CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
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Deacon Rubén Solorio Named Next President of Sacred Heart Nativity Schools
The Board of Directors of Sacred
Heart Nativity Schools in mid-January
announced the selection of Deacon
Rubén Solorio as President in July 2018
succeeding Sonya Arriola.
In a letter from Board of Directors
Chair Katie Burke to the community,
Deacon Solorio was described as “a
highly regarded leader with a deep com-
mitment to providing enthusiastic and
mission-centered leadership.”
Most recently, Solorio has been the
Director of Individual Giving and Do-
nor Stewardship at YMCA of Silicon
Valley. For many years, he spent time
working throughout the Diocese of San
Jose in leadership roles at the Chancery,
Sacred Heart Parish, Catholic Charities
of Santa Clara County and Sacred Heart
Community Service, as well as a num-
ber of other faith-based organizations.
Solorio is a graduate of Bellarmine Col-
lege Preparatory, the Graduate Program
for Pastoral Ministries at Santa Clara
University and completed the Deacon
Formation Program followed by his
ordination in 2012 in the Diocese of
San Jose.
Burke continued in the letter, “What
impressed us while going through
the extensive interview process was
Rubén’s connection with the faculty,
staff , parents and students of our com-
munity. With 25 years of working in the
Deacon Rubén Solorio
Diocese, 10 of those directly with the
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish community,
Rubén is fully bilingual and bicultural
and deeply understands the needs of
our school community.”
In addition, outgoing President Ar-
riola was praised for her commitment.
“Sonya has been a tenacious, com-
passionate and strong director of the
work at Sacred Heart Nativity Schools,”
Burke said in the letter. “Please join us
in thanking Sonya for her leadership
and wishing her well in her future
endeavors.”
Solorio will begin job sharing with
Arriola on March 1 to ensure a seamless
transition.
Sacred Heart Nativity Schools
(SHNS) provide a transformative middle
school education to low-income youth
in San Jose and believe in breaking the
cycle of poverty through education.
Learn more about the Sacred Heart
Nativity Schools at www.shnativity.org.
Archbishop Mitty High School’s Outreach Program Volunteers at Sacred Heart Community Service
By Harrison Peters ’18
Archbishop Mitty High School’s Out-
reach Program strives to bring students
of color together to engage in cultural,
social, and educational activities. The
program invites guest speakers to talk
to students about current social events
and to off er advice for life at college.
The program also supports students’
academic and career goals by providing
opportunities to sign up for college visits
and college-prep enrichment programs.
Students in Outreach work together
to create a comfortable and engaging
environment for student-members.
There are two clubs within Outreach:
the Latin American Student Union
(LASU) and the African American Stu-
dent Union (AASU). Both clubs focus
on bringing students of color together
through club events of their own and
shared events. As a member of AASU, I
have had the opportunity to serve as a
representative for the Students of Color
Reception and as a Mitty Ambassador
for prospective students. From these
leadership opportunities, I have helped
answer students’ questions about the
school and off er advice on how to suc-
ceed at Archbishop Mitty High School.
Students from the Outreach Program
also volunteer their time at places like
Sacred Heart Community Service. Re-
cently, we spent a Saturday morning
organizing and bagging food that the
organization gave out to families in
need. I personally volunteered as a part
of Outreach because I like being aware
of the state of my community. Commu-
nity service allows me to be more aware
of the current struggles of many people
in the area and has given me insight
into ways to help out. This volunteering
opportunity has allowed students, like
myself, to realize the reality of the state
of their community and prompts us to
take action and support organizations
that work to improve it.
The Archbishop Mitty Outreach
Program has provided many oppor-
tunities for me to pursue my academic
goals and interests, helping me grow
into a student who is prepared for col-
lege and life after it.
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Las Posada Tradition Lives on at Saint John Vianney
As a tradition for the past 25 years,
the eighth grade students of Saint John
Vianney School have hosted a Las Posadas
procession throughout the entire school
to re-enact the story of Mary and Joseph
traveling to Bethlehem.
The eighth grade students sang “con
gusto y fervor” as they processed in and
out of each classroom asking each class
if they had any room for them. As the
students responded, “No! Go away! You
are not welcome here,” the procession
continued on to the next classroom in
the same manner until they reached the
church doors.
Once inside the church, where the
rest of the student body had quickly
assembled, the students fi nally shouted,
“Yes! Come in! You ARE welcome here!”
The procession of students sat down, and
the seventh graders gave a reflection
on how we helped a variety of local
organizations throughout our Advent
Novena giving days.
This long-standing tradition welcomes
our families to join in this culminating
event of the school’s Advent activities.
It is very exciting for the students and
reminds us to open our hearts to Jesus
and to welcome and assist others in need.
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