Dear Families, Tuesday was a hard day. Rick Mihaly - a spiritual father and prayer warrior in our school community - passed into eternal life. Sometimes there isn't much to do but pray. And pray is what we did. I am not sure how else the human...
The essay is the primary method of assessing mastery of concepts in high school theology courses. Here, Aidan Moorehouse (class of 2020), provides a supreme example of mastery. The assignment required the creation and exposition of an original...
Dear Families, Charity. It is a word laden with baggage, such as past experiences and cliches. Images of food drives and used clothing collections come to mind. Charity is giving stuff to those in need. Charity is helping those in obvious need: the...
Dear Families, I have been reading(and re-reading) John Milton Gregory's The Seven Laws of Teaching, sharing his lucid commentary with teachers. And then it occurred to me that some of his insights are so spot on that parents too would benefit from...
Dear Families, When completing my graduate classes in administration we read the popular business text, Good to Great (2001, Collins). The author puts forth the metaphor of a business as a bus. He questions decisions made pertaining to the...
Mount Royal Academy has announced academic awards of junior high and high school students for the 2nd quarter of the 2018-2019 school year. Twelve students earned a position on the Headmaster’s List. To receive honor roll recognition, eligible...
Dear Families, I often tell the story of how God's grace brought me to Catholic education. I can assure you it was not my plan. I vividly recall feeling a lack of fervor when selecting Saint Thomas Aquinas to be my patron saint at Confirmation. I...
Beginning in 1974, Catholic Schools' Week has long been the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. Tracing our roots to such primary figures as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. John Neumann, and more; we are grateful to the...
“A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” Jn 10:10 As our school prepares to journey once again to the nation’s capital for the 46th annual March for Life, it is...
Test scores can indicate success but certainly do not define it. We measure success on a different plane. Nevertheless, it is good practice to utilize the assessments that are widely accepted in order to gauge relative academic achievement. As the...