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• Students Hit The Books At New St. Joseph, Athens

  

  By ANDREW NELSON and STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writers
  Published September 13, 2012

  ATHENS—Under overcast skies, students and parents lined up outside the doors of the new St. Joseph School Wednesday, Sept. 5, awaiting the official opening of its doors for the 2012-2013 school year. The key to the new brick building was given to a young pre-kindergarten student at the back of the line and passed through […] Full Story

• Senior Shares His Skills Inside, Outside Of Classroom

  

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published May 10, 2012

  As Monsignor Donovan High School senior Ben Taylor approaches graduation, he reflects on the last four years as a time of friendship, education and preparation. Scheduled to attend nearby University of Georgia this fall, Taylor is no stranger to making changes. The senior was homeschooled until he began attending the Athens high school where he […] Full Story

• Athens Hospital Honored For Palliative, Hospice Care

  Published July 21, 2011

  St. Mary’s Health Care System has been named a Circle of Life honoree for palliative and hospice care by the American Hospital Association (AHA). St. Mary’s was recognized for innovative programs that improve quality of care for patients near the end of life or who are living with chronic conditions. Only seven organizations in the […] Full Story

• Mother’s Deployment Tested Monsignor Donovan Senior

  By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2011

  Lannon Gustafson felt she had something to prove during her high school years. Her mother, Jenifer, serves in the U.S. Army Reserves and was deployed to Afghanistan for six months in 2010. Lannon knew she could hold her own and wanted to prove to herself she could make it through. “It was obviously very hard […] Full Story

• Theology Thursday A Draw At UGA Catholic Center

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published October 28, 2010

  Students grab slices of hot Papa John’s pizza from the dining room table, plop down on the comfortable couches, bar stools, folding chairs, getting ready to dissect, discuss and disagree. The nearly three dozen University of Georgia students cram the apartment above the Catholic Center for Thursday Night Theology when they put aside their assigned […] Full Story

• Athens School’s New Principal Comes From Nashville

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published August 5, 2010

  Charles Martin, the new principal at St. Joseph School, Athens, brings with him an enthusiasm for Catholic education and a desire to be a part of the community. Martin, who goes by C.J. for Charles Jones, is heading up the elementary school. But he said he wants to be known for more than being the […] Full Story

• After Illness, Donovan Senior Will Help Others

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 13, 2010

  Instead of being in classes and taking exams, Marissa Kennedy spent two months hospitalized during her junior year as her weight dropped to less than 85 pounds. She spent the time undergoing medical tests at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. At the hospital, she was persuaded by caring physical therapists to get out […] Full Story

• Catholic Schools Take State Tennis Championships

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published May 13, 2010

  The Monsignor Donovan High School girls and boys tennis teams were the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) Region 1AA state runner-up and state champion, respectively, after their April 28 matches at the Newman Tennis Center, Augusta. After defeating Tiftarea Academy, Chula, in the semifinal round, the girls defeated Bulloch Academy, Statesboro, in the finals. The […] Full Story

• “Flannery O’Connor’s Georgia” to be reprinted

  Published April 1, 2010

  “Flannery O’Connor’s Georgia” is coming out in October in a new edition from the University of Georgia Press. It’s one of eight books the Athens press is reprinting to commemorate its 75th anniversary. “Flannery O’Connor’s Georgia” is one of the first to be reprinted. According to the Athens Banner-Herald, author/photographer Barbara McKenzie met O’Connor in […] Full Story

• Athens Students Help Through Gardening

  By SHANNON FITZPATRICK, Georgia Bulletin Intern
  Published July 16, 2009

  Two years ago, biology students at Monsignor Donovan High School created a garden behind their classroom. Now they garden to help others. After finding some success in growing vegetables, the students established the Farmer’s Market Club at the school as a means of dealing with the surplus of food. After establishing good connections with the […] Full Story

• One Day He May Venture Into Scientific Frontiers

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 14, 2009

  Senior Benjamin Waldron takes pleasure in pushing the envelope. Ten years from now, he said he hopes to work at his dream job where he puts engineering and environmental science degrees to work at NASA. “I like to be on the front line of new things,” he said after wrapping up with the AP chemistry […] Full Story

• Catholic High Schools Hold May Graduations

  By STEPHEN O’KANE, Staff Writer
  Published May 15, 2008

  Blessed Trinity High School ROSWELL—The Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated on Friday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Brigid Church, Alpharetta. The graduation of nearly 200 seniors is scheduled for Saturday, May 17, at 3 p.m. at the school. The valedictorian for the 2008 class is Trent McMullen, son of Todd and Linda McMullen, […] Full Story

• Donovan High School Is State Tennis Runner-Up

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published May 8, 2008

  For the second consecutive year, Monsignor Donovan High School sophomore Eric Diaz has won the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) Region 1A Boys Singles Championship by defeating Nathan Aldridge of Curtis Baptist School, Augusta, 6-0, 6-0 in the final round April 21. As a team Monsignor Donovan defeated David Emmanuel Academy in the semifinal round […] Full Story

• Athens Parish To Build New Church

  Published March 20, 2008

  The parish community of St. Joseph Church, Athens, will gather on Sunday, April 6, to officially break ground for a new church building. The parish is currently located in downtown Athens but will move to 958 Epps Bridge Parkway with the construction of the new church. All are invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremony, which […] Full Story

• Athens 5K To Benefit Local Community

  Published February 7, 2008

  In 1978, Vince Dooley was still two years away from leading the Georgia Bulldogs to a football national championship, there was a peanut farmer in the White House, and bellbottom jeans were in style. It was also the year the University of Georgia’s Catholic Center held its first Human Race. The annual fundraising event helps […] Full Story

• Monsignor Donovan Girls Resume Hoops Play

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published January 17, 2008

  The Monsignor Donovan High School girls played their first home game of 2008, and their first region game, against Augusta’s Curtis Baptist High School, Jan. 11. Junior point guard Hannah Chapman scored 25 of the team’s points in a 60-39 loss. Center Macy Baugh also had 6 steals and 8 rebounds. Monsignor Donovan will attempt […] Full Story

• Monsignor Donovan Boys Pull To .500 For The Season

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published January 10, 2008

  The Monsignor Donovan High School boys made the Jan. 4 drive down to Stockbridge, where they faced Community Christian Academy, and they came away with a 75-61 victory. Monsignor Donovan broke a close game open in the second quarter and were up 39-23 at the half. They extended the lead to as much as 22 […] Full Story

• First Seniors Graduate From Donovan High School

  By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
  Published May 24, 2007

  Many of them have been together since they were in grade school, and on May 19, 13 students from Monsignor Donovan High School graduated—the first class to do so from the school. Donovan Principal Geoffray Estes said that he was “very proud” of the first graduating class and said it was especially poignant to have […] Full Story

• Archbishop To Celebrate Athens Guadalupe Mass; 58 Parishes Will Hold Feast Day Liturgies

  Published November 30, 2006

  Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will celebrate a bilingual Mass on Tuesday, Dec. 12, for the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Athens. The Mass in Spanish and English will be followed by representations of the apparitions of the Virgin to Mexican Indian […] Full Story

• St. Joseph School, Athens, Receives Dual Accreditation

  Published November 23, 2006

  St. Joseph School in Athens has been awarded dual accreditation by the Southern Association of Independent Schools and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SAIS-SACS). The school was established in 1949 by Father Walter Donovan and is currently headed by Principal Barbara Bankston. Although St. Joseph’s has had SACS accreditation for a number of […] Full Story