Alumni Spotlight: Mullis & Lin combine artistic forces

High School

St. Philip Alumna Abigail Mullis has a musical history with Battle Creek. This Class of 2016 graduate started piano lessons here, played multiple recitals here, accompanied many student Masses here, even debuted her STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math)...

Senior Spotlight: Janhing Sanchez, Dylynn Stoner, Zhiyuan (Stephen) Zhou, & Abbie Lahr

High School, Senior Spotlight

Janhing Sanchez Janhing Sanchez wants to pursue a career in the medical field as a pediatrician. “I like helping people,” said Janhing. “I love working with children.” The beginning of that road will either be at Kellogg Community College and Kalamazoo Valley...

Expanding our BCACS Family

High School

The Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools are blessed with ten exchange students from China, nine of whom attend St. Philip High School. “Almost every school has international students, but because our school is so small, our students really get to know them,” Student...

Senior Spotlight: Jade Klon, Crystal Mejia-Lugo, Zijie Dong, & Joseph Janofski

High School, Senior Spotlight

Jade Klon Jade Klon is an artist who hopes to expand her skills into the baking industry. She wants to go to Kellogg Community College before she transfers to Kendall Culinary Arts School in Chicago, Illinois. Why Kendall Culinary Arts School? “I asked my dad what...

Celebrating our patron St. Joseph

Elementary School, Middle School

My grandmother grew up in a large Polish-Catholic community where it was tradition to celebrate your patron saint’s feast day like your own birthday. I was reminded of this as I learned about how our schools prepare for the Feast of St. Joseph. St. Joseph is the...

Senior Spotlight: Magdalene J. Hill, Christopher Kubasiak, Faith Scriber, & Wenijao Guo

High School, Senior Spotlight

We are beginning the 2019 edition of our Senior Spotlights. Every week until graduation, you can read individual snapshots of our seniors and what plans they have their future. Enjoy! Magdalene J. Hill Magdalene J. Hill planned to finish school in Ionia, where she had...

Reading Madness hits St. Joseph Elementary School

Elementary School

What do you get when you cross “March Madness” with “March is Reading Month”? Reading Madness. That is the theme of reading month at St. Joseph Elementary, and the madness has everyone cracking a book and a smile. “March is a pretty busy...

What a quarter (class) gets students at St. Joseph Middle School

Middle School

By: Braden Roosevelt, Class of 2023 St. Joseph Middle School underwent a huge change, adding a new set of classes to the schedule. At the end of every Thursday, students file into classes that range from learning life skills to putting on a passion play. “I think the...

Paving the road to graduation

High School

By: Magdalene J. Hill, Class of 2019 The senior internship program at St Philip has undergone some changes under the direction and authority of internship teacher Michelle Fuller. The purpose of the internship class is to prepare seniors for college and career....

When the kids are away, the priests and principals will play!

Elementary School, Middle School

The Polar Vortex closed schools across the Midwest the last week of January, including our Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools. Videos of school officials announcing snow days with rewritten pop songs made the rounds on Facebook, putting pressure on St. Joseph...