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Contact: Meghan Horan
Catholic Schools Foundation Inc.
Phone: (617) 778-5981 ext. 210
Fax: (617) 778-5980 / 260 Franklin Street, Suite 630
Boston, MA 02110
www.csfboston.org /

Press Release

(Boston, MA) Wednesday, October 10 – BACE, Boston Advocates for Catholic Education partof the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE), partnered with the Catholic Schools Foundation, Inc (CSF) to host an Essay Night at Cristo Rey Boston High School. This event was held to assist college bound seniors with their college essays. Cristo Rey staff was also present to assist with the actual applications as well as additional essay support.

The volunteers spent time reviewing the student essays and then discussing revisions with the student.

“It was great having people who went through the same process as me give me advice on my college essay. I enjoyed every single moment of this experience and appreciate the helpand feedback I received.” -Kary Suazo Baez, class of 2013. Rebecca Rojas , also of the class of 2013 further stated, “Essay night was extremely helpful, the volunteer reviewing my essay gave me great feedback and made me feel confident about my new intro, while also giving me some ideas to further improve my essay so that the audience could really get a taste of my experience.”

Elizabeth Stowe Fennell, a BACE member, approached CSF with the idea. She and her volunteers have worked with High Schools in the past and found this type of event beneficial to all. “Although the students expected to learn something from the BACE members, the volunteers learned so much from the students and their stories, which they shared through their essays. Colleges and universities will be lucky to have these students on their campuses.”

Maria Theodorakakis, College Counselor, was very enthusiastic about the prospect of having BACE volunteers hold this event at Cristo Rey. “We are extremely grateful to have had such talented members of the community reach out to our school. College essays serve as an opportunity for our students to share their exceptional stories, and the guidance they received from these volunteers was hugely beneficial. We cannot thank you enough for your time and support.”

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The Catholic Schools Foundation, Inc. (CSF) supports the educational mission of the Church while helping to provide programs and services that insure optimal educational opportunities for all students regardless of race, religion, national origin, or gender attending Roman Catholic primary and secondary schools located in the Archdiocese of Boston.