VICKSBURG – Father Rusty Vincent, Ryan Ellis, Reid Ellis, seminarian Josh Statham and Jacob Lott gather outside St. Paul Catholic Church on Palm Sunday. Lott is preparing for ordination as a transitional deacon for the Diocese of Biloxi on June 6. (Photo by Connie Hosemann)PEARL – Father Cesar Sanchez blesses handmade Mass books created by St. Jude Catholic Church Sunday school students Gavin Khong and Bryanna Duarte. (Photo by Tereza Ma)JACKSON – Students at St. Richard Catholic School reach toward the cast of New Stage Theater during a performance of “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!” presented for the school community. Kindergarten students closed the event by offering a prayer for the cast.Kindergarten students at St. Richard Catholic School create bird feeders during Earth Day activities on campus. Students used ice cream cups, peanut butter and bird seed at one of several interactive stations offered throughout the day. (Photos by Celeste Saucier)STARKVILLE – Annunciation Catholic School students Elon Balaa and Chris Hince prepare to present their project to judges during a science fair competition. (Photo by April Moore)MADISON – St. Joseph Catholic School students Thierry Freeman, left, and Audrey Young anchor the Feb. 6, 2026, episode of “Bruin News Now” from the Mississippi Capitol as Reid Hager, right, operates the teleprompter. “Bruin News Now,” a weekly student-produced newscast now in its 11th season, recently earned first place in the News Show category of the 2026 Writing, Visual, Multimedia Contest sponsored by the Quill & Scroll International Honor Society for High School Journalists. The Mississippi Scholastic Press Association also named the episode Mississippi’s High School Newscast of the Year, marking the second consecutive year the program received both honors. (Photo by Terry R. Cassreino)PEARL – Christina Overton leads a lesson on “The Lord Is My Shepherd” for Atrium III students on April 26 at St. Jude Catholic Church. (Photo by Tereza Ma)COLUMBUS – PreK students at Annunciation Catholic School release butterflies after watching caterpillars transform through their life cycle. Pictured are Crew Boulet, Jack Everett Milstead, Nathan Monroe-Conway, Rittman Mitchell, teacher Taylor Cabiness, Crew Morgan and Noelle Underwood. (Photo by Jacque Hince)MADISON – Students from St. Joseph Catholic School performed Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” on May 2. The production featured a live orchestra composed of student musicians. (Photo by Tereza Ma)
