By Brianne Horner
First Grade Teacher
The weather may be cooling off, but the enthusiasm of the first grade students at Saint Peter and Saint Paul Catholic School certainly is not!
Each day I am blessed to teach students who come to school eager to learn, ready to explore the world around them and, most importantly, excited to have the opportunity to grow closer to God.
By Nicholas DeBellis
Grade 12
SAN BERNARDINO—October 24 marked the 60th year celebration of the Aquinas High School homecoming dance.
But it was not only the current students that had something to celebrate, but also those who had graduated many years ago as Aquinas kicked off the first annual Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA—On September 13, 1965, with the help of Father Frances Horvath, the Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King opened Anton Martin Slomsleck School in honor of the saintly bishop.
The sisters were dedicated to spreading the gospel message and with just 58 students, began teaching children in the area. In 1966 the enrollment had grown to 136 students. In 1969, the first class graduated. In 1983, the Sisters of St. Francis were replaced by the School Sisters of Notre Dame.
By Jaime Jose Cetina
Grade 8
In the opening days of school, the eighth grade students at St. Joseph School in Upland were given an assignment in their creative writing class to reveal how they made a connection with God in their daily life. Here is mine:
After sharing the story ‘Bartholomew and the Oobleck’, 1st and 7th grade prayer partners explored properties of matter while making their own Oobleck. From left to right: Benjamin Gonzalez (7th), Joseph Flores (1st), Abel Torres (7th)
SAN BERNARDINO—Last October Caroline Brown, along with the rest of the sophomore and junior classes at Aquinas High School, and approximately 1.5 million students across the nation, sat down to take the PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test)/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test). This exam was the last of its kind, because the whole structure is scheduled to change for the 2015 test.
