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Seniors Lucas Ortiz (right) and Connor Ward compete during chess club meeting at Catholic High School in Little Rock April 21. Ortiz placed first and also won Most Valuable Player in the state chess tournament.
Aprille Hanson Spivey
Seniors Lucas Ortiz (right) and Connor Ward compete during chess club meeting at Catholic High School in Little Rock April 21. Ortiz placed first and also won Most Valuable Player in the state chess tournament.
Checkmate
Catholic High is believed to be the only Catholic high school in the state that offers a chess club or team. In the lower grades, five Catholic elementary and junior high schools have or plan to bring back chess for students.
Dickinson Catholic school principal removed following alcohol-related incident
Trinity Catholic Schools’ Bishop David Kagan notified faculty that Father Kregg Hochhalter has been removed from his position as principal of Trinity High School and Junior High School effective immediately. Written By: Jackie Jahfetson | ×
Father Kregg Hochhalter (Forum News Service file photo)
DICKINSON, N.D. A Dickinson Catholic school principal has been removed from his position after he was accused of consuming alcohol in a school vehicle.
The Trinity Catholic Schools Board of Directors made the unanimous decision to immediately remove Father Kregg Hochhalter as principal of Trinity Junior High and High School.
FORT SMITH The building for St. Boniface School, which closed in July 2019 after 132 years of Catholic education, is now home to the Community School of the Arts.
The school, which began as the Academy of the Arts at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, became independent in 2016. It provides music, theater, dance and visual arts classes for 800 children and adults through after-school and weekend classes and residencies in local schools.
“We were running out of space for our programs at St. Bart’s (St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church). We were happy to move into St. Boniface in January and have a campus with an auditorium, a stage and space to spread out,” said Dr. Rosilee Russell, CSA executive director..
Trinity students give back with annual food drive, jug wars
Trinity Junior High and High School students, grades 7-12, completed a weekly-themed food drive for the Dorcas Society. Written By: Kayla Henson | ×
Students from Trinity Elementary East and Trinity Elementary West completed a food drive last week for the St. Vincent De Paul Society. (Photo courtesy of Trinity Catholic Schools)
In a year where so many families in Dickinson have faced economic hardship, Trinity Catholic Schools’ annual food drive and Jug Wars fundraising events brought some much needed relief to the community.
“With the pandemic, a lot of families are finding themselves in different situations than maybe they have maybe in prior years, so our student council and Father (Kregg) Hochhalter have really focused on partnering with the Dorcas Society to continue this tradition, making Christmas possible for families in Dickinson,” said DeAnn Scheeler, director of missio