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Roswell

• Blessed Trinity, St. Pius X volleyball teams win academic award

  

  Published September 17, 2015

  ROSWELL—For the third consecutive year, Blessed Trinity High School’s varsity volleyball team has been selected for the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award. In order to be nominated for the award, a team must maintain a 3.3 GPA for the entire academic year. The St. Pius X High School volleyball team also was given […] Full Story

• St. Andrew Church reaches up and out with renovations, vision for ‘intercultural’ community

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 4, 2015

  ROSWELL—Under a cloudy sky, the new steeple was hoisted by cranes into place. Father Dan Fleming and Father Fausto Marquez squeezed in a lift bucket decorated with balloons as a crane hoisted them for a bird’s-eye view of the Chattahoochee River and blessed the spire and its four-foot cross. From the heights Aug. 19, Father […] Full Story

• Epiphany Byzantine Church reopens after fire

  

  Published July 23, 2015

  ROSWELL—Six months after a fire wrecked their spiritual home, members of the Epiphany Byzantine Catholic Church have settled back into their church. On June 7, the community in Roswell celebrated a liturgy in the refurbished church for the first time since the December arson. The church is at 2030 Old Alabama Road. The community gathered […] Full Story

• CTK seventh-grader wins 2015 oratorical contest

  Published May 28, 2015

  ROSWELL—The 2015 Archdiocesan Oratorical Speech finals were held Monday, May 4, at Blessed Trinity High School. Students in the finals had to give speeches on this year’s topic of an interesting landmark. The winner, Isa Sucre, a seventh-grader at Christ the King School in Atlanta, spoke about Angel Falls, in Venezuela. Second-place winner Flora Ngo, […] Full Story

• BT inaugurates Athletic Hall of Fame with baseball, golf standouts

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published March 5, 2015

  ROSWELL—Two members of the 2004 graduating class at Blessed Trinity High School became the first inductees into the school’s new Athletic Hall of Fame on Jan. 30. Brooke Alexander and Tyler Flowers were honored at the inaugural ceremony before 150 people, including current student athletes in baseball, football, girls golf and volleyball. Alexander played four […] Full Story

• The Hall of Fame is open: Meet the first two inductees

  

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published March 5, 2015

  ROSWELL—Brooke Alexander Nooney and Tyler Flowers, 2004 graduates of Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, were inducted into the school’s new Athletic Hall of Fame at the end of January. Alexander helped lead the girls golf team to two state championships and the volleyball team to a state Final Four. Today she is responsible for field […] Full Story

• No snow day excuses likely after BT succeeds in online classroom try

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published January 22, 2015

  ROSWELL—John Wellford’s challenge was how to teach Spanish to students miles from school who checked into his virtual classroom. The Blessed Trinity High School teacher set aside a lesson on new vocabulary and verb conjugations. Instead, students explored the cultural history of Spain. They watched a video tour he created using Google Earth, traveling from […] Full Story

• Epiphany Byzantine Catholic church damaged in arson fire

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published December 23, 2014

  ROSWELL—Parishioners of Epiphany Byzantine Church in Roswell will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at nearby Regina Caeli Academy until their church, damaged by a Dec. 14 fire, can be repaired. The Roswell Fire Department arrived at the church at 2030 Old Alabama Road at 1:30 a.m. that Sunday after a passerby noticed flames coming from the church […] Full Story

• Despite frailties, seniors come to pray rosary

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 23, 2014

  ROSWELL—Wrinkled hands grasp the beads as the men and women recite the Hail Mary, the Our Father and other prayers learned long before their hair turned white. Every Saturday, this group draws together. Mary and David Waters shepherd this assembly. The husband and wife gently remind residents at St. George Village continuing care community to […] Full Story

• BT competition cheerleading team wins region

  By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
  Published November 27, 2014

