Freshmen Retreat

Featuring student writer, Maggie Veech ‘24

St. Pius X High School is a school rooted in Dominican tradition. Each year, students have a spiritual retreat centered around one of the four Dominican pillars: Prayer, Study, Community, and Preaching. Retreats are led by members of faculty, staff and 18 upperclassmen. Many of these students are on the Dominican Preaching Team, a group that leads the faith activities on campus.

On September 20th, the freshmen retreat was held at Christ the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. This retreat takes place at the beginning of the year so the new freshmen class can start building community and create a foundation they can use throughout high school.

Hello! My name is Maggie Veech and I am a junior at St. Pius X High School. I am on the Dominican Preaching Team, play tennis, and serve as an Ambassador for the school. I have always been interested in writing, because it is such a creative outlet and I am excited to be able to share some of my works by reporting on the happenings at St. Pius. I am a native Houstonian and a big Astros and Aggie fan. One thing I love about living in Houston is all the different types of restaurants we have and all the city has to offer.

Students participate in icebreakers, talk about what it means to be a part of the SPX community, and begin to build relationships as a class. They participate in an interactive activity to learn about the life of St. Dominic, and what it means to be a Dominican school. It is one of the first opportunities for the whole class to bond with new people.

It is such a great thing to see the freshmen come together as a community, and start to build their new SPX family that they will have throughout their high school years.

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