You d never see that in a public school. Ellen Wolf attended first through eighth grades at the church, graduating in the mid-60s. Her mother also attended the school for eight years. And Wolf, now in her 20th year at the school, put her own children into the school. Cyril and Methodius warm atmosphere, small classes, Friday Masses, and lack of discipline problems and bureaucratic aggravation.
Students are in tune with tradition, but they are also plugged into the Internet.
Cyril and Methodius graduates, on average, rank 30 percent higher on Texas standardized tests of academic preparation for high school. The school has an enrollment of 82, with a goal of 100 for next year. Parochial-school enrollment throughout the diocese and across the nation has been increasing for the past decade, driven by parents desire to have their children in safer, more intimate environments where religious and citizenship values are taught explicitly and consistently. Tuition assistance is available to those who need it including non-Catholics who want their children educated in a Christian environment. Ivan Leschber, principal at Sts.