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New! St. Jude Hope Scholarship to Aid All Families at OMSSI and SS. Cyril & Philomena Schools
FUNDS TO BE APPLIED IN 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR Thanks to the generosity of our gracious donors, Independence Mission Schools will be able to award a one-year St. Jude Hope Scholarship to all new and...
Celebrating Reggie Urmson as She Retires After 10 Years
Congratulations to Regina “Reggie” Urmson, Director of Tuition & Financial Aid, on her retirement! As part of the original team that started Independence Mission Schools, Urmson has provided...
Major Donors Have Profound Impact on Young Lives – So Can You!
With Grateful Hearts, our tribute event recognizing leadership donors, was extra special this school year. We missed 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, so the November 2022 gathering was our first...
14 IMS Students Accepted to The Prep for High School
IMS is excited to announce that the following 8th graders have been admitted to St. Joseph’s Preparatory School next fall as members of the Class of 2027. (Information current as of January 30,...
Students Visit State Capitol, Meet Legislators
IMS sent a delegation of 7th and 8th grade students from each of our 14 schools on a field trip to thePA Capitol Complex in Harrisburg. The trip, on January 31, was part of our annual celebration of...
A Message from Our Board of Directors
Independence Mission Schools (“IMS”) today announced that the nonprofit organization’s president, Bruce Robinson, will step down as President at the end of the school year in June 2023. Moving...
An Important Letter from Our President & CEO
Dear IMS Friends and Partners, When I joined Independence Mission Schools over four years ago, it was an honor to become the President & CEO of an organization that had been accomplishing so...
Letter from Our President & CEO
Dear IMS Families and Friends, With the school year in full swing, our students have settled into their daily routine and the sounds of their learning and laughter fill our 14 schools with joy. As...
New Websites Invite Everyone to Take a Fresh Look at Independence Mission Schools
New websites for IMS and each of our 14 Catholic schools launched this fall along with a new network logo. The IMS website address remains imsphila.org. Visit and click on the Schools tab to find an...
Donor Spotlight: Mary Lou Quinlan Demonstrates the Power of Perseverance
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...