There is always something going on at Curley!
This news page highlights some of the many things happening with the students of Curley. Class activities to individual accomplishments are reported here. Check in often!
Last Friday the Curley Jazz Ensemble participated in the annual Towson University Jazz Festival. Members of Curley Jazz performed for an audience of local high schools and then participated in clinics and masterclasses with Towsn Universty Jazz Faculty. It was a great day of music and learning for all!
FATHER-SON BOWLING NIGHT On January 18th, father-son bowling teams hit the lanes for an evening of friendly competition. This event was sponsored by the Curley Parents’ Guild and was an opportunity for fathers and sons to spend time together.
It’s Baltimore vs Buffalo Archbishop Curley vs St. Francis (NY) The great Franciscan rivalry gets heated up Sunday, when the Baltimore Ravens travel to Buffalo to take on the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Playoff Round. These NFL teams each have hometown fans at two stellar all boys Catholic high schools. In the true Franciscan tradition, and after exchanging video challenges to one another, the school whose hometown team is unsuccessful will make a donation to a charity selected by the winning school, and wear the other team’s colors at school on Tuesday.
“Mr. Muth’s Latin III/IV class (and a few interested seniors) spent class making an ancient dish called Moretum, a garlic and cheese spread. After reading a poem from the Appendix Vergiliana describing Moretum, the students used it as a guide to make their own version.”
TIMS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING had the pleasure of hosting Archbishop Curley High School’s EV students, an impressive group of future innovators! Tim Bonner, Curley ’83, and Mike Hoover, Lead Technician and Hybrid & EV Vehicle MasterTech, shared insights about our EV and hybrid services, while Brad Ebaugh, a 2014 alum and Tim’s Towing & Recovery Specialist/Rotator Operator, inspired students with his journey in the towing industry. It was a fantastic morning celebrating education, innovation, and the Curley brotherhood AND some Baltimore Ravens spirit too!
The Curley Young Alumni Lunch was well attended by classes 2020-2024. A return home to the corner of Sinclair and Erdman proved to be a great celebration for all!
Thank you to the Ravens for having the Curley Friars 2024 Championship Football Team at the stadium for Day of Champions!
Archbishop Curley High School is excited to host Dr. Frances Jensen, MD, as she offers her revolutionary look at The Teenage Brain, and offers practical advise for teens, parents and teachers.
ICE HOCKEY GIVING BACK Curley Ice Players came out to volunteer and work with the Baltimore Area Special Hockey Club, The Baltimore Saints. Saints Hockey offers an ice hockey program for both children and adults with a traumatic brain injury or developmental disability.
Blackfriars’ Theatre will hold the auditions for their spring musical Damn Yankees on Sunday, January 5th & Monday, January 6th. Everyone desiring to be in the show is required to do a vocal and dance audition. These will be held at the Sunday audition beginning at 1:00 PM. For those desiring a character role in the show, a script reading will be done on Monday beginning at 3:00 PM. Once you have completed your audition (on either Sunday or Monday) you are free to leave. The first full cast rehearsal will be held on Sunday, January 12th beginning at 1:00 PM. The…
On Saturday, December 14th, Curley Bands Junior Jake Ruth participated in the Towson Honor Band under the direction of Dr. LaToya Webb with students from across Maryland in their highest ensemble, the Tiger Band.
In 1223, St. Francis of Assisi found himself in the village of Greccio on Christmas Eve. He wanted to make the Nativity story come alive by using live people and animals to depict the scene. And so, the tradition of the creche, or manger, was born. Curley has incorporated this Franciscan Tradition for many years, assigning it to the freshman class to carry out. 801 years later, on December 15th, under the watchful eyes of Mrs. Dalina and Mrs. Lindsay, the Class of 2028 kept up the tradition. The Curley Schola and Luminare Choir led the singing. To…
During the month of November, students from the Archbishop Curley Service Club have collected and assembled Blizzard Bag Care packages for the homeless in Baltimore City. Today, some members delivered the packages to downtown Baltimore and distributed them.
The Instrumental Ensembles of Curley held their Christmas concert on Friday, December 13th. The Percussion Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Jazz ensemble took to the stage to perform festive Christmas sets. Congratulations to Dr. Jeff Osarczuk, the new director of the Instrumental Ensembles, who made his debut on Friday as well.
Getting into the Christmas spirit at school is all about creating an atmosphere of joy, togetherness, and fun! Curley certainly did that this week. We got to see some of the most fun, over the top holiday sweaters throughout the week. Today’s Reindeer Games started with a fierce tree decorating relay race that featured the junior class taking the title vs the seniors. Not to be outdone, a few select faculty members (Mrs. Wysocki, Mrs. Kunkoski and Mrs. Vandergrif) took down the juniors in the final. This was followed by our own Mr. Ayd outlasting everyone in our cookie eating…
We appreciate all those who participated in the FYM toy drive this year. Students delivered the toys to Sinclair Elementary who will be distributing to families in need in our local community.
One of Curley’s traditions is the formal distribution of the school ring. With a black onyx, the founding date of 1961 and the Class’ graduation year, the distinctive ring is easily recognizable. This year’s Ring Ceremony took place on Sunday, December 8th during Mass, with proud parents and family members in attendance. Fr. Donald, school president, was the main celebrant and homilist. He blessed the rings and, with Mr. Joseph, the school principal, presented each member of the Class of 2026 with his ring. The Juniors then recited together the Ring Pledge and sang the Alma Mater. Student Government President Tyler Brown…
Under the direction of Mr. Michael Gaffney, Curley kicked off the Christmas season with performances by The Curley Choir, The Curley Schola, The Curley Ringers and The Luminare Choir on December 6, 2024.
Today marks the end of No Shave November and the SGA hosted the grand finale event! The Curley community was challenged to raise money for The Ulman Foundation this year through our annual No Shave November initiative. To celebrate a successful fundraiser, several faculty & staff members volunteered to shave their beards and/or their heads and raised over $1500! We send a HUGE thank you to Mr. Ayd, Mr. Halcott, Mr. Muth, Mr. Williams, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Billy as well as our SGA President, Tyler Brown and Junior Joseph Troiano A special thank you to our professional barbers for…
There are still a few tickets available for the C-Notes Nite at the Races on Saturday, January 25th. The doors open at 6:30 PM with a buffet dinner and then the fun and nonstop action gets under way around 7:40 PM. with the first post time. Horses are still available for sale for $25 each. Horse owners do not have to be present to win and winning horses this year are paying $125. Tickets are $35 each and tables of 8-10 can be purchased for your group. The evening has ten horse races, liquor wheel, Over/Under/Seven Dice Toss, 45-number boards…