by Dan McGrath If there’s a higher level of recognition than “world-renowned,” the Leo Choir might have reached it. Three high-profile performances within a dizzying 10-day period capped a remarkable school year for the singers and served as an appropriate sendoff for their amazing director, Mrs. LaDonna Hill, who is retiring after 25 years […]
Continue reading...Leo choir advances on TV reality show
Leo advances on America’s Got Talent, along with other accomplishments. Full article in the link below. https://www.beverlyreview.net/news/community_news/article_84307736-7782-459b-8ecb-f902b3df4544.html
Continue reading...Most Reverend John R. Gorman, December 11, 1925 to June 2, 2025 Class of 1943, Rest in Peace.
The Leo Alumni Association was recently notified of the death of Most Reverend John R. Gorman of the Class of 1943. Bishop Gorman was a graduate of St. Visitation Grammar School and is the only Leo High School Graduate known to have attained the high rank of Bishop in the Catholic Church. Bishop Gorman served […]
Continue reading...Advancing to the Next Level on “Americas Got Talent” The World Famous Leo Choir is Now Truly World Famous…..
The Leo High School Choir, having succeeded not only in getting included on the “America’s Got Talent has also managed to move up to the next level of competition. Click this link to watch the relevant portion of the show form NBC on Youtube.
Continue reading...Leo Track News: Leo Places Second in the IHSA Class 1-A Sectional Track and Field on May 21.
By Dan McGrath: Photo by Br. Tom Collins from the Leo High School Website Senior Jesse Howard won two events and junior Venson Jones was a three-event state qualifier as the Leo Lions placed second in the IHSA Class 1-A Sectional track and field meet at Hope Academy on May 21. Host-school Hope swept the sprint relays and won […]
Continue reading...Read All About How the Leo Catholic High School choir hoping it’s a ‘yes’ on ‘America’s Got Talent’
The Leo High School Choir is a strong candidate for appearance on the “America’s Got Talent” television show. Click the link below to view the Chicago Sun-Times Article on the subject. https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2025/06/06/leo-catholic-high-school-choir-americas-got-talent
Continue reading...Leo Catholic High School Students, Alumni and Staff Honor New Pope Leo XIV
Leo associates, including Leo Students and Choir were featured in a CBS Television News segment on the subject of their event honoring the new Pope, Pope Leo XIV . Click the link below to see this interesting article on current events at Leo High School. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/students-at-leo-catholic-high-school-to-honor-pope-leo-xiv/
Continue reading...Highly Esteemed Leo Baseball Coach for 27 years, Robert A “Bob” Schablaske, Rest in Peace.
Few men, if any, have had greater impact on the young men of Leo High School than Robert A. “Bob” Schablaske – or “Coach Schab” to his legions of admirers as a social studies/theology teacher and basketball/baseball coach. He spent 27 years at Leo, and it’s fair to say that everyone he encountered came away with a “Coach Schab” […]
Continue reading...Leo Lions Vs. Peotone Blue Devils, Baseball Commentary, by Dan McGrath.
The Leo Lions played one of their best games of the season in the first round of the IHSA Class 2-A baseball regional at Chicago Christian on Thursday, May 22. But the effort was unavailing as Peotone’s Blue Devils made three early runs stand up for a 3-2 victory that ended Leo’s season. The Lions […]
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