Vesuvius Day
Form I Latin students destroyed Pompeii, using water balloons to simulate Vesuvius.
Solar Panel Install
Tim Parker discusses the recent installation of solar panels on the Science Building.
Senior Sciences
Chemistry made ice cream while Physics did the annual egg-drop exercise.
French Field Study
Accompanied by Mr. Saliga, Mme. Obels took some of Cistercian’s French students on a field study to Fair Park to see the musical Les Misérables.
Spring SPC
Congratulations to all our SPC athletes.
Rice Bowls for CRS
Thanks to the Lenten sacrifices and contributions of the students in Form I, $628.26 was collected from Rice Bowls and donated to Catholic Relief Services. These donations are used to help support programs that prevent hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world.
Beatification of Fr. Janos (John) Brenner
Fr. Abbot Peter wrote to us after attending the beatification of Fr. Janos (John) Brenner, a Cistercian Hungarian priest.
Wetlands visit
On Friday students in Form I went to the John Bunker Sands Wetlands area to research different types of soil and the wetlands ecosystem. The day-long field study included times walking the boardwalk through the wetlands and time in the education center looking at...
A Word to Enkindle: Let us pray ‘with’ and not only ‘for’ the martyrs
One of my favorite musicians, Audrey Assad, once suggested we should be praying “with” the martyrs and not just “for” them. In this way, she introduced a very beautiful song…
Latin Scroll Project
Students recreated an “Exultet Scroll”, making an illuminated manuscript of the medieval Easter hymn (which is traditionally sung at the Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday).