Our entire school community gathered together on January 26 for a wonderful Mass in celebration of Catholic Schools Week. We were honored to be joined by Bishop Dan Turley, OSA, an Augustinian and good friend of McAuley's chaplain, Fr. Tom McCarthy, and Pope Leo XIV. The Bishop led us in prayer and inspired our community as we started our week-long celebration.
This Catholic Schools Week, we celebrated our Mercy legacy with a service project during lunch! Students and faculty made sandwiches and packed bagged lunches for Su Casa Catholic Worker, an organization located in Back-of-the-Yards.
We are MIGHTY proud to congratulate Emily Dooey '26 and Ava Soukup '27 for their participation in the ILMEA All State Choir! MacNation held a cart ride to celebrate their accomplishment.
We are MIGHTY proud to announce that ALL of our Fall Sports Teams qualified for IHSA Team Academic Achievement Awards! Congratulations to our student athletes for maintaining excellent cumulative team grade point averages during the 2025 season.
Members of our Performing Arts department traveled to Illinois State Theatre Fest January 8-10!
Students attended the All-State production of Newsies, where our very own Ryann O'Sullivan '27 was Assistant Director and Grace Regalado '27 was a cast member. Ryann and Grace visited with alums Maggie Reed '20 (featured performer) and Nora Riordan '22 (festival intern)!
Our crew also competed in the All State Tech Challenge. Violet Lukareski '27 placed first for Quick Change, and Violet and Mary Divincenzo '27 placed first for Props Exchange!
We are MIGHTY proud to announce that Mother McAuley has been named to College Board's 2025 AP® School Honor Roll, earning Platinum distinction.
The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening participation. Mother McAuley had 80% of seniors who took at least one AP Exam during high school, 53% of seniors scoring a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam, and 27% of seniors who took five or more AP Exams in the 2024-2025 school year!
Mother McAuley High School is proud to announce its upcoming Celebration event, the school’s annual gala that honors the school’s legacy of excellence and the transformative power of a McAuley education. Traditionally drawing a full house of alumnae, parents and friends, this year’s Celebration will take place at a new venue - the Union League Club in Chicago - on Thursday, March 12, 2026, and promises to be a night filled with inspiration, recognition and community.
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