Later this month, the CNMI\u2019s three Catholic schools\u2014Mount Carmel School on Saipan, Sister Remedios Early Childhood Development Center on Saipan, and Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja on Rota\u2014will join the rest of the nation in celebrating Catholic Schools Week 2017.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s CSW theme speaks to the holistic framework of Catholic education by proclaiming, \u201cCatholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service.\u201d As the National Catholic Educational Association announced, \u201cthe theme encompasses several concepts that are at the heart of a Catholic education. First, schools are communities\u2014small families in their own right, but also members of the larger community of home, church, city and nation. Faith, knowledge and service are three measures by which any Catholic school can and should be judged.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mount Carmel School has prepared a full week of events that are aligned with CSW themes for each day of the week. On Sunday, Jan. 29, at 9am, the focus will be on \u201cCatholic Schools in our Parishes\u201d as MCS students converge on Mount Carmel Cathedral to kick off CSW 2017 with a Eucharistic celebration. On Monday, the focus shifts to \u201cCatholic Schools in our Community\u201d as MCS junior high and high school students engage in different activities that support community services. Elementary school students will make banners expressing their appreciation for the school\u2019s many donors and supporters. Tuesday will be dedicated to \u201cCatholic Schools in our Faculty and Staff.\u201d On that day, MCS will hold an appreciation program for faculty and staff, in which the 2017 Teacher of the Year will be announced. On Wednesday, MCS will celebrate \u201cCatholic Schools in our Vocations\u201d with a Eucharistic celebration, which will be followed by a vocations talk and other activities honoring vocations. MCS will shift its attention on Thursday to the rest of the country with \u201cCatholic Schools in our Nation\u201d as students honor the many ways that volunteer groups have contributed. Friday morning\u2019s emphasis will be on \u201cCatholic Schools in our Students\u201d with MCS students participating in a roadside waving in the morning, followed by field activities and demonstrations. Friday night will highlight \u201cCatholic Schools in our Families\u201d with the school\u2019s signature CSW event, Family Night. Held on the school grounds beginning at 6pm, Family Night will feature dinner, entertainment, and the presentation of a new award, Parents of the Year.<\/p>\n
The school\u2019s celebration of Catholic Schools Week will conclude with the \u201cNight with the Knights\u201d AlumKnight fundraising banquet on Saturday. The \u201cNight with the Knights\u201d will feature a music video montage of the school\u2019s history, raffle prizes, and entertainment.\u00a0 The event will also include the announcement of the 2017 AlumKnight of the Year.\u00a0 Tickets for the Night with the Knights are $50 each and can be purchased at the school\u2019s Business Office or from AlumKnights. For more information, call 234-6184 or email Priscilla Dela Cruz at presdelacruz@gmail.com.<\/p>\n
The celebration of Catholic Schools Week began as an annual event in 1974. Catholic Schools Week and the National Marketing Campaign are joint projects of the National Catholic Educational Association, the world\u2019s largest private professional education association, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the national public policy organization of U.S. bishops. (MCS)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Later this month, the CNMI\u2019s three Catholic schools\u2014Mount Carmel School on Saipan, Sister Remedios Early…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1679,673,15238,1181],"class_list":["post-244990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","tag-catholic-schools-week","tag-csw","tag-family-night","tag-mcs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244990\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}