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CHICAGO (May
22, 2002)
Attending St.
Bride School, 7765 S. Coles Ave., Chicago, has been a family tradition
for the Skaro family since 1929, when Mary Skaro graduated.
On June 12,
Mary Skaro's grandson, Christopher, will graduate from the South
Shore-area Catholic elementary school following in the footsteps
of his grandmother, father, aunt, three uncles and three older brothers.
For his parents,
Paul and Ines, Christopher's graduation from St. Bride is an important
one but not the last for the Skaro family. The tradition will continue.
Five of Christopher's younger siblings are still at the school:
twins Stephen and Amy, grade 6; Jonathan, grade 1; Marissa, kindergarten;
and Veronica, preschool.
Christopher's
three older brothers graduated from St. Bride: Joseph in 1990; Paul
in 2000; and Matthew in 2001.
Christopher's
grandmother, Mary (Hogan) Skaro, lives near St. Bride and is an
active member of the church community. She and her late husband,
Joseph, wanted their children to attend the same school Mary attended,
so Matthew graduated in 1961; John in 1963; Mary in 1965; Paul (Christopher's
father) in 1968; and Gerard in 1972. Mrs. Skaro plans to attend
her grandson's graduation next month.
Christopher
is an altar server at St. Bride, a member of the basketball team
and "has a great sense of humor," according to Principal
Carole Palmore.
The Skaro family
lives near St. Bride's and is active in both the school and the
parish. Ines is chairperson of the school board.
Christopher
will join his two older brothers, Paul and Matthew, at Mount Carmel
High School in Chicago this fall. The Skaro family tradition of
Catholic school education continues.
Archdiocese
of Chicago Catholic Schools
The Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Chicago play a critical
role in the life of the community by developing the minds and spirits
of nearly 123,000 students of many races, faiths and backgrounds
in the 304 elementary and secondary schools in Cook and Lake counties.
There are more than 6,000 teachers in the Catholic school system
who instill values, teach discipline and achieve strong, consistent
academic results in the Archdiocese of Chicago's 261 elementary
and 43 secondary schools. Visit the Archdiocese of Chicago Website
at http://schools.archchicago.org
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