High School

Award-winning words

High School

St. Philip history teacher Kyra Rabbit gave her students an assignment. There was no typing involved, no Chromebooks, no final draft due date – just a pencil, a sheet of loose-leaf paper, and one class period. They were to write about how their Catholic education’s...

The constant aid of our schools’ angels

Elementary School, High School, Middle School

Angels are rarely seen, which may explain why most BCACS families don’t know our schools have a whole host of angels. They move in and out of a small office in the St. Joseph Parish Center staffed by a single employee. It is the Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools...

Studying African-American history without a textbook

High School

Early on February 7th, the entire student body of St. Philip High School gathered onto two charter buses and headed to Detroit. After a brief tour of Wayne State University and lunch, they walked to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, where the...

It takes a village to create a vision

Elementary School, High School, Middle School

It takes a village to raise a child and BCACS is one great village. Now our children need that village to create a vision. “We all want to set our kids up for success and to do that we have to constantly re-evaluate what we are doing and how we can improve,” said Lisa...

St. Philip students are involved – 100%

High School

St. Philip is a small school with a big heart which created a constant problem. “We have all of these kids who want to be involved in clubs,” St. Philip student services director Kyra. Rabbitt said. “In the past, there was just not enough time in the...

SCRIP goes digital

Elementary School, High School, Middle School

Tuition. Who doesn’t want to reduce it? SCRIP or School Cost Reduction Incentive Program has been helping families do just that without the fuss of fundraising. Families purchase gift cards from the school for places they frequent as customers. While they enjoyed face...

It’s a difficult track, but one Coach Minier won’t run alone

Elementary School, High School, Middle School

St. Philip track coach Jeff Minier built his championship program around a simple philosophy. “Track is a team sport, not an individual sport.” Recent health issues have shown Coach Minier he’s a member of the BCACS family, not just a BCACS coach. Coach Minier began...

St. Philip’s homegrown paleontologists

High School

St. Philip High School students Ellie Stewart, Maggie Hill and Abby Hill were working on a physics project last spring. They spotted two large bones in a bin near their workstation. There was an inscription, “Billy found 1955 Ark.” They asked their science teacher...

Staff Spotlight: St. Philip High School Principal Vicky Groat

High School

St. Philip High School Principal Vicky Groat has a no-nonsense demeanor, but her heart bleeds St. Philip red. “She really loves the school,” Mary Rabbitt, longtime St. Philip High School administrative assistant, said. “She will do anything to make sure it’s vibrant.”...