Students at Holy Name Catholic School (HNCS) celebrated 2020 National Catholic Schools Week during the last week of January with many special events and activities, including a school-wide Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, and a talent show.
This year’s theme, “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.” focused on the value that a Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation.
On Tuesday, Jan. 28, students enjoyed participating in Entrepreneur Day in the school gym, where students used their talents to help the less fortunate. Classes made items, including cake pops, cupcakes, homemade “rocket launchers,” bookmarks, water bottle holders, and even chocolate-dipped Oreos, to sell to their fellow students and Holy Name families. All monies raised will be sent to Holy Name’s sister school in Honduras. In total, $1,500.33 was donated to Casa de Belen School (House of Bethlehem).
Julie and Tim Bishop of the mission group Servientes de Cristo (Servants of Christ – a Lay Apostolate of the Diocese of Marquette), delivers the money personally to the school. “Holy Name has done so many awesome things over the years for this mission,” Bishop said.
For instance, Bishop said, the Honduras school uses the money to purchase supplies such as books, school supplies and desks. Because it receives no government funding, the school has to purchase everything through donations from organizations such as Holy Name Catholic School.
Catholic Schools Week, an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States, has been celebrated since 1974, and always begins on the last Sunday in January. According to statistics from the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), approximately 1.8 million students are currently educated in nearly 6,300 Catholic schools in cities, suburbs, small towns and rural communities around the country. Students receive an education that prepares them for the challenges of higher education and a competitive work environment. An estimated 99 percent of Catholic school students graduate from high school and 85 percent of Catholic school graduates attend college.
For more information on Holy Name Catholic School, please call the school at (906) 786-7550 or visit the school’s website: www.holynamecrusaders.com.
