By Amanda Alexander

SACRAMENTO—For the third year in a row, the Diocese of San Bernardino took a select group of students to Sacramento to participate in Catholic Youth Lobby Day. The students came from Corpus Christi Parish in Corona, St. Louis Parish in Cathedral City, and Notre Dame High School in Riverside.

By Madison Castellanos, Johnny Andrews and Kyle Elkin 
Grade 5

REDLANDS—The fifth graders from Mrs. Kathy Lawson’s class at Sacred Heart Academy in Redlands participated in the Charlotte Huck Children’s Literature Festival held at the University of Redlands February 26-27.

By Anne Alhadef

REDLANDS—Pancakes and pajamas were the highlights of Thursday during Catholic Schools Week at Sacred Heart Academy in Redlands last month.

 Thursday was Student Appreciation Day, and not only was the entire school allowed to wear pajamas, pancakes were served up from 9-10:30.

SAN BERNARDINO—Powered by team wins in the Super Quiz and Logic Quiz competitions, Sacred Heart Academy won first place in the 2016 Junior High Academic Decathlon held at Aquinas High School on March 5.

Overall

 1st: Sacred Heart, Redlands; 2nd: St. Hyacinth, San Jacinto; 3rd: Resurrection Academy, Fontana; 4th: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Riverside; 5th: Sacred Heart, Palm Desert; 6th: Sacred Heart, Rancho Cucamonga.

By Paige Paes
First Grade Teacher
St. Thomas the Apostle School

RIVERSIDE—I am the first grade teacher of 19 excited, wide-eyed students of St. Thomas School. I attended St. Thomas as a student, and now I am back as a teacher. I try to infuse ideas and morals that I was taught as a student to help build my students’ Catholic identity. Being able to teach these students to be followers of God has been a very rewarding experience.