Immaculate Conception Catholic School Alumni

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Attention Alumni! Save the Date!

The Archdiocese of Miami recently featured ICS Alumn Natalie Plasencia 90’, local artist who created religious art for a new church at Big Pine Key. We are so proud of you Natalie! Beautiful work!!

ADOM :: Inspiration, prayer, spiritual advisor come first, artist says Inspiration, prayer, spiritual advisor come first, artist saysMiamian Natalie Plasencia talks about creating religious art for new church at Big Pine Key Thursday, September 30, 2021 Tom Tracy - Florida Catholic Natalie Plasencia poses with a model of the shell-shaped baptismal font she created for....

Alumni- Leave your legacy at your home away from home! Visit https://www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/immaculate to order your brick now.

Take it back Tuesday!! This is an oldie but a goodie. One of our Alumni saved a bulletin dates back to 1977. What do you have saved from your Immaculate days?

Last Friday, in what has become a yearly tradition, we welcomed back the ICS Class of 2015 which is about to graduate from high school. They visited their old classrooms, had dinner, looked at their 8th grade slideshow and had of moment of prayer in our chapel. We are so proud of these Celtics as they prepare to go off to some great colleges and universities.

Attention Alumni!! Get your Celtic Gear online! ☘️

Our online Celtic Shop is OFFICIALLY OPEN for business and a portion of sales benefits our school! HAPPY SHOPPING!

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Congratulations to ICS alumna Barbara Lagoa ‘81 for being appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to the Florida Supreme Court. Barbara will be the first Hispanic woman to serve on the court. We are so proud! ☘️

Looking forward to seeing our Alumni tonight!

Alumni- It's Carnival time!! Join us on Alumni Night. Bring your family, catch up with former classmates & spread the word! We are looking forward to having you back home!

Congratulations to ICS Alum, Gregory Gandarillas ‘08, on earning his white coat from the Georgia campus - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, class of 2022! We are so proud of you! 👨🏻‍⚕️

Getting ready for back to school also means that we are getting ready for our first event of the school year! It’s almost time for our Annual Golf Classic. Register your team today! Alumni- get a team together to represent your class. ⛳️ 🍀⛪️

Alum Felix Sanchez ‘10 and Sabrina Sanchez ‘14 in Milan, Italy. 🍀⛪️

Alum Armando Palma ‘18 and Maximo Oses ‘18 who were nominated to attend Emory in Atlanta, GA for NYLF Stem Camp! 🍀⛪️

Thank you for featuring us! We 💙 our community! 🍀⛪️ with
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Immaculate Conception School was founded in 1954 with the help of five Sisters of Mercy from Ireland (see pic #2). They shaped the school from the very beginning and you can see the “Irish” influence today in the school colors green☘️and blue, of course the Celtics name as well as Mercy Hall. ICC was the second Catholic school in Hialeah (St.John opened in 1949). The school opened just a few months after the Church, it was aimed at serving the sparsely populated north side of Hialeah.
The church and school as we know it today were built in 1964 (the iconic steeple was one of the highest structures around and could be seen for miles) it coincided with a major influx of Cuban exiles coming into the area, most of whom were catholic. It is interesting to note that while public schools were indifferent or downright hostile towards new arrivals, ICC on the other hand was incredibly welcoming and kind to refugees, the Catholic charities helped many struggling families long before there was any sort of government help.
The school today has over 400 students, Immaculate Conception is not only one of the most historic and beautiful schools in Hialeah, it is also one of the highest rated academically with a small 15-1 student/teacher ratio. Perhaps its best accomplishment is how it enjoys a tremendous “Legacy” culture, it’s heartwarming to see how many former students come back to enroll their own kids (and even grandkids) to continue the tradition. Their alumni list is quite impressive, leaders in almost every field like politics, law, business and entertainment. What class were you? 💒
Btw Huge thanks to who saved dozens of original pictures from the trash and took the time to scan them and preserve them 🙏

Alum Ileana ‘86, Alec ‘14 and Eric ‘12 in Rome! We 💙 our Alumni! Thank you to all of our Alumni parents that have chosen ICS for their children and kept the Celtic tradition going! We feel the Love! 💕☘️ 🍀⛪️

Alum Joshua Vera ‘17 and Celtic Jordan Vera enjoying their summer at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. 🍀⛪️

Alum Mrs. Roof ‘86, Miranda Roof ‘18 and Celtic Milena Roof enjoying a little summer Orlando getaway. 🍀⛪️

Fr. Matthew ‘05 and his brother Alex ‘07 enjoying their summer trip to the iconic Chinese theater in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. 🍀⛪️

Alum Alex Hernández ‘11, Chris Carter ‘15 and Celtic Michael Carter at Universal Studios. 🍀⛪️

Alum and quinceañera Emily Medina ‘17 celebrating her 15th birthday this summer on a cruise. One of her stops was Honduras! 🍀⛪️

Class of 2010 alum and ICS drama teacher Brittani Garcia just returned from a weeklong mission trip to San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic with Amor en Acción. Proud of all our students and alumni who are doing the work of Christ this summer. 🍀⛪️

Alumni siblings Danny ‘11, Brandon ‘13 & Bryan ‘13 at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. 🍀⛪️

Alumni Guadalupe Diaz ‘16 and Susana Montes ‘08 enjoying their summer in Madrid, Spain. 🍀⛪️

Two generations of Celtics! 💙☘️Ernie Sainz ‘86, Celtic Andrew Sainz & incoming Celtic Adam Sainz representing ICS & enjoying a little Vitamin Sea. 🏖 🍀⛪️

Guillermo Mazon ‘08 and Jonathan Mazon ‘12 enjoying their summer in Florence, Italy. 🍀⛪️

Alumni families- Montes & Blanco in the Pyrénées Mountains of France. 🌞 🍀⛪️

Alumni Gabrielle Fernandez ‘14 and Eduardo Fernández 17’ enjoying their summer in Santorini, Greece. 🍀⛪️

Recent graduate Isabella ‘18 and Celtic Sophia Cruz in Marco Island. 🏖 🍀⛪️

Alumni sisters Kathleen Rios ‘14 and Helen Rios ‘12 enjoying their summer in Berlin Germany. 🍀⛪️