COVID-19 has been no match for Franklin County s private schools
Chambersburg Public Opinion
While most of the nearly 1,500 private-school students in Franklin County have spent all but a few days in their classrooms in the 2020-21 school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, almost half of the more than 22,000 public-school students either just returned to school this week or are still in full-time distance learning.
The rest of them learned exclusively online for a month or more.
Students have been on campus all year at Corpus Christi Catholic School, while Shalom Christian Academy, Cumberland Valley Christian School and St. Andrew Catholic School closed for a few days, according to school officials or information on school websites. At Montessori Academy of Chambersburg, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergartners have been coming to their classrooms all year, although grades one through eight returned over the past month after several weeks of distance learning.
Most Catholic schools in Tri-State see slight drop in enrollment
By Sherry Greenfield and Amber South
Herald Mail Media & Public Opinion
Private Catholic schools in the Tri-State area, for the most part, have seen a slight drop in enrollment this school year, school representatives said.
But at least one school in the region says it has seen an increase in enrollment, and most others say the future looks bright for next year s classes. We re experiencing enrollment that is lower due to COVID, but we re seeing a huge interest for next year, said Interim President Tom Burnford of St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School in Hagerstown. Applications are up for next year. There s a lot of interest in Catholic education.