8th graders were invited to represent Metro Catholic. They listened to speakers and had lunch at The Silver Grille at Ritz Carlton yesterday. The luncheon was sponsored by Boys Hope Girls Hope.
more...The annual Humphrey event was held on Sunday, October 1st in historic St. Stephen Church. The awardees this year were: St. Barbara Parish ~ accepted by Fr. Joe Hilinski and St. Barbara parishioners, Third Federal Foundation ~ accepted by Mr. Kurt Karakul, and The House of Champions founding mothers ~ Sr. Karen Bohan,OSU, Sr. Mary Kay Conkey, OSU and Sr. Nanette Zeimet, SND.
more...This years forum held in the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State was attended by hundreds of Catholic School educators, catechists and administrators. Our own Sergio Harris, Grade 4, was a speaker on the importance of Catholic education and the Metro Catholic family in his life.
more...The students of Metro Catholic donated money to help victims of the terrible hurricanes during September. The goal was to collect $500 in the month of September. They have surpassed their goal, and have collected over $800.
more...We would like to thank the J. Harrington & Marie E. Glidden Foundation for the generous grant we received in memory of Robert & Loretta Cleary and Marie & Harrington Glidden. We are very grateful for their support.
more...It has been a busy summer at Metro Catholic School. We are grateful to the Office of Catechical Formation and Education at the Diocese of Cleveland for a grant received for assisting us with the cost of the following renovations:
NEW boys' bathroom on the 2nd floor
NEW carpeting in 3 classrooms
NEW lighting in all 3 buildings
TUCK POINTING on Stephen & Michael buildings
REPAIR of walls damaged by water
GUTTER repairs
GARDEN IMPROVEMENTS in the Sr. Ann Michael garden
We would like to thank the Murphy Family Foundation for the grant we received in the amount of $10,000. The funds will be directed to the Literacy Readiness Program. We are very grateful for their support.
more...We are proud of all of our graduates, most especially for WHO they are, and also, for what they have achieved. The Class of 2017 has earned over $158,000 in scholarship money toward their high school tuition based on accomplishments made here at Metro Catholic. CONGRATULATIONS!
Did you know...
15 will be attending Cleveland Central Catholic
2 will be attending Magnificat High School
4 will be attending St. Ignatius High School
7 will be attending St. Joseph Academy
1 will be attending St. Martin de Porres High School
1 will be attending Benedictine High School
12 will be attending Holy Name High School
4 will be attending St. Edward High School
2 will be attending Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School
1 will be attending Max Hayes High School
2 will be attending Brooklyn High School
3 will be attending Padua Franciscan High School
1 will be attending Parma Community School
2 will be attending Trinity High School
1 will be attending Garrett Morgan High School
We are proud to announce that two of our students will be going to the State Finals for this writing competition: LORAIN HERNANDEZ and EVERETT ALAN HOOD. We wish them the best of luck at this prestigious competition.
more...At the first gathering of the Power of the Pen contest on Saturday two Metro Catholic students excelled. Of all the 7th graders from all over the city that entered this writing contest HALEY LEWIS came in 10th place and received a medal. Of all the 8th graders EVERETT ALAN HOOD came in 11th place and also received a medal. We congratulate them AND Ms. Coleman, their teacher who coordinates this activity.
more...In addition to the scholarship offered by Benedictine High School, EVERETT ALAN HOOD has also been offered $1,000/year from Villa Angela - St. Joseph High School. This is worth $4,000 if Everett chooses to accept it. NICHOLAS MORALES has received a $3,000/year scholarship to Padua High School. This is worth $12,000! We continue to celebrate our students AND their teachers who have prepared them so well!
more...We are pleased to announce another high school scholarship award for one of our 8th graders. Since he did so well on the entrance exam. NATHANIEL RICHARDSON has been awarded $500/year to Benedictine High School. His total scholarship is $2,000. We congratulate him, his family and our teachers who prepared him so well!
more...We are pleased to announce the first high school scholarship award for one of our 8th graders. Since he did so well on the entrance exam, EVERETT ALAN HOOD has been awarded $500/year to Benedictine High School. His total scholarship is $2,000. We congratulate him, his family and our teachers who prepared him so well!
more...Congratulations to the Student Government Officers for 2016 - 2017!
The Leadership Team (Co-Presidents): Karyangely Acosta, DeAndre Bennett, Rishawn Jason and Madeleine Wadesisi.
