News from Naz
Welcome to your window into life at Nazareth Academy where we share local news, student stories, faculty & staff reflections, alumni spotlights, campus updates, and glimpses into the moments of pride that shape our school legacy.
From classroom innovations to alumni milestones, from state championships to national academic recognition, this is where we watch the Nazareth Academy legacy grow.
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![A group in navy blue gowns tosses graduation caps in the air.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779894330/nazarethacademycom/w27eeet1hd6szknz7igp/NazarethCapToss.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779894330/nazarethacademycom/w27eeet1hd6szknz7igp/NazarethCapToss.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779894330/nazarethacademycom/w27eeet1hd6szknz7igp/NazarethCapToss.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779894330/nazarethacademycom/w27eeet1hd6szknz7igp/NazarethCapToss.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779894330/nazarethacademycom/w27eeet1hd6szknz7igp/NazarethCapToss.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1779894330/nazarethacademycom/w27eeet1hd6szknz7igp/NazarethCapToss.jpg","width":2200}])
Nazareth's Class of 2026 exceeded expectations, earning an astonishing $50 million+ in merit scholarship offers and securing acceptance into 218 world-renowned colleges and universities across 24 states and four countries.
![Star Baseball player Landon Thome makes a throw for the Nazareth Roadrunners.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1784560410/nazarethacademycom/qzwd8jxbegpye5xaayqf/LandonThomeNazarethBaseballDraft.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1784560410/nazarethacademycom/qzwd8jxbegpye5xaayqf/LandonThomeNazarethBaseballDraft.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1784560410/nazarethacademycom/qzwd8jxbegpye5xaayqf/LandonThomeNazarethBaseballDraft.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1784560410/nazarethacademycom/qzwd8jxbegpye5xaayqf/LandonThomeNazarethBaseballDraft.png","width":1080}])
Nazareth Academy Class of 2026 alum and standout baseball star Landon Thome has officially been selected in the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft.
- MLB
- Naz Alum
- Roadrunners
![Pope Leo shakes the hand of Sr. Kathy Brazda, CSJ]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1783448335/nazarethacademycom/b9yukyjvkvisep6dkkll/KathyBrazdawithPope.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1783448335/nazarethacademycom/b9yukyjvkvisep6dkkll/KathyBrazdawithPope.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1783448335/nazarethacademycom/b9yukyjvkvisep6dkkll/KathyBrazdawithPope.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1783448335/nazarethacademycom/b9yukyjvkvisep6dkkll/KathyBrazdawithPope.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1783448335/nazarethacademycom/b9yukyjvkvisep6dkkll/KathyBrazdawithPope.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1783448335/nazarethacademycom/b9yukyjvkvisep6dkkll/KathyBrazdawithPope.jpg","width":2200}])
This past April, alumna Sister Kathy Brazda ’74 traveled to the Vatican as part of the presidency of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). During her historic time in Rome, Sister Kathy met with several Vatican dicasteries and was deeply blessed to have a private audience with Pope Leo
![A group of people in dresses and suits hold awards on a stage]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780922344/nazarethacademycom/v0hn0g1ncoue6podwtak/FourPillarsDSC_2205.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780922344/nazarethacademycom/v0hn0g1ncoue6podwtak/FourPillarsDSC_2205.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780922344/nazarethacademycom/v0hn0g1ncoue6podwtak/FourPillarsDSC_2205.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780922344/nazarethacademycom/v0hn0g1ncoue6podwtak/FourPillarsDSC_2205.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780922344/nazarethacademycom/v0hn0g1ncoue6podwtak/FourPillarsDSC_2205.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1780922344/nazarethacademycom/v0hn0g1ncoue6podwtak/FourPillarsDSC_2205.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to the 2026 Four Pillars Awardees and the Nazareth Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
- Naz Athletics
- Nazareth alum
- Roadrunners
![image of a baseball player named Landon Thome]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780504050/nazarethacademycom/d2elwagvzmbr0pqvkghb/GatoradePlayerofYear-Landon.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780504050/nazarethacademycom/d2elwagvzmbr0pqvkghb/GatoradePlayerofYear-Landon.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780504050/nazarethacademycom/d2elwagvzmbr0pqvkghb/GatoradePlayerofYear-Landon.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780504050/nazarethacademycom/d2elwagvzmbr0pqvkghb/GatoradePlayerofYear-Landon.png","width":1080}])
For the second consecutive year, Nazareth Academy is proud to announce that a Roadrunner has secured the state’s highest high school athletic honor. Shortstop Landon Thome was named the 2025-2026 Gatorade Illinois Baseball Player of the Year.
