First day of high school, round 1 I will never forget the day when my mom drove me up the Hill for the first day of freshman orientation in 2008. In the car ride, my nerves were getting the best of me, and all these absolute thoughts were entering my mind. What if I don’t … Read more…
Specifically laughing, Loudly with my friends during the skits that accompanied the homilies at every school Mass, Unexpectedly when I found myself feeling so peaceful and relieved while shedding sincere and much needed tears with my small group on Junior Retreat, And frequently with Mr. D’mello, before, after and/or during World Religions class (and still … Read more…
When I went to Armenia for the third time in the summer of 2015 I was inspired by my homeland’s beauty, poise and people. The first time I traveled to Armenia was in 2009, therefore I was too young to truly appreciate its culture and history in the same way I do today. During the … Read more…
By Michele (Friese) Stephens ’83 When Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy‘s religion department announced that a trip to Italy was in the works, I immediately signed my daughter Hannah up. Now mind you, she was an incoming freshman, and I knew I would hear, “I am not going if none of my friends are going.” Sure enough, … Read more…
A few years ago, when Sr. Celeste Botello, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy‘s principal, interviewed me for the position of twelfth grade religion teacher, she asked me why I wanted to teach at a Catholic all-girls school. I told her that, as a product of a Catholic all girls high school, I believed in the mission of girls’ … Read more…