IHM sisters: Never forget
The Monroe News
The Leadership Council of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Monroe issued the following statement regarding the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial:
The Leadership Council of the IHM Sisters of Monroe welcomes the recent verdict finding Officer Derek Chauvin guilty for the death of George Floyd. Like so many across the nation, we are breathing a sigh of collective relief. At the same time, we can never forget the breath George Floyd himself was denied for nine minutes and 29 seconds.
We can never forget the immense grief of his family, who will continue to mourn their loss for the rest of their lives. Nor can we forget those who are still seeking accountability and justice for the deaths of their loved ones: including Breonna Taylor, Daunte Wright, Philando Castile and countless other Black lives – of which there are too many to name.
The Tablet January 19, 2021
COLLEGE POINT On Jan. 13, St. Agnes Academic High School announced it will be closing at the end of this school year. Sister Peggy McVetty, OP, prioress of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, wrote the “decision to end 112 years of excellent education had been most difficult.” The high school had been co-educational for 40 years before becoming an all-girls institution in 1949.
“The financial realities during the past several years have made it impossible to sustain the school,” the letter continued. “The unprecedented economic projections and ramifications of the pandemic have only complicated the previously existing difficulties.”
The 2020-2021 tuition, plus the non-refundable registration fee and technology fee for returning students, totaled $10,075.