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By Kathleen Koledin
for Shenango Valley Catholic
Schools
In January 2011 the Most
Rev. Donald W. Trautman,
Bishop of the Erie Diocese,
announced a diocesan plan
of regionalization.
“We stand here tonight at
a pivotal point to secure and
strengthen Catholic educa-
tion for the future of the
Shenango Valley.’’
Once the
responsibili-
ty of individ-
ual parishes,
Catholic dio-
ceses across
the United States now view
Catholic education as a re-
gional asset.
Schools in this regional
model are called “diocesan n
schools’’ and are supported
by a group of Catholic
churches rather than an indi-
vidual parish (just as
Kennedy Catholic High
School has been for 45
years.)
Under Bishop Trautman’s
direction came the formation
of the Shenango Valley
Catholic School System. Fa-
ther Marc Stockton was ap-
pointed president and a
board of directors that in-
cluded local clergy, business
leaders and laypersons were
chosen to oversee its imple-
mentation and operation.
Blessed John Paul II Ele-
mentary School, located at
2325 Highland Road in Her-
mitage, (former Notre Dame
School building) was created
by the merger of St. Joseph’s
and Notre Dame’s parish
schools. Classes include pre-
school (starting at age 3)
through grade 5.
Kennedy Catholic Middle
School was established on
the Kennedy Catholic High
School Hermitage campus at
2120 Shenango Valley Free-
way. Students in grade 6
through grade 8 have a sepa-
rate entrance and occupy
their own wing of the build-
ing.
Providing Catholic school
students with more diversity
and social interaction is
something that advancement
director Marc Cica is espe-
cially pleased about.
“A positive influence has
so much impact on our
youth. Our faith-based cul-
ture focuses on developing
the “whole’’ student,’’ Cica
said.
“Students are quick to
learn what good citizenship
entails - academic accounta-
bility, personal and social re-
sponsibility and unselfish
service to others. Our enroll-
ment numbers have far sur-
passed original projections as
we have welcomed a diverse
student body from all over
Mercer, Lawrence and
Trumbull counties.’’
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By Joanie Micsky
Director of Advancement
St. Michael School
St. Michael School in
Greenville has a legacy of ac-
ademic excellence, along
with strong spiritual forma-
tion, dating back to 1898
when the first students
walked through the doors.
The school was founded
on the principle that every
child deserves an excellent
education and that children
are our future. St. Michael
Parish supports that ideal
100 percent.
Last summer, the school
was completely renovated
and its capability to support
computer technology was
brought up to date.,
We are a Catholic elemen-
tary school, serving pre-
kindergarten through eighth
grade children. St. Michael
is open to students of all
faiths. We pride ourselves on
the eight to 1 student-to-
teacher ratio and believe
small class sizes promote
better learning.
Smartboards are in every
classroom and there is week-
ly computer instruction for
all students. Laptops are
used daily by all sixth- to
eighth-graders in various
classes.
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