"We are deeply saddened by the need to close SSA," Sister Patricia Crowley, Prioress of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, said in a statement. "St. Scholastica Academy has educated thousands of ...

More than a decade of sliding enrollment and dwindling donations have forced the closing of St. Scholastica Academy, the venerable girls Catholic high school whose roots in Chicago trace back to ...

In a statement released Tuesday, the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago said St. Scholastica Academy at 7416 N. Ridge Blvd. has been struggling financially for the last 15 years and does not have ...

St. Scholastica Academy, one of the city’s oldest schools ... St. Scholastica has a long list of notable alums—including former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne and the state’s former first lady ...

St. Scholastica was an all-girls Roman Catholic school. As part of the lease deal, the third floor of one of the buildings will become a senior academy so girls currently enrolled can finish out ...

The school first opened in 1865 and is one of the oldest catholic academies for young women in Chicago ... president of St. Scholastica Academy. This is one of the last opportunities for alumni ...

A public notice sign alerts the neighborhood around St. Scholastica Academy of plans to add buildings to the campus in this photo taken on April 3. (Photo by Ted Jackson, Nola.com | The Times ...

That same spirit of St. Scholastica is alive today in the students of St. Scholastica Academy. Both in and out of the classroom, the girls strive to model her strength and work toward their goals.

Sister Patricia Crowley, prioress of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, said the order is “deeply saddened by the need to close SSA. St. Scholastica Academy has educated thousands of young ...

We have a religious community that is diminishing in numbers with a median age of 77,\" said Sister Jane Smith, prioress of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, founders of St. Scholastica Academy.

Thursday afternoon, parents picking their children up from the St. Scholastica Academy say they are shocked by the decision. The West Rogers Park school has been struggling financially and ...