24 THE COURIER SUN • CATHOLIC SCHOOLS • JANUARY 14, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK Annual National Catholic Schools Week to take place beginning January 31 Catholic schools will mark National Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, 2016. The annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week. The theme for the week, sponsored by the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, teachers and principals, families, parishioners and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to the church, the community and the nation. The following daily themes and celebrations will take place during Catholic Schools Week 2016: Sunday - In Our Parish; Monday - In Our Community; Tuesday - In Our Students; Wednesday - In Our Nation; Thursday - In Our Vocations; Friday - In Our Faculty, Staff and Volunteers; and Saturday - In Our Families. The week comes as Catholic schools celebrate success on a variety of fronts. According to X A V E R I A N A Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory school in the tradition of the Xaverian Brothers since 1957, Xaverian offers: + A cutting edge, one-to-one learning environment with iPads for every student + Project and problem-based learning through hands-on classroom experiences within the Michael T. Strianese ‘74 STEM Program, Xaverian’s highly acclaimed Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math curriculum in conjunction with Project Lead the Way + College counseling and Internship Program + College credit opportunities available through numerous AP, St. John’s University, and Syracuse University courses + College placements at prestigious schools such as Princeton University, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, University of Notre Dame, Macaulay Honors at CUNY, US Naval Academy, and US Military Academy at West Point, with the class of 2015 earning $25,012,637 in scholarships! + Unique extracurricular offerings, including the renowned MAX (Music at Xaverian) Program, as well as a competitive athletic program for boys and girls For more information, please contact Xaverian’s Office of Admissions at (718) 836-7100 x127 or admissions@xaverian.org 7100 Shore Road, Brooklyn, NY 11209 | www.xaverian.org/admissions | TACHS #011 RESPICE S TEL LA M VOCA MARIAM B R O O K L Y N N . Y . X A V E R I A N CLIPPER FOR A DAY Spend a day on our campus and experience what life is like as a Clipper! PRIVATE BUS SERVICE AVAILABLE! Xaverian is proud to welcome its first co-ed class of incoming freshmen for fall 2016! NCEA, national test scores, high school graduation rates, college attendance and other data show that Catholic schools frequently outperform schools in both the public and private sectors. The theme of the annual event encompasses several concepts that are at the heart of a Catholic education, according to NCEA. First, schools are communities—small families in their own right, but also members of the larger community of home, church, city and nation. Faith, knowledge and service are three measures by which any Catholic school can and should be judged. The logo for the week features a swirl of colors interacting around a cross, which is at the center of all Catholic education. The vibrancy of the colors and the movement and shadows in the logo portray the inner-connectivity and community life that are present in Catholic schools, says NCEA. While some Catholic schools are challenged by declining enrollments and school closures, the good news, NCEA says, is that there is a strong demand and enthusiasm for Catholic schools. Thirty-two percent of Catholic schools have waiting lists for admission and new schools are opening across the country. For more information on National Catholic Schools Week, go to https://www.ncea.org/ourservices/ catholic-schools-week.
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