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• Hundreds gather in Atlanta ‘Standing for Life’

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2014

  ATLANTA—Eighth-grade students from the Dioceses of Nashville and Knoxville, Tenn., took a road trip to join their peers from St. Catherine of Siena School, Kennesaw, on Jan. 22 for Stand for Life in Atlanta. St. Catherine of Siena, a Dominican-led archdiocesan school, participates every year in the Mass for the Unborn and other public events […] Full Story

• SJE math teacher receives presidential award

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2014

  HAPEVILLE—Teacher Jeanne Rast of St. John the Evangelist School will travel to Washington, D.C., in March to receive a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Rast was one of two Georgia educators selected to receive the award. She won in the math category, while Christy Garvin of Vaughan Elementary in Powder Springs […]

• Prayers, puppets ease children into Spanish in honoree’s class

  

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special To The Bulletin
  Published February 6, 2014

  DECATUR—As a Spanish and technology teacher at St. Peter Claver Regional School, Rafael Nazario continually strives to grow professionally and to help meet school needs. This year that meant tackling a third subject and teaching physical education. “It’s a learning process. I go a lot to the website of the archdiocese and check the curriculum […]

• Her extended school program has a ‘mom’ mentality

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2014

  HAPEVILLE—The supply room at St. John the Evangelist School is packed from floor to ceiling with bins of board games, arts and crafts materials and books, as well as colorful costumes for theatrical productions. It’s clear that Venus Price, director of the extended school program, has all the bases covered for the 80-plus students who […]

• Honoree Ricky Turner preaches ‘doing it the right way’

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special To The Bulletin
  Published February 6, 2014

  ROSWELL—As Blessed Trinity High School’s founding athletic director, Ricky Turner raced to offer nearly 20 sports from the opening year of 2000, ensuring the school had everything from proper uniforms and equipment to buses and field conditions. Then amidst that arduous task, he faced tragedy in the loss of his almost 5-year-old daughter, Jessica, in […]

• Principal came full circle when asked to launch BT

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special To The Bulletin
  Published February 6, 2014

  ROSWELL—Frank Moore left his position as dean of studies at St. Pius X High School to become a principal in 1998 at Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma City, making changes to set it on a new path. But when the opportunity arose to become the founding principal of Blessed Trinity High School in Roswell, […]

• Working at St. Jude ‘a dream come true’ for war refugee

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2014

  ATLANTA—A one-time prisoner in a hard labor camp, Sang Ngoc Nguyen was honored by the St. Jude the Apostle School community for his school service. Nguyen was an army captain as Americans left the war-torn country and the North Vietnamese swept into power at the end of the Vietnam war. His service in the armed […]

• Archdiocese of Atlanta salutes outstanding Catholic school teachers and staff

  

  Published February 6, 2014

  ATLANTA—The wintry mix from Winter Storm Leon cut short Catholic Schools Week. But in those crazy days of Jan. 28 and 29, as snow and ice blocked frustrated parents from reaching the schools, parents—and students, if they paid attention—saw the character of the educators in a unique way. Staff and teachers in the archdiocesan school […]

• Catholic schools, parishes shelter more than 80 in Jan. 28 storm

  

  Published February 6, 2014

  ATLANTA—School gym mats became makeshift beds. Classroom displays were raided for blankets and clothing. Cafeterias became restaurants serving scores of students and adults overnight. Educators were forced to improvise during Catholic Schools Weeks as thousands of metro Atlanta drivers were trapped while Winter Storm Leon shut down roads in the area. Schools and businesses closed […]

• Chancery staff bring five in out of the cold

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2014

  SMYRNA—Five stranded people found shelter overnight at the Chancery of the archdiocese Jan. 28, pulled into the warmth of the building by a staff member who had been out helping drivers on Cobb Parkway. Daniel West, one of four archdiocesan employees unable to leave work in time as conditions deteriorated, said after listening to the […]

• St. Jude students receive Future City honors

  

  Published February 6, 2014

  The young city planners at St. Jude the Apostle School’s Ark City can show off their trophy with pride. The students at the Sandy Springs school, led by teacher Eleonora Straub, brought home the top prize Jan. 25 at the Georgia Regional Future City competition. The theme was “Tomorrow’s transit: design a way to move […]

• Blessed Trinity students stick their arm out for others

  

  Published February 6, 2014

  Ninety-two people, including students, faculty and parents, signed up for the annual Blessed Trinity High School blood drive. Just over one-fourth of those who signed up were first-time donors. In the end 81 pints were donated. The 11th annual blood drive took place on Jan. 24, in the Roswell school’s gymnasium. Patti McCarthy, the school’s […] Full Story

• Repeat winner at Archdiocesan Spelling Bee

  

  Published February 6, 2014

  Varun Kumar, a seventh-grader from Pinecrest Academy, in Cumming, was the champion for the second year running at the Archdiocesan Spelling Bee. Kumar came out on top after 90 minutes of competition and more than 150 words. He correctly spelled “pangolin.” Placing second was Olivia Nottoli from St. Joseph School, in Marietta, with Elisabeth Michelson […]

• Holy Redeemer youngsters excel at handwriting

  

  Published February 6, 2014

  In the Internet age, there is still a place for good cursive.  That’s why intermediate level students at Holy Redeemer School, in Johns Creek, practice their penmanship. The students participated in the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest to test their handwriting against others. The contest entries are judged  according to legibility: shape, size, spacing, and slant. […]

• Catholic high schools on AP Honor Roll

  Published February 6, 2014

  Three archdiocesan high schools earned places on the fourth annual AP District Honor Roll for increasing access to Advanced Placement course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of three or higher on AP exams. The Catholic high schools are Blessed Trinity, Our Lady of Mercy, and St. Pius X. […]

• Catholic-Orthodox ecumenical gathering continues to grow

  

  By FATHER PAUL A. BURKE, Special to the Bulletin
  Published February 6, 2014

  ATLANTA—On Dec. 17, 2013, the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Atlanta hosted the semi-annual Catholic-Orthodox ecumenical gathering. This gathering’s theme was the Nativity of Christ in a world in need of faith, hope and love. The Advent celebration was the largest since its inception during the Year of St. Paul in 2008-2009. The […]

• Artist begins ministry of inspiring words

  

  Published February 6, 2014

  A parishioner at St. Brigid Church, in Johns Creek, started a ministry that combines art and calligraphy to create joyful inspirational messages. Caring Canvases, started by artist Eileen Cardillo, began hosting parties in the fall of 2013 to create these unique canvases. The ministry hosted a party with students at St. Pius X High School […]

• Cristo Rey Jesuit High School under construction

  Published February 6, 2014

  Demolition continues as the Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School takes shape. Some 44 students have been accepted into the school, which serves families in economic hardship, according to a news release. The school is slated to open in the fall with 125 students in its inaugural year. Demolition at the Midtown building began before […]

• OLM graduate teaches in Italy

  Published February 6, 2014

  The 2011 valedictorian at Our Lady of Mercy High School, in Fayetteville, spent January teaching in Italy. Aerospace major Nicole Gagnier, who attends the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Mass., was one of more than 40 MIT students participating in the teaching program. She worked with Italian middle school students on physics. According to […]

• Lecture series to explore Flannery O’Connor’s faith, writings

  Published February 6, 2014

  ATLANTA—With the recent publication of her prayer journal and growing anticipation regarding film adaptations of her work, interest in writer Flannery O’Connor is at a peak. “The Prayer Journal” affirmed at last, even for those remaining skeptics, the profound importance O’Connor’s Catholic faith had to her fiction works. “I write the way I do because […]