He is risen, Happy Easter! St. Mary’s Cathedral is beautifully decorated for this holiest of days thanks to a group of volunteers including these Cathedral School students.

Cathedral School seventh grade students led the Stations of the Cross today. The seventh grade students shared reflections on each station while leading the school in prayer.

Cathedral School first and fifth grade students assembled Easter baskets yesterday for CARES NW. CARES NW is is a collaborative, community-based medical program for the assessment, treatment and prevention of child abuse.

Cathedral School third grade students recently held a “living wax museum.” Each student thoroughly researched a famous figure from history, then prepared a presentation to give to the visitors to the wax museum. They did a wonderful job presenting an abundance of information about many fascinating figures from throughout history.

Cathedral School students look forward to participating in Family Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral. This month students in first, second, fifth, and seventh grades enjoyed their turns as greeters, ushers, readers, and more at the 9:00 Sunday Mass.

Cathedral School pre-kindergarten students prepared for St. Patrick’s Day by building leprechaun traps and baking Irish soda bread.

Cathedral School fifth grade student, Will Nobles, recently competed in the Chess for Success Oregon State Tournament. Will qualified for the state tournament through several rounds of regional play. At the state tournament, Will competed in five separate games, winning all five rounds to earn the state championship! Congratulations, Will!

The Third grade students made pretzels as a commemoration of the season of Lent. The pretzel is an ancient Christian Lenten bread that dates back to the 4th century. They shaped the bread in the form of arms crossed in prayer are a traditional Christian Lenten symbol.

Saturday, March 2nd, twenty-three Cathedral School students participated in the annual Valley Catholic Speech Tournament. Each student presented a prepared elocution speech, and also participated in extemporaneous and impromptu speech rounds. Six of the students scored high enough in all three rounds to receive awards. Congratulations to 4th place winner Jonny, 3rd place winners Noor, Anna, and Camille, 2nd place winner Carson, and 1st place winner Lainie!