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Dangerous 112th wins safety designation

Sep 17, 2009

From The Columbian

Seton Catholic High School sophomores urge drivers to pay attention to their driving, not their devices, on Northeast 112th Avenue on Wednesday. The road has been named a state traffic safety corridor because of a high accident rate. (Steven Lane/The Columbian)
The State of Washington has named Northeast 112th Avenue Vancouver's third traffic safety corridor.
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Seton Catholic opens with 35 students

Sep 17, 2009

From The Catholic Northwest Progress

New high school is Southwest Washington’s first in 43 years
They started with prayer.
When St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic High School opened for its first-ever day of classes Sept. 8, the students and staff began the day as they plan to begin every school day — gathered in a common area to offer prayers and intentions.
Each class period also opens with... >> more

Schools integral to church's mission

Sep 17, 2009

From The Catholic Northwest Progress

Although she grew up in New York’s high society, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton had a simple and direct way of speaking and writing.  In fact, 200 years after her death, one of her often-quoted sayings—“Live simply that others may simply live”—has become a bumper-sticker slogan encouraging care for the environment in pursuit of justice.
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Students, staff at the new Seton Catholic High eager for a fresh start

Sep 3, 2009

From The Columbian

They voted on Thursday to call themselves the Cougars.
But each of the 35 students at Vancouver’s new Seton Catholic High School is really a pioneer.
Sometime in the next decade, Seton Catholic students will fill a large, state-of-the-art campus on church land near the Ridgefield exit off Interstate 5. Enrollment will be in the hundreds.
At least, that’s... >> more

Seton Catholic High School Opening to Coincide with Bicentennial

Aug 12, 2009

From Vancouver Business Journal

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver, WA, will open its doors on September 8th to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Catholic Education in America. In 1810 Mother Seton started St. Joseph’s Academy, the nation’s first Catholic school, in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Archbishop Alex J. Brunett of the Seattle Archdiocese named the school and will visit Seton... >> more

Seton High School Gears Up

Dec 25, 2008

From The Columbian

A new option for Catholic students
Approaching 2009, a longtime vision is nearing reality: A new Catholic high school for Southwest Washington students.
Open houses, testing of prospective students and teacher recruiting has already begun for what formally will be known as the “St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic College Preparatory High School,” due to start classes next September.>> more

South Sound to regain Catholic School in 2009

Jan 8, 2008

From Seattle Times

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Q: When did St. Martin's High School in Lacey close?
A: It closed in 1974 because of declining enrollment.
A new Catholic high school in Lacey is scheduled to open in fall 2009 and will be called Pope John Paul II High School. With no disrespect to the late pope, I wish they had stuck with the original proposed name, South Sound Catholic.
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Local Year in Review

Dec 27, 2007

From The Catholic Northwest Progress

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Archbishop Brunett blesses the 38-acre site of the planned St. Elizabeth Ann Seton High School in Ridgefield. He later approves "Pope John Paul II High School" as the name for the planned Catholic high school in Lacey.
Archbishop Brunett receives the 2007 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award from the National Catholic Educational Association for his "unparalleled vision and... >> more