By RENEE WEBB
Content and Design Coordinator
As diocesan schools join with others across the country to celebrate Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 26 to Feb. 1, this year there is much to celebrate.Father Bill McCarthy, pastor of St. Therese of Lisieux Parish celebrates school Mass for Danbury Catholic School.
According to Stacia Thompson, coordinator of enrollment and outreach, Catholic schools in the Diocese of Sioux City have the best enrollment numbers in years.
,,,“We are very pleased. We had nearly a 5% increase in enrollment which is the highest increase we have had since about 2010,” she said.
Although Thompson mentioned the increase in part was due to education savings accounts (ESAs), but she stressed the schools are also doing a better job of promoting their schools and inviting new families to come for a visit to see all of the great things that are happening.