Janet Eaton

Diocese’s Catholic schools ready for cell phone ban

It was more than a decade ago when Principal Brenda Hickok decided cell phones and Schulte’s St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School did not mix.  All public and private accredited… Read More

Coffeyville’s Holy Name School closes after 109 faithful years

Following 109 years of Catholic education in Coffeyville, Holy Name Catholic School concluded its school operations at the end of the 2025-26 school year. Nevertheless, parish leaders say the school… Read More

BCCHS taps Schuckman as next president

The Catholic Diocese of Wichita has appointed Alan Schuckman to succeed retiring Leticia C. Nielsen as Bishop Carroll Catholic High School president on July 1. Following a historic 40-year era… Read More

Campaign’s teacher salary enhancement endowments receive their latest deposits

As part of the One Family, Fully Alive in Christ! Campaign, one of the most significant commitments made across the Diocese of Wichita was the establishment of 38 new endowments… Read More

Diocese to open 2026-27 school year with amended immunization policy

In a letter to pastors, presidents, principals, teachers, staff, and parents of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wichita, Bishop Carl Kemme and Superintendent Janet Eaton have announced plans to… Read More

Diocese’s superintendent extends invitation to parents and teachers

By Janet Eaton As a farm girl, my mother was a teacher and my father a farmer.  I grew up between a town to the west with a Catholic school… Read More

Fully Alive! campaign seeks lasting boost for Catholic schoolteacher pay

Here in the Diocese of Wichita, we have always put students first and invested in their futures – and ours – through a stewardship model that allows them to receive… Read More

Campaign will bolster Catholic schools, enhance teachers’ salaries

One key component of the upcoming diocesan capital campaign, One Family, Fully Alive in Christ!, is enhancing teachers’ salaries in every Catholic school across the diocese. The campaign will seek… Read More

Principals end the year by looking forward

Janet Eaton reminded the 46 school administrators of diocesan Catholic schools that the purpose of a Catholic school isn’t so much about the alphabet wall strip as much as the… Read More

The Nation’s Report Card indicates Catholic Schools excelling post-pandemic

LEESBURG, Virginia – Catholic school students performed at or near the top in reading and math compared to public schools coming out of the pandemic, according to the National Assessment… Read More

Kairos retreats for juniors in Catholic high schools evolving

Bishop Carl A. Kemme and Superintendent of Schools Janet Eaton told Catholic school principals and administrators last month that the primary goal of a Catholic education is not to get… Read More

Superintendent Eaton reminds educators to help students earn an ‘St.’ before their names

Superintendent of Schools Janet Eaton reminded principals and pastors that their primary role isn’t to help students earn a “Ph.D.” after their name but to help them get an “St.”… Read More