SPIRIT + FAITH
Pomona Catholic School Freshmen Rose Mass On August 24, Pomona Catholic School opened the 2020-2021 school year by participating in the livestreamed parish Mass at Our Pomona Catholic School Class of 2024 prayed that a looming shutdown of the Los Angeles region would not impact their Freshmen Rose Mass. The prayers of the 39 freshmen were answered! On December 4, 2020, Fr. Chris Santangelo, SS.CC., pastor of Holy Name of Mary Parish in Laverne, CA, celebrated this Mass for this special class, their parents and teachers As Principal Rebecca Arteaga said to the students, “Dear Freshmen, today you will receive a rose pin, symbol of your budding young Christian womanhood. It is fitting that you receive this rose during the Advent season as we remember another young woman about your same age, Mary, who said “yes” to God and became the mother of Jesus.”
Pomona Catholic alumnae S Julianna Francis Marie Vagnozzi and Principal Rebecca Arteaga distributed rose pins to each Freshman. Mass was celebrated al fresco on the basketball court with the freshmen colors of lilac, pink and blue.
The stay at home order was given on Saturday, December 5. Thank you, Jesus and Your Blessed Mother Mary, for allowing this Mass to go forward!
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Office Hours + Student Supports Student supports are always an important school structure, but this school year due to online learning and remote access, building student supports into the school day for every learner was essential. When planning this summer for the fall semester, with the hope of being back on campus sometime in October, Student Supports were structured as teacher “Office Hours” on Fridays. As the months progressed and online learning continued, we realized we needed to pivot to meet the needs of our students struggling the most with the online learning platform. Returning from Christmas Break, the new bell schedule moved Student Supports from all day Friday to every afternoon Monday thru Thursday. This allows more access to teachers, more opportunities to make connections, and simply more unstructured time. PC students have been amazing in keeping up with the academic demands this school year requires; in balancing academic, physical and mental health, our new bell schedule allows more time to take breaks, step away from the screen, enjoy some physical activity and rejuvenate. While teachers will invite students identified as needing additional support to afternoon Office Hours, note that Office Hours are available and designed for ALL students and parents. These hours are so teachers are available during this time apart. We encourage students and parents to use these available Office Hours to continue to build relationships with teachers in support of meeting the needs of our students.
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