August 25, 2010
Catholic school students start new academic year
Most Catholic schools within the Denver Archdiocese welcomed students back for the new academic year on Monday, Aug. 23.
The Denver Archdiocese operates 37 elementary schools and two high schools. (For information, visit www.archden.org and click on Catholic Schools; call 303-715-3200; e-mail Schoolinfo@archden.org.) An additional five Catholic schools—four high schools and one elementary school—in the archdiocese are privately run.
At right, Grace Jacobs, a senior at J.K. Mullen High School in Denver (www.mullenhigh.com), gives a thumbs-up Aug. 13, which was the first day of classes at the school run by the Brothers of the Christian Schools order.
In keeping with the tradition of Catholic schools’ quality academics and faith formation, last year, Mullen had five National Merit Scholarship Finalists, the 227 senior students alone completed more than 18,500 of community service hours and were offered $13.9 million in scholarship awards. The school’s athletic successes included winning the 5A state football championship.
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