 2020 graduation ceremony took place out in the open, in the […]
KENMORE — Mount St. Mary Academy held a farewell driving tour through campus for the Class of 2020 on May The senior class was honored as they and their families took a final turn around the high school grounds in their graduation gowns. Graduates were able to leave their cars for a formal portrait in […]
SNYDER — The students at Christ the King School will miss their long time principal, Samuel Zalacca, when he retires in June. He has been with the school since Prior to joining the school, he was at Our Mother of Sorrows School in Greece and St. Joseph School in Batavia for 11 years each. Over […]
Dear Catholic school graduates, In my greeting, I intentionally refer to you as “Catholic” graduates because I want to emphasize the role of faith throughout your educational experience in our Catholic schools. Regardless of whether you are Catholic or a member of another denomination, faith was a vital part of your education. You don’t need […]
St. Mary’s High School held its 2020 graduation in a big way. By big, we’re talking 60-foot-wide movie screens. The Lancaster high school was able to gather for graduation by prerecording the commencement speeches as well as tributes to the senior students, then playing the movie at the drive-in. The 112 graduates and their families […]
Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Buffalo, has appointed Deacon Richard R. Stachura temporary pastoral administrator, effective May 2, and Father Michael Uebler will serve as priest moderator at St. Mary Parish, Swormville. Father Sean Paul Fleming has been appointed rector of St. Joseph Cathedral with the additional duties as director […]
