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Seventh-Grade Leadership Conference at JCA
17th annual event brings 420 students from 17 grade schools JOLIET – How do you define leadership? For grade school or high school students, it can be as prominent as running for class president or it can be as universal as standing up to a bully or defending a classmate. It can be the unnoticed … Read More
Sunny Hill residents ‘graduate’ from JCA
Eight from Sunny Hill Nursing Home become Class of 2012 JOLIET – The usual “Pomp and Circumstance” could be heard coming out of Joliet Catholic Academy’s Student Activity Center, but this was no ordinary graduation ceremony for Nick Rodriguez and Jill Hickey. Rodriguez and Hickey, senior students at JCA, were among the escorts for eight men … Read More
JCA athletic trio signs for college
Blatti (baseball), Goulding (softball), Pennington (volleyball) commit JOLIET – After playing two seasons of varsity softball and then transferring to Joliet Catholic Academy for her final two years, senior Mallory Goulding has developed into an expert on picking the proper school. “The feeling you get when you walk into a place,” Goulding said, “is what … Read More
JCA celebrates Shakespeare’s birthday
Festival of food, skits highlights Shakespeare’s 448th birthday JOLIET – Good food. Amazing entertainment. That is how Sheila Fry, teacher and chair of the English Department, promoted Joliet Catholic Academy’s annual William Shakespeare festival, which was held April 19 in honor of Shakespeare’s 448th birthday. JCA’s seniors, the Class of 2012, hosted the day-long event … Read More
JCA hands out 2012 Alumni Awards
Bertani, Cameron, Ericksens and Lovstad honored at banquet JOLIET – Call them the Fab Five. Matthew Bertani (’79), Kevin Cameron (’98), DebyJo and Jack Ericksen and Robert Lovstad were honored by the Joliet Catholic Academy Alumni Association with Alumni Awards at its annual Honors Banquet. Shamus Mudron (’95), the president of the JCA Alumni Association, … Read More
25 students recognized by NAHS
Art Exhibit ribbons, Sixth-Grade Art Contest winners also cited JOLIET – Thirteen newcomers and 12 returning members were honored in the chapel recently during Joliet Catholic Academy’s annual National Art Honor Society induction ceremony. Ian Barr, Maggie DiPietro, Jaclyn Doumanian, Christopher Jagodzinski, Megan Jurica, Michelle LaViola, Gianna Lincoln, Daniel Preradovic, Brittany Rosales, Carson Smith, Alex … Read More
UPDATED: Honor roll for third quarter
JOLIET – Joliet Catholic Academy, a coeducational college preparatory Roman Catholic high school, is pleased to announce its honor roll for the third quarter. JCA maintains two honor rolls. Requirements for inclusion are: A Honor Roll (four As and the remainder of grades B) and B Honor Roll (All Bs or a B average produced by … Read More
JCA’s April Students of the Month
Kelsie Chasten, Nick Collofello and Austin Naal honored for April JOLIET – Joliet Catholic Academy is pleased to announce its Students of the Month for March: Kelsie Chasten, Kiwanis Club of Joliet; Nick Collofello, Rotary Club of Joliet; and Austin Naal, Joliet Noon Lions Club. The daughter of Steven and Kellie, Chasten ranks 17th in her … Read More
Welcome to JCA’s refreshed website!
Greetings parents, students, alumni and friends! Welcome to jca-online.org, Joliet Catholic Academy’s refurbished website. Today, we are proud to announce the official launching and unveiling of our sleek, modern, streamlined and user-friendly website. Under the direction of Diane Nowaczyk, JCA’s Director of Institutional Advancement, this project to update the website began in August and underwent … Read More
JCA inducts six for 2012 in Hall of Fame
JOLIET – They have been revered as pillars of the Joliet Catholic Academy community for decades. Barb Bertino. Dave Douglas. Marge Lakota. Virginia Lovell-Mladic. Peg Stoiber. And Christine Voss. In an event organized by Bill Pender, JCA’s Assistant Principal, those six longtime, respected employees of the college preparatory high school for boys and girls were … Read More
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