Jazzy recently exhibited the virtue of fortitude. She quickly volunteered to lector for school Mass and then realized her Scripture reading had many difficult words to pronounce. Jazzy was confident she could rise up to the task. She practiced the difficult words at home and at school many times. The day of, she did well and her hard work paid off as she didn't skip a beat in her reading of the Scripture passage.

Anabelle is always so joyful in art class and a positive thinker. She encourages her other classmates to have a positive outlook on their artwork. When someone doesn't have anything good to say about their work, she is supportive and helps them see how great it is!

Taelyn shows kindness to others by helping her classmates. Taelyn does good deeds for others without being asked. She will help classmates find the correct page in a book when they are having trouble finding it. She has helped a classmate catch up on work by telling her the directions. Taelyn always speaks to others kindly. Way to go Taelyn!

Mary lives the virtues listed in the Fruit of the Spirit as written in Galatians 5:22-23. A few of Mary's virtues which make her special are... -Mary is loving to her sister when they kiss and hug in the hallway as Mary enters the classroom in the morning. -Mary is full of joy when she enthusiastically answers questions in class....always correctly. -Mary is peaceful and patient when there is activity in the classroom as she's reading her book. -Mary is kind when she shares her pencils with her classmates and helps them when they're struggling with a Math concept. Above all, Mary is a Student of Virtue because of her goodness to her classmates and her teachers.

Charlie is friendly and shows a good deal of restraint when there is any kind or conflict or disagreement. He shows forgiveness towards others, and is never arrogant. Instead he shows humility and modesty about his abilities. He doesn't let the actions of others bother him, and he often reminds others to let things go and to be patient. Charlie gets along well with everyone.

Jayden practices the virtues of faith and reverence. At Mass and when he is in the Church, he exhibits very reverent behavior. He is also always willing to serve at Mass by lectoring with a joyful heart.

Kayla Lisenko has exemplified the virtues of humility and courage. Kayla is quiet but is a pillar of strength academically and morally. She doesn't cower at doing what is right or difficult things. She quietly completes her work or does what is right for the sake of doing it but never for the recognition. She dares to be different which is refreshing to see in junior high, and strives to do her best.

Teddy always starts cleaning up as soon as he is asked. He keeps working until the whole classroom is clean, even after he’s already cleaned up everything he was using. When the class was asked to clean up their trash from the floor after lunch, he picked up every piece he saw, without stopping to see if it was his or not. He takes great care of our classroom!