The 7th grade just finished reading Dragonwings by Laurence Yep. It is the story of young Chinese boy who sailed from China  to join his Father in America.  The two had never meet.  The class learned a great deal about the discrimination the Chinese people endured in the early 1900′s.  On the lighter side, the [...]

The middle school has been busy in the science lab!  6th grade is studying the earth – from an edible lab modeling the Earth’s layers to creating oobleck which has unique characteristics and acts as both a solid and a liquid just like the Earth’s asthenosphere.  We’ve also used clay to model the layers of [...]

This year for the SHS school fair the students focused on the Cathoic Core Beliefs. These beliefs include the Ten Commandments, the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy, the Beatitudes,the Fruits and Gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the Catholic Virtues. They researched bible stories showing these beliefs in action, a saint performing these actions, [...]

This Sunday is the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel is from Luke and discusses the beginning of the ministry of Jesus. The crowd listening to Jesus was impressed with his teachings but quickly turned on him when they realized he was a simple carpenter. The 8th grade class reflected on the importance of [...]

This week in Religion class the students have been exploring the Old and New Testament. The 6th grade class has been reviewing the story of Joseph and his brothers. It ties in perfectly with our history unit on Ancient Egypt. The 7th grade is studying the amazing miracles of Jesus and the reasons for the [...]