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PAGE 7—The Georgia Bulletin, January 29,1981
Choosing A Tradition - Catholic Schools
Two-Week Catholic Schools Celebration
Planned For Atlanta’s Christ The King
Catholic Schools Week
WASHINGTON (NC) - Catholic schools will
celebrate their heritage of “Choosing a Tradition
-- Catholic Schools” during the 1981 Catholic
Schools Week, Feb. 1-7.
The week honoring the accomplishments and
work of Catholic educational institutions is a
joint project of the U.S. Catholic Conference
(USCC) Department of Education and the
National Catholic Educational Association
Department of Chief Administrators of Catholic
Education. It is intended to indicate the
advantages of Catholic education and to cultivate
community interest in and support for Catholic
schools.
Current statistics show there are 1,527
Catholic high schools with 846,559 students and
8,149 elementary schools with 2,317,200
students in the United States. The Atlanta
archdiocese has 4,488 students in its elementary
schools and 843 students at St. Pius X high
school.
When all student enrollments are tabulated,
including those from seminaries, colleges and
released time programs, the total number of
students in Catholic instructional programs in the
United States is 8,264,717.
' by Laureen Miller
The Christ the King School Community is
preparing for one of the most extensive
celebrations of Catholic Schools’ Week in its
44-year history.
Sister Jean Liston, G.N.S.H., principal of
Christ the King School, reports such enthusiasm
and full participation by all grades and
departments that this year’s observance has been
enlarged to two weeks of special events.
The Cathedral celebration will open with a
Parish Family Mass at 9 a.m. on Feb. 1, followed
by a reception in the Hyland Center. A Science
Fair, involving students in grades six, seven, and
eight will begin on Monday, Feb. 2 in the Hyland
Center. It is under the direction of Mr. James
Edmunds. Other events include a ’50’s Dress-Up
Day and a special lunch for students and their
Tamilies during the cafeteria period Feb. 5. The
first week’s events will culminate in an all-school
Liturgy on Friday, at 9 a.m. Planned by the
seventh grade, it will celebrate the tradition of the
Catholic heritage.
During the second week, the National Junior
Honor Society Assembly will be held Feb. 10 at 2
p.m. to honor selected seventh and eighth grade
students. On Feb. 11, parents and teachers will
offer an afternoon of Mini-courses and alternative
activities for the enrichment of all the grade
levels. This is sponsored by the school’s
Instructional Leadership Team. The finale on
Feb. 13 will take the form of a school-wide
Talent Show under the direction of Mary Charles
Hare.
Following this year’s theme, shields of Family
Traditions are being readied for display and “CKS
Tradition Buttons” are being created for all the
students. Other preparations include letters of
appreciation to former principals, pastors, and
benefactors; articles for the Catholic Schools’
Week issue of the “Eagle Eye Press”; a creative
writing contest on the value of a Catholic school;
and the design of a school flag for use in liturgical
services and official school functions.
At I.H.M. 9 History Comes Alive
Sharing a Tradition, the theme of Catholic
Schools Week, is especially meaningful- to the
eighth-grade class of Immaculate Heart of Mary
School.
The idea of writing a history of the school
originated when these students were in a
fourth-grade social studies class. They had
primary sources to document such a history and
since their school was the subject, it was
particularly meaningful to them.
These fourth-grade students were very
scientific about this task and recorded
information from plaques in the church, convent
and school library, from the cornerstone of the
school and from pictures.
Armed with interview questions and tape
recorders, they interviewed persons who were
involved with the beginnings and the history of
the school. Findings were verified by records and
the 1968 Parish Directory.
Now eighth graders, the original writers will
produce a skit based on this history of
Immaculate Heart of Mary School. It will be
presented to the school as part of the celebration
of Catholic Schools Week.
Writers Advance!
BY LAUREEN MILLER
In one of many efforts toward the fuller development
of a program for gifted students, faculty members and
Sister Jean Liston, G.N.S.H., Principal, have developed an
advanced writing class for the gifted at Christ the King
School. Sister Jean explained: “Continuous program
development is part of the Catholic School heritage. The
philosophy of Christ the King School recognizes
individual student differences and calls forth a curriculum
which allows a child to advance at a pace both challenging
and appropriate to his/her capacity. These factors and the
consistent effort to enhance the learning opportunities of
each student have led to the design and implementation of
an advanced writing program.”
Members of the writing class, which meets twice a
week, include selected students in grades five through
eight who indicated a desire to participate. Students join
and/or leave the program in accord with the rhythms of
their own learning both in the writing program itself as
well as in their other subjects. Approximately 35 students
are participating at the present time. The class is under the
direction of Mrs. Mary Tush.
Student assignments are geared to develop critical and
creative thinking, a general working knowledge of current
events, as well as writing skills. In preparation for the
celebration of Catholic Schools’ Week, the class is
presently sponsoring a writing contest based on the theme
of the values and importance of the Catholic School for
all students at Christ the King. Members of the class are
conducting interviews as a basis for articles on the growth
of the Cathedral School over the past 44 years. Mrs. Tush
noted that “this class has been particularly rewarding and
challenging to teach. I have been priviledged to help these
students clarify and formulate their ideas about the world
around them through their writing.”
Archdiocesan Schools
1. CHRIST THE KING
46 Peachtree Way, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Phone: 233-0383
Grades: 1-8
2. IMMACULATE HEART
OF MARY
2855 Briarcliff Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30329
Phone: 6364488
Grades: K-8
3. MARIST SCHOOL
3790 Ashford-Dunvvoodv
Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
Phone: 457-7201
Grades: 7-12 (Private School>
4. OUR LADY OF LOURDES
29 Boulevard, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30312
Phone: 581-0643
Grades: K-5
5. OUR LADY OF THE
ASSUMPTION
1460 Hearst Drive, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
Phone: 237-0396
Grades: K-8
6. ST. ANTHONY
953 Gordon Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30310
Phone: 755-8869
Grades: K-8
Archdiocese
ATLANTA
7. ST. JOHN THE
EVANGELIST
240 Arnold Street
Hapeville, Georgia 30354
Phone: 7674312
Grades: K-8
8. ST. JOSEPH
134 Price Avenue
Athens, Georgia 30610
Phone: (404) 543-1621
Grades K-8
9. ST. JOSEPH
81 Lacy Street
Marietta, Georgia 30060
Phone: 428-3328
Grades: K-8
10: ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE
7171 Glenridge Drive, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Phone: 394-2880
Grades: K-8
11. ST. MARY
401 East Seventh Street
Rome, Georgia 30161
Phone: (404) 2344 953
Grades: K-8
12. ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS
551 Harwell Road.N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30318
Phone: 696-6709
Grades: K-7
13. SS. PETER AND PAUL
2560 Tilson Road
Decatur, Georgia 30032
Phone: 241-3063
Grades; K-8
14. ST. PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL
2674 Johnson Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30345
Phone: 636-3023
Grades: 9-12
15. ST. THOMAS MORE
630 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue
Decatur, Georgia 30030
Phone: 373-8456
Grades: K-8
16. VILLAGE OF St. JOSEPH
2969 Butner Road, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30331
Phone: 349-2400
Grades: Special Education
17. ST. PATRICK
10 College Street
P. O. Box 672
Norcross, Georgia 30071
Phone: 449-8574
Grades: Pre-School-K