Attending my Catholic school is a gift as well as a privilege and I have gratitude for the opportunity. Because I see my school as a gift, I have academic goals and put 100% effort into them. An academic goal that I have is to work hard for superior grades while continuing to become proficient with educational skills such as writing, reading, oral and written communication, science, and mathematics. Additionally, I plan to continue to get to know myself and to learn about possible careers that might interest me. A career that I am currently interested in involves the fields of dentistry and surgery. Plus at my school, we learn about personal responsibility and personal initiative in our morals and behaviors. Another goal is that I want to …show more content…
At my parish school, I am surrounded by people that share the same faith as me and help me grow in my faith. A benefit found at my school is that I am allowed to pray whenever I want and I have group prayer before class to be with God and receive the right direction for the day. At my school we pray together before school, before each class, and at the end of the school day. I have a class each day just for learning about my Catholic faith. Therefore my Catholic school is important to me because in my religion class I can ask my teacher any question about my faith. We attend Mass at least once a month at my school, we pray the rosary in school once a month, and we go to reconciliation every other month. I can participate in leading Catholic events in my school such as the rosary, morning prayer, readings at Mass, and stations of the cross. My parish school teaches us to act in the manner of true Christians such as believing Jesus died for us to go to heaven, being active in my church, praying every day, receiving religious training, and treating my neighbor as myself. Learning at school to help others, we raise money for great causes by having out of uniform days if we bring a dollar. Our fundraising has gone to local shelters and to a family that lost their home to a fire. Out of uniform day reminds me that wearing uniforms at my school, we look nice and no one judges
As I take this chance to reflect, I discovered a truth, the sky is the limit. During my years at St. Luke, I have developed as a student, an athlete, and as a member of the Catholic Church. I believe that everyone brings something special gift to the world, and I believe my gift is that of determination to become a great man through faith and education. I have been an alter server for about two years. Being an alter server has brought me closer to God and my Catholic community. Education has been a big part of my life. I can truly say I am grateful for the opportunity I have had to attend St. Luke. After St. Luke, my plans are to use my education and become prepared to take on the challenges and rewards of high school.
“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” (Jeremiah. 29. 11) However, these plans that the Lord has set for each and every one of us, need not be the path we take to reach our destiny. Nevertheless, everyone is the master of his or her own destiny no matter what; however, a pleasurable destiny begins with a pleasurable education. After all, education is the passport to a valued future. And I wish to attend a school that will provide me with knowledge beyond compare. I wish to go to a high school that offers an excellent education, high moral and ethical standards for everyone, valued staff members, and exemplary
Living in a community and abiding by a statement of faith that reflects the shared values and behavioral expectations of that community. In wanting to be surrounded around other people that have the same believes as myself I feel I will be able to grow as a better Christian and able to do more for the community. Also, experiencing new subject and activities in learning on how to do more things for the community that I might have not thought before. This goes to my next reason is to grow from the experience that the university provides. The university will provide many new lessons in faith and beyond that I will be able to apply anywhere I go and be able to help other no matter what. By reinforcing my faith in a Christian school Azusa Pacific university I will be able to learn in faith and be developed into a person that when I came in the
Going to Catholic school allows me to grow in faith as one body of Christ. Our school, St. John Neumann, allows us to go to mass twice during the school week and on holy days of obligation. Also in our school we have religion class every day. This has allowed me to grow and flourish in my faith. This school has allowed me and my class mates to grow in the body of Christ.
