St. Bede Academy news
St. Bede Academy held a ceremony to celebrate the fourth-place Lady Bruins on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in Abbot Vincent Gymnasium. The Lady Bruins finished their season with a 29-9 record and won fourth-place in the IHSA Class 1A girls basketball tournament at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
St. Bede Academy celebrated its homecoming with a parade on Friday in downtown Peru and along St. Bede Lane.
St. Bede Academy will honor its 2023 Hall of Fame Class and its 2023 State Championship softball team as part of its 2023 Homecoming ceremonies on Saturday, Sept. 30. The Bruins football team will take on Elmwood Park at 1 p.m.
St. Bede Academy will honor its 2023 Hall of Fame inductees and its 2023 State Championship softball team as part of its 2023 Homecoming ceremonies on Saturday, Sept. 30.
There are more than 5,000 miles from St. Bede Academy to Kyiv, but for a St. Bede student and an alumnus, the war in the Ukraine is very close to home.
St. Bede Academy will host a performance of “Tolton: From Slave to Priest” at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 in the Abbey Church, located at 24 West U.S 6 in Peru. The show is about the first Black priest in the United States, a man born a slave and who may become a saint.
Peru Federal Savings Bank recently presented a $25,000 donation to help complete phase three of St. Bede Academy’s Capital Campaign and Legacy Project to renovate the academy building.
The city of Peru honored J.A. Happ with a field dedication, along with a St. Bede alumni baseball game on Sunday at Washington Park in Peru. The former Major League pitcher and Peru native played 15 seasons with eight professional baseball teams.
Students and football players from La Salle-Peru High School and St. Bede Academy help unload desks, tables and other furniture from a semi provided by the Illinois Valley Community College Truck Driver Training Program into the new Lighted Way building in the former Heritage Manor nursing home on Tuesday in La Salle.
Fr. Harold Datzman was a big man who loved to sing, welcome newcomers and help the poor – though he might not have readily answered the door when the Cubs were on TV. Datzman died Saturday at 85.
Sixteen awards were given out to teams and individuals during the Shaw Media Illinois Valley Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday at the Auditorium Ballroom in La Salle.
St. Bede defeated Illini Bluffs 7-6 to win the Class 1A State Championship on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria.
St. Bede beat Goreville 4-1 in the Class 1A State softball semifinal game on Friday, June 2, 2023 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria. The Lady Bruins will play for the state title Saturday at 11:30a.m.
As a student, she kept color-coded notes so, yes, Brittany Rynkewicz expects her students to be diligent. But the St. Bede English teacher also wants her kids to unlock their imagination and have fun.
The Three Rivers has extended an invitation to Mercer County to fill the vacancy created by the pending departure of St. Bede. The invitation includes realignment in the conference.