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  We’re midway through coverage of graduation season at local Catholic high schools. I attended one Baccaleaureate Mass and two graduations. The Catholic Sun also interviewed at least one student from all six Catholic high schools in the Valley (look for coverage in our June 4 issue and on YouTube).  While I was at some [...]

Sports drinks like Gatorade’s “Shine on” are full of sodium and potassium. The electrolytes help athletes replenish the minerals lost during competition. Apparently, there’s something in sports drinks that makes Catholic school students shine on and off the playing field as well. I discovered this week that a third Catholic school athlete in the diocese [...]

The 2009 Pure Fashion show for teenaged girls who want to look “pretty, not provocative,” returns to the Valley tomorrow. The show, now in its second year in Arizona, features dozens of local teenagers — such as Bridget Meschen, a junior at Seton Catholic High School in Chandler — showing off stylish outfits that mom, dad [...]

I haven’t seen the official release posted online yet, but I read on Brophy College Preparatory’s Student news page today that senior Scott Ferreira was named 2009 Outstanding Young Man by City of Phoenix Council 2. He stood out among applicants from six other schools living in council district 2. Brophy students also applied for [...]

Seton Catholic cheer squad wins top honors at camp FLAGSTAFF — Seton Catholic High School Spirit Line received a superior rating over all at the Universal Cheerleaders Association Camp Aug. 8-10. The squad, who competed against 13 other Arizona teams, also won first place in “Extreme Cheer” and “Home Pom Routine.” The association also named [...]