Catholic Schools Week — Come and See events

Catholic schools across the Diocese of Evansville welcomed prospective families during their Feb. 2 open house events called Come and See. The events were held as part of Catholic Schools Week 2023.

St. Wendel School preschool teacher Madison Mitchell, left, kneels to talk to Nora Klump, center, and Jude Klump as they play during the Feb. 2 Come and See open house. Nora is a future student, and her older sister, Jude, is a current preschool student at St. Wendel in St. Wendel. St. Wendel School principal Hallie Scheu (not pictured) said 48 families visited during the school’s Come and See open house on Feb. 2. The Message photo by Megan Erbacher

A young prospective student takes Lorri Lappe, Resurrection School administrative assistant, by the hand because he knows what he wants to see next during the Feb. 2 Come and See event, held as part of Catholic Schools Week. At right a Cody Hess, Resurrection junior high social studies teacher and athletic director; Resurrection Pastor Father Jerry Pratt, Resurrection pastor; and eighth-grader Carter Seib, who served as a tour guide. Resurrection welcomed 33 families to the event! The Message photo by Tim Lilley

A prospective student plays with playdough as she and her parents visit preschool teacher Madison Mitchell’s classroom during the Feb. 2 Come and See event, while St. Wendel physical education teacher Keri Spahn looks on. The Message photo by Megan Erbacher