On April 27, 2018
The First Holy Communicants and the 2nd Grade donated supplies to the Guma Ginefli’e Dementia Day Care on April 27, 2018 as part of their Outreach project.
Science Fair 2018
SBCS held its Annual Science Fair on Wednesday April 18 and Thursday April 19, 2018.
Chamorro Day 2018
Biba Mes Chamoru at Santa Barbara Catholic School
It may no longer be CHamoru month, but the fiesta spirit was alive and well at Santa Barbara Catholic School as they celebrated Mes CHamoru with a fiesta on school grounds on Friday, April 13, 2018.
The day started with a special program in the Petrie Gym with performances honoring and reflecting the theme ““I Fino’-ta yan Kotturå-ta: Hongge, Praktika, Yan Abiba I Fina’nå’guen I Mañaina-ta” (Our Language and Culture: Believe, Practice, and Praise the Teachings of Our Ancestors). Eighth grade students led everyone in chanting “Hinatsen i Latte”. This was followed by musical performances special guests Fantaysha Rioja and Rachel Esteves.
And in true CHamoru fiesta spirit, colorfully decorated huts were set up around campus, and local tunes sound from speakers as students sang along and danced to the island rhythm. Each class offered CHamoru BBQ, titiyas, kelaguen, and other local delicacies! Demonstrations of weaving, fishing, and local cooking were also part of the celebration. As a nod to the future, SBCS students were the audience to presentations from Island Girl Power and the Guam Department of Agriculture Forestry and Soil Resources Division as they talked about ways to protect our island, our culture and one another.
Easter Egg Hunt 2018
“Flip” Presentation
March 05, 2018
Title: Let’s Flip Our Views (in relation to class novel, Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen)
Presenters: Monica Limtiaco and Wansesty Yalimswar
Purpose: Sensitivity training in preparation for Guma’ Mami outreach activity. Information was on developmental disabilities versus mental illnesses, the different examples of each and some traits, research on possible causes and treatment, and how to treat those with either a disability or mental illness.
Easter Mass 2018
Honk Jr. Spring Play
Congratulations to all the performers, production staff, teachers, students, and parents on putting on an outstanding Spring Play!
NJHS Induction 2018
February 02, 2018
Congratulations to the 10 newly inducted members of the National Junior Honor Society!
CSW 2018 Talent Show
On February 01, 2018, SBCS held its annual Talent Show during the week of Catholic Schools Week. As their donation/entrance fee to the Talent Show, Students, Teachers and Parents brought canned goods and dry goods for the Sisters of Mercy’s Travelling Pantry for the poor.
SBCS Celebrates Catholic Schools Week 2018
by: Jhoanna Co
From January 28 to February 3, Santa Barbara Catholic School celebrated Catholic Schools Week or #CSW18 as part of the National Catholic Educational Association celebration. Daily activities highlighted this year’s theme, “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.”
The week started with faculty appreciation on Monday, where faculty and staff who have served the school for more than five years were honored. Special awards were also given to teachers who garnered the most student votes in Sylvan’s My Favorite Teacher Contest. Throughout the day, select students served as faculty and staff “mini-mes”. This fun activity gives the students a chance to shadow their adult counterparts and know what is like to be a faculty or staff at SBCS.
Tuesday was student appreciation day. Students were treated to a presentation from the FDMS Honor Guards. Then, spent the day playing sports and games. And, yes, there was also that basketball game which pitted SBCS faculty plus Fr. Fran Hezel against the SBCS varsity players, much to the delight of the students. It was like a full day recess!
This year’s celebration was also made special with a visit from Sr. Pat McDermott, President of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas and Sr. Aińe O’Connor, a member of the Institute Leadership Team. Sr. Marian Arroyo, Guam administrator of the Sisters of Mercy, also joined them for the visit. They viewed the Sisters of Mercy Traveling Museum, the Ysrael Hall and toured the Campus. The SBCS Honor Choir also serenaded the sisters during their visit.
Wednesday was Spirit Day. SBCS students got the chance to show off their school pride by wearing their favorite SBCS shirts from previous Spring plays or Christmas plays. Some school athletes wore their uniforms, too.
The week was capped with a Talent Show on Thursday, where students were able to shine as singers, dancers, musicians and performers. As “entrance fee”, the students brought canned goods, dry goods, hygiene products, and cleaning supplies for the second lenten “Feed the Hungry Food and Supplies Drive” of the Mercy Action Marianas Traveling Pantry.
On Friday, SBCS faculty and staff attended the 2018 Catholics Educators’ Conference, held at at the Father Duenas Memorial School Phoenix Center in Mangilao.
Mrs. Victoria Ramos, SBCS Kinder teacher and 40-year service awardee, sums up this experience best, “Celebrating Catholic Schools Week reminds me of how unique we are, what we do and how we teach. Teaching in a Catholic school, too, has strengthened my faith and that is something I will always treasure.”