The president and principal model for educational leadership is trending higher among private schools, and Gibault Catholic High in Waterloo is following suit. Gibault has hired Katie Robben, a native of Breese, as its first president. Robben will work alongside Sarah Lanham, the principal. “Their vision for this is for […]

Diocese of Belleville Superintendent of Schools and Director of Education, Jonathan “Skip” Birdsong, has been appointed the new principal at Althoff Catholic High School in Belleville, replacing Sarah Gass. Birdsong’s first day at Althoff will be July 1. Gass will take over as the new superintendent in Freeburg Community High […]

Althoff Catholic High School junior Gabby Orlet, a three-sport athlete, has won the Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Basketball Courage Award. Orlet is battling bone cancer but vows to overcome it. “You’ve got to attack it head-on,” she said (David Wilhelm photo). Gabby Orlet can be excused for not immediately […]