By LINDA BEHRENSContributing writer McKendree students receive ‘radical hospitality’ at Joseph House The term “radical hospitality” can be defined as a practice of putting extraordinary effort and emphasis on making people feel welcome. By practicing radical hospitality with McKendree University students from around the world – Argentina, Brazil, Canada, England, […]
By LINDA BEHRENS Contributing writer They participated in the Sixth Annual Gateway Arch Engineering Competition, sponsored by Washington University. Gibault’s team was the only team from Illinois. Teams from Gibault have participated in five years of the competition, placing second or third. This is the first year they won. “The […]
Even as a little girl Jenny Raetz knew she wanted to be a teacher. “I decided to teach in Catholic schools since my childhood was very faith-based,” she says. Recently Raetz was among 86 St. Louis-area teachers honored with the annual Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards. The award recognizes classroom […]
