November 11, 2009

Catholic school students engage in faith studies, sports and service

By John Gleason

Saints tribute
Eighth-grade students at Christ the King School in Denver dressed up as saints Nov. 4 for a special Mass at the Church celebrated by Father Daniel Leonard, the pastor.  The students, who are preparing for the sacrament of confirmation next February, wore costumes and read information booklets of facts they had compiled about their chosen patrons. 

Community service
In September, students and parents from Sts. Peter and Paul School in Wheat Ridge participated in the Dragons on the Move community service program.  The program is the school’s way to help service the needs of the elderly and disabled in the area by doing chores and general cleanup such as raking leaves, sweeping driveways and removing trash and dead branches from yards.  The teams of volunteers were assigned from a predetermined list of needy community members. 

Mullen High School students raise money for homeless
More than 100 students of J.K. Mullen High School organized a special “BooVille” on Oct. 27 in the Spirit Center on the Mullen campus.  The event was a benefit for students who attend Alice Terry Elementary School, a facility which calculates that as much as 15 percent of its student population is homeless.  More than 300 students and their families were invited to the celebration, which consisted of carnival games, trick or treating and visit to a pumpkin patch.

Elementary school students square off in sports benefit
Parents, alumni, teachers and students packed the gymnasium at St. Louis School in Englewood on Oct. 25 to cheer players on in the “For the Love of the Game” basketball kickoff.  The event is a fundraiser to benefit the Ted Tholen Memorial Fund.  Tholen was athletic director at St. Louis from 1985-2005.  The fund supports the St. Louis/St. Bernadette Widget Basketball League.  The afternoon saw both varsity and junior varsity teams compete against one another and in a free-throw competition against Principal Pattie Hagen. Students won the right for a free dress day at school on Nov. 3.