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June 24, 2014
catholic schools
CATHOLIC EDUCATION INSPIRES
T
he Valley Catholic
leadership.
Author and SCU professor Francisco Jimenez
visits St. Martin of Tours School
By Sophie Pace (7th grade)
On May 30, SCU Professor Francisco
Jimenez visited seventh grade at St.
Martin of Tours School, San Jose. He
has written a trilogy describing his life
and perspective. He grew up in a field
where his family drew their livelihood.
D u r i ng c h i ld ho od, Fra nc i sco
searched for stability. Moving from
place to place, searching for work,
Francisco missed out on a lot of normality. With parents who couldn’t read or
write, Francisco found a love for school
and a drive for education that lit a fire
for him to break the cycle of poverty
and become a teacher.
With diligence and hard work,
Francisco graduated from Santa Maria
High with [