Crossroads

Summer time is here, almost.  Tomorrow is the last day of the academic year for elementary school students, teachers and staff.  Today, there was a special celebration held at one of the local churches to mark a significant milestone which is coming to pass over the summer months.

As students of St. Theresa, St. Christopher and Corpus Christi schools complete their day tomorrow, they will also bid farewell to the buildings they have called 'home' until now.  Beginning in September, these students will find themselves in a new location, at the newly-built Holy Cross school.

To mark this special passing, all the students from these three schools gathered at St. Patrick's church this morning for a special Mass of thanksgiving.  Many of the students brought rocks from their resepctive schoolyards and placed them at the foot of the cross which had been erected in the sanctuary of the church.  These rocks will be kept throughout the summer months and will re-appear when the opening Mass is celebrated in the new school on September 14.

Special note was paid to students who will be moving on to Grade 7 in September, since they will not technically be present in the new Holy Cross school, but rather at the neighbouring St. Benedict's.  In addition, all teachers from these three schools will be moving on to the new elementary school, so those who were present were asked to introduce themselves (for the benefit of students who are from others of the present schools) and to explain which grades they will be teaching in September.

After two months of rest and re-creation, the new chapter will begin.