 Saint Olaf kindergartners show their generosity
BOUNTIFUL — Since the beginning of the school year, the Saint Olaf School kindergarten class has been energetically involved in helping others, learning that serving those who are in need is a wonderful way to show that they are acting in a Christ-like manner.
Partnering with the Bountiful Lions Club by collecting used eyeglasses and sunglasses for worldwide distribution has expanded their giving potential to a global level.
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New program offers scholarship help for students SALT LAKE CITY — The Sponsor-a-Student program developed last year gives an opportunity for people in the Diocese of Salt Lake City to provide a Catholic education for Utah students.
“A Catholic education provides a child with the moral, emotional and intellectual framework upon which to build a productive life,” said Christina Vierra-McGill, principal of The Madeleine Choir School.
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Judge Memorial girls varsity claim Nike Tournament title SALT LAKE CITY — The Judge Memorial girls’ varsity basketball team claimed the Nike Tournament of Champions in their division. The tournament was played Dec. 27-31 in Phoenix, Ariz. The Lady Bulldogs won each game they played by an average of 25 points.
“We were happy to win and to show we could compete with teams from other states,” said Erica Martinez, a senior at Judge Memorial, who was selected as the division’s Most Valuable Player. Martinez scored 35 points and eight three-pointers in the second game against a team from El Paso, Texas. She had three three-point shots in the championship game, and scored 15 three-pointers during the tournament.
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Saint John the Baptist learn the gift of giving DRAPER — Together the students of Saint John the Baptist Middle School decided that this Christmas they would help the children in the Christmas Box Houses.
The students just had one condition: All the items they gave should be new, and so each home base, as the classrooms are known, selected different items to donate to the project. Carrie Kafentzi’s home base was in charge of bringing hats, gloves and hand warmers.
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To help build their school, they wrapped and wrapped TOOELE— A group of parents and administrators from Saint Marguerite Catholic School got together in order to collect donations for the school.
Marcella Burden, principal of Saint Marguerite, said that due to the fact of the financial situation the school is in need of donations.
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Madeleine Choir School presents ‘The Nativity’ SALT LAKE CITY — The Madeleine Choir School’s fourth grade class presented “The Nativity,” Dec. 17, in the school auditorium.
The first grade class welcomed everyone and set the stage for the play by singing “Go Tell It on the Mountain.”
The play opens with King Herod, played by Maria Steenburgh, saying, “Even though Jesus was born more than 2,000 years ago, his birth and life continue to affect us today. Jesus came to us as a human baby so that he could grow up to be both man and Savior and so that he could tell us all how God wants us to love one another.”
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Saint Olaf students travel around the world for Christmas BOUNTIFUL — A standing-room only audience of parents, grandparents and friends traveled around the world with Saint Olaf School students Dec. 18.
Saint Olaf students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade performed their second annual Christmas pageant “Christmas Around the World.” For the first time, middle school students played the school’s new hand chimes to accompany Radu Noaghiu, Saint Olaf music director, who accompanied on the piano.
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Students enjoy collecting money for a family in need SALT LAKE CITY - Selecting a family in need to help in this season sounds like a very noble cause, and that’s exactly what the eighth-grade students in Our Lady of Lourdes School did.
Everything started when, at the beginning of the year, Christy Terrill and her 29 students attended a Mass celebrated by Bishop John C. Wester in which they were asked to raise money for those in need.
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Saint Francis Xavier students help the homeless for the holidays KEARNS — Saint Francis Xavier Regional School has raised funds and collected clothing and toys for the homeless at the Road Home. The money will go to the Candy Cane Corner store, where parents staying in Road Home shelters can go to select Christmas presents for their families.
“This year with the struggling economy and more people out of work, we will assist about 2,500 individuals totaling 600 families,” said Celeste Eggert, Road Home director of development and communications. “Our shelter is the largest in Utah, and is always full with a waiting list. We have housed 1,000 people in our shelters with the recent cold weather Utah has been experiencing. The Road Home also has an overflow shelter in Midvale, which houses an average of 30 families. With the cold weather, they have been averaging 55 families.”
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Saint Vincent de Paul School brings Christmas cheer SALT LAKE CITY — From playing the part of Santa’s elves to caroling at senior centers, students at Saint Vincent de Paul School are bringing Christmas cheer to their community.
Traditionally, the school participates in the Sub for Santa program with the parish, but this year, they took on 10 additional families at the request of Father Michael Sciumbato at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, said Assistant Principal Gary Green.
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Saint Joseph Catholic schools strike right notes for the holiday OGDEN — Students from Saint Joseph Catholic High School and Elementary School, including band members, joined for an inaugural appearance in Ogden’s Holiday Electric Light Parade, walking away with the award for “Best Musical Entry.”
“The band is always a hit wherever we take them,” said Marianne Bischoff, the schools’ advancement director, who decided St. Joseph should have a float in the parade because “this is our hometown. It creates awareness for the schools.”
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