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Step By Step, BT Senior Overcomes Tragedy
May 10, 2012Ryan Boyle walks the hallway at Blessed Trinity High School with an unsteady gait. All around Boyle, other students hustle to the noon lunch. They’ve got things he doesn’t have: the ability to run and jump, move through life with the kind of carefree attitude that high school kids embrace. At the same time, though, […]
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St Pius X Student Looks Forward To New Experiences
May 10, 2012For Merrill Hagerman, senior at St. Pius X High School, the past four years have been a series of struggles and triumphs. Now the teenager looks toward the future, excited by the prospect of new experiences in college and beyond. This fall Hagerman will be attending Wofford College, a liberal arts school in Spartanburg, S.C. […]
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Pinecrest Senior Uses Love Of Game To Help Others
May 10, 2012An avid sports fan and athlete, Pinecrest Academy senior Erik Hegeman has used his passion to help less fortunate kids. Participating in sports since he was in the first grade, Hegeman has continued the trend, playing baseball and football while attending Pinecrest Academy. A turning point for the 18-year-old came a few years ago when […]
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Marist Student Hopes To Aid Immigrants In Future Career
May 10, 2012Jocelyn Calvillo knows her success is important to her family as the first to go to a private school and now the first to attend college. “It’s a lot of pressure,” she said, adding that she wants to do well to make her parents proud. “It’s pressure I know I can handle.” Yet, she isn’t […]
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Through Music, Holy Spirit Prep Senior Finds Healing
May 10, 2012Holy Spirit Preparatory School senior Grace Yang has experienced the healing power of music firsthand. Diagnosed with autism at the age of four, Yang overcame the developmental disorder, testing out of the diagnosis at age 12. She said she has music to thank for her progress. “Music can be really helpful,” said Yang, who moved […]
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Senior Shares His Skills Inside, Outside Of Classroom
May 10, 2012As Monsignor Donovan High School senior Ben Taylor approaches graduation, he reflects on the last four years as a time of friendship, education and preparation. Scheduled to attend nearby University of Georgia this fall, Taylor is no stranger to making changes. The senior was homeschooled until he began attending the Athens high school where he […]
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Mercy Senior Relishes Chance To Study Abroad
May 10, 2012While other literature-minded college students may read “The Odyssey,” Emma Bush will have the opportunity to travel to the Greek Isles to explore where it took place, as well as to visit other faraway landmarks and meet people of different cultures. Spurred by a 10th-grade pilgrimage to France with her high school choir, Bush has […]
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Lo Que He Visto Y He Oido
May 10, 2012¡Me encanta visitar Roma! Me recuerda mi juventud, cuando por primera vez, como un joven sacerdote llegue a la ciudad santa en septiembre de 1976, y me embarque en una aventura de estudios y formación sacerdotal continua que completamente cambio y dio forma mi vida. Me da mucho gusto compartir este viaje con mi querido […]
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New Laws Restrict Abortion, Outlaw Assisted Suicide
May 10, 2012Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal recently signed into state law two bills that promote the sanctity of life: House Bill 954, which prohibits most abortions performed 20 weeks after fertilization, and HB 1114, which outlaws assisted suicide. The signing took place May 1 following the passage of both bills and after a final vote on HB […]
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A New Youth Center For Our Lady Of The Mountains
May 10, 2012On May 6, after the young people of Our Lady of the Mountains Church received the sacrament of confirmation, the parishioners gathered to dedicate their newly built youth center, followed by a picnic on the grounds. The dedication of the youth center marked the completion of more than two years of work to conceptualize, find […]