THE RECORD MAY 19, 2022 GRADUATION SECTION WWW.THERECORDNEWSPAPER.ORG B21
By REGINA LORDAN
Catholic News Service
"Sweet Jesus, Is It June Yet? 10 Ways the Gospels Can Help You Combat Teacher Burnout and Re- discover Your Passion for Teaching" by Amy J. Catta- pan. Ave Maria Press (Notre Dame, Indiana, 2021). Exhausted, frazzled, un- der appreciated teachers: it is time to ditch the clich Pinterest quotes and Teach- ers Pay Teachers tools. "Sweet Jesus, Is It June Yet?" by Amy Cattapan, of- fers appropriate Gospel sto- ries to remind teachers of their true purpose and offers inspiration and hope to over- come fatigue and burnout. With topics ranging from asking for help and knowing when to let things be, Catta- pan uses the Gospels and sol- id storytelling to help tired teachers take a breather. Cattapan knows full well the many roles teachers play to effectively educate stu- dents. She is the author of several books, has a doctor- ate in curriculum and in- struction and loves gram- mar. In the book, Cattapan points out that Jesus knows full well the difficulties of teaching. He taught stu- dents who challenged him, despised him, chased him out of town, and eventually cheered on his crucifixion. But his mission and the impact prevailed, generation after generation. How did Jesus do it? Yes, he is God, but Cattapan offers his life here on earth as a model for teachers to follow. Cattapan offers stories of Jesus' simple beginnings to remind us that his life's ex- amples are accessible; Jesus' experiences are reminders that he taught under pres- sure, with pushback and daunting deadlines (his im- pending death and resurrec- tion). But Jesus' resilience and focus on his mission steered his ministry to its completion. Her refreshingly posi- tive conversational style is a nice contrast to the preva- lent negativity in teachers' lounges where complaining and gossip reign. She shares true stories of situations she herself has creatively sur- vived, offering teachers mes- sages of survival. And yet Cattapan doesn't shy away from offering un- comfortable points to con- template. She challenges teachers to remember to put students ahead of bureau- cracy, their education ahead of school tradition. The ex- amples she pulls from her teaching and the Gospels thread together an overarch- ing reminder that teaching is about educating the students above all else.
Book offers hope for tired teachers using Jesus' ministry as guide
Class of 2022
St. Bernard School
Good Luck to Our 8th Grade Graduates! From Staff & Parishioners
ADDY ALBANESE ABBY BEAUERLE CADE BLACKLOCK MAX BOCKELMAN TYLER BRENT ISABELLA CARR LILY CLARK GAGE CLARK AMELIA CONKLING RACHEL CONKLING OLIVIA ECKEN OLIVIA FAHRINGER NOAH FALKENSTINE JACOB HAGAN MASON JORDAN MALAYNA JUTZ RYAN KIMERY JACKSON LAFOLLETTE CALLEN MAGERS KENNA MANGIS NOAH MULLINS BRAYDEN NORRICK SHAWNECE NTEZIMANA KYLEIGH OXLEY JUZTIN ROALOFS PARKER RUDOLPH JAXON SCAMAHORNE EVAN SIEMENS BENNETT SPROWL ETHAN STALLARD BENNETT VARNER CHANCE ZURKUHLEN
Luka Bentz William Bishop Lucas Bivins Rheed Brady Parker Cundiff Tyler Curran Madeleine Edelen Elle Eibel Gavin Eisenback Clay England Gregory Fears Rachel Fitzgerald Mila Foster Alayna France Samuel Furgerson Brennen Garr Ashlyn Girdley Miles Grignon Evan Hillerich Skylar Holland Madison Humphrey Everson Huskamp Anna Johnson Tyzen Laframboise Greyson Ledweg Davin Logsdon Kaitlyn Long Lindsey Mangeot Elise Matuszak Mallory Mcgee Anthony Mora Sean Murphy Jack Newkirk Dane Parsons Benjamin Pinkston Rachel Powell Amelia Raisor Grady Saultzman Landon Schaefer Kayla Schlater Evelyn Schulte Samir Shaban Lydia Sils Dillon Skyles Zachary Smith Ava Stocker Taryn Tracy Gracie Trowbridge Jack Tyler Emery Wilson
The Faculty, Staff and Parish Community Congratulate the 2022 Graduates of
ST. MICHAEL SCHOOL
Fr. Steven Henriksen, Pastor & Mrs. Kristyn Bowman, Principal
Congratulations
to the 2022 Graduates
HIGHLANDS AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
The Very Reverend Anthony L. Chandler, Pastor Dr. Steve Frommeyer, Principal Rev. Shayne R. Duvall, Pastor Ms. Jill Tabor, Principal
St. Francis of Assisi
Catholic School
St. Raphael the Archangel
Catholic School
Iris Apple Andrew Ashley Brian Bouldin Jackson Briley George Bryant Charlotte Connally Luke Conway Josie Dunn Frances Fendig Thomas Galla Preston Goodwin Whitman Goodwin Harrison Jeffreys Andrew Koon Grayson Merrick Rex Merrigan Carmen Montgomery Louie Murr Silas Noonan Callan Petruska Jacob Quinn Hayden Ramsey Gus Reinhart Ellery Reynolds Nate Shields Emary Thomas Ava Thompson Gavin Thomson Makeda Wesley Olive Zitzer Will Arrow Robin Bilodeau Conner Bush Boston Cissell Everett Coots Madison DeGrella Emma Densford Brendan Edelen Norah Everette Emma Fox Eden Harris Emily Helmers Josh Holt Elizabeth Hord Reagan Hurley Lilly Kapfhammer Evan Klein Paige Korfhage Delaney Lulla Sebastian Malagon Ruiz Ava Lou Mattingly Nolan Mattingly Jessie McCaw Nicholas Mulcahy J.D. Myers Laney O'Connell Allison O'Shea Grace Parr Avag Pavlov Leo Riley Charlie Rose Nolan Sadowski Logan Shulhafer Brendan Sirek Haydon Spears Jaxson Stone Kendall Straub Jacob Thomas Neal Wantye Dahlia White Iris Williams Erin Young AJ Zimmerer Owen Zoeller
