Our final days in Lent

 This is the last full week of Lent before we enter into Holy Week and we continue our promises of praying, fasting, and giving.  On Friday after the fish fry, our 7th graders will present the Living Stations of the Cross in the church at 7 pm.  Please join us and support our students.  Students will give to SVDP on Wednesday by bringing their food to church and dropping it off at the SVDP trailer.  Also, remind students that they should begin bringing in their rice bowls next week.  

Thank you all for supporting our annual Spirit Raffle.  Two drawings to go and we hope to make the final drawing a fun event.  Please come out and support our student basketball players as they take on the dad's basketball team at 3:15 pm in the FLC.  Students would love to see you all there cheering them on.  

As you know, I spent the end of the week at a Catholic school in Miami.  It's a great opportunity to see other schools and learn about their mission.  This school's strength was its Catholic Identity.  It was visible in every classroom with sacred space, student work, and in how everyone treated each other.  When students were asked what they enjoyed most about the school, lunch and PE did not make the list.  Instead, they talked about caring teachers, a sense of family, and living their faith.  One student, in particular, impressed me when he talked about the teachers as role models as well as the janitor who took the time to speak to him each day.  The students there were not perfect and they have their share of troubles, but it was a culture of caring.  These are things I also hear our parents say when they talk about our school, a sense of family and caring people.  While I always take away something from these visits, I am also reminded that our students are given a rigorous curriculum with the opportunity to develop 21st century skills, something not always evident in other schools.  You are all doing an amazing job of bringing challenging work to students in an environment of cooperation that allows our them to shine.  Thank you all for your continued commitment to excellence.

Have a wonderful week!