Other local parochial schools held open houses Sunday, among them Nativity BVM High School and Assumption BVM Elementary, Pottsville, and St. Ambrose School, Schuylkill Haven. Trinity Academy, Shenandoah, held a breakst that was open to the public.
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Last year it was 99 percent who went to a four-year college, and they won over $2 million dollars worth of grants and scholarships, Sister Bernard said, and one 2011 graduate joined the Army.
Attendance at Marian has remain pretty consistent, Sister Bernard said. There are now 311 students attending the high school in grades 9 through 12.
Prospective students and their parents gathered in Marian High Schools gymnasium to learn more about the school and its educational offerings.
I like the class ratio, Reed said of the school.
Elementary students attending parochial, or feeder schools in Marians coverage area also have a chance to gain knowledge about the school during the open house, Gerhard said.
andy matsko/staff photosMarian High School freshmen Lauren Nietz, left, and senior Nicole Bechtel lead a tour for prospective students and their parents during the schools open house Sunday. Catholic Schools Week began Sunday and runs through Feb. 5.
He said his experience showed me how school can be a mily and not just a six hour day.
Tours, displays and other information were available for those attending the 12:30 to 3 p.m. event. Speakers shared their experiences with the school, and students led some of those in attendance in song.
We get to know each of our milies, Sister Bernard said.
Were not out to convert people, Sister Bernard said. Were out just to provide a loving environment for them.
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Patrick Smith, a 2009 Marian graduate, said the experience at the school has been a blessing,
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Attending the school instills values that last a lifetime, Smith said during a presentation to those in attendance.
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Catholic Schools Week, which is being celebrated nationwide, runs through Feb. 5, according to the National Catholic Education Association. Schools plan special events to highlight Catholic education, from open houses and book irs to dinners and special days for the students. This years theme is Catholic ScMarian opens doors as Catholic Schools Week begins it schoolshools: Faith. Academics. Service.
HOMETOWN - Those interested in learning more about Marian High School filled the gymnasium Sunday as the school community kicked off Catholic Schools Week.
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Susie Gerhard, director of development and alumni, said the students come for varying areas. Those locations were listed in the gymnasium, including Frackville in Schuylkill County and Summit Hill and Jim Thorpe in Carbon County.
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The number one reason you should send your child here is because of the Catholic values, Sister Bernard said. We have weekly Mass. We begin and end the day in prayer. We begin each class in prayer, and its the only place where Cait schoolstholic values are instilled day in and day out.
Graduation rates soar, including the percentage of students who continue their education after their high school career at Marian.
This is at least the 15th year the school has hosted an open house, said principal Sister Bernard Agnes, IHM, who shared her reasons for students to receive a Catholic education.
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Current student Thomas Hagenbauch had nothing but high praise for the school as well. He moved from New Jersey with his parents and enrolled in 2009.
Sister Catherine Ward, directress of studies, agreed the attendance was one of which the school could be proud. The school is accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, she said.
James Reed, 40, if Hazleton, came with his son, Jacob, 13, an eighth-grader who wants to attend Marian. Jacob learned about the school after attending a football program last June, Reed said.
(Marian is) a real special place, not simply a school, he said. It is a mily, and that is what distinguishes it from every other school.
Students need not be Catholic to attend, she said, noting that about 35 students are not of the Catholic ith.
