MERIDIAN – St. Patrick Catholic School third graders Nolan Mascaro, left, and Jude Pittman lead the morning news and daily prayer Aug. 21. Students watch the daily announcements on smart boards in their classrooms. (Photo by Helen Reynolds)MERIDIAN – St. Patrick Catholic School students Emory, Davis, Finley and Caroline Augustine pause for early morning prayer in the school chapel Thursday, Aug. 27. (Photo by Helen Reynolds)VICKSBURG – Father Rusty Vincent blesses a child during Vicksburg Catholic School’s annual Back-to-School Mass. (Photo by Anna Griffing)JACKSON – St. Richard School students participate in altar server training, learning the responsibilities and traditions of serving at Mass. Pictured are Thanh Nguyen, Thomas Morisani, Federico Diaz, Catherine Simmons and Marilee Nelson. The students will begin serving at daily and all-school Masses on campus. (Photo by Celeste Saucier)NATCHEZ – Cathedral School junior Anna Arthur shares a hug with kindergartner Adelide Garrison as the two meet for the first time through the school’s buddy program. (Photo by Brandi Boles)COLUMBUS – Annunciation Catholic School kindergarten teacher Heather Ford leads students in a classroom activity. Ford, who has spent 18 of her 31 years in education at Annunciation, was recently named Teacher of the Year by the Kiwanis Club of Columbus and went on to receive the Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee Kiwanis District Teacher of the Year honor. Ford says she strives to make sure every child who enters her classroom knows they are both “loved and liked.” (Photo by Kacy Haffner)NATCHEZ – Cathedral School junior Grant Carlton, right, and kindergartner Emmett Dunaway talk about trucks while finding some shade on the playground during their first buddy meeting. (Photo by Brandi Boles)MADISON – St. Joseph students Alexa Ward (left) and Margaret Klar (right), perform an experiment in their honors chemistry class on Tuesday, Sept. 1. (Photo by Matt Sigler)MADISON – St. Joseph Catholic School spirit squads and band perform their pregame routine Aug. 21 before the Bruins kicked off the football season against Copiah Academy. (Photo by Matt Sigler)PONTOTOC – Bishop Joseph R. Kopacz, Father Tim Murphy and Deacon Carlos Solas are pictured with confirmation candidates at St. Christopher Parish following the celebration of the sacrament April 18. Candidates pictured are Brittney Analai Acosta, Valentina Acosta, Alayska Alvarado, Tamara Garcia Alvarado, Jasmine Alvarez, Brian Joseph Amigon, Maddox Arriola, Sophie Arriola, Maria Fernanda Avina, Andrea Castillo, Eric Castillo, Regina Chaires, Dennis Chavez, Luis Corona, Cristian Yael Cruz, Jocelyn Cruz, Carmel Sadie Ethridge, Diana Figueroa, Steven Andrew Friloux, Miquel Alejandro Moreno Galvez, Alyssa Deanne B. Garcia, Maria Guadalupe Garcia, Alejandro Garcia Gomez, Emily Rosalyn Gusmus, Fernanda Morales Hernandez, Leonel B. Hernandez, Katelynn-Ann Yinhi Le, Clarissa Lira, Efren Lira, Lizabeth Aileen Lira, Oscar Lira, Ailyn Mejia, Brianna Gonzalez Mendez, Zullemy Gonzalez Medina, Luis Ortega, Ricardo Renovato, Justin Anderson Gomez Reynosa, Evelyn Sanchez, Andrea Tiscareno, Angela Tiscareno, Jacqueline Arena Tiscareno, Jesus Alexander Tiscareno, John Michael Triano, William Hunt Valentine, Alex Diaz Vazquez, Ethan Thomas Vincent and Ricardo Olvera Yanez. (Photo courtesy of parish)
