By Rich Fisher | Trenton Monitor Correspondent This season’s much-anticipated National Basketball Association Draft held special significance for members of the Trenton Catholic Academy family when one of its graduates was drafted to the Sacramento Kings. Malachi Richardson, a 2015 graduate, graced the primetime stage June 23 as the 22nd player to be drafted. The
The high school graduates representing the Class of 2016 leave an undeniable mark on the history of each of our Catholic schools as their contributions, their creative thinking, their talents and their passion for learning were realized and expressed. The 1,693 graduates are saluted for their focused academic performance and for being awarded in excess
By Mary Stadnyk | Trenton Monitor Associate Editor Most children probably think the best part of the school day is recess. They get to go outside, run around and have fun playing games with their friends. But for students who are shy, feel left out or are new to the school community, they can dread
By Christina Leslie | Trenton Monitor Staff Writer Thanks to the ingenuity of a science teacher and a group of students from Red Bank Catholic High School, a recent innovation is ensuring that the sight and song of another generation of birds is gracing the skies above central New Jersey. The Catholic high school has
By Brittany Wilson | Diocesan Social Media Coordinator Dozens of high school athletes proved their love of athletics, grounded in faith, has helped them become leaders both on and off the field during the annual High School Leadership Program for Catholic Athletes for Christ held in part April 26 in the Diocese of Trenton’s Chancery in
Annual event brings schools into communities for acts of giving back In communities across central New Jersey, students from Catholic schools in the Diocese of Trenton are spending a day doing service April 29. This second annual event includes everything from visiting senior homes to organizing environmental clean-ups on the shore, and is another reminder that
By Patrick T. Brown | Trenton Monitor Associate Editor and EmmaLee Italia | Correspondent When Grace Wilson, eighth grade student in St. James Elementary School, Red Bank, was called out of science class to meet with school officials, she first thought she was in trouble. But it was her understanding and explanation of mercy that caused
By EmmaLee Italia | Trenton Monitor Correspondent For just a short time the afternoon of April 8, the entire student body, teachers and staff of St. Paul School, Princeton, were instantly transported to Mexico, courtesy of the musical stylings of the Villalobos Brothers. The violin virtuosos were invited by theschool’s Parent Teacher Association to share
By Mary Stadnyk | Trenton Monitor Associate Editor The third grade class in St. Jerome School found a creative way to combine their studies on the saints of the Church and learn some of the ins and outs of the publishing world. They did this by publishing a book on the saints of their own.
By Christina Leslie | Trenton Monitor Staff Writer The cheers emanating from Donovan Catholic High School March 15 let all passersby know a fierce competition was being waged on the Toms River battlefield. The worthy seventh-grade competitors wielded No. 2 pencils as their weapons of choice and sought medals as their bounty. When the dust
Students from St. Paul School, Burlington, joined with their peers in nearby Doane Academy March 1 to participate in a Sumo wrestling competition. However, the opponents fighting in the ring were not human, they were robots. Over the past few months, teams of two to four students in grades five through eight spent many long hours
By Rich Fisher | Trenton Monitor Correspondent In writing a letter of recommendation to nominate Xavier Lezynski as Notre Dame High School’s candidate for this year’s George Wah Scholar-Leader-Athlete honor, Principal Mary Liz Ivins got right to the crux of what makes the senior such an outstanding person and athlete. “What impresses me most about
