School News and Events
Independence Mission Schools (IMS) Announces New President
January 7, 2019
Bruce Robinson to Begin New Role on January 7th, 2019
Independence Mission Schools (IMS), a Philadelphia-based non-profit that provides a transformative Catholic education to nearly 5,000 low-income students of all faiths, today announced the successful completion of its national search …
8th Grade Scholarship Winner
November 10, 2017
Great news! Congratulations to Kaylah McGuffie, 8th grader at Our Mother of Sorrows/ St. Ignatius for winning one of the Connelly Neumann High School Scholarships! This is a full four year scholarship to one of the Archdiocesan Faith in the …
An Important Back-to-School Message From Our President
August 23, 2017
Dear IMS community,
With so much turmoil happening in our world and in our country, it is troublesome to have to live and grow up in a place where so much hatred exists. However, it is good to remember our …
Three OMS/SI Alumni Selected as Maguire Foundation High School Scholars
February 1, 2017
Our Mother of Sorrows/ St. Ignatius is extremely proud to announce three of our alumni- Tyriq Jones- Garland (St. Josephs Preparatory School), Nadir Morton-Andrews (West Catholic Preparatory High School), and Richard Tunstall (West Catholic Preparatory High School) have been selected …
Celebrate Christmas with OMS/SI!
December 22, 2016
We have had so much to do at Our Mother of Sorrows/St. Ignatius over the past month. Our Students kicked off the Christmas Season with a trip to Longwood Gardens! Lucky for us, twenty 5th-8th graders got …
OMS/SI Takes Home a Trophy!
November 10, 2016
At the first annual Independence Mission Schools Academic Challenge competition Our Mother of Sorrows/ St. Ignatius Students won 3rd place in the History category!
The Academic Challenge was made up of four subjects: Writing, Science, History and Math. In the …
Two OMS/SI Students Selected for the Katherine Drexel Program
September 22, 2016
Two of our best and brightest 7th grade girls, Iyannah and Kaylah were accepted into the Katherine Drexel Program at Merion Mercy Academy for the 2016-2017 school year! The program begins Saturday October 1st and runs through May. A full …
A Great Community Partnership
August 29, 2016
Thanks to Saint Joseph’s University (SJU), and their Philadelphia Service Immersion Program, we were blessed to have an eager group of college freshman helping us throughout the past week. Their hard work …
Save the NEW Date!
August 19, 2016
Our 6th annual Believing in Achieving event will be held on Thursday, October 27th 2016 at Overbrook Golf Club. Come join us for a great night and a good cause!
If you have any questions please reach out to development …
Summer Nights at the Mann Music Center!
July 21, 2016
