St. Joseph School in Jersey City doesn’t just give back to the community on Giving Tuesday. It has expanded the charitable to last the entire Advent season.
This year, the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC) hosted its Annual Board of Trustee’s Christmas Breakfast at Saint Peter’s School in Belleville.
Students at Paramus Catholic High School have been raising money for charity by selling 3D-printed Christmas ornaments and puzzle pieces that they designed themselves using computer-aided design.
The vocal choruses of Don Bosco Prep and Mary Help of Christians Academy opened for the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall on Dec. 10. The Salesian Choir, comprised of 14 students from Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey and 34 students from Mary Help of Christians Academy in North Haledon, performed a shortened rendition of “Angels We Have Heard on High” by Edward Shippen Barnes and Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride.”
“Taking time to recognize and honor the young people and adults that give their time and talent to further the life and mission of our many parishes and schools at this ceremony is just one of those ways we try to support our youth ministry leaders,” Rich Donovan, Associate Director for the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry said.
Academy of Saint Paul in Ramsey and Saint Elizabeth School in Wyckoff competed in the FIRST LEGO League Challenge, a regional robotics competition for elementary and middle-school-aged children. Awards were given across four categories: Core Values, Innovation Project, Robot Game, and Robot Design.