Schools from around the Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated Catholic Schools Week, which started January 26th and ran through February 1st. Catholic Schools Week is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States.
Kevin Juliussen and Elie Michuda, first-graders at St. Mary School in Buffalo Grove, wave banners and flags on Jan. 30 during a videotaping to cheer on alumna Megan Bozek as she prepared for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Bozek, a 2005 graduate of Saint Mary School, is part of the United States women's national ice hockey team.
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