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gether in a common ministry. It will allow us to move purposefully and prayerfully into the future, and ensure that our schools continue to provide the best possible religious and academic education to our young people. As we complete the visioning process, I call upon the people of the Archdiocese to join with us in supporting the future of our Catho-
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lic schools. I encourage you to monitor the Archdiocesan website for updates about the vision, and become directly involved in defining our plan for Catholic education. Our Catholic schools are an essential part of the ministry of our Church. May God continue to bless our schools in abundance, and provide us with a vibrant and hopeful future. Sincerely Yours in Christ, Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr
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Our new foreign language instruction helps us communicate and compete in an increasingly global market St. John Students consistently rank well above both the national and Archdiocese of Cincinnati average in mathematics performance Over 20% of St. John faculty are alumni Student teacher ratio is 1:17 Over 90% of St. John graduates who go on to Catholic high school receive some form of academic, service and/or athletic scholarship St. John embraces technology into classrooms, using smart boards in all classrooms, online grading and progress reports and a vast parent online network
Members of the St. Boniface Social Action Club. PROVIDED
Students’ ceramic bowls raise $300 for food pantry Last year, a group of students in grades 6-8 at St. Boniface in Northside stayed after school once a month to participate in the school’s Social Action Club. The school had just received a kiln for the art room and decided to make ceramic bowls they could sell to raise money for the neigh-
All of the St. John student body voluntarily participates in community service activities
Come to our Open House on Jan. 29 from 1:00-3:00 Saint John the Baptist School 508 Park Ave. Harrison, Ohio Or, for more information: 513 367 6826 www.sjbharrison.org
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borhood St. Vincent de Paul food pantry. The students molded and glazed bowls at each meeting and during Lent held a soup supper for parents and community residents. Guests purchased a dinner and were able to choose a beautiful ceramic bowl to take home.
The event was a success, raising over $300. Social Action Club is now creating bowls for a second soup supper. Debbi Kampel is the school’s art teacher and one of the adult leaders of the Social Action Club. For more information, email Kampel at kampel_d@stbonnie.org.