COLUMBUS – Annunciation School Kindergartender Trey Johnikin had a blast playing in the snow on Friday, Dec. 8. (Photo by Katie Fenstermacher)
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Category Archives: Youth
Celebrating Guadalupe
HOUSTON – Children from Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish danced in the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration. (Photo by Lorenzo Aju)
Budding scientists explain projects
MERIDIAN – St. Patrick School student Lily Zettler explains her Science Fair project to judges Shawn Stewart and Jackie Stephens on Monday, Dec. 11. (Photo by Helen Reynolds)
Creative Christmas programs let students show off talent
GREENVILLE – Students at St. Joseph School presented a Christmas play-called ”The Loaned Manger” on Thursday, December 14. “The Loaned Manger” is a fun and high-spirited, but ultimately meaningful look at Christmas through the eyes of the Wild Wild West of the late 1800’s. (Photo by Nikki Thompson)
CLARKSDALE – St. Elizabeth students presented “The Grumps of Ring-a-Ting Town” as their school Christmas program. (Photo by Dawn Spinks)
Students far and wide offer gifts of season in song and dance
MADISON – During the intermission of the St. Joseph School holiday program “Gifts of the Season,” a drum line and part of the brass section have fun in the lobby of the Fine Arts building by playing on stools and other non-traditional instruments. Band members also participated in an ugly sweater contest at the end of the show. The first show of this concert was canceled because of snow on Friday, Dec. 8, but a Sunday matinee packed the house. (Photo courtesy of Terry Cassarino)
NATCHEZ – Cathedral Kindergartners Alex Rojo, Thomas Adams, Addie House and Tyler Boyette sing “I’m the happiest Christmas Tree” at the elementary school’s Christmas program. (Photo by Cara Moody Serio)
JACKSON – All students at Sister Thea Bowman School participate in the Christmas program through song, dance and acting. (Photo by Melissa Smalley)
Thanksgiving Celebration
MERIDIAN – St. Patrick Middle School students served lunch to those in need at LOVE’s Kitchen on Wednesday, Nov. 15, as part of the school’s Thanksgiving service project. LOVE’s Kitchen is a nonprofit, charitable organization whose purpose is to feed the hungry in Meridian and Lauderdale County. From left to right: LOVE’s Kitchen head cook Belinda McElroy, Jean Mayo, middle school teacher Crissy Bonner, James Wassell and John Wassell prepare to serve lunch at LOVE’s kitchen.
(Photo by Mary Yarger)
Thanksgiving Celebration
NATCHEZ – Cathedral School first grade classes were the first to begin Thanksgiving celebrations at the school. At left, Joan David leads her class of Pilgrims and Native Americans in a prayer. The students created their own decorations and hats for the occasion. (Photo by Cara Moody Serio)
Youth groups feed the hungry
JACKSON – Members of the Pearl St. Jude Young Apostles prepared and served the homeless at Smith Park in Jackson on Sunday, November 19, for their November service project. The youth members prepared chicken spaghetti for the organization “Why Not Now” which feeds the homeless community in Jackson every Sunday rain or shine. (Photo by Elizabeth Walter)
Students stage musical ‘Arf’
SOUTHAVEN – Third and fourth-graders at Sacred Heart School staged ARF, a musical about Doggie Town on Saturday, Nov. 18. The canine companions all teamed up to help ‘Rover’ discover his special talent. (Photo by Sister Margaret Sue Broker)
St. Joe state champions
JACKSON – Greenville St. Joseph football players hoist the MAIS championship trophy after the game on Thursday, Nov. 16. This is the first state championship for the Fighting Irish. (Photo by Chris Todd of the Clarion Ledger)
By Maureen Smith
JACKSON – Greenville St. Joseph’s football team won its first MAIS state championship on Thursday, Nov. 16 in Jackson. The Fighting Irish beat Tri-County Academy 44-14. The team dominated all of their playoff opponents.
The honors don’t stop there. Three our seniors. Brice Johnson (QB), Jonathan Jordan (WR) and JoQuez Sanders (LB) were selected for the 2017 MAIS All Star Game. The boys reported to Jackson on Tuesday, Nov 28, to be honored at an awards banquet Thursday, Nov 30 and participate in the MAIS All-Star Game Friday, Dec 1 at Jackson Preperatory School.
Congratulations to the Greenville community on the big win.