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The East Suburban Catholic Conference, Chicago Catholic League, and Girls Catholic Athletic Conference have announced that the nine members of the East Suburban Catholic Conference will join the Chicago Catholic League and Girls Catholic Athletic Conference for the start of the 2026-27 school year.

We are thrilled to announce a transformative new chapter in our mission—beginning during the 2025–2026 school year, Carmel Catholic High School will launch Saint Joseph’s Community of Learners, an inclusive educational initiative created for students with intellectual disabilities.

Join Cara Filler as she provides parents and guardians with essential tools and strategies to help teens make positive choices

On February 23, 23 students from the Environmental Club and Garden Club went to St. Ignatius for the Catholic Youth Climate Summit. Here, students shared ideas about what they are doing at their schools, and hope to do in the future to help our schools be more sustainable.

On Saturday, March 1, NYAN Robotics dominated at the State Championship. After going undefeated in the qualifying matches, they became the first alliance captain going into the double-elimination championship bracket. Not only did they remain undefeated, but they also broke the state score record and have the third-best score in the world. As a team, they are ranked 19th globally. In April, they will join approximately 100 teams in Houston, Texas, for the World Championship.

Congratulations to our very own Esmeralda Mora, World Languages teacher, who is one of 30 teachers to be a finalist for the 2025 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching!

Three of our Carmel Catholic students received the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, Vicariate 1 Golden Rose Award this February.

David Fajardo, whose efforts at the IHSA Class 2A Boys Wrestling State Finals earned him a 6th-Place finish in the 150-pound bracket of the State Championship event.

The National Merit Scholarship Program has determined which of the 16,000 Semifinalists named in September 2024 met all requirements to advance to Finalist standing in the competition. Congratulations to Noah Green '25 and Laurel Fullerton '25 for being named Finalists! The selection of 7,000 Merit Scholarship winners from the group of more than 15,000 Finalists is now in progress.

Carmel Catholic High School is proud to announce that Dr. John Ahlgrim ’83, Ed.D., will be the principal of Carmel Catholic High School.