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Latin American orphans visit local Catholic students
Most Holy Trinity School invited me to the annual visit from Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos early last month. Some 16 youth (children to early 20s, I think), came from El Salvador for a bilingual Mass, intercultural dialog and cultural dancing. The goodwill tour served as a thank you to groups, including 10 diocesan schools, that support [...]
Mesa student wins Catholic Daughters of America contest
After waiting nearly all summer for the results, I recently learned that Mariah Martinez, eighth-grader at Christ the King Catholic School earned first place in both a local and national writing contest sponsored by Catholic Daughters of America. Four of the state level winners were also from the area. Members of the local court presented [...]
Girls w-i-n in Spanish too
Remember Jennica Dumond, the St. Thomas the Apostle eighth grader who won the diocesan spelling bee two years in a row? She apparently set a trend for girls to excel in diocesan spelling bees. At least a dozen of the 18 students who competed in the 13th annual Diocesan Spanish Spelling Bee at St. Mary-Basha [...]