7 decades after dropping out to serve in WW II, Jim Wilkins receives diploma

  On January 7th, 1943, Jim Wilkins played hooky. Instead of attending classes at Leo High school, he enlisted. On Friday, November 6th, 2015, Jim finally received his High School Diploma.  Following are links to the ABC news video and an article from the Daily Southtown. The … [Read more...]

Stanley Cup Travels to Leo High School

The Stanley cup made it's way to the South side September 15th, and among the stops was our very own Leo High School.  Brent Seabrook and Hawks President John McDonough along with several Black hawks officials made the trip to Leo High School, Leo President Dan McGrath , who has known McDonough for … [Read more...]

Leo Alumni Oldest Living Graduate Passes Away at age 101

   The Leo Alumni join in mourning the passing of the oldest Alumni, Michael Urban McDermott, Class of '32.  Mr. McDermott supported the Alumni Association throughout the years, even serving as Association President.  Our prayers and condolences are with Michael McDermott, and his family.  Obituary … [Read more...]

First Friday Club

Each morning the "Breaking News" sections of the Internet editions of the Tribune and Sun-Times publish the violence reports in the Chicago area for the past 24 hours. The reports resemble war zone information on the dead and wounded. But these are not battle ready soldiers or enemy combatants. They … [Read more...]

Annual Alumni Basketball Night 2014

The game this year was against Brother Rice and held in St. Xavier’s gym, with Leo being the home team. The game date was Friday, December 19, 2014 with tip-off at 7:00 p.m. with entertainment beginning at 6:30. Admission was $5, so how can you possibly go wrong. The gym holds over 2000 and we … [Read more...]

Bourke/Mahoney Golf Outing August 5, 2015

This shotgun and a half event  was held on Wednesday August 5th, at Gleneagles Country Club. This has become a very successful and satisfying good time for all of us. Don’t forget for all of you non-golfers, you may come out for dinner only and enjoy all the after golf fun. We will be … [Read more...]

Bourke / Mahoney Golf Outing 2014

2014 Bourke/ Mahoney Golf outing, WOW! One of the pleasures of running the golf outing is being able to write this subsequent report on the outcome of that outing. It is my extreme pleasure to report that the outing was a total success.  First of all, the weather was beautiful (that was my … [Read more...]

Annual Alumni Picnic 2014

For many years now, the MEN of LEO CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL have held an annual cook out at Dan Ryan Woods for all alumni who have ever walked the halls of our beloved "Miracle on 79th Street." This year, we wanted to make it bigger, better, and more meaningful. The younger classes have mainly … [Read more...]

“Leo Men and friends in Crestwood for a Windy City Thunderbolts Game on Friday June 6th ~ A good time had by all!”

In the spirit of keeping that Lion pride going and having fun, we attended a baseball game for the Windy City Thunderbolts.  Following were the details: Bases Loaded Coupon Package When:  June 6th Time:  7:05 PM Price: $13.00 a ticket (still not bad) WHAT WE GOT! Reserved box … [Read more...]

4th Annual SMA Charity Golf Outing held on May 17, 2014

Like many other people, we had not heard of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) until our grandson, Ryan, was diagnosed at the age of 26 months. Our family was devastated because SMA is a genetic neuromuscular disease with no treatment or cure. Together with the help of family and many friends, as well … [Read more...]