Presentation Academy: a school, a home and a family. Walking through the halls, always smiling, always talking and always waving. Walking up the front steps and through the main doors with a group of young and excited girls. Walking down the front steps and out of the main doors with a group of sisters. Pres instills sisterhood. Pres instills confidence. Pres instills the strength to grow. At Pres there is a feeling of comfortability that you cannot get anywhere else. Going from class to class and teacher to teacher, the feel- ing of success and purpose is overwhelming. The educators at Pres are not just there for work but to actually make a difference in someone's life. Teachers at Pres enjoy learning and sharing knowledge. With any hand raised or question asked, judgment is never presented, rather encour- agement prevails. There is constant activi- ty and bustling commotion through the halls and class- rooms. Whether it is perform- ing Shakespeare skits, work- ing with Bunsen burners, singing in choir or drawing murals on the whiteboard, there is never a dull moment at Pres. Field trips to areas of our downtown landscape are always fun and brim- ming with adventure. Inside jokes and laughter fill up the building. Joy and the feeling of support and comfort is all around. To be a part of the Pres- entation Academy commu- nity is to be a part of some- thing great. Instant friends are gained and a wonderful education follows. The life- long friends gained will al- ways be hypewomen, support- ive shoulders or advice-giv- ers. The education received will prepare students for any career and any life circum- stance. Pres is something to be proud of and grateful for. Pres molds leaders, presi- dents, CEOs, entrepreneurs, doctors, fashion designers, actors and many more. At Pres our choices are limitless. Pres girls can be anything or anyone in this vast world. Pres presents the opportuni- ties necessary to go further within professional life. What Pres is known for is leaving a mark. A mark so deep, impactful and with- standing that it cannot pos- sibly be forgotten. Pres culti- vates girls into women, peers into sisters and dreamers into doers. Leadership is in- grained as a way of life, not as an option. Leadership is easy to practice at Pres because of the many willing role models and large number of alum- nae. We are given the lifelong tools to not only be leaders but to also have intelligence, emotional maturity and the calling to serve others. From the moment girls walk through the stained glass doors on 4th Street, life changes. Even the walk up to the doors, on the side- walk, compliments are given and all the faculty and staff cheer students on. From the start, Presentation Academy has given so much to not only one woman but thousands of women who have come before. At first glance, Holy Cross is a Catholic college prepara- tory school in Southwest Lou- isville. After further evalu- ation, it's clear Holy Cross serves to provide students with experiences that will guide them on the path of their lives. Holy Cross builds students to fulfill the three main virtues of theology: faith, hope and charity. Theology classes educate students on all aspects of Catholicism. Freshman year, students can learn the fundamentals of the Bible. Sophomores dive deeper into the life of Jesus Christ through the Paschal Mystery. In junior year, students are faced with the hard-hitting questions of Catholic morals and are guid- ed through the curriculum to learn about the sacraments. Students apply these ideas through the current social jus- tice themes and issues as sen- iors. Outside of the classroom, students experience a yearly retreat with their classmates, a time for them to grow closer to their peers and into their relationship with God. Holy Cross brings hope for the future through the Cor- porate Internship Program. The unique opportunity is given to juniors and seniors, where they work in a real cor- porate setting once a week. Each student meets with the Director of Internship to dis- cuss their career interests, enabling them to partake in positions they're specifically looking for. The program is developed on competencies such as business etiquette, productivity, collaboration and persistence, skills they will grow throughout the two years. Many students find their future careers through Internship and make