Denver Catholic

15 DENVER CATHOLIC | JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 10, 2017 SCHOOL.AVEMARIACATHOLICPARISH.ORG Admissions: (720) 842–5400 Grades: Preschool-8 th Grade Enrollment: 460 for 2016–2017 Student/Faculty: 14:1 2016-17 Tuition: $5825 full time Financial Aid available OPEN HOUSE Tuesday, January 31 st 9:00 am–2:00 pm & 5:00 pm–7:00 pm *Catholic education for students entering Preschool through 8th grade *Accredited through NCEA/AdvancEd *Core Knowledge Curriculum with "State of the Art" Technology *Licensed Certified Staff with over 350 years of combined teaching experience *Ranks in the top 15% of schools nationwide in ITBS scores *Financial Aid available *Voted "Best of the Best" School in Parker *Named Top 100 Work Places in Colorado by the Denver Post OPEN HOUSE Around the Archdiocese BY DENVER CATHOLIC STAFF S uperintendent Kevin Kijewski can't wait for Catholic Schools Week this year. "This is going to be a great year for Catholic schools," he said. "We did a lot of foundation building last year, particu- larly with the drafting of two vision doc- uments on the future of our schools, and we look forward to continuing to build on those foundations in 2017." He added that he is also looking for- ward to the opening of Frassati Catholic Academy this fall, which is slated to be a Classical academy located in Thornton. The Archdiocese of Denver will cele- brate Catholic Schools Week Jan. 29-Feb. 4 with several events underlining the value of Catholic schools, including the launch of a new vision document called "Worthy of the Investment," and a resolu- tion in the state Senate praising the con- tribution of Catholic schools to Colorado. "Worthy of the Investment" will be released by the O° ce of Catholic Schools Jan. 28, just a day ahead of the fi rst day of Catholic Schools Week. The document, which addresses the need to support Catholic education fi nancially, is a fol- low-up to the similarly titled "Worthy of the Name." Both documents outline key principles for securing the future of Catholic education in northern Colorado. Individual schools have organized a variety of events for the week, including all-school Masses, ice-cream socials and faculty versus student basketball games. On Sunday, Jan. 29, Our Lady of Loreto in Foxfi eld will launch Catholic Schools Week with the dedication of the West Wing of the St. Joseph Ministry Center, which will be used for school and religious education classrooms, house a new gymnasium, a combination stage/ music room, and a new pre-school. Bishop Rodriguez will celebrate the 11 a.m. Mass at the parish, and dedicate the new building at a 12:30 p.m. ceremony. On Tuesday, Jan. 31, Bishop Jorge Rodriguez will lead morning prayer at the legislature, and stay for the reading of a proclamation from the governor declaring Jan. 24-Feb. 4, 2017, Catholic Schools week in Colorado. Representa- tives from the O° ce of Catholic Schools and several Catholic schools will be in attendance, along with a representative from the National Catholic Education Association. Bishop Rodriguez will also celebrate an all-school Mass Wed, Feb. 1, at St. Francis de Sales in Denver at 10:30 a.m. On Thursday, Feb. 2, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila will celebrate an all- school Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus in Boulder at 9:30 a.m., followed by visits to classrooms. That same day, at 1:30 p.m., Bishop Rodriguez will celebrate an all-school Mass at St. Mary's in Littleton. Catholic Schools Week has been cel- ebrated annually since 1974, and always begins on the last Sunday in January. In northern Colorado, there are nearly 9,000 students enrolled in Cath- olic schools. An estimated 99.6 percent of students who attend a Catholic high school graduates, and 92.4 percent of Catholic high school graduates in the Archdiocese of Denver went on to enroll at a 4-year college. 2017 a 'great' year for Catholic Schools PHOTO BY JAMES BACA

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