Homewood-Flossmoor at Marian Catholic football game

Marian Catholic's Lorenzo Aldridge catches the ball Friday as Homewood-Flossmoor played Marian Catholic in high school football at Marian Catholic.

Homewood-Flossmoor at Marian Catholic football game

Marian Catholic and Homewood-Flossmoor prepare for the snap Friday during a high school football game at Marian Catholic.

Schererville student aces ACT

Marian Catholic High School senior Tim LaVelle, of Schererville, combines academics, athletics, fine arts and service for a multi-faceted high school experience.

Marian eucharistic ministers commissioned for the year

Marian Catholic High School welcomes 55 seniors as Eucharistic Ministers for the new school year. They were commissioned at a Sept. 9 All-School Mass.

Caring for God's resources

Student volunteers Blake Rivera, a senior from Chicago Heights; Nate Jackson, a junior from Sauk Village; and Najee Miller, a senior from Hammond; gather plastic bottles and aluminum cans from recycling containers throughout the Marian Catholic High School campus.

Caring for God's resources

Leadership from Marian Catholic High School's Generation Green, along with co-moderators and members of the Board of Directors ad hoc Environmental Committee, discuss the "Caring for God's Resources" plan at a recent meeting, front row from left, Don Murday; senior Carlee Wieser, of Schererv…

Marian Catholic honors 69 students for academic perfection

Marian seniors Chandler Todd, left, and Jay Hochstetler, both of Crete, have been friends and classmates since their grade school days at St. Liborius in Steger.

Marian Catholic honors 69 students for academic perfection

Among the Marian seniors receiving recognition for academic perfection were Uzoma Nwabara, of Olympia Fields; Rachel Glenn, of Chicago; Jamie Johnson, of South Holland, and Elyse Kelly, of Lansing.

Marian teams with Northshore Concert Band for spring concert

Members of the Marian Catholic Symphonic Band at a performance earlier this year. The group will combine with the Northshore Concert Band April 27 at Governors State University.

Marian Catholic speech team ends season on high note

Members of the Marian Catholic High School Group Interpretation team performed "To Kill a Mockingbird" at the Illinois High School Association state finals. In front are Kyle Fitzgerald '13, of Park Forest; and Jaboukie Young-White '12, of Harvey. In the second row are Pia Lyander '13, Hazel…

Marian Catholic captures first in mock trial competition

Marian Catholic mock trial team members are, seated, Gabriela Valedon, of Flossmoor; Gabrielle Young, of Hazel Crest; Daryl Pugh II, of Matteson; Julian Chavolla, of Sauk Village; Steven Jackson, of Richton Park, and Mary Helen "Melen" Skurka of Lowell. Standing is Shirley Morris, vice princ…

High school hosts Marian Madness Final Four event

Alumni, parents and friends of Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights cheer for their favorite teams at Marian Madness last year. The event offers viewing of the men's NCAA Final Four tournament.

When a piece of PIE isn't enough

Senior theology students are served pie in the Marian Catholic Library as part of an instructional unit on life balance. Students left to right are John Waldron, of Tinley Park; Adam Bergen, of Orland Park; Trisha Gopalakrishnan, of Munster, and Kiayla Jackson, of Sauk Village. Serving pie i…

Marian Catholic wins speech sectional with 9 state qualifying events

Individual event speech team members advancing to state competition include those seated, Adam King, of Lansing; Joe Wlos, of Crete; Conor Keane, of Oak Forest; Jaboukie Young-White, of Midlothian; Summer Fields, of Richton Park, and LaMar Riddle, of Richton Park. Not pictured, Kiayla Jack…

Marian Catholic hosts speech tourney

Members of the Marian Catholic speech team, many sporting medals earned Jan. 15, include front row, Theresa Milazzo, of Matteson; Asher Miles, of Matteson; Zakiya Harris, of Hazel Crest; Bernadette Senick, of Tinley Park; Hanna Lang, of Monee; Paris Glenn, of Olympia Fields, and Ken Pilota, …

Tales from college life

Patrick O'Shea, '12, and Erin O'Shea, '09, of Munster, share a moment at Marian's recent College Day. Erin O'Shea is a sophomore at Cornell University.

Tales from college life

Among the panelists for Marian Catholic's College Day were Amanda Meyer, of Dyer, a sophomore at St. Louis University; Carolyn Liesen, of Chicago, a sophomore at St. Louis University; Anna Ceragioli, of Flossmoor, a sophomore at Marquette University, and Joe Buoscio, of Lynwood, a freshman a…

Roaring '20s come alive at Marian Catholic High School

MCHS juniors Mollie Lindeman, of Matteson; Ellen Collins, of Frankfort, and Grace Narcisi, of Chicago Heights, presented information on the exploding popularity of jazz music in the 1920s.

Roaring '20s come alive at Marian Catholic High School

Sharing what motion pictures were like in the 1920s are juniors Matt Hurt, of Glenwood; Julian Childers, of Matteson; and Josh Pinkus, of Munster.

Roaring '20s come alive at Marian Catholic High School

Marian Catholic juniors displaying elegant fashions from the Roaring '20s are Josie Novak, of St. John, and Bradley Engstrand, of Olympia Fields.

Eucharistic ministers participate in all-school Mass

Eucharistic ministers at Marian Catholic High School participating in the Immaculate Conception holy day Mass are, front row from left, Yesenia Juarez, Emily Arvia, and Amy Martello, second row, Beth O'Malley, Molly Dettman (Dominican preacher), and Jasmine Cajas, third row, MaryLou Herbias,…

Eucharistic ministers participate in all-school Mass

The Rev. William O'Mara, chaplain at Marian Catholic High School, leads the school community in celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception last month.

