Students who attain a high level of point in the Accelerated Reader program are treated to a lunch with high school of junior college athletes. Pictured as Ashley Wright and Ale Gallegos with Kelly Neuman (a swimmer from Garden City high school) and a graduate of St. Dominic School.

Students of different grades participate in projects that allow older students to help the younger one. These students are making valentines that were given to shut-ins.

I will have a faith-filled future because I go to a Catholic school. Going to a Catholic school will help me make better choices when I am mad or upset. I know that Jesus would not hurt someone when someone hurt Him. I know that that is wrong.

Catholic schools help me grow to be a better person. There is more discipline at a Catholic school and more respect. I get MORE of an education. I get to talk and learn about God.

I will always remember to go to Mass. I have been taught that it is important to go to Mass because I attend school Mass two times a week with other students, and weekend Mass once a week with my family. I know that it is also important to participate in Church or religious activities.

I don’t have to live with guilt because I can go to confession. I also get to pray and receive Jesus’ body and blood in communion. Doing ALL of these things when I am young will help me when I am older. I AM building a faith-filled future at St. Dominic School.

My Catholic education is important to me. It has taught me to respect others, to be honest, and to have faith in God. I have learned about Jesus’ life, and how MY life should be.

The world that teachers teach in today is much different than that of yesterday. The needs of children, as well as those of their parents, are forever changing. Author Andy Hargreaves proposes that "we have a one-time chance to reshape the future of teaching and schooling and that we should seize this historic opportunity." We feel there is no better place to seize this opportunity than in a Catholic school.

In a Catholic school, teachers are provided with the opportunity to develop the whole child. There is a focus on moral development and social commitment. The level of importance of these two items is even higher than the attainment of high test scores.

In a Catholic school, teachers are provided with the opportunity to integrate their belief in God and His teachings in to every single one of their daily lessons.

In a Catholic school, teachers are provided with the opportunity to have the highest of expectations for values, morals, student behavior and academic achievement.

In a Catholic school, teachers are given the gift of supportive, caring families. These families help to instill the love of learning in their children, and realize that in order for the best education to take place assistance must come from beyond the walls of the classroom. Our parents see education as a partnership between home and school.

In a Catholic school, teachers are given the gift of a Christ-centered atmosphere. The working community is smaller, becomes like a family, and always has the same goal in mind – to teach as Jesus did.

In a Catholic school, teachers are given the gift of continually developing their faith as they develop that of their students. Going to weekday Mass is an integral part of the school week. Our faith does not have to be left at the church door. It can be carried right over in to the classroom. What other work place allows you the opportunity to pray while you play?

As teachers in a Catholic school we see our jobs as part of who we really are. It is our calling, the fulfillment of God’s plan for us.