Our annual writing competition in each class is coming to a close! This year each student writes in response to the prompt that comes from this year’s Catholic Schools Week theme: Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service viewed through the words of Pope Francis:

“D_e_a_r_ _y_o_u_n_g_ _p_e_o_p_l_e_,_ _d_o_ _n_o_t_ _b_u_r_y_ _y_o_u_r_ _t_a_l_e_n_t_s_,_ _t_h_e_ _g_i_f_t_s_ _t_h_a_t_ _G_o_d_ _h_a_s_ _g_i_v_e_n_ _y_o_u_!_ _D_o_ _n_o_t_ _b_e_ _a_f_r_a_i_d_ _t_o_ _d_r_e_a_m_ _o_f_ _g_r_e_a_t_ _t_h_i_n_g_s_!_” _

–P_o_p_e_ _F_r_a_n_c_i_s_ _

“At Sacred Heart School, we are all members of a community of faith, knowledge, and service. As a member of this community how can you share your gifts of faith, knowledge and service with your school community?”

Next week, the names of the class finalists will be announced and The Palmisano Family begins the challenging process of selecting a single winner from the primary, intermediate, and middle school levels as each receives a month’s tuition to be used by their families in this or the coming school year. The three winners are announced annually at a special assembly held on March 19, the feast day of Saint Joseph, in honor of Joseph Palmisano, the late husband of Mary Palmisano who administers The Joseph Palmisano Scholarship Fund for Sacred Heart School.