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The Down Syndrome Guild Dance was awesome!

January 17, 2024 | Media

The Down Syndrome Guild Dance was awesome! With about 140 student volunteers and about 40 guests, Cistercian was packed with games, music, dancing, and the joyful blessing of simple solidarity. The boys and their friends worked marvelously to set up, run, and clean up the luau. Before beginning all the volunteers prayed and heard inspiring stories about two servants of the special-needs community: Eunice Kennedy Shriver (founder of the Special Olympics) and Venerable Jerome Lejeune (discoverer of Trisomy 21). Special thanks to Campisi’s for providing the volunteers with a free (and delicious) pizza dinner, and to Howdy Homemade for serving their awesome ice cream during the dance!!

Hawk Happenings

Book Curling

Librarian Nancy McGinnis gives the boys a choice: return your books or return your books and play Book Curling. The boys slide their books, aim for glory, and compete for the ultimate prize… candy.

Beware the Ides of Form I

In Form I Social Studies, fifth graders were introduced to the life of Julius Caesar. Three students claimed to be the real Caesar, but only one was telling the truth. The other two were imposters. Using clues from each presentation, the rest of the class had to decide who was authentic.

Clean Water Supplies

Students in Forms VI and VII packed clean water supplies, including water bottles and iodine tablets, along with hygiene products such as soap and hand sanitizer, to be sent to communities around the world where access to clean water is limited.

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Continuum Fall 2025

Finding God in the ecotone of faith and life

"Finding God in the ecotone of faith and life" by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. As Catholics, how should we imagine our relationship with the world? We often talk about “walls” and “doors” and “bridges” to explain how the Church should either connect to the world...

And lead us not into temptation

"And lead us not into temptation"  by Fr. Thomas for Texas Catholic. In the last decade, the liturgical versions of the Our Father have been changed in both French and Italian to soften the apparent harshness of this petition. The French translation is now “Ne nous...