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Episode 3 of ❤️ 💙 Strong Minds Loving Hearts ❤️ 💙 is coming soon! In the meantime, check out our behind-the-scenes shots from the shoot. (Not hard to guess the location! 😂) Check out recent episodes 👇 https://lnkd.in/euKHvAHz

Instead of sending your Pennsylvania tax dollars to Harrisburg, put them to work changing lives at IMS! Through the EITC and OSTC programs, individuals and businesses can redirect taxes they already owe and receive a 90% tax credit, turning an obligation into an opportunity. Your contribution helps provide a quality, faith-based education for our children. Opportunities are available now for the 2025 tax year with a minimum contribution of just $1,000. To learn more, contact Brett Foley, Director of Tax Credit Giving, at bfoley@imsphila.org or 215-771-7038 – or visit www.imsphila.org/eitc. 

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Episode 2 of the Strong Minds Loving Hearts podcast dropped this week! This month, DePaul Catholic School principal, Colleen McKenzie, chats with Nate Brookins about what makes the school so magnetic. And Nate should know: Today, he teaches fifth grade at DePaul. Before that, he coached basketball — all while sending his kids to the school. And even before THAT, Nate was a student at DePaul. In the clip below, Nate's youngest makes a cameo. ❤️ 💙 📺 Watch the full episode on YouTube! https://lnkd.in/eW7Yb8d4

Last night, we held the first of this year's three high school fairs. These fairs are open to all IMS families with students in grades 5-8. They give our families a chance to get a sense of all of the options that are out there — and the impact is tremendous. Here's what a few parents had to say... "𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿" "𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻, 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱. 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁!" And here's what a few attending 8th graders had to say... "𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄." "𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝟭𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹!" Shoutout to Independence Mission Schools Director of High School Readiness, Jose "Gonzo" Gonzalez, for the tremendous effort he puts in to bringing these fairs to life.

Incredibly inspiring story capturing the mural work DePaul University's Bro. Mark Elder has done at our own DePaul Catholic School in Germantown... ❤️❤️❤️ https://lnkd.in/efJ5WcvW

"There are so many amazing stories here! You really need to get them out there!" That's a sentiment we've heard a lot over the years here at Independence Mission Schools because, frankly, it's true. There ARE amazing stories here and we DO need to share them with the world. 🎧❤️ So here we are, today, launching Strong Minds Living Hearts - An Independence Mission Schools podcast. 💙🎧 Our first episode features St. Helena-Incarnation alumnus, Jason Jiang, and principal, Nick Huck. Jason's story is nothing short of incredible. From St. Helena, he attended LaSalle College High School on a full scholarship and this fall, he is headed to Yale University on a #QuestBridge scholarship. It's a fantastic conversation. Tune in on... 📺 YouTube https://lnkd.in/e5gqMqjZ 🍎 Apple Podcasts https://lnkd.in/etxCpe3x 🎧 Spotify https://lnkd.in/eSp872Sa

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