Introducing Strong Minds Loving Hearts — An Independence Mission Schools Podcast

by Dave Clarke | Aug 29, 2025 | IMS News, Podcast, St. Helena-Incarnation

Our network is overflowing with stories. Stories of achievement; stories of perseverance. Stories of sacrifice, selflessness and success. What we’ve needed is a meaningful way to share these stories; a way that is engaging, moving and compelling. That platform...

IMS School Leaders and Staff Earn $110,000 Through the Connelly Foundation’s Leader Impact Grant Program

by Dave Clarke | Oct 29, 2024 | IMS News, SS. Cyril & Philomena, St. Helena-Incarnation, St. Martin de Porres, St. Veronica

Funds to fuel school-specific initiatives and professional development for in-network assistant principal candidates   The Connelly Foundation has awarded a combined $110,000 in grant money to Independence Mission Schools through its Leader Impact Initiative. ...

IMS QuestBridge Scholars

by gklotz | Dec 14, 2023 | IMS News, St. Helena-Incarnation, St. Martin of Tours

We are so proud of our recent IMS graduates who have been selected as QuestBridge scholars! These two hardworking and dedicated IMS alumni are Match Scholarship Recipients, which entitles them to admission to one of QuestBridge’s college partners with...

Finding New Ways to Better Serve Our Diverse School Communities

by rprimich | Feb 21, 2023 | IMS News, St. Helena-Incarnation, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Veronica

In keeping with our staff ’s commitment to always learning and finding new ways to serve our diverse communities, a team from IMS attended a three-day conference at Notre Dame University’s Latino Enrollment Institute (LEI). Our team was composed of leaders from the...

Donor Spotlight: Mary Lou Quinlan Demonstrates the Power of Perseverance

by rprimich | Nov 11, 2022 | St. Helena-Incarnation

Mary Lou Quinlan, St. Helena Catholic School Class of 1967, is a highly-awarded women’s marketing expert, speaker, actor and author of the New York Times bestseller, The God Box. She credits her success to her eight years at St. Helena (now St. Helena-Incarnation...

DONOR SPOTLIGHT: The Man in the Red Suit

by rprimich | Feb 22, 2022 | IMS News, St. Helena-Incarnation

The students at St. Helena-Incarnation call him “Santa Ray” and everyone who has met him would agree that he represents the spirit of love and generosity Santa is known for. Every December, he puts on his Santa outfit to visit with the students at his alma mater and...