Can you believe it is 2012? Where did the time go?
Welcome back to a New Year! Catholic Schools Week will soon be here.....
The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2012 is “Catholic Schools: Faith, Academics, Service”. The logo shows the words “Catholic Schools with the “T” in Catholic a purple cross. From the top right corner of the cross is a banner with the words: “Faith, Academics, Service.” This banner represents the one that we, as a faith community, lift high to proclaim our priorities – first, faith, the foundation of our life; then, academics, the learning that characterizes our schools; and finally service, putting our faith and learning to work helping others.
These three priorities make Catholic Schools stand out from other educational institutions. Children are taught faith – not just the basic tenets of Christianity, but how to have a relationship with God. Children are taught academics, which in Catholic schools are held to very high standards, to help each
child reach his or her potential. They experience service, the giving of one’s time and effort to help others, as an expression of both faith and good citizenship.
During this time of celebration we at Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke School join with students in the nearly 7,000 Catholic Schools in the U. S. to proclaim the value of a Catholic education and especially the Catholic education at Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke
School.
Parent Open House will be held on Tuesday, January 31st from 8:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.. We ask that you do not stay for lunch because we cannot accommodate everyone.
A detailed Catholic Schools’ Week Calendar will be sent home the first week of January.