CHARLOTTE — St. Gabriel School’s annual prayer card contest is one of the highlights of its annual Catholic Schools Week events.
This year’s winners were Catalina Lizarazu (prayer) and Hannah Pepitone (illustration), whose beautiful work reflects the themes of “Learn, Serve, Lead, Succeed.”
Pictured are Principal Michele Snoke, Father Richard Sutter, and the winning students.
— Photos provided by Darby McClatchy
GREENSBORO — Students at St. Pius X School recently experienced their first D.E.A.R. time of the school year. D.E.A.R. stands for “Drop Everything and Read.”
During this designated reading time, students got together with their prayer buddy for 30 minutes to share in their love for reading.
Older students helped younger students learn to read.
Prayer buddies who were closer in age shared their experiences and recommendations of books they were currently reading.
The afternoon was a successful time for students to hear written word read-aloud and practice their own reading fluency.
Older students who read to younger students practiced inflecting their voice and asking meaningful questions when the book was finished.
Even teachers, administrators and other staff at the school jumped in with a pair of readers and shared their own love of books.
— Photo provided by April Parker