On October 31, Benet had a pink spirit day for cancer awareness. The spirit day was part of the 3rd Annual Redwings Fight Cancer event, which was organized by LIFT, Benet’s campus ministry. The day started off with a “Pack the Chapel” mass to pray for those with cancer and their families. Additionally,...

After winning the IHSA title last year, the Benet Girls Tennis Team has continued their momentum into the 2025 season by making their way back to state. The team won the 2025 ESCC Conference Championship on October 9. This was just the kickoff on the long road to IHSA State, that the girls have been...

On October 22, Benet AP U.S. Government and Politics students had the wonderful opportunity to participate in Illinois State Senator John Curran’s Youth Advisory Council. The enriching day started with a welcome speech from Senator Curran, which was followed by an icebreaking game of Jeopardy. After...

For yet another year, Benet welcomes potential Redwings for a day full of exploring and touring Benet! This year, Benet welcomed over 225 7th and 8th graders on Friday, October 10. These middle schoolers get to go to different classes and explore different clubs and sports, as well as meet faculty and...

Before there were rockets and the space shuttle, there was Henrietta Leavitt, a human “computer” whose meticulous and essential work at Harvard Observatory changed our fundamental understanding of the universe. On October 9 and 10, the students of Benet Academy presented Silent Sky, a play which...

The Benet Academy Orchestra played its first concert of the year on Wednesday, October 8. Mrs. Semanik, who conducts the orchestras, talked about her hopes for the concert and said, “At the end of the day it’s about coming together and making music.” The orchestra program did just that in a concert...