FUN DAY BONDS NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS

Seniors at St. Joseph High School on St. Croix welcomed new students with a Fun Day on the athletic field on September 7.

The initiation included a "tug of war. "

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES RESUME

Fr. John Mark, Parochial Vicar at Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral on St. Thomas, teaches Confirmation class.

Sr. Margaret Confoy, SC, teaches First Communion to parishioners of Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral.

SCHOOL SAFETY COMES FIRST

Rotary International donated two road safety signs to Elizabeth Hering, Principal of St. Mary School on St. Croix, on August 31, as the new school year began. The 2' x 3' metal signs read "Drive Carefully, Protect Our Children." Rotary has been donating these signs to St. Croix schools since 200 1.

Pictured left to right: Rotary members Patsy Knight; Bonnine Messer, Community Service Chair; Pedro Robles; Ms. Hering; Beverly Beck, President, who is also a parent of a second grade student at the school.

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