For the 6th consecutive year, the Remmert Family Memorial Scholarship has been presented to St. Benedict students. This year’s recipients are juniors Dante Carrasco and Marisa Mata. A memorial scholarship endowment fund to benefit rising juniors and seniors was established at the Catholic Diocese of Memphis six years ago to commemorate the lives of …
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St. Benedict senior bowler, Nathan King, is among eight prep bowlers named as a finalist for the Commercial Appeal Prep Bowler of the Year1 In addition, Head Bowling Coach Deacon Jeff Drzycimski was named Boys Bowling Coach of the Year by the Cmmercial Appeal
Immaculate Conception Cathedral School junior Maria Nguyen has been selected to receive the Herman Albert and Bernice Agnes Remmert Scholarship Award for the 2019-20 academic year. The $1750 scholarship is awarded annually to Catholic school junior or seniors with career plans in government, business, science, art or engineering. Selection criteria include GPA, student essay, and …
Immaculate Conception Cathedral School’s Mindfulness Club members made Easter pillows this week for families who might not be able to provide baskets or special gifts for their children. Making the kits was also a chance for them to practice one of the skills enhanced through mindfulness — concentration. Students focused intently on the task, making …
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The annual St. Benedict at Auburndale High School Academics Day for teams from Diocesan Middle Schools brought a lot of bright young students together on the SBA campus in healthy academic competition on Saturday, April 13. Teams from Incarnation, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sacred Heart (Southaven), St. Ann in Bartlett, St. Francis of Assisi …
Three Diocesan Catholic School teachers were nominated and selected as Educators of the Week sponsored by WREG, News Channel 3. They were nominated by a student, students or families during the year and WREG-_TV recognized them again at their annual Educators of the Year luncheon. Ironically, all three have connection to St. Benedict at Auburndale …
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The St. Agnes Academy Canstruction team won the Structural Ingenuity Award for the second year in a row at the University of Memphis’ annual engineering Canstruction competition. The Structural Ingenuity Award, which is based on innovative structural design as shown through complexity and stability, is the Civil Engineering award for the competition. The St. Agnes …
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Men came from all across the Diocese of Memphis on March 23rd to celebrate Men’s Morning of Spirituality this year. Men’s Morning of Spirituality, MMOS, is an annual event for men seeking to enrich their Catholic faith, with keynote speakers and local witness speakers sharing stories, traditions and dogma, related to theme topics. Holy Mass, …
Immaculate Conception Cathedral School upper school students competed with other Memphis-area high school students in the World Language Fair at the University of Memphis on April 1. In the French 2 category, ICCS senior Michal Kennell won first prize in French writing, and junior Samantha Oswald won third place in French research. Photo (L-R): Michal …
Many groups give awards to various organizations and individuals throughout the year, but none appear to be specifically offered to those who show consistent acts of service. Therefore, Faith West TN has initiated a “Person of the Year” award whereby anyone from the Diocese who has selflessly donated their time and talent to …
