Padua Franciscan High School

Future Bruins are enjoying Summer Experience so far. They're doing everything from baking toaster pastries and painting butterflies to building robots and playing kickball!

We welcomed back alumni and friends from classes ending in 1’s and 6’s (in the Classes of 1966-2021) at The Grand Reunion on Saturday.

Principal Bob DiRocco told Cleveland.com that our graduates are resilient. “After spending all this time here with us, we’re going to send them out in the world without a map, but knowing that they have a compass,” he said. “They’ll be able to go anywhere.”

READ MORE: https://www.cleveland.com/community/2026/06/padua-franciscan-high-schools-class-of-2026-described-as-resilient.html

The Class of 1966 celebrated their 60th reunion, the Class of 1976 celebrated their 50th reunion and other classes ending in 1’s and 6’s also marked milestones at The Grand Reunion on Saturday.

Bruno and Bella stopped by the St. Columbkille's Parish picnic yesterday, meeting all sorts of past, present, and future Bruins.

Padua's Summer Experience is underway! Campers in grades 4-7 are taking classes like Cooking, Gardening, Robotics, Art and more!

The Grand Reunion is Saturday, June 6th for alumni from classes ending in 1s and 6s! Walk-ins are welcome!

• 4pm: 1966 Private Reception in the Chapel & Class of 1976 Private Reception in Padua Gym
• 6pm: Doors open! Check-in at the main lobby. Bars open! The Bruin Shop is open too!
• 6pm-8pm: Buffet-style food catered by Winking Lizard
• 9pm: Reunion activities conclude

MORE DETAILS: https://www.paduafranciscan.com/alumni/alumni-events/the-grand-reunion

Padua has several job openings for the upcoming school year:
• Full-Time Elementary Music Director
• Full-Time Theology Teacher
• Full-Time School Counselor
• Full-Time Finance Assistant

MORE DETAILS: https://www.paduafranciscan.com/about/inside-padua/employment-opportunities

Good luck to Padua Girls Track & Field athletes who are competing at the State meet in Columbus this weekend:
• Madison Dombrowski (4th place in Discus)
• Allison Krayzel (8th place in 800m)
• Girls 4x400 relay (7th place; Darlene Jaidah, Allison Krayzel, Sophia Yonan, Smilla Cohagan).

The Girls 4x400 relay will compete in the semi-final race Saturday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University. Dombrowski & Krayzel will compete in their individual events on Sunday.

READ MORE: https://paduabruins.com/news/2026/5/30/girls-track-and-field-girls-track-field-qualify-for-states.aspx