St. Angela Merici, foundress of the Ursuline Sisters, called upon her followers to “live for God,”  a call lived out by the students at Saint Ursula Academy (SUA) in Cincinnati. The school’s all-volunteer Campus Ministry Council assists Campus Minister Andrea Brunsman in guiding the young women to this call when …

Most graduating high school seniors don’t expect to be back at their alma mater anytime soon. That was not the case for Michaele “Mickey” Townsend, a 2018 graduate of DePaul Cristo Rey High School (DPCR) in Cincinnati, who returned to her alma mater to serve as the new Campus Minister. …

Editor’s Note: This article was posted in 2023. As we get ready for Football Season 2024, how the Elder News Network runs.  Story and photos by M.D. Pitman Elder is not just a high school for Adam Duwel and Jack Langen. For them – and the current student body and …

Late summer means it is time to go back to school. While some students are packing up their backpacks, grabbing their brown paper lunch bags and heading out the door to catch the bus, others have an easier commute. Some young people instead head to the kitchen table to begin …

When they join the military, service members commit to unwaveringly serve and protect our country, and schools showing profound dedication to support those military members and their families are recognized as Purple Star Schools. This honor highlights the exceptional efforts of educational institutions who create inclusive and supportive environments for …

Cincinnati’s new Xavier Jesuit Academy (XJA) – the only Jesuit Catholic elementary school in the Cincinnati region – will open Wednesday, August 14, 2024 in Bond Hill. XJA will provide a faith-based, scholarship-funded education for young men, grades 3 – 8, with smaller class sizes and an extended day. “The …

At the entrance of a parish school where I previously served as principal is a reproduction of the Renaissance artist Fra Angelico’s “The Annunciation.” In the painting, St. Gabriel comes to the Blessed Virgin Mary to announce that she will give birth to the Son of the Most High and …

Q: Tell us a little bit about who you are. Where are you originally from? I was born in Cleveland and moved around often. My father was a football coach, and we lived in northern Kentucky for three years while he coached at the University of Cincinnati. After attending Ohio …

Stephanie Hicks has been appointed as the new Montessori School Director at The Summit Country Day School for the 2024-2025 school year. She will succeed Lauren Guip, who is stepping down to spend more time with her family and pursue other opportunities. Hicks holds a bachelor’s degree in child development …

Just in time for its inaugural academic year, Xavier Jesuit Academy, a new Catholic grade school in Bond Hill, will serve as the anchor site for this year’s Community Makeover. Now in its fifteenth year, the Community Makeover is a collaboration by the Cincinnati Reds, Procter and Gamble, the Cincinnati …