My greatest desire is to not only receive an outstanding technical education but also grow as a conscientious and socially responsible individual. In the next four years, I envision myself in an environment that fosters a genuine sense of family among motivated peers. I want to belong to a school where I can development in my character as well as my Catholic faith, even in the midst of rigorous academic work. I look
I believe that Northwest Catholic High School will be beneficial to me. I will develop interpersonal skills, emotional resilience, and have diverse experiences. I feel that these skills will pave the way to my goal of attending UCONN, UCLA, or Walden University in Minnesota. I know that Northwest has teachers and staff who will help me boost my self-esteem and confidence levels. By attending NWC, I will achieve a keen and steadfast mindset, and grow in my future profession as a counselor. I am persuaded that I will reach absolute educational greatness at Northwest Catholic High
Pope Francis once said, “An education in the fullness of humanity should be the defining feature of Catholic schools.” To me, this sentiment sums up why a Catholic education is so important for many reasons. I have attended many different types of schools: public, private, Catholic and homeschool as a result of my father’s career in the military. However, only my experiences at Catholic schools provide me with a truly well-rounded education because, at Catholic schools, I receive the opportunity to learn about the amazing gift of God’s love every day during school hours. I love studying Scripture and seeing ways in which God is present in our lives. It is such a special experience to be able to do that in a school environment where you can really learn the fundamentals of our faith, as well as experiencing many different aspects of our Catholic faith, from prayer to Mass as a part of
Attending Catholic school is very important to me especially because I have a lot of very good friends at Sacred Heart School. For example, my best friend Lucianna is attending Sacred Heart again next year and I look forward to her company. My teachers and the staff at Sacred Heart are kind, dedicated, and very nice and I really like our principal Mr. Coyle. Mr. Coyle teaches us that school can be holy, educational, and fun all at the same time. Everyone at my school teaches us about our Catholic faith, like the importance of following the ten commandments, our church history such as Peter becoming a martyr for his faith, and learning a lot prayers such as the Apostles Creed and the Prayer of Saint Francis. At my Catholic school we go to church every month and we have religion class every day. I like learning about my faith and that by having religion class on a daily basis, practice makes permanent. We have special faith activities like our entire school says rosaries together and we have stations of the cross. We get to wear a uniform, which I think is really pretty, and I do not have to
The world is not what it used to be, people do not surround their lives around religion anymore, especially youth. There are so many other pressing topics that are circulating the world today that religion is no longer in the spotlight. Therefore, since times are changing rapidly, education systems should follow. Realistically speaking, students are not as devoted Catholics as the Catholic school expects them to be. As someone who has been in a catholic school for my entire life, it is fair to say that my peers do not take the religious aspects of Catholic schools seriously. Mass has commonly become an excuse to skip and sleep in or do other assignments. Religion is considered a “joke class” that students do not care about. Prayers on the announcements have become a great way to waste class time or it is simply boring. Catholics who created the initial catholic schools would be rolling in their graves at the disrespect students give to catholic schools. It is evident that religion no longer fits into the norm of schools. There should be a time and place
Jesuit teaches their students to be respectful, and also makes them participate in many activities helping those in need. For example, activities such as the Thanksgiving drive, community service activities, and the mission drive, are all events that put the less fortunate before Jesuit students. One of my most memorable experiences at Jesuit is when I went to deliver food baskets, to the less fortunate, for the Thanksgiving drive. Delivering the baskets was an amazing experience and made me thankful for the many things I am blessed with. Jesuit also encouraged me to join a parish CYO group in which we do voluntary work serving others. Jesuit goes the extra mile in order to transform its students into respectful young
I believe that the religious atmosphere, or culture, of a learning environment is crucial for the success of the learners. “The atmosphere and relationships in the school are as much the focus of the Catholic school as is the formal religious education.” (Church Document Quotes) The importance of my root belief, Make God known, loved and served, encompasses so many aspects of the culture for learning. If we, as school leaders, along with our teachers and students are always making God known, loved and served, it means that we are being respectful of one another. By having the foundation set for loving and respecting self, others and the world, we ensure that
Another reason why Catholic education is important to me is that since I have always attended Catholic school, it has become like a second family me. During religion class, my friends and I frequently pray for each other and we ask others to pray for our personal needs as well. Some of my classmates and I are so close, we are like siblings rather than teenagers who go to school together. If I attended a public school, with
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St. Eugene being a Catholic school makes faith a big part of its curriculum. Every Friday the students and faculty members go to morning Mass together to end our school week. The students also are able to alter serve at masses being celebrated at our Parish throughout the week as well as masses on Saturday and Sundays. Also being a Catholic school, St. Eugene has religion class. In religion class, we learn about our faith and our Lord, Jesus Christ. On Fridays throughout Lent, we have living stations put on by the eighth grade class. Even after our morning announcements on Fridays we usually end them with, “And we’ll see you at Church on
After all, I don't live at school, despite being the son of a teacher and being at school from 7:30 to 5:30 on most days. I am going to high school at Carmel Catholic High School, about ten minutes from my home. I am very excited because my parents have been working very hard to get me there. I would also be very happy if I make the school baseball team! I want to participate in the church still because Carmel is a Catholic school. God will definitely be in my life forever. My future looks good as of now. The college I aspire to go to is West Point, as the majority of my dad's side of the family was in the military. Patriotism is probably the virtue I believe in the most and I love my country a