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CIF-SS polls: Bishop Diego joins Mater Dei, Paraclete at No. 1
Two impressive wins have boosted Bishop Diego High School into the top spot of the CIF-Southern Section Division 6 football rankings, released Sept. 5.
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Four generations at Sacred Heart
“I used to like typing with Sister [Mary] Flora,” said Virginia Arguello, a member of the class of 1943 at Sacred Heart High School, the all-girls secondary school in Lincoln Heights. “I didn’t take Spanish because I spoke Spanish all my life. And I was very good at sports. Mostly basketball, volley ball, softball. I loved basketball.”
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Yazmin Montoya: From soccer star to campus missionary
She’d been an All-CIF soccer player at Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, leading her team to two CIF championships. She’d then broken scoring records in her freshman year at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, made first team all-conference and was on her way to the successful soccer career she’d envisioned.
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Servite High School celebrates grand opening of Father Kevin Fitzpatrick Aquatic Center
On Aug. 24, Servite High School in Anaheim held a dedication ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the new Father Kevin Fitzpatrick Aquatic Center, marking the end of a yearlong $5.7 million project.
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St. Monica High School names new principal
St. Monica High School in Santa Monica has named James Spellman as the new principal for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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Mayor Robert Garcia returns to kick off President’s Ambassador Program at St. Anthony High School
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia returned to St. Anthony High School (SAHS) to officially kick off the school’s student leadership program, a training course that Garcia helped create while working at the school before becoming mayor.
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Divisions set in boys’ water polo, girls’ tennis
Divisional alignments have been established (for the most part) by the California Interscholastic-Southern Section for boys’ water polo and girls’ tennis, both of which begin regular season competition Aug. 21.
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CIF-SS pre-season polls announced; Mater Dei, Paraclete No. 1 in football
The Mater Dei Monarchs and Paraclete Spirits each received No. 1 rankings in their respective divisions according to the initial CIF-Southern Section football polls released Aug. 21, just prior to the start of the regular season for most high school teams this week.
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LA Archdiocese begins school year by expanding innovative educational programs to more Catholic schools
Nearly 80,000 students, from transitional kindergarten to 12th grade, in 266 schools across the tri-county Archdiocese (Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties) have headed back to school with several schools launching new language and technology programs and breaking ground on school expansion projects. Established more than 100 years ago, Catholic schools in the Archdiocese provide faith-based education where students receive tools for success in college and in their future careers focused on a commitment to service to their local and global communities.
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Archbishop Gomez: Make Oscar Romero’s mission your own
The 100th birthday of Blessed Oscar Romero was a time for Los Angelenos to reflect on the martyred Salvadoran bishop’s virtues and how his vision can be made a reality today.