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OLSnows’ Scholars of ’08
The eighth grade students at Our Lady of the Snows School in Floral Park have earned over $300,000 in high school scholarships for the fall.
After working hard to prepare for the Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools (TACHS) last November, they rejoiced over the results they received in January. As a result, all 60 eighth graders were admitted into at least one Catholic high school and 24 students received a total of 30 scholarships.
Sister Roberta Oberle, C.S.J., principal, and eighth grade teachers Maria Finn and Angela Fagan congratulate the scholarship winners pictured below.
They are: top row, from left, Lawrence Rillera, Karan Zoria, Nicholas Frangella, Sasha McFadden, Kevin Burke, Quelsy Medina, William Hannigan, and Daniel Graham; middle row, from left, Shannon Wallace, William Burkart, Ankit Malhotra, Sayan Zachariah, Aidan Battad, Steven Pelan, Christopher Dinh, Christian Sam, Randolph De La Rosa, Nicole Porras; and front row, from left, Christina Cepeda, Ashley Tolento, Gabriella Vazquez, Samantha Roquim, Celeste Briones and Nadine Choucri.
Your Lenten Challenge 2008
There is just one week left to the Lenten season. Are you content with the amount of prayer, fasting and almsgiving you have accomplished over the past few weeks? Are you feeling renewed?
WEEK SIX (March 16-22): This is an awesome week in the life of the Church, your Church. Your challenge is to participate in the Lenten activities and services available at your parish/neighboring parishes this week. Volunteer to wash a neighbor’s feet on Holy Thursday. Experience the Stations of the Cross. Listen to the Passion and venerate the Cross on Good Friday. On Holy Saturday, be part of the Service of Light and witness the catechumens become fully initiated members of your Church.
*Remember to abstain from meat on Good Friday!
LENTEN OPPORTUNITIES:
• St. Gregory’s Teen Group, Bellerose, will perform the Papal Stations of the Cross on March 19, 7:30 p.m. in the church. Call the rectory at 718-347-3707 for details.
• The Teen Group at Our Lady of Grace, Gravesend, presents a Lenten meditation, “In Memory Of …” on March 19. Donation: $1. Call 718-627-2020 for details.
• Youth Way of the Cross Procession, sponsored by Bensonhurst Cluster Youth Ministry, March 19, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., starts at St. Dominic’s. Jesus’ walk to Calvary is reenacted. Call Kenny, 718-234-0614.
Youth Views
March is National Women’s History Month. Name one woman whose life you find inspiring and explain why.
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Michelle Edwards
Bishop Kearney H.S.
Sophomore
Sojourner Truth was an African-American woman who took a stand for women and African-American rights. She greatly inspires me as a black woman to be the best I can be.
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Amanda Bonsignore
Stella Maris H.S.
Sophomore
Mary Cassatt is a painter who inspires me. Her paintings show family and love and they tell a story more than words could ever do.
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Raquel Galvez
Maura Clark J.H.S. at Stella Maris H.S.
Eighth grade
Rosa Parks is inspiring to me because she was not afraid to stand up for what she believed was right. She was not afraid to be rejected by people.
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Noushky Laguerre-Fabius
Stella Maris H.S.
Freshman
Phillis Wheatley inspires me because she was the first African-American to publish a novel.
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Gabriella Ali-Marino
Stella Maris H.S.
Sophomore
Mother Fontbonne, founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph. If not for her, the Sisters wouldn’t have founded schools where young women can grow and blossom in wholesome, safe environments.
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Christina Martin
Stella Maris H.S.
Freshman
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell. I’d like to be a doctor and her life shows that if you’re driven, you can overcome obstacles to reach your dreams.
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Gabriella Kennedy
Bishop Kearney H.S.
Sophomore
Oprah Winfrey impacts the lives of millions of people. She’s constantly working to educate and improve the lives of the less fortunate, especially children in Africa who have AIDS.
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MaryEllen Dunn
Stella Maris H.S.
Senior
Jane Austen. Her books are inspiring. She was an independent woman. She chose not to get married until she fell in love, which never happened.
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Devon Burton
Bishop Kearney H.S.
Sophomore
Maria Montessori. She started schools that teach students and teachers how to learn in different and fun ways. I went to a Montessori school for 11 years and had an amazing experience.
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A concert featuring 300 top musicians from New York City Catholic Schools will be March 15, 1 p.m. at St. John’s Prep, Astoria. This event will feature over 100 of the most accomplished musicians attending New York City Catholic Schools. For tickets, call Jay Friedman at 516-921-4543.
St. Kevin’s CYO girls’ softball team, Flushing, is looking for members. Open to ninth and 10th graders. Contact Sandy, 718-445-7542.
St. Adalbert’s baseball/softball teams in Elmhurst are looking for boys and girls, ages seven - 14, to play this season. Call Veronica, 718-458-8715.
Annual Doo-Wop Spectacular at Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, March 29, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $30. Call 360-2587.
Charity, unity and fraternity — those were the founding principles of the Knights of Columbus. Now the Knights from Jamaica Council 337 are looking for a few good men to carry on those values. All men age 18 and older are invited to a Knights of Columbus Information Open House at St. Gerard Majella, Hollis, March 30, 12:30 - 2 p.m. in the Hall. Young women age 18 and over can learn about the Columbiettes and girls, ages 10-17, can stop in to find out more about becoming Squirettes of Mary. Call 718-468-6565.
Listen to TV star Frank Runyeon as he explains how to watch TV “inside-out’ during his talk on Hollywood v. Faith on April 2, 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Grace, Gravesend. Tickets are $10. Call 718-627-2020.
Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, celebrates its Stanner Hall of Fame Dinner, April 5, 6 p.m. Mass, cocktail hour and dinner at 7:45 p.m. Presentation of honorees and unveiling of new Hall of Fame exhibit wall. Tickets: $100/single, $150/couple. Contact Charles Flood, 943-3151 or visit www.molloyhs.org.
The John Paul II Discernment House, 341 Highland Blvd., for young men considering a priestly vocation hosts an Open House on April 6, 1 - 5 p.m., followed by Holy Hour, a house blessing and Project Andrew, an opportunity for young men to learn about the priesthood by joining Bishop DiMarzio, diocesan priests and seminarians for an evening of prayer, dinner and conversation, Call the Vocations Office, 718-399-5950 or e-mail vocations@diobrook.org.
The Spring Junior High Youth Day for seventh and eighth graders is April 12, 12:30 - 7 p.m. at Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope. Register soon. Call Marilyn Santos, 718-281-9584.
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