Youth

MERIDIAN – (left) St. Patrick Catholic School students Myles Owen, foreground, Josiah Rogers and Carolyn Augustine plant pinwheels on Sept. 18 in observance of the International Day of Peace. (Photo by Helen Reynolds)
VICKSBURG – The Vicksburg Catholic School Lady Flashes and the St. Joseph Catholic School Lady Bruins meet on the court for a volleyball match on Oct. 7. (Photo by Tereza Ma)

JACKSON – St. Richard Catholic School sixth graders Reeves Buckley, Masters Neel, Andrew Compretta, Jackson LeBlanc and Drew Simmons visit the St. Richard Early Learning Center, spending time reading and playing with students in different classrooms. (Photo by Celeste Saucier)
JACKSON – St. Richard Catholic School second graders are paired with sixth-grade “Guardian Angels,” who serve as guides, mentors, prayer buddies and friends throughout the year as the younger students prepare for First Reconciliation. Pictured (back row, from left) are Rachel Jones, Addy McKay, Cody Gage-Spencer, Addy Boteler, Thomas Ueltchsey and Masters Neel; (front row, from left) Marilee Nelson, Malia Owens, Corinne Thomas, Isaiah Bost, Cecilia Brown, Marleigh Walker and Thomas Morisani. (Photo by Celeste Saucier)
VICKSBURG – Vicksburg Catholic School student JB Barnes learns how to use a fire hose with help from a local firefighter during Community Helper Day. (Photo by Laura Kidder)