West Virginia Department of Catholic Schools

St. Francis de Sales Central Catholic School Teacher Wins National Award By Tim Bishop, The Catholic Spir [ ... ]

      Charleston, W.Va.—On Jan.27, West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a proclamation recognizing Catholic Schools Week in West Virginia, which begins Jan. 29 and ends F [ ... ]

Lauren Wheeler, a senior at Notre Dame High School, has been named a Samsung American Legion Scholar and was awarded a $20,000 scholarship from the Samsung Corporation. Since the scholarship’s f [ ... ]

Phase I Deadline is April 30, 2012 Phase II Deadline is August 15, 2012 All required documentation and payment of the $12.50 fee must be submitted by the deadline in order for your applica [ ... ]

Wheeling-Students from Corpus Christi School in Wheeling prepare to run to raise money for their school as part of the Race for Education held Oct. 21. In the event, students received pledge donations [ ... ]

  WHEELING, W.Va.—Parents of the 13 students at Wheeling Catholic Elementary School were informed this week that the school would be closing on December 16, 2011. This concludes 114 years  [ ... ]

Diocese Gives Grant to Wheeling Jesuit University Grant will assist with Recruitment in the Diocese&rsquo [ ... ]

From: The Catholic Spirit  Alisandra Welch, a student at Madonna High School in Weirton, received second prize at the national level in the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Education Contest.  [ ... ]

From: The Catholic Spirit PARKERSBURG—Members of the Parkersburg Catholic High School football team gathered Sept. 2 to help honor men and women killed during the Vietnam war. Members of the te [ ... ]

 BENWOOD, W.Va.—Marilyn McWhorter has big plans for this school year as she takes over as principal at SS. James & John Catholic School in Benwood, one of the smallest Catholic schools  [ ... ]

Bishop Emeritus Bernard W. Schmitt, the seventh bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, died Aug. 16, 2011, at the age of 82 at Wheeling Hospital. He served as bishop for more  [ ... ]

Rebecca Beabout has been named Interim Principal of St. Vincent de Paul School in Wheeling, effective immediately.

“After advertising for the position and convening a group of talented lay [ ... ]

The following is a statement from the Department of Catholic Schools for the parents of St. Francis Xavier School in Moundsville, WV. To all parents of the St. Francis Xavier community: Here is our [ ... ]

Mr. Thomas Wise has been appointed principal of Bishop Donahue Memorial High School in McMechen, effective immediately. The announcement was made today by Mr. Vincent Schmidt, superintendent of Cath [ ... ]

  The Most Reverend Michael J. Bransfield issued the following statement regarding the resignation of Dan Angalich as principal of Bishop Donahue Memorial High School in McMe [ ... ]

WHEELING, W.Va.—Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield announced today that Mr. Vincent de Paul Schmidt, Ed.S., M.A., has been named superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Wheeling-Cha [ ... ]

  WEST VIRGINIA—Members of the 2011 graduating classes of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston’s seven Catholic high schools collectively earned more than $14.5 million in scholarships [ ... ]

WHEELING, W.Va.—Julie Shively will become principal of Central Catholic High School in Wheeling July 1. A nationally distinguished teacher and program administrator from Atlanta, Shively takes [ ... ]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—Students, benefactors and leaders in Catholic education from across West Virginia will convene for the 17th annual Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools March 27 at the Mo [ ... ]

Congratulations to the Blue Dons on winning the Class A Boys Basketball State Title! Madonna defeated Trinity 44-42  in the championship game held in Charleston at the Civic Center on  [ ... ]