Grandparents Masses will be celebrated at all 3 Sites this month!
Mark your calendars and plan to celebrate Mass with your Grandchild.
Discover Bishop McNamara Catholic School through a one-on-one personal tour. Open-House Tours are back and the perfect opportunity to get the individualized information that you need to make an informed decision and see all that BMCS has to offer.
Sign up today for your Personal Open House Tour at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F49AAA82CA1FEC25-51116003-bishop?fbclid=IwY2xjawFo6SlleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYZsr3NDxUs5pRapDSAR5YH9AEf2Hm1whNe5Hsjw9s1vLA3di8G9Xbbtyg_aem_Kv5yyCIzIVypgUZ1-DDeBg#/
We cannot wait to show you around our amazing school!
Welcome October, let us pray for an amazing month.
The FIRST Progressive Raffle drawing will take place this FRIDAY, October 4, 2024, at the Bishop McNamara Friday Night Lights home football game.
Get your ticket today before it’s too late!
$25,000 Grand Cash Prize
Four $500 Winners
Three $1,000 Winners
Two $5,000 Winners
We can’t wait to draw YOUR ticket!
Purchase your Progressive Raffle ticket from any BMCS family or online at www.bishopmac.com/page/progressive-raffle
*Online ticket sales end at NOON (12pm) on Friday, October 4, 2024. *
The Homecoming Game is HERE! Who's joining us to cheer on the Fightin' Irish as they face Aurora Christian? Kick-off is at 7pm!
From Sunrise to Sunset - We are Irish Fans!
Check out these pictures submitted by our awesome students from our Senior Sunrise Breakfast (Thursday ).
Join us tonight for FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS and our Homecoming Football Game!
There's no place like HOMEcoming and the first half of our Homecoming Week sure has been fun! Check out these lunch-time fun-time photos of our Jr. High and High School Students going all out for Celebrity and Twin Day on Tuesday and Biker & Surfer and Hero & Villain Day Today!
The first drawing of the Progressive Raffle is only 10 days away. Have you purchased your ticket yet?
Each raffle ticket you purchase before October 4th enters you into BOTH of our major raffle drawings with a total cash payout of $120,000! All winning tickets go back in the mix for the next and final drawing on Saturday, November 2nd - the sooner you purchase your ticket the more chances you have to win!
· Drawing #1: October 4, 2024, Friday Night Lights │ Grand Prize $25,000
· Drawing #2: November 2, 2024—Bishop McNamara 41st Annual Gala, 24K │ Grand Prize $50,000
To get your Progressive Raffle ticket for multiple chances to win, contact a school family or visit: bishopmac.com/page/progressive-raffle
*Fill out the Progressive Raffle ticket information form on the website, hit submit, then proceed to the “Finalize ticket purchase via Paypal/credit/debit” button. *
Get your Fightin Irish Spirt Wear ready!! The Homecoming Parade is THIS FRIDAY at 10am!
Who will be joining us along the route?
Congratulations to our 2024 Homecoming Court Representatives!
Senior Queen Candidates: Andrea Perucho, Lydia Nugent, Claire Goselin, Reese Fowler and Natalie Mills
Junior Representatives: Reagan Kaner and Maya Romero
Sophomore Representatives: Lily Goselin and Rhaya DePaolo
Freshman Representatives: Ayla Mitchell and Kate Ehrman
It's Homecoming Week and we couldn't be more excited to celebrate all the traditions and our IRISH SPIRIT!
What special events will you join us at this week?
How sweet it is to connect with friends old and new! On Friday, our Cross Country team traveled to University of Notre Dame to see Evita Martinez ('23) run for an event Notre Dame is hosting and ended up connecting with 2 recent alumni!
Grant Naese ('24) is pictured from left to right with Cooper Austiff ('26), Oliver Heinrich ('26), Justice Provost ('26), Grant Naese ('24), and David Quigley ('25), and in the other photo Sarah Berg('24) is pictured with Emily Storer ('25).
Run Irish Run!
Celebrating our seniors is always so bittersweet. Here are just a few of our wonderful Senior Fall Athletes!
See your senior? Tag your senior! Or, add their senior picture to the comments below! Way to go, Fightin' Irish!
Bluey and Bingo go to Bishop McNamara Catholic School! Please, please, please go visit our display at Perry Farm and be sure to vote for our "scarecrow"! Voting is TOMORROW from 10am-12pm!
Tag us in any pictures of you going to school with Bluey and Bingo!
Homecoming is the perfect time for everyone to show their BMCS pride!
“My favorite homecoming memory was bringing back the homecoming parade and seeing the tradition continue! It’s such a fun and creative way for students, teachers and faculty to get involved and show their Irish pride around the community. I was honored as the 2017 Homecoming Queen and luckily for me, my date turned into my fiancé! Go Irish!”
- Riley Lade BMCS Class of 2018, engaged to Sam O'Connor, also class of '18
Who will be joining us to celebrate our traditions and show their Irish spirit?
Discover Bishop McNamara Catholic School through a one-on-one personal tour. Open-House Tours are back and the perfect opportunity to get the individualized information that you need to make an informed decision and see all that BMCS has to offer.
Sign up today for your Personal Open House Tour at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F49AAA82CA1FEC25-51116003-bishop
We cannot wait to show you around our amazing school!
Dominique Davis Ahramovich, a 2003 graduate, and her high school sweetheart-turned-husband of 18 years, Bubba, recalls her favorite homecoming memories: being on the Poms squad, dancing with the boys, participating in class games day, and playing in the powderpuff football game!
What events will you be joining us at NEXT WEEK during Homecoming Week?
TOMORROW walk the halls and meet the faculty and staff that make a daily difference. Open Houses and Parent Preview Night is tonight at the Bourbonnais and Bradley Sites! We can not wait to see you.
BMCS started our first day of Mac Buddies with our friends at Bradley West. Through the hard work and coordination of BMCS parent and Bradley West teacher, Danika Schultz, Bishop McNamara seniors and juniors partner with students from Bradley West. The program is focused on building friendships and mentoring youth in our community! We love seeing the service opportunities that our students are able to engage in throughout our community!
Hispanic Heritage Month starts September 15 (Independence Day in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) and continues until October 15. The month also includes Mexico’s Independence Day (September 16) and Chile’s Independence Day (September 18).
Hispanic Heritage Month honors Americans with roots in Spanish-speaking countries, including Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain. It was first established in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson as a week-long celebration of the contributions made by Americans from Spanish-speaking nations. In 1988, President Reagan extended it to a full month.
Every year Hispanic Heritage Month has a theme. The theme for 2024 is “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together.”
