Back to School

Published: August 15, 2009

Click on a headline below to read selected stories from the special Back to School edition of the Catholic Schools Herald section which appeared in the Aug. 15, 2009 issue of Arkansas Catholic.

Catholic schools pleased to stay in championships
A proposal that would have placed all Catholic schools and other private schools that provide financial aid for students in a separate category for post-season competition was defeated Aug. 4 by a vote of 114 to 93 by members of the Arkansas Activities Association.

Pocahontas school adds new seventh grade
St. Paul School in Pocahontas will include seventh-graders this fall and plans to add eighth grade next year. The change will give students another two years of Christ-centered education and maturity before they must move to the public school system. The expansion comes twenty years after the parish closed its junior and senior high schools in 1989.

New St. Edward principal: Religion should never take a backseat
St. Edward School in Little Rock is proud of its diversity. Thirty-five percent of the students are minorities, including a large number of Hispanic children who are members of the parish. There are also Asian, black, multiracial and Middle Eastern children.

Attending Catholic school creates dividends for life
Catholic schools strive to create a special bond among students, the home, the school and the church -- an investment that pays lifelong dividends. The ability for Catholic schools to build on both tangible and intangible resources is reflected in the philosophy that permeates the total education program.

Four new principals get ready for school; one transfers
Brief profiles of four new Catholic school principals in Arkansas.

Catholic schools calendar 2009-2010
Key dates for schools, organized by deanery.

Fast facts about Catholic schools in Arkansas