There may be a Shamrock on “The Voice” in the near future. Saint Patrick freshman Carlos Rodriguez, 15, recently tried out for the show and received high reviews from producers. While Rodriguez wasn’t selected to be a contestant this season, he was given three months to perfect his talents and was told he could skip...Read More
Saint Patrick High School’s annual Shamrock Sweepstakes drawing was held on Friday, March 24. A total of $34,000 was awarded through the raffle, with 20 winners taking home prizes of various amounts – including a grand prize of $15,000. The Shamrock Sweepstakes tickets were purchased by parents, alumni and various other friends of Saint Patrick....Read More
Five Saint Patrick High School seniors have received full tuition and housing college scholarships thanks to the Western Golf Association’s Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship. The scholarships – which are renewable for up to four years – are awarded to high school seniors who have a strong caddie record, excellent grades, outstanding character and demonstrated financial...Read More
Jonathan Kerr ’90 will be inducted into the East Suburban Catholic Conference Hall of Fame on April 6. Kerr, who is already a member of the Shamrock Hall of Fame, was a standout offensive lineman on the St. Pat’s football team. He was All-State Honorable Mention his senior year, as well as All-Area and All-Conference....Read More
The following students have been selected as Saint Patrick High School’s Students of the Month for the month of February: Richie Adame, Kacper Baran, Luke Hillmann, William Martinez, Danny McCarthy, David Mecner, Johnathan Rodriguez and Luis Torres. Name: Richie Adame Grade Level: Freshman Previous School: Freedom Middle School (Berwyn) Simply put, Richie is a leader and an all-around good kid. As a freshman, he...Read More
Saint Patrick graduate Brandon Bailey ’04 had the opportunity to serve as an assistant coach the NBA All-Star Game. Bailey, who is a member of the Boston Celtics coaching staff, said the chance to coach the best basketball players in the world was nothing short of “amazing.” Bailey has worked for the Boston Celtics organization...Read More
Saint Patrick senior Dan Galante earned two medals at the state swimming meet. Galante took 12th place in both the 200-yard freestyle (1:42.36) and the 500 free (4:37.09) during the Feb. 24-25 meet at New Trier, and also swam on a pair of state-qualifying relay teams. The St. Pat’s 400- and 200-yard freestyle relay teams...Read More
The Saint Patrick swim team qualified for the state meet in six events, and broke five school records, at the Fenwick Sectional on Feb. 18 Seniors Mark Auger and Dan Galante each won two individual championships at the sectional, etching their names into the Shamrocks record book along the way. Galante won the 200-yard freestyle...Read More
Saint Patrick senior Dan Baker took sixth place at the IHSA State Wrestling Tournament. After losing his first match at state, Baker rebounded in a big way by winning three consecutive matches (including a defeat over the top-ranked wrestler in his weight class) to secure his place on the medal stand. Baker is just the...Read More
The Saint Patrick Robotics team is headed to the state championship. The Shamrocks squad won the Think Award for having an excellent engineering notebook at last weekend’s FTC Chicago Championship event, which automatically qualified the team for the FIRST State Championship on Feb. 24-25. St. Pat’s entered two teams into the Chicago Championship, both of...Read More
