Take 5 with 3 Valiant Alumni

Welcome to Take 5 – a Spirit Magazine feature that asks five questions to three people about their connection to the theme of the magazine.

The Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon have a long history of living valiantly. This important Core Value has been seen by the way the Sisters and lay teachers at St. Mary of Valley and Valley Catholic School have fostered a community of lifelong learners and supported its alumni ever since the Sisters opened their first school 120 years ago – St. Mary’s Academy in 1903.

To live valiantly is to live one’s life authentically, to have courage to do what is right, to go for one’s goals, and to support one another. For this edition of Take 5, we spoke to three different alumni from St. Mary of the Valley/Valley Catholic School about their experiences here and how this campus empowered each of them to Live Valiantly.