Fulfilling Our Mission!
Again in 2009, our fifth and eighth graders scored above the national average scores on the National Catholic Educational Association's Assessment of Catechetical Religious Education measuring religious knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions. The fifth and eighth grades are the only grades assessed.
For the fourth year (2007-08) in a row, our school is a Physical Fitness State Champion!
K-8 students participate in five fitness events. If they score in the 85%ile in all five they qualify for the Presidential Physical Fitness Award. Our school received the award because we had the greatest percentage of students of schools in our enrollment-size category (500+ students) that won the Presidential Physical Fitness Award. Eighty-two Holy Family students (16.4% of the school, K-8) achieved the award. Check out the President's Challenge website at: www.presidentschallenge.org
Walking Our Talk...
On Tuesday, October 13, 2009 all Holy Family students walked raising about $600 for the clients of The Carpenters Place. Carpenters Place is an in-town agency assisting the homeless with food, shelter, and job placement assistance.
Student ITBS Achievement Test Scores For 2009
Our school norm composite scores for grades 2 through 8 ranged from the 65th to the 92nd percentile. Our 6th, 7th, and 8th grade composite scores were 81st %ile, 78th %ile, and the 86th %ile respectively. Our eighth grade, for example, as a group scored as well as or better than 86 percent of the schools with 8th grades in the norm group. Tests were taken in the fall, 2009. |
Tony Smerko, Principal
asmerko@holyfamilyrockford.org
Mr. Smerko grew up in St. Lambert Parish in Skokie, Illinois. After graduating from St. Lambert School he attended Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Education and Administrative Services degree and a Masters in Education degree from Northern Illinois University. His experience includes 15 years with the Rockford Public Schools as teacher, administrative assistant, curriculum coordinator, and department chair at the junior high and high school levels. He is now in his 23rd year as Holy Family's principal. He and his wife Debra have two sons (both graduates of Holy Family), one grandson (currently attending Holy Family) and two Golden Retrievers.
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