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Join us on Saturday, October 1st for our Family Fun Night.  We will begin with our students and families attending Church at 5 PM followed by an evening of fun and games in our PLC. Pizza, Hot Dogs & Snacks will be served.

IT'S BACK!  After a two year hiatus we are so excited to bring back the St. Zachary Pumpkin Patch!  It will run from Friday, October 14 until Sunday, October 23.  See our flyer for more details.

Save the date…Saturday, October 15th! Trunk or Treat is back at St. Zachary School! New this year, we are hosting this event in the evening so participants can decorate their “trunks” with spooky Halloween lights and inflatables. Please see the flyer below and...

Join St. Zachary School in supporting children with cancer. We will be selling bracelets beginning September 12th. Each bracelet will be $5 and all proceeds will go to Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Oncology Unit. Students who purchase the bracelet will be...

This year we are celebrating our 60th Anniversary.  Please join us in celebrating this momentous milestone by purchasing our anniversary t-shirt.  Additional shirts cost $18 for adults and $12 for youth/toddler each.  Our students will each receive one FREE t-shirt...

It's not too late to enroll for this school year. We offer Preschool - 8th grade with an extended program before and after school. Unlike other schools in the area we are blessed to be fully staffed. Call today to schedule a tour.

Whose ready for Halloween?  As part of our Pumpkin Patch we will be hosting our annul Trunk or Treating on October 15th (weather permitting).  More details to come.

We are excited to announce our pumpkin patch will return this year!  More details to come.

Please join us for Family Fun Night on October 1st.  More details to come.  

Join us Friday May 13th at 7pm in the Parish Life Center - Online Registration Payment

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Ash Wednesday, March 2 Ashes will be distributed at all Masses and Services 9:00 a.m. Mass in English 12 noon Service in English 1:00 p.m. Service in Polish 4:00 p.m. Service in English 5:00 p.m. Mass in English 7:00 p.m. Mass in Polish

We are THE Catholic School of Des Plaines!  Now Enrolling for the 2022-2023 Academic Year!

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c48aaab2da3ffc16-winter

It's time to play Queen of Hearts!   [pdf-embedder...

Friday Nov 5, 2021

Join us for Oktober Fest on Saturday Sep 25, 2021 6pm-10pm

Enrollment is now open for the 2021-2022 school year at St. Zachary Polish Preschool in Des Plaines. Update: Please click here for an article from the Archdiocese of Chicago regarding our dual language preschool program. We are the ONLY Catholic preschool in Des...

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in Summerfest.  We look forward to seeing you at upcoming Saint Zachary events. Dates and details will be posted soon.   [pdf-embedder...

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the gala! In case you missed it, the video is available on demand via the links below.  The auction has ended and winners will be contacted by St. Zachary. Virtual Gala: Click here watch the gala or go to...

St. Zachary is preparing for the start of Catholic Schools week which is January 31-February 5.  The third graders have been discussing what they like about St. Zachary School.  They wrote about these and put them on posters.  Some of the students had the following...

We have been hard at work in Second Grade! We prepared for Catholic Schools Week by talking about why we love Saint Zachary School! Some reasons we love coming to school at Saint Zachary include making new friends, practicing our faith, and learning new things. We...

Catholic Schools Week may have looked a little different this year, but we were still able to celebrate our wonderful school in many special ways.  The first graders, along with Preschool-4th Grade, chose to celebrate our community by contributing to The Buddy...

Our kindergarteners are excited to learn about Advent as they prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ. The students have watched weekly Mass and have recognized changes during the Advent season, including the color purple and the Advent wreath on the Altar. They also...

The fourth graders are so excited for Christmas. Our religion lessons this year really help  the students to understand what it means to be a disciple of Christ, which helps us as we prepare for Christmas. Each day the students open a “virtual” door on our class...