Carroll Catholic kicks off Catholic Schools Week with appreciation day

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[January 30, 2020]  LINCOLN - In honor of Catholic Schools Week, students and staff at Carroll Catholic School in Lincoln hosted the annual Community Appreciation Assembly on Wednesday morning at the school.

As part of the program community leaders were invited to attend the assembly that was defined as a Morning Prayer service. Community leaders who were in attendance included Representative Tim Butler, Dr. David Gerlach and Amy Gallagher of Lincoln College, Lincoln Mayor Seth Goodman and City Administrator Beth Kavelman, Lincoln Police Chief Paul Adams and Officer Michael Fruge, Logan County substitute teacher Adrienne Klockenga, and Lincoln Park District Program Coordinator Jaylee Swinford.

The morning began with Principal David Welch calling everyone to attention and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

For this part of the day, the first and second grade students at the school unfurled a large American flag and carried it to the center of the gymnasium.



After the pledge, Principal Welch asked all the guests to introduce themselves and then said that all the guests lived their lives in the service of others. He said that they should be thanked for all they do and the student body then gave them a round of applause.



Father Jeffery Laible was called upon to offer the morning prayer with assistance from eighth grade student council members Ella Singleton, Isabella Prather, Zoey Peacock, Marie Van and Julianna Craig.

The group participated in individual readings that emphasized the role of their school in the community, the role of the school for the students and the teaching that includes spiritual learning with a focus on showing love, joy and kindness to all.

After the readings, Father Laible concluded the prayer and Principal Welch introduced Mayor Seth Goodman.


Goodman had with him a proclamation for Catholic Schools Week in Lincoln approved by the Lincoln City Council. Goodman asked for a volunteer from the student body to assist in the reading of the proclamation. Adrianna Mahler came forward to read the body of the proclamation, and Mayor Goodman read the final declaration.

Representative Tim Butler also delivered a proclamation from the state. Both Goodman and Butler presented certificates reflecting the respective proclamations to Principal Welch.

With the Morning Prayer Service concluded, the guests were encouraged to stay and join the students for their lunch break and then classes dismissed.

As part of showing appreciation for their school, the eighth grade students were encouraged to write notes of gratitude to their school.

Below are those notes:


I am thankful that I actually got to come to this school and be a part of this wonderful community. It is amazing that the staff is so caring and they sacrifice their time to help out this school. I am also thankful for the effort my parents did to get me into this school. I am glad that they got me into this school because I would never have had these many great memories and great friends that I have made.

Leyah Boettcher
Class of 2020

 


Carroll Catholic School has been my second home since 2008 when I started preschool. The education I have received at Carroll Catholic has had a wide variety of specialized subjects with teachers who excel at them. Mr. Welch is not only my principal but a teacher, a scholastic bowl coach, and a great role model. A special thanks to all to coaches (basketball, cheer, chess, speech, track, and volleyball) that have coached me throughout my years at Carroll Catholic. I thank my parents for sending me to Carroll Catholic as a better choice in education. I know this is a big sacrifice because they sent my brother and me here. As an active Catholic having religion once a day and attending the Children’s Mass weekly has helped me to grow in my faith. I also thank the parishioners for all their support they have given and will continue to give the school. I am looking forward to seeing how Carroll Catholic will continue to grow and change.

Julianna Craig
Class of 2020


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Carroll Catholic is a place with the best teachers in Logan County. The teachers have in-depth knowledge. The teachers here have a human element to them and they actually care about our well-being and experience here at school. They all have a sense of humor which is nice because we are with them for half of the year. I would like to thank all the teachers and staff for making my time here enjoyable. I would also like to thank my parents for sending me here.

Jarrett Evers
Class of 2020


Thank you for letting me spend my younger years here. I have met so many new people and they are the people I will know for the rest of my life. In fact, I met my best friend here at Carroll. I would also like to thank my teachers and parents for helping me learn new things in different subjects and aspects of life. You all have been a great deal of help to me. I have learned so much here at Carroll especially about the Catholic faith. My coaches and my teammates are also a huge part of what made me who I am. They all tell me to push harder and keep going even when I am tired and they are so right. I would also like to thank my parents for sending me here because it made me a better person. My years at Carroll may be over but I will always have the memories.

Elaine Hyde
Class of 2020


There are so many reasons I love Carroll Catholic School! The education is really good here and the teachers are really amazing. The sports coaches are some of the most supportive, but hard-working people I have met. I am so thankful that my mom and dad sent me here because I have made so many friends. I really love it here at CCS, and I would just love to thank the parishioners for all the work they do!

Zoey Peacock
Class of 2020


I am really thankful for Carroll Catholic School for many reasons. I am thankful because there are really good teachers here that are very supportive, and they are super nice and understanding. I am also thankful to my mom for sending me here. I have met amazing friends, have great teachers, and a very good principal and secretary. I have also had amazing coaches for sports to and it is really enjoyable being involved in them. And lastly, I want to thank the parishioners for all of the support here. I am very thankful for everything CCS has done for me.

Isabella Prather
Class of 2020


My favorite part of Carroll Catholic School is the Scholastic Bowl team. It is very fun, and it gives me the opportunity to learn new things. It also gives me an outlet to share all the information I have. Last year, I won the award for Most Points Scored, with 650. I felt so proud, and all of my teammates congratulated me and accepted me into the SchoBo community. This is why Scholastic Bowl is my favorite part of Carroll Catholic School. A special thanks to my parents and the parishioners for all of their support throughout my time here at Carroll. The education I have received here is invaluable, and I am very grateful for it.

Gabriel Paulson
Class of 2020

 


Thank you for the memories!! Thank you Carroll Catholic teachers for teaching my parents and later teaching me. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for sending me to school here. Thank you for all the support I have gotten from my family, friends, and teachers. Thank you Carroll Catholic for my classmates and staff. Thank you for teaching me about the Lord. Thank you for teaching me what is right and what is wrong. You have definitely made a huge impact on me. I will never forget the memories you helped make for me. Thank you, Carroll Catholic School.

Ella Singleton
Class of 2020


I love Carroll Catholic School so much because you learn so much and you also get to meet so many nice people here too. I also love the Catholic Schools Week. You get to roller skate and there are days where you can wear all kinds of cool stuff like you can wear pajamas on pajama day. At the end of the school year, you get to go on a school field trip to Six Flags and the Cathedral in St. Louis. Thank you to the parishioners for helping support Carroll Catholic School.

Lucas Ulvestad
Class of 2020
 


My love for my education at Carroll Catholic School is huge. I came here in 1st grade, and I had no idea how to speak English at all, and I also really didn’t know how to do anything. I could call myself lucky now since I now know how to do 1 + 1. If my parents actually didn’t send me to this school, I probably wouldn’t even know how to acquire any knowledge, or be able to meet any of my pretty great classmates/friends, that I have now. I’m super thankful for my parents, for the sacrifices that they’ve made for me, so that I could go to Carroll Catholic School to learn and have fun. I also thank the parishioners for their support to CCS, and I’m also super thankful for what everybody has done so that everybody could have a great time at CCS.

Marie Van
Class 2020


Students will enjoy a number of special events throughout this week including special dress-up or dress down days and special activities.

As another point of interest, Carroll Catholic School opened its doors in Lincoln in the fall of 1961 and will celebrate its 60th anniversary next year.


[Nila Smith]

 

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