  ROSWELL—The Blessed Trinity High School competition cheerleading team won the Class AAA regional championship at Kennesaw Mountain High School Nov. 8. The team started out strongly this season, but injuries caught up with them and they didn’t fare as well in state competition. “I am proud of the girls because we overcame many obstacles during […] Full Story

• Grieving brother thanks Catholic community

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published November 13, 2014

  ROSWELL—“Unconditional love” and “unity” are among the words Richard Markey uses when describing the community’s support following the murder of his only sister, Sharon Wilkins of Roswell, in August. Wilkins’ husband, Dan, shot and killed her on Aug. 13. Dan Wilkins then took his own life. Sharon Wilkins had obtained a temporary restraining order against […] Full Story

• Queen of Angels School celebrates 15 years

  

  Published October 16, 2014

  ROSWELL—The past, the present and the future of Queen of Angels School, Roswell, came together on Friday, Oct. 3, to celebrate the school’s 15th anniversary. Sister Patricia Clune, CSJ, founding principal, and Dr. Kathy Wood, retired principal, attended an all-school Mass along with alumni, parents of alumni, current and former staff members, students and the […] Full Story

• New run/walk to benefit Special Olympics

  Published October 16, 2014

  ROSWELL—The Knights of Columbus of St. Peter Chanel Church in Roswell, Council 13217, will have a 5K chip-timed run/walk event on Saturday, Nov. 22. The inaugural 5K will raise funds for Special Olympics Georgia and the Knights of Columbus charities. The event, to be held on the campus of Blessed Trinity High School and St. […] Full Story

• Three local Catholic schools named Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 2, 2014

  ROSWELL—The last day of September ushered in good news for three schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The U.S. Department of Education announced Sept. 30 that archdiocesan Catholic schools Blessed Trinity High School in Roswell and St. Jude the Apostle School in Atlanta, along with independent Catholic school, Pinecrest Academy in Cumming, have earned the […] Full Story

• St. Andrew youth visit to infamous prison inspires faith

  

  By TOM REGAN, Special to the Bulletin
  Published September 4, 2014

  ROSWELL—More than two dozen members of St. Andrew Church, including many teenagers, made a pilgrimage to a notorious state prison farm nicknamed the “Alcatraz of the South.” The purpose of the trip to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola was to give mission goers the opportunity to witness the spiritual transformation of hardened criminals through […] Full Story

• Queen of Angels students represent state at Odyssey of the Mind World Competition

  Published August 7, 2014

  Five Queen of Angels School students represented Georgia in the Odyssey of the Mind World Competition. They faced 836 teams from around the world. The event took place in May at Iowa State University. The team put their brains together to figure out how to complete a mock driver’s test. The students relied on their work […] Full Story

• Being ‘confidently Catholic’ is aim of 10-year-old YAM Toastmasters Club

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published July 10, 2014

  ROSWELL—The YAM Toastmasters Club celebrated its 10th anniversary in June. Lisa Ryan began the club to connect with fellow Catholics and as a tool for her own professional development. Her vision was that it would be a place where people could speak freely about the Catholic faith, but also learn to speak effectively. “In YAM […] Full Story

• Blessed Trinity creates Hall of Fame for alumni, coaches

  Published May 29, 2014

  To honor Titan athletes who have walked the halls of Blessed Trinity High School in Roswell and played or coached on the fields and courts, the school has decided to erect a Hall of Fame. “We wanted to give recognition to those athletes who had great success while at Blessed Trinity and who have followed […] Full Story

• Blessed Trinity’s Devon Krapcho finds strength to excel in the face of adversity

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff reporter
  Published May 15, 2014

  In nominating senior Devon Krapcho for The Georgia Bulletin’s outstanding senior recognition, school principal Frank Moore noted that “In a time when young people are so self-involved, Devon never takes himself too seriously and is one of the most modest students I know.” ROSWELL—Devon Krapcho’s high school career has been marked by success in the […] Full Story

• 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 […] Full Story