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After a year and change of Zoom school, interest in alternatives—especially Catholic education—has skyrocketed.

St. Rose students heed the call of Pope Francis to protect the environment with a special Earth Day project and art show.

Two St. Rose School families who also have students at Alameda Elementary shared their thoughts on the impact of distance learning on their families. See p. 6 of the Alameda Neighborhood Association newsletter for our mention from the Bertapelle family.

St. Rose alum, Emily Harrington, sits on Blanchet House’s board and feels that same connection to service. “The efforts of St. Rose students helped prevent interruption of Blanchet’s meal service—even allowing Blanchet to extend its reach to other unsheltered communities during a global pandemic. St. Rose School offered a sustainable and highly impactful solution during a very difficult time for our city.”

About 140 volunteers from St. Rose of Lima Church and School helped gather more than 12,000 pounds of food in six hours to provide 200 boxes of food for delivery to almost 100 families in Northeast Portland neighborhoods before Christmas.

Bennett Waage and Gabby Healy are themselves CYO athletes. The sixth grade classmates at St. Rose School in Northeast Portland play volleyball and basketball and love dance, as well. Gabby agreed that Jesus would be most drawn to basketball “because you have to really work together to do well,” she said. You also get to spend time with friends, which she thinks Christ — who traveled with his disciples — would find appealing. Ever ready to embrace challenges, Jesus would also enjoy golf because it requires extreme patience and hard work, added Bennett.