The annual Advancement in Catholic Education Awards Event was held Thursday, Sept. 15, in Bishops Hall at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville. During the evening, attendees heard from alumni of diocesan Catholic schools and witnessed the giving of several awards to school leaders and administrators. Attendees of the ACE event listen to a video message from 2022 Pope John Paul II Preparatory School graduate Stephen Strickland about what receiving a Catholic education meant to her.

The Diocese of Nashville's Office of Media and Evangelization officially kicked off its newest partnership with News Channel 2 with the recording of the first of 10 segments highlighting the 16 diocesan schools Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the WKRN Studio in South Nashville. The segment, featuring Dr. Rebecca Hammel, superintendent of schools, and Franchelle Jaeger, a Catholic school parent, will air during the new lifestyle Local on 2 Show, at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. Jaeger, Dr. Hammel, and Silvia Castañeda, WKRN southern trendspotter, smile at the camera as the taping begins.