Mobile, AL
A community of four first-year ACE teachers and two second-year ACE teachers serving four schools in the diocese of Mobile: Little Flower, St. Pius X Catholic School, Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic School, McGill-Toolen Catholic High School.
Mobile Community – Sarah, Renee, Beth, Walker, Josh, and Keiran.
Sarah Greene
University of Notre Dame, 2006, BA English
McGill-Toolen Catholic High School, 9th & 12th Grade AP English. Team Woman Moderator.
Keiran Roche
University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia
Little Flower Catholic School, 5th – 8th Grade Social Studies and Religion. Soccer Coach
Renee Barbour
University of Portland, 2007, Mathematics
St. Pius X Elementary School, 6th – 8th Grade Math and Religion
Josh Hugo
University of Notre Dame, 2007, Anthropology & Peace Studies.
Most Pure Heart of Mary, 6th – 8th Grade Social Studies and Religion
Elizabeth Dunlap
Marquette University, 2007, Psychology, Minor in Sociology
Most Pure Heart of Mary, 3rd Grade
Walker Yane
Earlham College, 2007, Mathematics
McGill-Toolen, Math
Mobile House
What is unique about your community?
Besides being the BPIA, ACE Mobile lives in a former convent with plenty of extra beds for anyone who may want to stop by and check it out for themselves.
School served in Mobile
McGill-Toolen
Most Pure Heart of Mary
St. Pius X
Little Flower
Little Flower Catholic School
Provide a brief description of Mobile:
Mobile is a small metropolitan area nestled against the beaches of the self-proclaimed “Redneck Riviera”. It combines French Quarter flair – complete with the original Mardi Gras – with one of the largest Catholic populations in the Deep South. In addition to a great music and food scene, Mobile is also noted for being a magnet for minor league sports. Its many area colleges also provide opportunities to interact with young people.
Mobile is a fun city with lots of young people, thanks in part to the three universities located in this city. Although it would seem to be a part of the Deep South, Mobile also has strong Gulf Coast influences coming from Louisiana. As the city that originated Mardi Gras, Mobile puts on a party that lasts over a month to prepare for the sacrifices of Lent.
What do you like most about Mobile?
Mobile is a very friendly and easygoing city that is within driving distance of many other ACE communities, insuring that friendships made over the ACE summer can be maintained during the school year. We also receive great support from the Mobile community through our schools, the Notre Dame Club of Mobile, Little Flower Parish and many other friends.
One of the best things about Mobile is that there is always plenty to do. There are bars downtown that often have live music. There is a lot of “tourist” stuff to do: Bellingrath Botanical Gardens, the USS Alabama, etc. In addition, although Mardi Gras is certainly excessive, it is a fun time to be in the city.