Marian Catholic prevails at Sanburg forensics tourney

First-place finishers from Marian Catholic in the December forensics tourney include junior Jaboukie Young-White, of Harvey; senior Joe Wlos, of Crete; senior Adam King, of Lansing; senior Kiayla Jacksonm of Sauk Village, and senior Blake Rivera, of Chicago Heights.

AP Scholars number 117 at Marian Catholic

Members of the Marian Catholic High School class of 2011 who received Advanced Placement honors include first row, from left to right, Kaitlyn VanTuyl, of Lansing; Chris Zajeski, of Crete; Jay Hochstetler,of Crete; Robert Bailey, of Olympia Fields; Colin Parsons, of Park Forest, and Conor Ke…

Marian Catholic open house is today

A few of the nearly 300 Marian Catholic open house guides stop for a quick photo with Sister Dorothy Marie, director of recruitment. From the left is Uzoma Nwabara, of Olympia Fields; Liz Murzyn, of Schererville; Beth O'Malley, of Tinley Park; Sister Dorothy Marie, O.P., Jordan de Bord, of S…

Marian Catholic raises funds for breast cancer fight

Among the 500 participants in Marian's "Live Pink, Be Black and Gold" breast cancer fundraiser were, from left, Katie Ziltz, 2011, of Crete; Jake Lorenz, '12, of Lansing; Jessica Jarosky, '11, of Dyer; Brett Lilek ,'12, of South Holland; Uzoma Nwabara, '11, of Olympia Fields, and Chandler To…

Marian awards 60 letters for academic perfection

Senior Nora Zerante, of Chicago Heights, receives her academic letter from Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, O.P., principal of Marian Catholic.

Marian awards 60 letters for academic perfection

Among the 60 students honored for academic achievement at Marian Catholic include seated, Matt Wilk, of Olympia Fields, and Nikki Panozzo, of Tinley Park. Standing are Taylor Jones, of Schererville; Steven Kekeis, of St. John; Ryan Hutchison, of Dyer; Kelly Foley, of Chicago Heights; Paul de…

Five Marian seniors earn national recognition

National Achievement semifinalists at Marian Catholic High School are Zachary Best, of South Holland, and Alexander Jackson, of Dolton.

Five Marian seniors earn national recognition

National Merit semifinalists at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights are, from left, Adam King, of Lansing, Conor Keane, of Oak Forest, and Megan Murday, of Frankfort.

Five Marian seniors earn national recognition

National Merit commended students at Marian Catholic High School include, from left, Michael Basile, of Chicago Heights; Robert Bailey, of Olympia Fields; Madeline Tolish, of Flossmoor; Joe Wlos, of Crete; Kaitlyn VanTuyl, of Lansing, and Michael Spear, of Mokena. Not pictured is Caitlin Hel…

Five Marian seniors earn national recognition

National Achievement commended students at Marian Catholic High School include Kalila Harris, of Hazel Crest; Uzoma Nwabara, of Olympia Fields; Daryl Pugh, of Matteson; Paul Jenkins, of Country Club Hills, and Aisosa Omorogbe, of Lansing. Not pictured is Jamie Johnson, of South Holland.

All-school Mass celebrated

Marian Catholic High School celebrated its first all-school Mass last month to welcome the Class of 2014 to the Marian community. Dominican preacher Molly Dettmann, of Tinley Park, shares with the congregation during the all-school Mass.

Guest composer works with Marian Catholic singers

Kyle Habben, of Matteson, Ben David, of Chicago, and Adam King, of Lansing, are three members of the Madrigal Singers at Marian Catholic High School who are set to perform Thursday.

Marian Catholic band parents present Oktoberfest

Marian Catholic Marching Spartans Joe Bergen '11, of Orland Park, Anthony Agbabiaka '11, of Crete, Emily Haser '11, of Frankfort, Sheldon Fulton '11, of South Holland, Kaitlyn VanTuyl '11, of Lansing, Anthony Genisio '11, of Glenwood, Kurt Jones '11, of Steger, Suzy Clarke '11, of Chicago, a…

Marian Catholic celebrates homecoming and class reunion

Senior Liz Murzyn, of Schererville, dresses the 1980s part on Sept. 21 during Marian Catholic's Spirit Week.

Marian Catholic celebrates homecoming and class reunion

Homecoming Court nominees from Marian Catholic High School are Seniors T.J. Galullo, of Dyer; Hayley Stuber, of Oak Forest; Dia Bennett, of Olympia Fields; Olivia Mlakar, of Crete; Robbie Fink, of South Holland, and Nate Bodnar, of Highland.

Marian Catholic celebrates homecoming and class reuion

Thursday was Class Color day at Marian Catholic High School as this group of seniors portray in their pink tie-dyed shirts. The whole school got into the spirit of homecoming week.

Marian grad receives Fulbright award

Stephanie Erazo, of Hammond, and a 2006 graduate of Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, is going to Spain for a year on a Fulbright scholarship.

Marian Catholic endowment golf classic tops $100K

Four-time winners of the Endowment Golf Classic's optional Nine-Hole Scramble are Mario Minotti '05, Patrick Hanifin '03, Ryan Noth '03, and David Meyers '03.

Marian Catholic endowment golf classic tops $100K

The 2010 Endowment Golf Classic Committee is from left to right in the front row Laura DeGregorio, Shannon Reidy '90, Sue Sheehan Trump '75, Susan Van Etten '80, Marielle Zagone, Kerry Beukema '00, Sandy Sweeney, Greg Underwood, and Eileen Gallagher Daw '78. In the back row are Jim Matese '7…