The News at 1076

An Indiana news anchor called it the Saint Ignatius College Prep version of the "Miracle on Ice" - not because of the win, but because of what it took to play again on this incredible night, in front of an incredible crowd.

Did you know there are at least thirty thousand species of algae? That's one thing students in Chris Marks' Aquatic Science class learned when some guest educators from the Shedd Aquarium came to  share what they know about the plant-like organism.

Please join us in congratulating these students for this outstanding achievement!

It was an amazing, down-to-the-buzzer championship game. The Saint Ignatius College Prep Girls Basketball Team finished with 66 points to Norcross High School's 67 points. But this story is about so much more than the score.

The man who became the first Pope in almost 600 years to resign his post, has died.

Here's some really good news:
In a Saint Ignatius College Prep Senior Class of 378 students, 157 are Illinois State Scholars!

The spirit of the season was on full display, as Saint Ignatius College Prep students brought Christmas to Christopher Elementary in Chicago.

If you want to tap into the spirit of the season, look no further than one lovely tradition at Saint Ignatius College Prep that makes its full return this year following the COVID pandemic.

Saint Ignatius College Prep will be gathering as a family Monday, November 14th at 3:30 for the JV Hockey Team.  Please join us at the Church of the Holy Family.  And please read the following message.

The largest high school conference in the country is in the books.

Days like October 8th don’t come around often for any school.  This one played out at the Weibring Golf Course in Normal, Illinois, and to say it was special is an understatement.

In a world with lots of competing voices, the temptation is to get your words in first or loudest or both.

On the eve of the 151st anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, Oct. 8-9, 1871, we take a look back at the anti-Irish and anti-Catholic sentiments that flourished in mainstream publications.

Please join us in congratulating the following students who have been named Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program!

No one becomes a woman or man for others alone.  Teachers - religious and secular - are part of that formation. Parents are, too.  And so is the larger community.

As they put on their blue gowns and gloves, the guest instructor said, “This is surgical prep.” 

Saint Ignatius College Prep had its very own Hollywood moment when actor Danny Trejo came to visit.