Seton School in Manassas closed out its school year last spring and celebrated an in-person graduation June 15 at Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville. Thanks to the generosity of Father Thomas P. Vander Woude, pastor and Seton’s first alumnus priest, the seniors and their families were able to be seated safely for the ceremony. Father Noah C. Morey, chaplain at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, was celebrant and homilist for the baccalaureate Mass. 

This summer, St. Paul VI Catholic High School moved into its new campus on 68 acres in the Chantilly/South Riding area of Loudoun County. The academic area includes more than 60 classrooms and eight labs. Classrooms were designed to feature ample natural light and flexibility to adjust to various teaching and learning styles. This year, flexibility will certainly be the name of the game.  

Dominican Sister Ann Dominic Mahowald, a veteran at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School but new to her role as assistant principal for student life, is working to keep student life alive at the Potomac Shores school amid the challenges of the pandemic.  

The Diocese of Arlington welcomes 16 new principals, two interim principals, one interim head of school, and a new executive director for this academic year.