The Saint Patrick varsity soccer team kicked off their season with an impressive 2-0 victory at Chicago Academy on Aug. 23. Junior captain Chris Modrzejewski, selected last year as one of only four sophomores in the East Suburban Catholic Conference to earn All-Conference honors, was pleased with the result. “Our coaches came up with a...Read More
Two Saint Patrick soccer players were among the 300 student-athletes from across Chicagoland who came together to help enhance elderly lives on National Senior Citizen Day. On Aug. 22, Mateo Olvera-Sandoval ’17 and Finn Elsmo ’18 brought board games and monetary donations to a Chicago-area assisted living community in hopes of enhancing the facility’s entertainment room...Read More
Saint Patrick High School has established two new scholarships that will reward the families of Chicagoland’s first responders and Catholic school employees, beginning in the 2017-18 school year. Both the Catholic Identity Scholarship and the First Responders Scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $8,000 ($2,000 annually) and will be given to each and...Read More
Don’t miss the opportunity to see the Saint Patrick football team live at Soldier Field! The Shamrocks will kick off their season at the home of the Chicago Bears at noon on Sunday, Aug. 28. St. Pat’s will square off against Catholic League powerhouse St. Rita in the first of three games scheduled in the...Read More
The freshman class officially began its tenure at Saint Patrick with a Day of Service on Friday, Aug. 12. The students traveled to Feed My Starving Children, where they packed meals for children living in starvation in third-world countries. To view photos from the day, click here.Read More
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