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Back to School

The 2019 school year is in full swing in Archdiocese of Washington Catholic schools! Our Back to School section is featured in our latest edition, available in parishes now.

In this series

New principal came back home to St. Mary of the Assumption School

The title of Thomas Wolfe’s novel, “You Can’t Go Home Again,” certainly doesn’t apply to Ashley Lewis, who has returned to St. Mary of the Assumption...

As a student, parent and now as its new principal, St. Elizabeth School is ‘second home’ for Mary Penny

When St. Elizabeth School in Rockville, Maryland, opened its doors for the new school year on Sept. 6, students and parents walked past balloons and a large banner, and then...

Interim principal Christine Patton’s ‘amazing’ journey at St. Columba School began as member of pioneer class

Fifty years ago in 1969 – the year of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Woodstock concert and the “Amazin’” Mets World Series triumph – St. Columba...

Georgetown Visitation’s new leader looks forward to continuing school’s legacy of faith and learning

Reflecting on her first job in Catholic education -- teaching kindergarten at Holy Family School in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, in 1992 – Dr. Barbara Edmondson said,...

Helpful tips for parents during this new school year

Finding a new routine as kids get back to school can be a challenge, but here are some tips that might help as students step out of their homes and back into the classroom. The...

Archdiocesan child protection office follows ‘rigid policy’ to keep children safe

Using a frequently updated and closely followed child protection policy, the Archdiocese of Washington’s Office of Child and Youth Protection and Safe Environment is “constantly...

Official urges parents to monitor their children’s social media usage

With the start of the new school year, Courtney Chase, the executive director of the Archdiocese of Washington’s Office of Child and Youth Protection and Safe Environment, is...

At Opening of Schools Mass, Archbishop Gregory encourages Catholic school teachers to turn to the Holy Spirit

As Catholic school teachers from throughout the Archdiocese of Washington’s Catholic schools gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in...

Back to school in St Mary's School of Piscataway, MD

St. Mary's School of Piscataway in Clinton, Maryland, opened its doors on Aug. 27 for its first day of school. (CS photos/Andrew Biraj) ...