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I was taught by all the nuns you mentioned. We adore and love our FXW community! The property was located on the poverty-stricken west side of Chicago at 751 S. Sacramento Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois . How much does Frances Xavier Warde School cost? We all went to Mother Cabrini. Hi Rosalie God bless you Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini. I lived at 3014 W. Lexington and I went to kindergarten at St Francis Cabrini school. I know its been awile since your letter about our school.I moved out of the neighborhood at age 11,moved to Lombard il.M address was 2853 w flournoy.I remember Bro Silvio and SR Teresine, she was the only teacher I ever had.We also had a girl whos parents owned Cladios Bakery. My family owned Esposito Bakery. I just meant it ended as we knew it when our Parish and school closed. Precious memories. Unfortunately, the names you mention were a little before my time, but I sincerely appreciate your input. I remember when they were constructing the new school building. It is calculated using the reported number of students and full-time equivalent teachers. I graduated in 1959. I cant believe all the names & places being recalled, such wonderful memories of such a wonderful neighborhood. Leo said to say hello to you. Wishing you well. These reunions are a lot of fun. I attended Mother Cabrini in the 50s. Its been a a long time hasnt it. If I hung around long enough Id hear the Lee Phillips show, and Id know it was time to head back to school. Lived at 2842 W. Lexington, Raia Family. You have a good memory. Its Rosalie again, Donna. Loved it soooo much. I presently live in SWFlorida. The street that was blocked was Lexington. How they linger! You contact me at LLT125@aol.com. after graduating from Cabrini. His boyhood friends have been getting together a few times a year just to keep in touch with each other. Are you still in Chicago? I can still picture what your both looked like. I also thought that statement was a little odd, and I do understand what you are saying. Visit fxw.org to register. The E-W streets in the neighboorhood were Polk. A Catholic Chapel, part of Our Lady of Mercy, a Roman Catholic Church, in the Avondale. Do you remember MaryAnn Farinella? Endorse Frances Xavier Warde School. Our neighborhood had amazing Italian bakeries. I do enjoy contacting former students and members of Cabrini parish. My 1st grade teacher was Sister Evelyn. Many wonderful memories. Some of the names on our block were Simone, DiPintino, Laurenzano, DeLegge, and now my mind draws a blank. I lived at 824 S California while attending St. Frances . It would be good to see you guys sometime if we could arrange a time to get together. I remember Sarnos bakery and their chocolate frosted pound cake. So many of your names are familar-Rosalie Guerieri-my mother was dear friends with your mother Mary growing up. I meant 7th and 8th grades and Sister Speranza was our teacher. I have decided to share some of my fondest memories of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Grammar School and St. Frances XavierCabrini Church. Father Jack Wall, pastor of Old St. Patrick`s church, with a bold Roni Facen Tenure at SFDS: 3rd Year and Alumnae Current Position: Principal and CEO. 120 S. Desplaines St. Chicago, IL 60661 p: 312-466-0700 f: 312-466-0711. How are you. I also remember Mary Ann Farinella. I would love to see it. FXW is innovative, forward thinking and responsive. The school closed about that time. Leo and his friends called him Chin because he had a long chin. We were going through my moms stuff and I she had my graduating class of 1961photo. I have been diligently looking for old classmates. My dad Carmelo worked for alittle grocery store Dominic across from Manely. My mother, Jean Lindvall, attended Providence Catholic High School. My memories are of playing with many friends in the area. Prior to building the church mass was held at Granata Funeral Home in Italian on Sundays & my mother was 16 & played the organ at the mass. Hi Frank, that is my brother John. I am thankful to the school administration and leadership for providing my children with a values-based, rigorous, Catholic education. My mother was the Organist. Sandra T, Ramon P, Michael G, Marlene F, Anthony C, or Elizabeth V. I am going back almost 60 years but I am certain these names are correct. I guess that your dad. St. Francis Xavier School has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School, marking the second time the La Grange institution has been honored. Does anyone remember Mr.Singleton ? Please note that the Daily 7:00 am Mass will be in the Xavier Center (465 Table Rock Road) for the month of February, due to painting in the Historic Church. Your email address will not be published. Hello, friends and acquaintances from the past-our beautiful past. I appreciate all the love and comments my blog has received. Now Im retired and live in Florida. Please, Selecting a category below will take you to another page. I especially remember Robert. The movie was Lilliesof The Field and it starred a very young Sidney Poitier. I used to get my haircuts from Tony the barber down the street in his basement. We called him Fr. and stay blessed. Finding the right school for your child is a major project. Cars were still parked at the curbs on both sides of the street. I was in heaven. I am a little late to this party. Also, I remember Srs. The average private school tuition in Chicago, IL is $10,341 for elementary schools and $18,012 for high schools (read more about average, The average acceptance rate in Chicago, IL is 87% (read more about average. We lived at 3045 w.polk st. Fr Lucien invited me to his silver jubilee. We were actually the first graduating class in 1959. Tuition is $6,360 for the highest grade offered. I could walk up to the window of our apartment building and sneak my little sister candy. I had many adventures riding the subway to school and, at times, I drove my junky car which was always broken down. My sister nor my cousin finished at Mother Cabrini as the neighborhood was at its end. 4th-8thgrade, continue on to graduation. 14.5. Elizabeth, I doubt Sacramento was ever blocked for recess, since it was and still is a major north-south street. Your article doesnt say when you attend St Francis Cabrini. I remember the apartment building at the Northeast corner of Sacramento and Polk being razed to make way for the new school building, and playing in the 10 foot deep rain flooded construction pit, using foundation forms as rafts, after a particularly heavy rain forced a halt to the construction. Coco, Fr. I graduated in 1957. Everyone I know from there would trade their suburban houses and return to our flats if we could live with all the wonderfully diverse neighbors we had around the Church, the heart of our neighborhood. We also moved to the Austin disyrict at the end of fifth grade 1960. here to help! The core values at FXW (Purposely Diverse, Intentionnaly Inclusive) are exhibited every day from the dedicated and caring professionals. Its funny, but I can still remember when things began to change. I lived at 2912 W Flournoy. We have an Extended Day Program open from 6:30am-6pm & summer camp! I live in Roselle, Illinois. Thechildren stared at me and asked questions, but I was treated warmly by each and every one I met. Are you the Sal Paletta that has Sr. Raffael for the 6th grade? (Im glad my children were never as foolish as I). I remember hanging out with you and Ernie Ipachino before you moved. Faculty and staff refer to our communitys palpable, engaging energy. Sat, Mar 4. Our mother, Rose Palma, was very active in the church snd school. Late Id go back to see my mom & then to school. Peppo the bully on the block. I remember walking to Kedzie to Sarnos bakery or the Royal Blue supermarket or going to Celestes for pizza and italian Beef in the knotty pine dining room with all the deer heads and animal trophies on the wall. Hello to everyone & wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving. I attended St. Frances Cabrini school as did my brother. Stay safe and stay blessed , Hello everyone, I attended Mother Cabrini from 09-1958 to 06-1959 6th grade. Where did you post the video? Mr. Rittenbergwent on to manage some of the more famous clubs in Chicago Faces, Mothers, and Ditkas. Eating donuts on the front stoop in the summer with all the neighbors. Community is one of FXWs defining qualities. I started looking for school information and had a hard time finding any until now. My cousin and I always stayed after school and helped the nuns and sometimes we were invited to the convent to visit with the nuns. Welcome to the Xavier Catholic School System. He unfortunately passed away about two years ago. That made me smile. Frances Xavier Warde School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Illinois for: Highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees and Largest student body. I can also remember the neighborhood changed. My only daughter Jennifer has 2 boys, a 2-1/2 year old and a 1 month old, so that keeps me busy helping her and her husband Nick. Good to hear from you. Chicago, IL 60654 But by the next morning they cleared the Blvd and placed the building square on the foundation! He was a fantastic teacher and mentor. Frances Xavier Warde School offers 6 