JEFFERSON — The fourth grade class at St. John the Baptist School (SJB) in Jefferson has spearheaded a campaign to promote environmental awareness.
The fourth graders, who have been collecting classroom trash each day for the last few years, were upset by the amount of garbage in classroom trash cans each day. They also observed the large number of items that should have been recycled instead of tossed into the trash.
The students decided to take action.
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. — The National Catholic Youth Choir (NCYC) is seeking high school singers to audition for the 2015 camp and multi-state tour. The choir is led by Axel Theimer and founding director Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB.
Catholic students entering grades nine through 12 in fall of 2015 are encouraged to audition.
The camp and tour will take place from June 15 through June 30, 2015. The camp is based in Saint John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minn.
JANESVILLE — An eighth grader at St. William School needs your help to win $30,000 for his school.
Elijah Thurner and his family are finalists in the Ben’s Beginners Cooking Contest, sponsored by Uncle Ben’s rice.
The contest was developed to encourage children to make healthier choices by getting them interested in cooking at an early age. The goal is also to empower parents to connect with their children one meal at a time and aims to make cooking an enjoyable activity that brings families together.
PHOTO: ‘Mary’ and ‘Joseph’ — St. Peter School, Ashton, students Stephanie Kalscheuer and Peter Volkman — smile with the student cast of ‘Miracle at Midnight,’ at the conclusion of the school’s annual Christmas program.
BELOIT — On Wednesday, Oct. 22, students at Our Lady of the Assumption School in Beloit dressed in orange to bring awareness to the issue of bullying.
October 22 was National Unity Day, and wearing orange signified a message of support, hope, and unity.
The St. Ambrose Academy (SAA) Model UN team had great success in St. Louis, Mo., at the Washington University Model United Nations Symposium.
For students at St. Joseph School in Fort Atkinson, it’s not unusual to look outside and see a soccer game taking place on the field next to the school.
For some Edgewood High School (EHS) students, the 2014 Edgewood in the Community Day was a chance to remember their childhood and help out the schools that helped them when they were younger.
MADISON — September 24, 2014, marked a special day at Our Lady Queen of Peace School. Msgr. Ken Fiedler, their pastor, celebrated his 70th birthday with a great deal of celebration.
The day began with an all school Mass with Steve Angrisano accompanying the student singers. The Mass was celebrated by Monsignor Ken and was concelebrated by Msgr. Jim Uppena and Fr. Bill Nolan.
MADISON — Students at Blessed Sacrament School in Madison recently raised more than $8,500 for the hungry in Dane County by walking or running in the school’s annual Hunger March — a tradition more than three decades old.
