PRESS RELEASE – The 24th Annual Open House program for prospective Marian High School students and their parents will be held Sunday, January 25, 2015, with registration beginning at 12:30 PM at the school.  This Open House, which lasts from 1 PM to 3 PM, is offered to any student in grades 9 through 12 and any student from Carbon, Luzerne and Schuylkill counties interested in attending Marian for the upcoming school year.

In addition, grade schools who feed into Marian High School will also be holding Open House for prospective students.

The following local grade schools Open House dates are:

St. Jerome Regional School, Tamaqua – Open House – Sunday, January 25, 2015 from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM. (map) (website)

Our Lady of the Angels Academy, Lansford, Sunday, January 25, 2015 from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM. (map) (website)

St. Joseph Regional Academy, Jim Thorpe – Open House – Sunday, January 25, 2015 from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. (map) (website)

Holy Family Academy, Hazleton – Open House – Sunday, January 25, 2015 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. (map) (website)

St. John Neumann School –Open House Monday, January 26, 2015 at both Palmerton and Slatington campuses from 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM. (map-Palmerton) (map-Slatington) (website)

Trinity Academy, Shenandoah – Information Session, Monday, February 23, 2015 – 6:30 PM. (map) (website)

The formal part of the Marian High School’s Open House program will begin Sunday at 1:00 PM and conclude with door prize drawings, including a top prize of $500.00 toward tuition at the school, for the 2015-2016 or the 2016-2017 school year.  This drawing is available for any student entering his/her freshman year in 2015-2016 or 2016-2017.  Participants must be present to win.

As part of the school’s 2015 Catholic Schools Week celebration at Marian, the program will begin with information exhibits.  There will be booths showing various activities, clubs and organizations.  Individual subject areas will also be set up with presentations, and tours will be conducted.  Refreshments will also be served.  This is an opportunity for interested families to gain information about educational opportunities at Marian.

For more information on all schools, contact the Development & Alumni Office at (570) 467-0641.

The theme for the Catholic Schools Week is “Catholic Schools – Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service,” and festivities will continue all week.

There will also be two informational sessions held on Monday, February 9, 2015 from 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, and Monday, June 15, 2015 from 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM for any parents and/or students who would like more information regarding registration for the upcoming school year.

Marian High School activities for the week include:
Sunday – January 25, 2015 – “Open House” – Registration 12:30 PM. Program begins at 1:00 PM.
Monday – January 26, 2015 – “In Our Community”, Faculty Meeting Schedule, Dress-down Day, Movie – “Cyberbully” – 1 ½ hours  –  SADD “Barrel Day” – (Collection begins) Each grade, Faculty/Staff/Administration  will have a barrel to place item (new socks, gloves, scarves) for Catholic Social Services.  The grade with the most items collected will have a dress-down day (winners will be announced on Friday).
Tuesday – January 27, 2015 – “In Our Students”, Faculty Meeting Schedule, Talent Show.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 – “In Our Vocations”, Mass Schedule, Mass – Bishop Barres – Ice Cream Sundae Day.
Thursday – January 29, 2015 – “In Our Nation”, Mass Schedule, Students wear red/white/blue shirts – uniform pants/skirts, Speaker – (a.m.) Susan Koomar – “Gift of Life”.
Friday – January 30, 2015 – “In Our School Family”, Pep Rally Schedule – 20-minute, Breakfast for Faculty/Staff/Administration, NHS – (thank you notes and/or goodie bags for faculty/staff/admin), SADD -“Positvely Marian” – Mini-Missions-Everyone will try and do something nice for another person, barrel collection awards in gym.

Marian Catholic has called a high school built on farmland in Rush Township home since 1964, and is now in its 60th year.

The school was formed in 1954, which had been declared the Marian Year in honor of the Blessed Mother.  The school had a unique, three-town campus created from the former Catholic high schools in those communities.

At the beginning, Marian freshmen students attended St. Jerome, Tamaqua; sophomores attended St. Ann’s, Lansford; and juniors and seniors attended St. Mary’s Coaldale.  The current campus was constructed in 1964.

The nickname of the school’s boys’ sports teams, “Colts” represents the towns from which it drew students, with the C for Coaldale, L for Lansford, T for Tamaqua and S for Summit Hill.  The O represents Other communities that sent students to Marian.

The three school setup lasted for 10 years before the present school, which is still home to Marian Catholic, was built to accommodate all four grade levels.

Marian serves students from parishes both Roman and Byzantine in eastern Schuylkill and Carbon counties and Luzerne County, while extending a welcome to students of other faiths.

This year, there are 30 faculty members and 363 students enrolled, with a graduating class of 79.

Marian Catholic High School is located at 166 Marian Avenue in Hometown (Rush Township). The school’s website is  http://www.mariancatholichs.org. Their phone number is (570) 467-3335.