The Spirit Coordinators: Alicia Amberik and Diamond Rhodes
Student Green Coordinators: Samiry Barragan and Emerald Hood
Service Coordinator: Brigid Rodriguez
Secretary: Christian Nunez
Homeroom Representatives: Dominique Inniss, N'Sreen Abbas, Alma Rodriguez, Mia Mayorga, Angeline Torres, Hayley Lewis, Lillianna Morales, Leah Simon, Christina Nshimirimana, Alana Daleccio and Roselyn Cabrera
Our annual Patience and George Humphrey Society Event was held on Sunday, October 2nd in Historic St. Stephen Church. The honorees for 2016 are the St. Stephen Alumni Association, St. Albert the Great Parish and School, and Natalie McMahon from the Msgr. John J. McMahon Charitable Trust.
more...We would like to thank The Giant Eagle Foundation for the grant we received for $10,000. The funds this year will aide the Learning Center. We are grateful for their support through the years.
more...Jieming Tang (Alum '12 - Sullivan Scholar) played his final concert on Sunday with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra at Severance Hall. Jieming has been the orchestra concert master for the past two years. During Sunday's concert Jieming was the featured soloist. Next year Jieming will attend the Julliard School of Performing Arts in NYC. Click the article to see the program description and Jieming's biography. Congratulations Jieming. We are so proud of you.
more...We are please and proud to announce these academic scholarships to area Catholic high schools:
Holy Name Merit Scholarship
Aracely Guzman ~ $500 renewable each year, for a total of $2,000
Nicholas Veauthier ~ $500 renewable each year, for a total of $2,000
Holy Name Academic Scholar Award
Naiah Leon ~ $1,000 renewable each year, for a total of $4,000
Cleveland Central Catholic Academic Scholarship
Michael Duong ~ $1,000 renewable each year, for a total of $4,000
We congratulate these students, their families and their teachers who have prepared them so well!
Congratulations to our Gr. 8 students who were accepted to these local Catholic High Schools. Many students will receive academic scholarships from Metro Catholic, the accepting high school and Metro Catholic donors.
Cleveland Central Catholic: 19
Holy Name: 9
Magnificat: 1
Padua: 2
St. Edward: 1
St. Ignatius: 5
St. Joseph Academy: 4
St. Martin de Porres: 3
Villa Angela - St. Joseph: 1
Congratulations to Chef Marlon Mayorga from Corleone's Restaurant for winning First Place in "Cleveland's Finest Hors d'Oeuvre Contest, an event supporting Our Lady of Wayside! Chef Mayorga and Mrs. Mayorga have two children currently attending Metro Catholic ~ Mia, Grade 6 and Mya, preschool. Thier son, Marlon, also attended Metro Catholic and now attends Cleveland Central Catholic High School.
more...We have received a new paper and cardboard recycling bin at the Boniface Campus parking lot! River Valley Paper Company will give money to our school for collecting or paper, cardboard, books, magazines. It will then be made into toilet paper, napkins and towels, copier paper, greeting cards, cardboard, insulation, and drywall! We invite you to bring paper from home. We need everyone's participation to reach the quota and keep our paper useful, rather than wasted! It is located in the West 52nd Street parking lot, close to the garage.
more...The Community Youth Art Show has received $3,000 from Neighborhood Connections to fund the Art Show on April 28, 2016. Congratulations to art teachers: Jane Andrews - Metro Catholic School, Kara Aquino – Valley View Boys’ Leadership Academy, and Mary Green - Urban Community School. This will be the 11th Annual Community Youth Art Show. Everyone is welcome to view the amazing art work done by the students!
more...We would like to thank The Giant Eagle Foundation for the grant we received for $10,000. The funds this year will aide the Learning Center. We are grateful for their support through the years.
more...The Community Youth Art Show has received $2,700 from Neighborhood Connections to fund the Art Show in April 2015. Congratulations to art teachers: Jane Andrews - Metro Catholic School, Kara Aquino – Valley View Boys’ Leadership Academy, and Mary Green - Urban Community School. The Community Youth Art Show celebrates its 10th Anniversary at the 2015 event. Come celebrate with us.
more...Please enjoy watching our kindergarten and first grade children as they parade in their Halloween costumes!
more...Many thanks to the Sisters of Notre Dame for Mission and Ministry Grants to support the following programs: $4,500 for After School Programs including Yoga, Chess Club and Young Rembrandts, and $2,000 to support After School Tutoring Programs for Critical Thinking
more...In preparation for Constitution Day, Mrs. Toler's fifth grade students learned the Preamble of the Constitution.
more...The Giant Eagle Foundation once again assists the learning efforts here at Metro Catholic. This year's grant supports the "Closing the Gaps" program that provides services for students with learning needs. The grant also assists our English Language Learner Program that has added staff to support Sister Linda Marie with the 40 students in need of English Language support.
more...We are ready to celebrate our status as a new National Green Ribbon School. On Friday, September 26th both of our campuses have planned special activities throughout the day. The Stephen Campus classes will view the Disneynature movie, "Earth." Each class has also signed up to care for an outdoor area of the campus. Students will sign the St. Francis Peace Pledge and create classroom re-cycling plans. Boniface Campus students will see the Disneynature movie, "Chimpanzee." They will use proceeds from a popcorn sale to purchase tulip bulbs for planting around the campus. All classes will enjoy outdoor gym.
more...Sisters Anne Maline, Mary Jane Vovk, Ruthmary Powers and Mr John Szarwark will attend the Green Ribbon Schools Awards Ceremony in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, July 22. They will receive the National Green Ribbon Award on behalf of our school. The Green Ribbon Award recognizes excellence in environmental education and sustainable practices. Congratulations Metro Community! Watch the Green Ribbon Awards Ceremony from 2-4:30 p.m. at this link:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/education-department
