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Our Graduates Speak
The 8th Grade Graduates were given an opportunity to share their reflections on the Catholic Education they received at Saint Ann School. Excerpts from their writings follow:
“It is simply amazing to think of how fulfilling these years of Catholic school have been to me I am grateful for my education and I feel it has strengthened my faith St Ann School has made me a stronger and more loving person. I now look at life in a more positive way. I will never forget St. Ann’s and how its Catholic education has changed me for life.”
“St. Ann’s grammar school was a wonderful experience for me. During my time here, I learned many valuable lessons that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. They are not just book lessons, but life lessons I will take wherever I go. They have shaped my life and helped me become the person I am today. The training I received here at St. Ann School, the guidance my teachers gave me and the love and respect they taught me to give as well as to receive will never leave me. The person they helped me to be will conquer high school, college and life beyond that. I will succeed because of the early training I received during my very young years.”
“The Catholic education I have received at St. Ann’s molded me into the spiritual, social and academic person I am today. My teachers had a good sense of my strengths and weaknesses. They never refused to repeat lessons. They treated us as individuals. I always felt like a member of the Church and School community and never just like another kid who came to learn. I was able to build friendships with schoolmates who have similar morals, values and ways of life. I am grateful to my parents for the gift of faith they have given me by their sacrifice.”
“I attend St. Ann School and it is to my advantage because learning about your religion is very important to me. Catholic school is something I enjoy. Almost all of my favorite memories lie in this school. I thank my parents for giving me this opportunity and I will remember them for that forever. They make many sacrifices so I try my best to learn to the best of my ability.”
“Besides teaching academic subjects, St. Ann School has prepared me to be a good Catholic and to follow the teachings of my faith. In today’s world we are forced to be more concerned with being politically correct than in being able to freely express our religious beliefs. My education at St. Ann’s allows me to practice my religion openly every day. Besides deepening my love for God, St. Ann’s has given me a great scholastic education. The lessons that were started in Pre-Kindergarten will be continued as I graduate into Catholic high school and further as I move towards greater things in life. Also, my friends and I have been together for ten years and we are very much like an extended family. I thank my parents, my teachers and the parish benefactors who have made all of this possible for me.”
“My Catholic education at St. Ann’s reminds me of a sturdy house. The strong foundation has been faith. The walls were the new skills that kept us on the right path. The supporting beams were definitely the wonderful teachers from the Primary Grades to the Middle School years. The roof was rounded off through the various activities in which we were engaged. We, the students, represented the different pieces of furniture, decorations, appliances placed in the house. All of these parts are necessary to build a sturdy house. I’m glad that for me, that house was St. Ann School.”
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