The Chicago White Sox recognized four local baseball players in the Sox ACE Program at a special college signing day ceremony at Guranteed Rate Field on Nov. 14.
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Scheffers top player for Trinity College
Colette Scheffers of Flossmoor had an outstanding season as a leading volleyball player for Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. Colette Scheffers Scheffers led the Trinity team offensively with 2.80 kills per set. A kill is an attack by a player that is not returnable by the receiving player on[Read More…]
Marian Catholic to celebrate homecoming along with school’s 60th anniversary
Marian Catholic High School is celebrating its homecoming this week. Various events and activities will take place at the school during this celebration. As a reflection of the school’s 60th anniversary, the theme for this year’s Homecoming celebration is “Homecoming Rewind – Dancing through the Decades.” Students are celebrating the[Read More…]
Sister Mary Jo becomes internet sensation after throwing first pitch
Sister Mary Jo Sobieck, a nun of the Dominican Order of Springfield, who was bestowed the honor of throwing out a ceremonial first pitch in celebration of Marian Catholic High School’s 60th anniversary threw a strike — and went viral on social media.
Marian Catholic supporters get a chance to walk Sox field
The Chicago White Sox will host the Marian Catholic High School Marching Band for a performance before the 6:10 p.m. game Aug. 18 against the Kansas City Royals. The Marian band, a seven-time Bands of America Grand National Champion and Class 3A state champion, will march into Guaranteed Rate Field[Read More…]
Flossmoor resident honored as tennis co-captain
Kyle Scheffers of Flossmoor won numerous honors as co-captain of the Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, during his senior year. An alumnus of Marian Catholic High School, Scheffers graduated from Trinity in May with a degree in economics. He is the son of Cathy and Todd Scheffers. Scheffers’s strong academic[Read More…]
Local students make Marian High honor roll
Thirty-nine students from Homewood and Flossmoor made the fourth quarter honor roll at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights. Twenty-five of the students are from Flossmoor, including Jordyn Allen, Calyn Brumley, William Brunner, Alexandria Davis, Caroline DiLuia, Alec Dinwiddie, Riley Driscoll, Victoria Frazier, Jaya Hall, Cleveland Hardy III, Eden[Read More…]
Flossmoor students inducted into Marian Catholic National Honor Society
Four Flossmoor students were among 88 juniors and seniors recently inducted into the Marian Catholic High School National Honor Society. Calyn Brumley, Riley Driscoll, Erin Kelly and Jacob Klupchak were inducted during a ceremony on Thursday, May 10. The distinction recognizes outstanding students for their achievements in scholarship, character, leadership[Read More…]
‘Hairspray’ staged April 20, 21, 22 at Marian Catholic High
When Marian Catholic High School stages the musical “Hairspray” this weekend it will be senior Steven Babick’s final performance. Steven, of Homewood, will be joined on stage by sophomore Fiona Keating and freshman Taylor Trojan, both of Flossmoor, for the 7 p.m. shows Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21,[Read More…]
The rise of fencing
Forget Zorro. He wasn’t a fencer. The masked man’s swashbuckling movie scenes that capture the clatter from dueling rapiers as opponents fight on isn’t what today’s fencing is about. Today’s fencing requires one-on-one strategy, physical agility and intensity and it’s drawing the attention of students at Homewood-Flossmoor and Marian Catholic High[Read More…]