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Youth Pages
February 27, 2015
Students from Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River (from left) Lucas Wu of Beijing, China; Emma Watson; Katelyn Harrington; Madison Squizzero; and Stevilyn Dybowski display the artwork recently featured at UMass Dartmouth’s Emerging Young Artists Invitational Exhibition. Held January 26 to February 7, the third annual exhibit showcased the artistic talents of students from 29 high school art programs in Massachusetts. Participating schools were selected in recognition of their longterm commitment to art education and the exceptional merit of their art students’ work.
The fourth-graders at St. John the Evangelist School in Attleboro recently presented the annual Presidents’ Presentation. Each student dressed up as a particular president and gave a two-minute speech about the importance of their presidency. In addition, students rapped to a song that included all the presidents and made poster boards about their president’s life.
Students in grade five at St. James-St. John School in New Bedford recently made Valentine’s Day cards for some of their classmates.
Meighread Dandeneau, New Bedford’s Outstanding Teen of 2015, is pictured with ambassadors at the recent Open House at Holy Family-Holy Name School in New Bedford. Dandeneau is a 2011 graduate of HFHN and was very proud to return to her alma mater. She spoke to families about the excellent education she received at the school and how her faith was strengthened through prayer, service and Mass.
Students in grades five through eight at St. Francis Xavier School in Acushnet recently gathered for an assembly to meet Msgr. John Cihak, pictured with Msgr. Gerard O’Connor, pastor at St. Francis Xavier Parish. Msgr. Cihak is an official of the Congregation of Bishops in Rome and a Papal Master of Ceremonies who recently accompanied Pope Francis on his trips to Korea and Sri Lanka and will likely travel with the pope on his trip to the U.S. this fall. The students were excited to see pictures he shared, hear his wealth of experiences, and also had an opportunity to ask questions about life behind-the-scenes at the Vatican.