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Our Summer Knights Camps are back! Register soon before all spaces sell out!

The Archdiocese of Detroit has appointed Monsignor Patrick Halfpenny as Temporary Administrator of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica effective today, Friday, February 25, 2022. Monsignor Halfpenny will continue his responsibilities serving as Director for Priestly Mission in the Office for Clergy and Consecrated Life.

All are welcome to attend this amazing concert in the Basilica.

Save the Date!

As we continue to celebrate the feast day month of our patroness we are pleased to announce the appointment of our next Early Childhood Center Director, Mrs. Katherine Melistas.

Please join the Shrine community for our annual High School & Academy Open House! Registration link will be available beginning in late September. Our students will offer interactive tours throughout the campus, showcasing our new STEM classrooms, athletic teams, dedicated faculty and so much more! Save the date to join us for this exciting day on campus! We look forward to welcoming you to our campus on Sunday, November 7th from Noon - 3 pm.

In October we celebrate our patron saint. All are welcome to join us for some amazing events.

As the next school year quickly approaches, new leadership is set to take the helm of Shrine Catholic Grade School. Mr. Scott Wisniewski was selected as the next Principal along with Ms. Erika Zwolinski as the Assistant Principal. Both are set to prepare for an altered student population which includes Pre-K to 5th grade beginning with the 2021-2022 school year due to the 6th grade move to the Academy campus.

Shrine Catholic Schools has begun construction on an ambitious $2.1 million dollar project which will provide a state-of-the-art athletic field located on the high school and academy campus. Targeted for completion by Fall 2021, the new field not only will bring new opportunities for current student athletes but attract new students to the thriving schools.

Letter from Fr. Joe Horn to the Shrine Catholic Schools Community, April 2021.

Shrine Catholic Academy will welcome the inaugural class of sixth graders into their new middle school model next fall. Thank you to the Detroit Catholic this wonderful article sharing our plans as well as the announcement of our new Head of Schools!

Just a little under a month until the Shrine Catholic High School Performing Arts Department production of Children of Eden. As with most live events, things will look a little different this year. Live performance seating will be reserved for our cast members and their families. However, we will offer an online stream of our performance to the general public. Show dates are Friday and Saturday, March 26th and 27th at 7:30 pm and Sunday, March 28th at 3 pm from the Sanders Auditorium on the Shrine Catholic High School & Academy campus. Stream license is $20 per device and is available for purchase here: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/47984.

With an eye on continued academic excellence and a clear vision for the future, Shrine Catholic Schools names Joanne Swan Jones as its’ first Head of Schools. Shrine is a co-ed educational community that begins with 3-year-old preschool and continues through high-school.

Scholastic excellence is one of the pillars of Shrine's mission statement. While we celebrate academic achievement at all levels, at the completion of the seventh semester, we announce the Shrine Top Ten, the highest academic honor bestowed on a graduating senior.

Shrine’s new turf athletic field is happening! We’re planning to put “first shovel in the ground” this April in order for the new Athletic Field to be used in the fall! Above you see the Shrine Knights field where football, soccer and lacrosse are planned for Fall 2021! 

Join Shrine Catholic Grade School & Early Childhood Center for our Virtual Open House on Sunday, January 31st at Noon. Live Q&A will follow via zoom at 3 pm with our Administration!

20 + C + M + B + 21 Fr. John McKenzie and Fr. Joe Lang stopped by the schools last week to mark classroom doors with chalk. Catholics marking their homes with chalk for the Epiphany is a tradition that dates back centuries, signifying their homes are homes where Christ lives.

We are pleased to introduce our Shrine Catholic Schools mobile friendly website!

Our Shrine families helped deliver a (virtual) token of appreciation to our amazing teachers and staff! They deserve every second of Christmas break for the dedication that they have shown to our students! Thank you teachers and staff and Merry Christmas! #shrineteachersrock #shrinepride