interscholastic sports: Basketball, Cross Country, Flag Football, Golf, Track and Field and Volleyball. Great work! George, as I remember, you and I were the shortest kids in our class. I will share it with the surviving Guerrieris and Iovinellis who also lived on Lexington. They were mainly fond memories. There was a Peter Agliata in my class, I graduated in 1959. After school co-curriculars consist of volleyball, basketball, chess club, STEM classes, choir, flag football, trigonometry club, debate club and more! by!! Dennis LaMontagna that name sounds familiar. I begin attending Cabrini in sixth grade following the King assassination and riots in 1968. Coincidence how we both met our husbands at UIC. St. Francis Xavier School is a parish primary school of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia comprising a Pre-K through 8th Grade program. There was a very heavy rain and the hole flooded with maybe 5 or 6 feet of water and the plywood forms were floating around down in the hole. We moved from the neighborhood (Arthington St) in 1960 also to the Northwest side. Wayne Watts Pastor 847-251-0771 Email Fr. p: 312-466-0700 I think it is at Cabrini hospital Shrine. I remember talking to my friend Stan over the phone at night practicing our Latin to become altar boys. I attended mass at Cabrini until it closed and we were sent to St Agatha. In our buildingyou could savour the smells of neckbonesand collard greens, spicy beans and rice, spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread, and corned beef with potatopancakes. My cousin Mary might remember more of the names as shes 10 years older than me. I had a good friend in that class. Im Angela Paletta. Lived on Lockwood and Washington. I attended Cabrini from 1951 to 1959. joe falbo. My name is Nick Agliata. Are you still in Chicago? So stay safe and stay blessed. I attended Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini school until 1961 we live on Kedzie and Arthington Street we then moved to Belmont and Harlem area and I attended Saint William school for one year I also stayed with my grandmother on Lexington and Loomis for almost every summer vacation and on the weekends they have a lot of friends there all of my cousins attended Cabrini and all my sisters altogether there were seven of us. now. Loved being there. Hard to believe it was so long ago. Maybe being old school, it was too bad Sister Speranza couldnt appreciate his charisma. I lived on Polk Street until 1959 then my family moved to the Southwest side of Chicago. My grandfather Tony Campagnas funeral was at the funeral home on Sacramento. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Oh yes! I remember St. Francis Cabrini and the neighborhood. Cutara who is still living. I was only back for a short while to meet and marry my wife at St Raymonds in Mt. I can still remember how she looked in her pink silk dress. My husband and I have lived in Florida for the last 19 years. Take care and stay blessed. Robert Contreras I lived @ 2818 W Flournoy, my sister Alma & I attended Mother Cabrini in 1962 & 1963, I served Mass with Father Coco, my buddies were Merced Mercono, Pedro Ruiz, & Teddy Kovincski! Please contact the school for more details. Its always a pleasure hearing from someone who can relate to the wonderful experience of that school and neighborhood. Stations of the Cross 7:00 PM Saint Francis Xavier. Blessings to you as well. Sister Speranza was my eighth grade teacher. We intended to send our oldest to preschool at FXW and then consider a move to the burbs for first grade- FXW has kept us in the city! I always wished I had the gift of singing. Lucien Morselli. I would love to hear from her. I do on occasion see Joe Ponce at St. Philip reunions. St. Francis Xavier School in La Grange, Illinois serves 525 students in grades Prekindergarten-8. Thanks for bringing this alive to many of us. I moved away from that neighborhood to Forest Park and then out of Illinois for many years. Fr. St. Francis Xavier School differentiates itself from the other schools based on its philosophy of creating all rounded personalities rather than just lopsided academicians. I went to Providence St. Mel High School 1971-1975. SEARCH @ Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier Parish. Get Involved. I recently did a Google search on my old catholic grammar school and my beloved church, and I could not find any relevant information. Annette Season is the person you are referring to her sister was Donna. Endorsements should be a few sentences in length. Sr Speranza was my eighth grade teacher also. My cousins, the Simones, lived next door. We had access to Sr Raphaels candy room on the 2nd floor. Which is where I began my