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Page 19 / Irish Echo / JANUARY 16 - 22, 2019 / www.irishecho.com Echo Feature Confidence. Leadership. Friendship. SAINT SAVIOUR HIGH SCHOOL: A Day in the Life A s you enter 588 6th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn, our assistant principal greets you. At your locker, you chat with friends while organizing for morning classes. If it is your birthday, your locker will be decorated in your favorite colors. Before homeroom, some students will be working in our Greenhouse classroom on her science research project. Down in the Art Room students are busily working on projects class- and club-related. On the third floor, the Gospel Choir or instrumental ensemble might be practicing for a liturgy or concert. In guidance, seniors are sharing college acceptances and scholarship awards. All this activity and the day hasn’t even officially begun. And what a day it will be, with English classes where you explore the nuances of poetry; with math and science classes that teach you about the universe as manifest in the laws of physics; with history classes that will open a door to the past as a way to understanding the present; religion classes discovering Faith in the Media or with foreign language classes where you discover your love of language. In between, there will, of course, be breaks: for lunch, where you can share stories and jokes over a plate of Marco’s delicious cheese fries; for P.E., where you can blow off steam in an intense game of volleyball; for study halls, where you can return to the greenhouse room or library to complete an article for the newspaper or research Ireland or Australia, our next international destinations. Where Faith and Knowledge Meet! Sunday, January 27th 11:30AM- 1:00PM & Tuesday, January 29th 10:00AM- 11:00AM Safe and nurturing environment Full Day Nursery, Pre-K and Kindergarten Faith-values integrated curriculum Extended before/after school care Interactive SMART Board in every K-8 classroom State-of-the-art computer lab After school enrichment clubs Chromebook Program grades 6,7 and 8 100% acceptance to Catholic High Schools Our Lady of Victory School Established 1931 2 Bellmore Street Floral Park, NY 516-352-4466 www.olvfp.org OPEN HOUSE A Sample of Our Lady of Victory School’s Testimonials… “We have seen over the years how our children have grown academically and spiritually. We know our children are not only getting a solid education preparing them for the future, but are in a Catholic, faith-based environment where they are flourishing. Yes, it is a sacrifice for us to send our children to OLV School. But I can honestly say it is one we don't mind at all! That in itself is a lesson we try to instill in our children. I feel sending our children to OLV School, not as a sacrifice, but as an investment in their educational and spiritual future. It is a decision my husband and I have never regretted.” “Making a commitment to Catholic school education was a “no brainer” for my husband and me. Our three children have benefited not only from the rigorous education and high standards set by the school, but from the values instilled upon them each and every day. For some, these values are just an afterthought in life… kindness, generosity, empathy, service to others. At OLV, they are a priority and create the foundation that is Catholic education. We are proud to be members of the OLV school community and feel that our children will carry the lessons they learned in this special place in their hearts and minds always.” Please visit www.olvfp.org for more testimonials.

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16 - 22, 2019

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Echo Feature

Confidence. Leadership. Friendship. SAINT SAVIOUR HIGH SCHOOL: A Day in the Life

As you enter 588 6th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn, our assistant principal greets you.At your locker, you chat with friends while organizing for morning classes. If it isyour birthday, your locker will be decorated in your favorite colors. Before

homeroom, some students will be working in our Greenhouse classroom on her scienceresearch project. Down in the Art Room students are busily working on projects class-and club-related. On the third floor, the Gospel Choir or instrumental ensemble might bepracticing for a liturgy or concert. In guidance, seniors are sharing college acceptancesand scholarship awards. All this activity and the day hasn’t even officially begun.And what a day it will be, with English classes where you explore the nuances of poetry;

with math and science classes that teach you about the universe as manifest in the lawsof physics; with history classes that will open a door to the past as a way tounderstanding the present; religion classes discovering Faith in the Media or with foreignlanguage classes where you discover your love of language. In between, there will, ofcourse, be breaks: for lunch, where you can share stories and jokes over a plate ofMarco’s delicious cheese fries; for P.E., where you can blow off steam in an intense gameof volleyball; for study halls, where you can return to the greenhouse room or library tocomplete an article for the newspaper or research Ireland or Australia, our nextinternational destinations.

Where Faith and Knowledge Meet!

Sunday, January 27th

11:30AM-1:00PM

& Tuesday,

January 29th 10:00AM-11:00AM

Safe and nurturing environment

Full Day Nursery, Pre-K and Kindergarten

Faith-values integrated curriculum

Extended before/after school care

Interactive SMART Board in every K-8 classroom

State-of-the-art computer lab

After school enrichment clubs

Chromebook Program grades 6,7 and 8

100% acceptance to Catholic High Schools

Our Lady of Victory School

Established 1931

2 Bellmore Street Floral Park, NY

516-352-4466 www.olvfp.org

OPEN HOUSE

A Sample of Our Lady of Victory School’s Testimonials…“We have seen over the years how our children have grown academically andspiritually. We know our children are not only getting a solid education preparingthem for the future, but are in a Catholic, faith-based environment where they areflourishing. Yes, it is a sacrifice for us to send our children to OLV School. But Ican honestly say it is one we don't mind at all! That in itself is a lesson we try toinstill in our children. I feel sending our children to OLV School, not as a sacrifice,but as an investment in their educational and spiritual future. It is a decision myhusband and I have never regretted.”

“Making a commitment to Catholic school education was a “no brainer” for myhusband and me. Our three children have benefited not only from the rigorouseducation and high standards set by the school, but from the values instilled uponthem each and every day. For some, these values are just an afterthought in life…kindness, generosity, empathy, service to others. At OLV, they are a priority andcreate the foundation that is Catholic education. We are proud to be members ofthe OLV school community and feel that our children will carry the lessons theylearned in this special place in their hearts and minds always.”

Please visit www.olvfp.org for more testimonials.