On Friday, December 4, 2015 Leo hosts Saint Rita in basketball at Saint Xavier University's Shannon Center, and Mike Nix, owner of the Red Palm in Evergreen Park hopes to see both schools at his bar and grill before and after the contest. Nix is a 1980 graduate of Leo and Hall of Famer; his son … [Read more...]
Leo v St. Rita This Friday Dec 4th
This Friday, Dec 4, the Lions will be up against The St. Rita Mustangs at St. Xavier’s gym is located at 3700 W 103rd Street. Tickets will be available at the door, admission is $5.00. Tip off is at 7 pm. Come on out, bring some friends and cheer on our favorite high school basketball team. … [Read more...]
7 decades after dropping out to serve in WW II, Jim Wilkins receives diploma
On January 7th, 1943, Jim Wilkins played hooky. Instead of attending classes at Leo High school, he enlisted. On Friday, November 6th, 2015, Jim finally received his High School Diploma. Following are links to the ABC news video and an article from the Daily Southtown. The … [Read more...]
On The Look Out for ’66 Alumni
LEO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1966-50TH CLASS REUNION—APRIL 29, 2016- HICKORY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB - CHATEAU DEL MAR—8301 W 95TH STREET, HICKORY HILLS WE ARE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR ’66 ALUMNI LOOKING TO CONTACT AS MANY CLASSMATES AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE PASS ON YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION THROUGH EMAIL … [Read more...]
Stanley Cup Travels to Leo High School
The Stanley cup made it's way to the South side September 15th, and among the stops was our very own Leo High School. Brent Seabrook and Hawks President John McDonough along with several Black hawks officials made the trip to Leo High School, Leo President Dan McGrath , who has known McDonough for … [Read more...]
Leo Alumni Oldest Living Graduate Passes Away at age 101
The Leo Alumni join in mourning the passing of the oldest Alumni, Michael Urban McDermott, Class of '32. Mr. McDermott supported the Alumni Association throughout the years, even serving as Association President. Our prayers and condolences are with Michael McDermott, and his family. Obituary … [Read more...]
St. Xavier’s Tom O’Malley is achieving longevity
Posted: 02/20/2015, 08:17pm Portrait of Tom O'Malley, St. Xavier University's basketball coach BY DAN McGRATH For the Sun-Times I wouldn’t argue that Tom O’Malley is a better basketball coach than Gregg Popovich or Mike Krzyzewski, the cantankerous NBA great and the heavily decorated … [Read more...]
Class of 1965 – 50th Reunion
We were the thirty-sixth annual graduating class of Leo High School on Tuesday, June 1, 1965. On the morning of graduation, we attended Mass in the chapel of Leo along with our parents and we were the guests of the Parent Clubs for breakfast. At 7:30 P.M., in Calumet High School’s auditorium, … [Read more...]
At 5:30 AM, December 16th, 1944 Leo Grad Jack Hogan Fired Back at the Wermacht
Posted By: Patrick Hickey, December 16, 2014 http://hickeysite.blogspot.com/ When Jack Hogan was drafted into the Army during World War II he said he knew it was his duty to serve. "It was a normal thing," said Hogan, 84, of Chicago's Ashburn community. "When I was drafted in 1943 the wars had … [Read more...]
First Friday Club
Each morning the "Breaking News" sections of the Internet editions of the Tribune and Sun-Times publish the violence reports in the Chicago area for the past 24 hours. The reports resemble war zone information on the dead and wounded. But these are not battle ready soldiers or enemy combatants. They … [Read more...]