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Several Catholic schools diligently keep us  posted on student and school achievements. Here’s a quick look at some recent happenings: Christmas spirit week at Notre Dame Prep — Northern Arizona Catholics got snow earlier this week, but Notre Dame students played in it at school today. The school brought in a snow slide. AS far [...]

For the second straight year, a Catholic elementary school student has earned top honors in a local Veterans Day essay contest. Andrew Johnson, an eighth-grader at St. Timothy School in Mesa, placed first in the junior high school category of the annual contest sponsored by the Phoenix VA Health Care System. His reflective essay on [...]

MESA — Eighth graders at Christ the King School have joined the annual 40 Days for Life fall prayer campaign which runs through Nov. 1. The prayer campaign reaches its halfway point today. The students are praying for an end to abortion and educating the public about the issue. Christ the King students placed 150 [...]

After waiting nearly all summer for the results, I recently learned that Mariah Martinez, eighth-grader at Christ the King Catholic School earned first place in both a local and national writing contest sponsored by Catholic Daughters of America. Four of the state level winners were also from the area. Members of the local court presented [...]

MESA — Shortly before students returned to Christ the King Catholic School and the daily recitation of the pledge of allegiance Aug. 12, their principal was honored for his patriotism. Teresa Fisher, the school’s athletic director and physical education teacher, alongside the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, presented Don Graff with the Patriot [...]