Athletic News

JCA CLASS OF 2023 HONORED WITH SENIOR AWARDS AT ANNUAL BACCALAUREATE LITURGY AND GRADUATION

  The Joliet Catholic Academy Class of 2023 graduated on Sunday, May 21 in the JCA Student Activity Center. Earlier in the week on Tuesday, JCA graduates took part in a Baccalaureate Liturgy led by Principal Celebrant the Most Reverend Carl Markelz, O.Carm., at the Cathedral of St. Raymond. The Class of 2023 received awards … Read More

Joliet Catholic Academy names Madeleine Smietanski as the new Head Dance Team Coach

    Joliet Catholic Academy Athletic Director Jim O’Brien is proud to announce Madeleine Smietanski as the new Head Dance Team Coach of the Angels. Smietanski is an All-American Dancer who has spent the last eighteen years as a competitive dancer. She has choreographed and taught various technique master classes to several High School Dance … Read More

The East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees

Joliet Catholic Academy President/Principal Dr. Jeff Budz is proud to announce that Dave Douglas (’75), Samantha Quigley-Smith (’06), and the 2013 Hilltopper Baseball State Championship Team have been inducted into the ESCC 2023 Hall of Fame. The East Suburban Catholic Conference honored its 16th Hall of Fame Class on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at Abbington Banquet … Read More

Summer Camp Registration is NOW OPEN!

  Future Angels and Hilltoppers, Each summer Joliet Catholic Academy welcomes over 900 grade school students to the home of the Angels and Hilltoppers. JCA offers 20 different camps to accommodate campers’ individual interests via Academic, Athletic, Activity, and Fine Art Camps. Our accomplished teachers and coaches enjoy working with campers so they can have … Read More

2023 Hilltopper/Angel Banquet

The 2023 Hilltopper/Angel Banquet featuring Olympic Bronze medalist Kelly Murphy ’08 and WNBA Champion Allie Quigley ’04 is scheduled for Thursday, February 23rd in the JCA gym.   Hilltopper & Angel Banquet | Joliet Catholic Academy (jca-online.org) … Read More

Support the Dane Thayer Memorial Scholarship & WIN 4 Bears vs. Packers Tickets

The Dane Thayer Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of the late Dane Thayer (JCA ’05) by his family to benefit JCA students in financial need. Over $50,000 in scholarships has been raised for students in financial need at JCA over the past two years from the Dane Thayer Memorial Golf Outing. To encourage further … Read More

Support The Dane Thayer Memorial Scholarship & WIN 4 Bears vs. Packers Tickets

The Dane Thayer Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of the late Dane Thayer (JCA ’05) by his family to benefit JCA students in financial need. Over $50,000 in scholarships has been raised for students in financial need at JCA over the past two years from the Dane Thayer Memorial Golf Outing. To encourage further … Read More

HILLTOPPER FOOTBALL VS. CHICAGO PHILLIPS TICKET AND STREAMING INFORMATION

Our Hilltoppers take on Chicago Phillips this Friday at Joliet Memorial Stadium, Kickoff 7:00 p.m.   TICKETS – GoFan: https://gofan.co/app/events/749071?schoolId=IL86547 Ticket price set by the IHSA. All fans, including students must purchase a ticket. GoFan $5.00, Cash ticket $6.00   Livestream – NFHS Network: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/…/joliet…/gamde572fb638   #GoHill … Read More

𝐉𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐃𝐑. 𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐑

Joliet Catholic Academy, along with Morris Hospital acknowledged, congratulated and thanked Joliet Catholic Alum, Dr. Raymond Meyer for his long-term work at the school with our athletes and at the hospital with a ceremonial Coin Flip at Friday’s football game. Dr. Meyer has been on the sidelines for 25 years helping with JCA athletes and … Read More

JCA to host Boys Basketball Player Development Camp on October 17

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