tvc.dsj.org | April 10, 2018
CATHOLIC
SCHOOLS
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Queen of Apostle Students Color for Kindness
On March 14, the students of Queen
of Apostles joined schools around the
country in the National Walkout.
In light of the school theme for
this year, “Practice Kindness” the
students marked 17 minutes of their
day in honor of the 17 lives lost in
Parkland, Florida by coloring various
images related to kindness and ways
to express them.
With the purpose of unanimously
participating in the National Walkout
and to observe the time in a mean-
ingful and age appropriate way, the
students said a prayer and were given
a different coloring page that centered
around the theme of Practicing Kind-
ness. These ranged from sayings like
‘Be Kind’ and ‘The Right Time to be
Kind is all The Time’. These colored
pages are now displayed around the
whole school with an intention to
serve as a reminder that we should at
all times practice kindness and live
our lives in the image of Christ.
To reiterate what Bishop McGrath
quoted from the bible, ‘Every life is
precious in the eyes of the Lord and
every person is made in the likeness
of God,’ the students of Queen of
Apostles are imbibing this principle
in a solemn and meaningful way
through the year.
Queen of Apostle students honored lives lost
in Parkland, Florida, by coloring images related
to kindess during the National Walkout.
Saint Christopher Middle School Students
Participate in National School Walkout
Saint Christopher middle schoolers gathered on March 14 to participate in the National Walkout
to protest gun violence in our nation’s schools.
Under cloudy, gray skies, the Saint
Christopher middle schoolers gathered
on March 14 to participate in the Na-
tional Walkout to protest gun violence
in our nation’s schools.
For 17 minutes, the students, joined
by members of the faculty and parish
staff, recited the Rosary. Each prayer of
the Rosary was led by a different student
from sixth, seventh and eighth grade.
United in solidarity with more than
2,000 other schools across the United
States, the middle schoolers voiced
their hope that young people could be-
come the agents for peace and positive
change in our world. Their presence
was a poignant statement of support
for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School, as well as a testament to the
power of prayer.
Saint Leo the Great Students Participate
in National Student Walkout
On July 28, 1917 a coalition of Afri-
can Americans and religious groups
came together for a Silent March add-
ing to the Civil Rights Movement.
On March 14, Saint Leo the Great
School students were not participat-
ing in a political movement or even a
religious movement. The students and
staff participated in a Silent Walkout
showing their care and compassion
for the lives lost on February 14, 2018
at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School. The Saint Leo students silently
honored the 17 human beings who
lost their lives. They also prayed for
the gunman. The Student Council
Members and SPIRIT Squad prepared
the Prayer Service and Silent Walkout.
Motorists passing by honked their
horns to show their tribute to the lives
lost. A motorist went so far as to send
an email to the school office expressing
his gratitude to the students and staff
for their reverence and their kindness.
On March 14, Saint Leo the Great School students and staff participated in a Silent Walkout for
the lives lost on February 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
St. Justin School
Annual Benefit & Auction
Honoring Mr. George Santich
Resurrection Students Participate in Prayer Service
On March 14, the sixth, seventh
and eighth grade students at Resur-
rection School in Sunnyvale stopped
what they were doing in their aca-
demic classes and met at the church
for a prayer service in memory of those
affected by the violence at Marjory
Stoneman Douglas High School in
Parkland, Florida. This solemn time
included reading the names of all 17
victims, reflecting on our pledge to be
a school of peace, and thinking about
what we can do to show kindness to
one another.
Celebrating 50 years of teaching!
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Proceeds benefit the George Santich Endowment for St. Justin School
Saturday, April 21, 2018 6:00pm
at Bellarmine College Preparatory