Catholic Schools Week is Sunday, Jan. 27 to Saturday, Feb. 2. This annual event celebrates the impact nearly 7,500 Catholic schools have on its 2.3 million students nationwide. The theme for Catholic Schools Week this year is “Catholic Schools Light the Way.” It highlights the mission of Catholic schools to provide faith-based education supporting children both academically and spiritually.
Click on a headline below to read selected stories from the special Catholic Schools Herald section, which appeared in the Jan. 26, 2008, issue of Arkansas Catholic.
Volunteerism brings added resources, savings
More than 75,000 hours donated to 17 schools in ’06
St. Peter School in Pine Bluff: ’A light in the community’
St. Peter School in Pine Bluff has a 110-year history of educating black students in Jefferson County.
Former college professor moved by student enthusiasm
A cancer survivor reevaluates her life’s direction and changes to teaching in a Catholic elementary school
Parents must monitor their children’s media time
By Vernell Bowen, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Little Rock
Diocesan School Board 2007-2008
Members of the Board of Education for Catholic schools in the Diocese of Little Rock
Fast facts about Catholic schools
For the complete contents of Arkansas Catholic’s Jan. 26 issue, see the print or online edition. Subscribe today, so you don’t miss an issue!
