Feb 8, 2019 | High School
By: Magdalene J. Hill, Class of 2019 The high school offers a lot of clubs, but something was missing…until now. St. Philip now offers Robotics to its students, who are eager and excited to be on the team. Why Robotics? Mrs. Groat and Ms. Halbert wanted to offer...
Jan 25, 2019 | High School
By: Abbie Lahr, Class of 2019 School started up with many positives on the court and off. This week’s BCACS Basketball Roundup will feature the top players of each game, a summary of what happened, and either overall averages or game totals for each player. Our...
Jan 23, 2019 | Elementary School, High School, Middle School
Next week is Catholic Schools Week. A couple of years ago I shared my perspective as a Battle Creek Area Catholic School parent. This year, I want to share my perspective as a writer. I started writing the BCACS Blog in addition to helping the school as a...
Jan 18, 2019 | High School
By: Abbie Lahr, Class of 2019 School started up with many positives on the court and off. The second semester just started up making this season special for seniors while time is closing in quickly. In this week’s BCACS Basketball Roundup, I have the top players of...
Jan 11, 2019 | High School, Middle School
By: Abbie Lahr, Class of 2019 “New Year; New me,” except this isn’t the case for our basketball teams this holiday. All of our High school teams had a game during winter break, as they participated in the 50th Annual Chuck Turner Classic at the Battle Creek Central...
Jan 9, 2019 | High School
St. Philip High School senior Irene Hibbard has three sisters at home, and a few dozen more in La Ceja, Colombia. The Colombian “sisters”, however, are Catholic nuns. The Hibbard family’s relationship with the convent at La Ceja began when their oldest daughter...
Dec 22, 2018 | High School, Middle School
By: Abbie Lahr, Class of 2019 Was that a sleigh bell I hear? Oh, no it was just the whistle again. This week’s roundup will look a bit different. I will break down what happened in the games, the top players, and the new averages. Varsity Boys Basketball Our varsity...
Dec 14, 2018 | High School, Middle School
This week we are starting a new segment at the BCACS Blog: the BCACS Basketball Roundup. This feature is brought to us by St. Philip Catholic Central High School senior Abbie Lahr. By: Abbie Lahr, Class of 2019 St. Philip Catholic Central Varsity Boys Boys high school...
Dec 5, 2018 | High School, Middle School
The Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools hired Laura Bandlow in 2007 to create a fifth through eighth-grade band program. Mrs. Bandlow, however, had another plan. “In my mind, it was never going to be just a middle school band,” Mrs. Bandlow said. She started the high...