Elementary School, Middle School
My grandmother grew up in a large Polish-Catholic community where it was tradition to celebrate your patron saint’s feast day like your own birthday. I was reminded of this as I learned about how our schools prepare for the Feast of St. Joseph. St. Joseph is the...
Elementary School, Middle School
The Polar Vortex closed schools across the Midwest the last week of January, including our Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools. Videos of school officials announcing snow days with rewritten pop songs made the rounds on Facebook, putting pressure on St. Joseph...
Elementary School, High School, Middle School
Next week is Catholic Schools Week. A couple of years ago I shared my perspective as a Battle Creek Area Catholic School parent. This year, I want to share my perspective as a writer. I started writing the BCACS Blog in addition to helping the school as a...
High School, Middle School
By: Abbie Lahr, Class of 2019 “New Year; New me,” except this isn’t the case for our basketball teams this holiday. All of our High school teams had a game during winter break, as they participated in the 50th Annual Chuck Turner Classic at the Battle Creek Central...
High School, Middle School
By: Abbie Lahr, Class of 2019 Was that a sleigh bell I hear? Oh, no it was just the whistle again. This week’s roundup will look a bit different. I will break down what happened in the games, the top players, and the new averages. Varsity Boys Basketball Our varsity...
Elementary School, Middle School
The feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe was December 12th, but our St. Joseph School administrators had been planning for it since the summer. That is when St. Joseph pastor Fr. Christopher Ankley, St. Joseph principal Sara Myers, and St. Joseph assistant-principal...
