NCEA to Bestow 2011 Distinguished Home and School Association Awards

Arlington , Va. —Five associations will receive the Distinguished Home and School Association Award from the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) during a ceremony at its annual convention and exposition April 26–28 in New Orleans, La.

 

 

 

Each year, the NCEA Department of Elementary Schools honors Home and School Associations who have created outstanding programs to enhance the life of the school community. The Maxine J. Blader Donohue Awards are presented at a banquet during the annual NCEA Convention. Maxine J. Blader Donahue was an executive director of the National Catholic School Parent's Federation and was a regular contributor to articles for NCEA publications related to parent involvement in the schools. Mrs. Donahue died in September 1998.

 

 

 

The awards will be presented Tuesday, April 26 at the Elementary Department's banquet. The recipients are:

 

 

 

 

 

Michelle Andringa

 

 

Lori Krebsbach

 

 

St. Petronille School Parent Organization

 

 

425 Prospect Ave

 

 

Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

 

 

 

Kristi Brooks

 

 

Monsignor Clade Catholic School Home and School Association

 

 

120 Dorsey Rd

 

 

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

 

 

 

Teri Ford

 

 

St. Benedict Home and School Association

 

 

3920 N. Leavitt St

 

 

Chicago, IL 60618

 

 

 

Patricia Sexton

 

 

Sacred Heart School Home and School Association

 

 

75 Commercial St

 

 

Weymouth, MA 2188

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sara Cooper

 

 

St. Michael's School Home and School Association

 

 

PO Box 259

 

 

Ridge, MD 20680

 

 

 

About the Convention

 

 

NCEA's annual convention and expo, which draws educators, administrators, pastors and parents from throughout the nation, will offer general sessions, liturgies, departmental meetings, and development and technology sessions. The event at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center will also feature an exhibition of the latest in educational products.

 

 

 

Keynote speakers will include Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking and noted death penalty opponent, and Father Michael Himes, professor of theology at Boston College and frequent speaker on Christian theology, sacramental principles and ethics.

 

 

 

The 35th anniversary convocation of the National Association of Parish Catechetical Directors and the annual meeting of the Catholic Library Association will take place concurrently with the NCEA convention.

 

 

 

NCEA, founded in 1904, is a professional membership organization that provides leadership, direction and service to fulfill the evangelizing, catechizing and teaching mission of the church. NCEA's members include elementary schools, high schools, parish religious education programs and seminaries.

 

 

 

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