Rider University hosts a business competition for entrepreneurial-minded high school students. The one who comes up with the best invention gets a full, four-year tuition scholarship to the university, worth more than $170,000. The competition was held Saturday before a panel of judges.

The differences between Chaput and Pérez may be more about style than theology, less about politics than presentation, church analysts say. And Pérez’s limited record on a national stage may be one reason he became the pontiff’s choice for the job.

“We’re pulling our hair out, we’re struggling,” said Jessika Roche, whose son, Cassius, is in third grade at McClure, which is currently closed as officials tackle areas of damaged asbestos throughout the building. “It’s taken a huge toll on our family.”