News from the School

It has been a great week to be in a Catholic School! As with all Catholic schools across the nation, we have been celebrating the value of a Catholic education. We offer an education that combines Catholic faith and teachings with academic excellence, and it has been estimated that Catholic schools save the nation an estimated $20 billion dollars each year. Our students have a 99% high school graduation rate, and an 85% college graduation rate. So you can see by the numbers, Catholic schools work!

Our week began with Mass celebrated by Monsignor Gervasio, and then a very successful Open House at the school. A huge thank you goes out to our Student Ambassadors who worked tirelessly giving tours and sharing their success stories. We had a wonderful turnout of prospective students!

Congratulations to 7 ^th grader Sam McNair, our Spelling Bee champion. It was quite a competition, and fellow students Andreas Duarte-Llanio and Ben Walsh proved to be tough competitors. Way to go guys, it was terrific to watch you! Special Person’s Breakfast is always a highlight, and this year was no exception. Thank you to all the “special people” who visited and brought breakfast to the students. You can see in the picture that it was a wonderful turnout, and the kids enjoyed the special company.


Local author Barbara Gareis visited the students on Wednesday and read her book “Bruiser”, a story about her rescued cat. What a wonderful story of a cat who is fortunate to be alive, and the people who saved him and gave him a home. Many of the children had already purchased the book and were lucky enough to have Bruiser “pawtograph” it. Everyone had a chance to get close and see what a calm, loving animal he is. He let every student pet him!

Thursday was special because it was our day of service. Our project was “Socks, Snacks and Encouragement,” which was filling tall socks with snacks and cards of encouragement for the homeless in our area. The students worked together across all grades, and it was a day where we realized how blessed we truly are.

Joseph Cordero, one of our 8 ^th grade students, was recognized for his Catholic Schools Week drawing of what a “Catholic Education Means to Me.” His picture was hung in the State House for the week, and he was honored at a ceremony with students from other Catholic schools. We are so proud of you, Joe!

The week ended with mass celebrating the Presentation of the Lord, led by our 6 ^th grade. It was the perfect end to our week—thank you for reminding us of the reason we are in a Catholic School. The final in school activity was a celebration of our basketball teams with our Pep Rally. We are a spirited school, and it was evident as we cheered for our players. Go Blue Knights!

While there are many activities to celebrate this week, the one thing that makes me the proudest is watching these students and faculty members work together, support each other, and cheer each other on. That shows me that Catholic schools work, and I know I am truly blessed to be here. Sharing our faith each day in so many little ways is the joy of working in this school, and Catholic Schools Week is really a reason to celebrate!