- Baseball
- Naz Athletics
- Nazareth alum
- Roadrunners
![A woman in a navy blazer stands within an arched frame, with a golden banner bearing her name and title below, all set against a background of confetti and shimmering gold accents.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778169489/nazarethacademycom/zvvikqjpmv53ktihdahm/DrVictoriaStockton.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778169489/nazarethacademycom/zvvikqjpmv53ktihdahm/DrVictoriaStockton.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1778169489/nazarethacademycom/zvvikqjpmv53ktihdahm/DrVictoriaStockton.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1778169489/nazarethacademycom/zvvikqjpmv53ktihdahm/DrVictoriaStockton.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778169489/nazarethacademycom/zvvikqjpmv53ktihdahm/DrVictoriaStockton.jpg","width":1280}])
Nazareth Academy is proud to celebrate Dr. Victoria Hansen Stockton ’00, who was honored as a 2026 School Superintendent of Distinction.
- Nazareth alum
![A woman in a green shirt and blue jeans waves next to a yellow jeep on a rocky road, with misty green hills in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778169489/nazarethacademycom/csjdqgkcg2vn0eflwlh1/LorinBucur.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778169489/nazarethacademycom/csjdqgkcg2vn0eflwlh1/LorinBucur.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1778169489/nazarethacademycom/csjdqgkcg2vn0eflwlh1/LorinBucur.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778169489/nazarethacademycom/csjdqgkcg2vn0eflwlh1/LorinBucur.jpg","width":1080}])
Congratulations to Lorin Bucur, Class of 2022, who has been selected for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Taiwan.
- Fulbright
- Nazareth alum
![Four older women and six teenagers pose behind a table with a "NAZARETH ACADEMY" banner, while a school logo, American flag, and clock are visible in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775745117/nazarethacademycom/itypghz97g67fgbynk2p/NazImmigrationpanel.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775745117/nazarethacademycom/itypghz97g67fgbynk2p/NazImmigrationpanel.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775745117/nazarethacademycom/itypghz97g67fgbynk2p/NazImmigrationpanel.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1775745117/nazarethacademycom/itypghz97g67fgbynk2p/NazImmigrationpanel.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1775745117/nazarethacademycom/itypghz97g67fgbynk2p/NazImmigrationpanel.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1775745117/nazarethacademycom/itypghz97g67fgbynk2p/NazImmigrationpanel.jpg","width":2200}])
The “Care for the Dear Neighbor” project brought together students who were involved in a variety of projects, which focused on the contributions of immigrants and their native countries.
- Campus Ministry
- Congregation of St. Joseph
- Lent
- Social Justice
![A womad and young man, both wearing Nazareth sweatshirts stand back to back]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775743724/nazarethacademycom/v6j53votyavqsfll6kp7/JulieandJosh.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775743724/nazarethacademycom/v6j53votyavqsfll6kp7/JulieandJosh.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775743724/nazarethacademycom/v6j53votyavqsfll6kp7/JulieandJosh.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1775743724/nazarethacademycom/v6j53votyavqsfll6kp7/JulieandJosh.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1775743724/nazarethacademycom/v6j53votyavqsfll6kp7/JulieandJosh.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1775743724/nazarethacademycom/v6j53votyavqsfll6kp7/JulieandJosh.jpg","width":2200}])
We asked Julie Ryan ‘87 and Josh Montano ‘27 the same set of questions and watched as our school mission shone through.
- Baseball
- Nazareth alum
- Roadrunners
![A group of girls wearing medals in front of a large crowd]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775746346/nazarethacademycom/ogvp9cs13lwgnuqpk5zq/KW-CST-030826-7082-frm-c-jpg.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775746346/nazarethacademycom/ogvp9cs13lwgnuqpk5zq/KW-CST-030826-7082-frm-c-jpg.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775746346/nazarethacademycom/ogvp9cs13lwgnuqpk5zq/KW-CST-030826-7082-frm-c-jpg.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1775746346/nazarethacademycom/ogvp9cs13lwgnuqpk5zq/KW-CST-030826-7082-frm-c-jpg.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1775746346/nazarethacademycom/ogvp9cs13lwgnuqpk5zq/KW-CST-030826-7082-frm-c-jpg.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775746346/nazarethacademycom/ogvp9cs13lwgnuqpk5zq/KW-CST-030826-7082-frm-c-jpg.jpg","width":2012}])
Nazareth Girls Basketball wins another IHSA State Title, this time in Class 4A.
- Girls Basketball
- Naz Athletics
- Roadrunners
- State Championships
- high school sports