connec- tions with employers before graduating high school. Students learn the impor- tance of charity through ser- vice to the community. In the Service Program, students are inspired to find their pas- sions and to serve issues they feel a connection to. Under- classmen service teaches that even the small acts of gener- osity can make a difference - an impact made on one per- son is still an impact made. Freshmen and sophomores specifically immerse them- selves in a day of service once a year to learn about different opportunities throughout the city. As a senior, students take on a larger project, fo- cusing on bringing aware- ness, analysis and action to a specific social injustice. The Holy Cross Service Program brings meaning to charity and fosters a lifelong relationship with helping others. Even beyond its programs and curriculum, Holy Cross provides excellence. Students are not seen as a collective number, but rather by their individual values. The varie- ty of sports and clubs ensures that any student can find an activity to be involved in. Leadership opportunities sprout courageous and com- passionate individuals ready to take charge. AP and Dual Credit courses provide an academic rigor that prepares students for life after high school. GAB, also known as homeroom, builds a mentor relationship for the student and allows them to grow within their smaller com- munity. Ultimately, Holy Cross High School fulfills students by leading them to Christ through its daily education and surrounds the commu- nity with warmth and care. The time has come for all of us to part ways and contin- ue on with the next chapters of our lives. As you close one door and open another, it is important to remember that you will always have your Mercy family. We, as a class, have been with each other through the good and not- so-good times. We survived school in a pandemic. As I look at all of our class today, it is truly inspiring to see how each and every one of us has grown into adults who are ready to conquer our new beginnings in life. Although at times it might have felt like the waves continued to crash down on us, whether that was adjusting to the high school environment, going to school in a pandem- ic or something else in our personal lives, we made it. We survived the storm and now can enjoy the rainbow. Four years ago, we were all freshmen entering a new phase in our lives, high school. We were all learning to nav- igate the ins and outs. Being put into a new environment was exciting, and with any- thing that is new, it also had its challenges. But we perse- vered, as women of Mercy do, and we cherished those fresh- man moments and learning experiences. As sophomore year came around, we started to become more comfortable with one another and blossom into our own personalities. Then COVID-19 hit, but we still showed up every single day, even if it was on a screen. As sophomore year came to a close and COVID-19 felt like it would never end, we con- tinued on. Junior year came, and although we were not all together, we lifted one anoth- er up and inspired each other to grow, create and challenge ourselves. Toward the end of junior year, that light began to show through as the sun does through the clouds after a storm. As the clouds cleared and the storm blew over we started to return to some sort of normalcy. And as senior year came along, we were lucky enough to grow, create and challenge ourselves all together in person. As we look back on our years together and apart, it is not only inspiring, but also bittersweet to see the adults we have grown into. And although we say good- bye to putting on our senior sweatshirts every day, sitting in each other's cars before school and proudly chanting our class cheer, I think we can say that we are prepared and ready for our new chap- ter in life. We would not be the wonderful adults we are today without the teachers who pushed us to do better, the classmates who extend- ed a helping hand when we needed it most and most im- portantly the irreplaceable friendships we made along the way. As we step off the Mercy campus as students for the last time and go our separate ways, always re- member that you will have your Mercy family. And when life brings you challenges, re- member that a flower needs rain in order to blossom.
'To be a part of the Presentation Academy community is to be a part of something great.'
Holy Cross builds its students through the theological virtues
'The Holy Cross Service Program brings meaning to charity and fosters a lifelong relationship with helping others.'
Sarah Recktenwald Holy Cross High School Zo Brown Mercy Academy
Mercy is a family for students
Presentation leaves a mark
Molly Sharber Presentation Academy
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