Ramona Convent Secondary School Community Walks for Freedom

This year, Ramona Convent is focusing on the Core Values of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM) that are the foundation of who they are as a community. Last month, they transitioned to Dedication to Justice, which means committing time, energy, and resources to the pursuit of right relationships of equality, justice, and solidarity. To a Ramona student, justice means that people are treated with dignity and have all the basic resources they need to live.

On Saturday, January 14th, students, faculty, staff , and family members gathered at Blessed Sacrament Church in Hollywood for the annual Freedom Walk. They joined others in solidarity, carried signs, and witnessed to the need to wipe out human trafficking. eir public actions support the SNJM stand against human trafficking, especially of women and children.

Junior Isabella Garcia shared, “I participated in the Freedom Walk because the social justice focus of my eology course is human tra cking. Ramona emphasizes the importance of being active in our community and provides me with various opportunities to use my voice to impact change in the world around me.”

Ramona Convent Secondary School is a welcoming Catholic college-prep high school for young women committed to excellence in education. Ramona’s graduates are empowered, resilient, socially conscious leaders well prepared to meet the challenges of life as contributive members of the global community with the strength of a legacy of more than 130 years of distinction.