St. Laurence Honors Queen of Peace Legacy With Reunion Mass And Brunch

BURBANK, IL—St. Laurence High School will honor the legacy of Queen of Peace with a special mass and brunch for QoP alumni from all eras on Sunday, May 3. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. before mass at 10:30 a.m., followed by brunch at 11:30 a.m.

The Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters opened the Catholic girls high school in 1962 to accommodate the south suburban population boom after World War II. At its height, Queen of Peace High School boasted a student enrollment of 1,400 students. It provided a mission-driven, college preparatory education for more than 15,000 young women. Queen of Peace kept its tuition costs lower than other area private high schools, providing financial assistance to 60 percent of its student body.

The high school closed in 2017 amid dwindling enrollment. Many of its remaining students transitioned to St. Laurence, traditionally a boys high school, and the high school became coed.

The QoP Legacy Scholarship Fund was started in 2017 and is awarded to an incoming freshman or a current student who is a son/daughter of a Queen of Peace graduate.

Join fellow alumnae for prayer, fellowship, and reconnecting. A limited number of tickets are for sale at $50 and include a brunch buffet and a celebratory mimosa. Purchase tickets online at Queen of Peace Mass and Brunch, or by check payable to St. Laurence High School, Attn. Kate Crane, 5556 W. 77th St., Burbank, IL 60459. Please note “QoP Mass & Brunch” in the memo. TICKET SALES END SUNDAY, APRIL 26.

Proceeds from ticket sales and split-the-pot raffle will go toward the Queen of Peace Legacy Scholarship Fund.

The brunch and mass will be held at St. Laurence High School, 5556 W. 77th St., Burbank.