WHEN ORANGE County experienced a dramatic population growth during the 1950s and 1960s, the number of Catholic parishes and schools…
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PAX CHRISTI ACADEMIES’ ORGANIC FARM
TWO PAX CHRISTI Academies schools started the school year with another way for student learning: being outside, surrounded by plants…
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MATER DEI BEGINS MAJOR CAMPUS EXPANSION
FOR DECADES, MATER DEI High School’s theater, dance, choir and instrumental music students along with Monarch tennis teams have had…
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL MENTALLY READY
READY OR NOT, the new school year is just around the corner. As parents prepare for the first day back,…
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THE NEXT CHAPTER: ROSARY ACADEMY’S BOLD STEP TOWARD A STRONGER, BRIGHTER FUTURE
ROSARY ACADEMY, ORANGE County’s only Catholic all-girls high school, has launched a landmark fundraising campaign. The school hosted a kickoff…
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2026 NANO NAGLE AWARDS PRESENTED TO TWO TEACHERS AT ST. NORBERT CATHOLIC SCHOOL
AMONG THE MANY awards presented at the May 28 baccalaureate for eighth-grade graduating students, two teachers were also recognized for…
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BUILDING MOMENTUM TOGETHER: CRISTO REY ORANGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL RAISES MORE THAN $2 MILLION AT ANNUAL ¡VIVA! GALA
UNDER THE THEME “Building Momentum Together,” Cristo Rey Orange County High School raised over $2 million at its third annual…
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OLFA STARTS A NEW TRADITION
AS THE END OF THE school year approaches, one local campus decided it was time to start a new tradition:…
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UNLEAVENED BREAD
AS SECOND-GRADE students around the diocese prepare for their First Communion, one classroom decided to look closer at the history…
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STRIKES, SPARES AND MOTHER & SON TIME
ANGELA MERCHANT LINED up her green bowling ball and let it fly, knocking all but five pins down. But this…