catholic education. Also Willie Dickson passed away some years ago after returning from Viet Nam. Small world. And on the other side of you I remember a wide gangway and the Borrows lived there. Cant get that type of bread here in Florida, where I now live. Welcome. Fr Lucien gave me a cross on his 25th anniversary as a priest. My family moved in 1960. There were 2 girls in my classes from kindergarten through 3rd grade, 1957 through 1961, Carmelina and Georgia..the last names were Esposito and Cesario..cant remember which one had which last name at this very moment though. As of a year ago, Manley was still in existence as a high school. CONNECT. This is ABOVE both the Archdiocese of Chicago and National norms. History What a small world that you worked there. I graduated in 1959. pop dispenser machines where you had to move the bottle thru the machine. 10 talking about this. I have wonderful memories of my years there & our nuns.i still have the photos of me dressed in their habit for the mass at the Cathedral downtown for Mission Sunday. Was it a soap factory? I had Ms Spazio in 2nd grade 1958/59? Some of the names I remember are Dominic DiUlio, Richard Pope, Roberta Fasano, Francine Mannosure wish I could find pictures of my school years there. Was the man who owned the grocery store on Sacramento Jimmy? Feel very Blessed to have lived in this neighborhood of LOVE and RESPECT. I am not sure about this but I think I remember coal being delivered for the boiler. There is nothing like that here in the Tampa area. Okay! We went there during the 50s. I attended school there 1956. Head Of School Letter; Head of School Message; With Mission in Mind; FXW at a Glance. We are a part of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. I remember Sisters Gertrude, Lucy, Evelyn and Fathers Florian and Morselli. Welcome to Our Elementary and Middle School, We offer Preschool, PreKinder, Kindergarten, Elementary & Middle School grades. I was the youngest of 3 girls, my sisters are Valerie and Linda. But if someone wanted to move it they could buy it for $1! Yes, that is very sad Cabrini had lost so many students and parishioners. I passed by Manley H.S. My mother kept many of our class pictures. Truly miss your relatives bakery, Espositos; the aroma of fresh Italian bread, and pastries! This is Frank Cesario RoseMarie Espositos nephew. This is Donna Sessom. Sadly she passed away about 3 years ago. Morselli gave me a crucifix which I still have. Chuck had a son Anthony Raymond the same age as me and we grew up together living above the bakery. I really appreciate the film. What is Frances Xavier Warde School's ranking? After the neighborhood broke up, we had several neighborhood get-togethers at Forest Preserves in the area. We moved to Bellwood in the late summer of 1953, so he didnt graduate from St. Frances. Hi Nick. Linda Manzella, do you have a relative who teaches at Orland Jr. High School in Orland Park, IL? I remember the Bridgeport crew. Our families are invited to come see what the ingenious minds of their students have been creating. My cousins Regina Williams, James Williams and Keegan Miller along with my sister and I went to Cabrini. 41420 - St. Francis Xavier School, LaGrange (3) 41430 - St. Francis Xavier School, Wilmette (1) 41450 - St. Gall School (1) 41460 - St. Genevieve School (1) . You must have been in my classroom. i love to read all these stories as everyone left the neighborhood before i was born.i posted a link to some movie film at cabrini of my great grandparents 50th wedding anniversery.i hope you got to see it? He was always so nice to us and used to visit the families on our block. We also have a daycare across the street for ages 18m-3yrs. It has 283 students in grades PK, K-8 with a student-teacher ratio of 15 to 1. I believe Mr Reamer (not certain of the spelling) was one of my favorites in 4th or 5th grade. School. Cabrini. Linda, I was a classmate of yours, graduating from Saint Frances in 1953. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. We had such a wonderful turnout To reach a member of the Parish staff, please visit our Staff Directory page or call the Parish Office numbers below. I received all my Sacraments at Cabrini. Bulley & Andrews, BAMR, BACR, and associated logos are registered trademarks of Bulley & Andrews, LLC. St Lucy statue with her eyes on a plate, I can go on and on and on. Prayers for the innocent children who have to live with such fear. I had 2 good friends there: Carol Rizzo and Leslie Caviccione. The song Amen stayed in my heart and head for years. Thank you so much for sending me this link! What wonderful memories life was so easy then. 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