In the Spotlight

Congratulations, Dr. Briggs, our own Frontline Hero!

Dr. Jason Briggs, Principal of St. Gregory the Great Academy in Hamilton, was nominated to be a Frontline Hero and to have his image emblazoned on a banner to hang outside Citizens Bank Park for the Opening Day festivities of the Philadelphia Phillies. The final heroes were selected from about 500 nominations that were submitted by fans in February. Please see the article about the Frontline Heroes, the video which was submitted to nominate Dr. Briggs, and the banners that are being displayed. Dr. Briggs knocked it out of the park in responding to the pandemic.

Read the article here: https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-phillies-and-toyota-announce-frontline-heroes-to-be-honored-on-ope?fbclid=IwAR2dI_eOhzbaKOXemrV9wOLgtsgcVQoZjjODDgfMxf-xxRYhxBxwcoBo1wY

Frontline Heroes Banners: https://www.mlb.com/phillies/fans/contests/frontline-heroes/banners

Video SGGA sent to the Phillies: https://vimeo.com/515280813

Two of our students share their thoughts for the Annunciation Novena.




During Respect Life Week, the students of the diocesan and private Catholic high schools throughout the four counties collected essentials for newborn children and their mothers who are in need. God bless those moms for CHOOSING LIFE. We are strongest when we work together and this collection was a tremendous success thanks to the students, parents, and faculty members in our high schools.






CONGRATULATIONS to Suzanne Casey from Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Moorestown, NJ! On December 15, 2020, Suzanne was named the New Jersey Nonpublic Teacher of the Year. This is such a great honor for Suzanne, for Our Lady of Good Counsel School, and for the Diocese of Trenton.






Even a pandemic won't keep Catholic Schools down. On October 15th, students in all of the schools in the Diocese of Trenton had the opportunity to celebrate a different type of Mass for Catholic Schools. The Mass was recorded with Bishop O'Connell, Fr. Leandro Dela Cruz, Fr. Carlo Calisin, and the members of the Department of Catholic Schools. All schools were asked to set aside some time in the day to view the Mass and celebrate Catholic schools virtually. After Mass, Dr. Vincent de Paul Schmidt, Superintendent of Catholic Schools, had a chance to speak to all of the school communities in the Diocese for the first time. Some traditions are worth keeping-even in a pandemic-and the Mass for Catholic Schools is one of them.






Come In... We're OPEN!
St. Gregory the Great Academy in Hamilton opened its doors to grades five to eight on August 27, 2020. Dr. Jason Briggs, Principal, gave a warm welcome to the students and Fr. Michael Hall, Pastor, was on hand to offer a joyful prayer as the school year officially began. Staff from Penn Medicine were available to help parents complete the questionnaire and to take the students' temperatures before entering the building. Excitement filled the air as students were called into the building. All the best to all of our schools as the new school year begins!




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