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High schoolers become Santa for Soldiers
I got a press release from Xavier College Preparatory last week about the school’s effort to bring Christmas to soldiers whose service to their country has separated them from their families at Christmas. I since learned that other Catholic high schoolers also reached out to them.
It was all through the efforts of Bridget Alcocer from Phoenix, [...]
Christmas ornaments
Students, faculty and administrators at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Tempe will never forget this Christmas. The school’s seventh and eighth graders provided each one of them with a handmade keepsake ornament before the Christmas break. The annual tradition started last year.
Xavier student ranked top in state
Stephanie Preach, a setter for the Xavier College Preparatory varsity volleyball team, was recently named as Gatorade’s Arizona Volleyball Player of the Year. The 5-foot-8 junior recorded 983 assists and 253 kills along with a .437 hitting percentage this season according to a Xavier press release. It was that performance that helped the team win [...]
Brophy soccer — not just for kicks
I just got distracted on Brophy’s Web site while following a lead for a different blogpost — I’ll likely get to that one tomorrow. Meanwhile, I thought I should pass along what I found.
Second from the top of their “News and Events” column is an enticing link about the soccer team’s “Goals for Sierra Leone” project. That [...]
Searching for something good?
At least 15 parishes, schools and other agencies serving the Phoenix Diocese are. Or, more accurately, they’re searching for the common good. And I think it’s safe to say they would appreciate you joining their efforts.
Catholic-based parishes, groups and schools, including St. Louis the King in Glendale, use GoodSearch when surfing the Internet. The search [...]