Saint Patrick soccer player Finn Elsmo ’18 recently completed a prestigious leadership program for high school athletes. The rising junior spent a week in Delaware at the Strive Sports Challenge, where he and 23 other high school male soccer players from across the country worked together to further develop their skills as student-athletes and teammates,...Read More
Meet the talented new teachers and staff members of Saint Patrick High School … Kori Bowns Science Teacher Kori recently graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Physics Education. In addition to teaching science, she will also serve as a Robotics Mentor at Saint Patrick. Scott Ellis Religion Teacher/Service...Read More
Current Shamrocks and young alumni raised more than $3,000 for Saint Patrick High School by donating the tips they earned while working as caddies at the Shamrock Golf Outing. A total of 39 caddies, including a handful on Evans Scholars, contributed to the effort. “I’m so proud that our Shamrocks are so willing to give...Read More
When Patrick Blanton ’16 began his college search last year, he knew the financial burden would fall squarely on his shoulders. It was a burden he was prepared to take on after being accepted into New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts – one of the top theatre schools in the country. Blanton planned...Read More
Ray DeFrisco ’98 has been selected as the new head football coach at Illinois College. A former All-Conference linebacker at Saint Patrick, DeFrisco previously served as an associate head coach and defensive coordinator at IC. The Jacksonville, Ill., resident said it was a dream come true to land a head coaching job in the collegiate...Read More
The Shamrock Golf Outing was a huge success once again this year, raising more than $100,000 for Saint Patrick High School. In addition to an outstanding afternoon of standard, 18-hole golf, participants also had the opportunity to compete for longest and straightest drive, and had the chance to “Beat the President” in a closest to...Read More
The Saint Patrick volleyball team took its recent run of success to another level on Tuesday, when the Shamrocks punched their ticket to state by defeating Von Steuben for a sectional championship. Returning to the state tournament for the first time since 2010 was the obvious next step for the up-and-coming St. Pat’s volleyball program,...Read More
Shortly after John Leonard ’75 succumbed to his battle with lung cancer in January of 2015, his family promised to find a way to honor John’s legacy. “We wanted to do something he would be proud of,” his brother, Dan ’76, recalled. The combination of a lifelong passion and a family tradition was just what...Read More
A 3-D printing contest challenged students to create a model of Saint Patrick High School. Bruce Zhao took first place in the contest with his realistic representation. The accompanying photos are pictures of Zhao’s winning entry. Xavier Lucero-Garcia took second place, followed by Karrar Ebraheemi and Denis Fedorovich. Read More
The Saint Patrick volleyball team is headed to the state. The Shamrocks defeated Von Steuben for a sectional championship on Tuesday, May 31, earning the right to return to the state tournament for the first time since 2010. St. Pat’s will take on Lake Zurich in the tournament opener at 3 p.m. on Friday, June...Read More
