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Steve McFarland, a 1969 graduate of Alamo Catholic High School (now Holy Cross Catholic Academy) was inducted as the 194th member of the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame during a June 12 ceremony at the Amarillo Civic Center.

A new Head of School at Holy Cross Catholic Academy and new principals for St. Joseph’s School, Amarillo and St. Anthony’s School, Hereford, have been named by Christine Wanjura, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Amarillo and Lubbock.

Catechists and all interested in learning more about the Sacraments of Initiation are encouraged to attend a Diocesan Catechetical Conference Saturday, Aug. 6 in the Monsignor Francis A. Smyer Activity Center at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo have released their summer office hours.

The top students of the Holy Cross Catholic Academy Class of 2022 have been announced by Angela Seidenberger, Head of School at Holy Cross.

It’s not too early to consider a Catholic education for your children next school year.

All five Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo are in need of teachers for the 2022-23 school year.

St. Joseph’s School invites everyone to support the annual School-A-Thon taking place Friday, May 20 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at Southlawn Park, 4417 Parker St., Amarillo.

Twenty-six students from Holy Cross Catholic Academy, St. Joseph School and St. Mary’s Cathedral School will represent the Diocese of Amarillo Saturday, May 7 at the Class A State Private Schools Interscholastic Association (PSIA) competition in Waco.

Holy Cross Catholic Academy students competed April 9-13 in the TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) Class A Academic Meet at Midway High School.

Derby Days to benefit St. Mary’s Cathedral School, is set for Saturday, May 7 in the Monsignor Francis A. Smyer Activity Center at 1200 South Washington.

A statement from St. Mary's Cathedral and the Diocese of Amarillo.

St. Joseph’s School is looking for golfers for its first Scrambling For Scholarships Golf Tournament, taking place Saturday, April 23 at Comanche Trail Golf Course, 4200 South Grand.

After being postponed in February, the fifth annual Calendar Party to benefit Holy Cross Catholic Academy is now set for Saturday, May 21 from 6:30pm to 11:30pm in the school’s Event Center at 4102 South Bonham, Amarillo.

Catholic Schools Week will be celebrated at all five Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo Sunday, Jan. 30 through Saturday, Feb. 5.

The fifth annual Calendar Party to benefit Holy Cross Catholic Academy, has been postponed.

Friday, Jan. 28 is the final day to purchase tickets for the 15th annual Catholic Schools Sweepstakes, sponsored by Catholic Life Insurance.

The latest news from Amarillo’s only Catholic Secondary School

Elizabeth “Libby” Pacheco, a 1994 graduate of Alamo Catholic High School (now Holy Cross Catholic Academy) has been named Chief Operating Officer of the Texas High School Coaches Education Foundation.

Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo will present Advent/Christmas programs in the next several weeks, according to Christine Wanjura, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo.