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Celebrating the Gifts and Ble Robert Love, Principal. “We are able to acknowledge past and present students and their achievements.” At Our Lady of the Assumption School, Catholic Schools Week starts with what Mr. Love calls an Open House Mass. “All Catholic school students, past and present, are invited to light a candle and bring it up at a certain point during Mass,” he says. “The light of the candles is a great image, showing the influence of Catholic education.” After Mass, present and prospective families mingle in the halls of the school, walking in and out of classrooms that have been decked out with the hard work of the students. Families have an opportunity to see the variety of student achievements and celebrate the community of the parish and school. But the Open House Mass is only hile other schools are the beginning. During the school winding down their week, students and staff celebrate celebrations after Christmas, the collective school community, Catholic schools are just getting with different days that focus on started! During the last week of service, the students, vocations, and January, Catholic schools around the staff. Students get the chance the country will celebrate Catholic to write “thank you” notes to parish Schools Week, and Our Lady of the ministry leaders and public service Assumption School is no different. members in the community. Staff, “Catholic Schools Week is a parents, and students work together chance for our students to continue to create a full week of celebration the attitude of celebration,” says through other fun activities
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