Easter service project
Middle school students involved in the St. Aloysius Community Group in Pewee Valley, Ky., have collected a number of items to be distributed to different social service agencies in the area. Some of the donated items included: toilet paper (St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities in New Albany, Ind.); toys (Kosair Charities); canned goods (Shively Area Ministries); sports equipment (Special Olympics of Kentucky); Easter basket items (Home of the Innocents); and furniture (Catholic Charities).
Fishing tourney
The Trinity High School fishing team qualified for the state competition at the 2014 Bass Fishing regional qualifying tournament April 5 on Herrington Lake. The team of Garrett Morris and Will O’Rourke finished in second place with a total weight of 7 lbs. 11 oz. The state tournament will be held at the Kentucky Dam Village Marina April 25-26.
Urban retreat
High school students are invited to take part in the CrossWalk retreat, a weeklong immersion in social justice issues, June 23 to 29. The cost is $330 and applications can be found at crossroadsministryretreats.org. Applications are due by May 15. Participants will earn 20 hours of service.
The retreat is hosted by CrossRoads Ministry, an outreach ministry of St. William Church.
Volleyball title
St. James School in Elizabethtown, Ky., won the Middle School Athletic Conference Eighth-Grade Volleyball Tournament championship in Meade County last month. The Lady Knights defeated Stuart Pepper Middle School 21-10, 21-14.
Spring plays
- St. Margaret Mary School will host “Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.” April 23 and 24 at 7 p.m., April 25 at 6 p.m., and April 27 at 2 p.m. All performances will be held at the school at 7813 Shelbyville Road, across from the Oxmoor Mall. Pre-sale ticket prices are $9 for adults and $6 for students and seniors, and can be purchased online at showtix4U.com. Tickets at the door are $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors.
- Assumption High School’s Rose Theatre will present “Almost, Maine” April 24 and 26 at 7 p.m. and April 26 and 27 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors.
Tickets can be purchased at the door or preordered at ahsrockets.org. Individuals who need wheelchair assistance should contact Irene Bozio at irene.bozio@ahsrockets.org. - St. Stephen Martyr School will present “Honk! Jr.” April 27 and 28 at 7 p.m. in the Providence High School Theater, 707 Providence Way Clarksville, Ind. Admission is free and donations are accepted.
Choir concert
Mercy Academy will host its annual Spring Student Art & Choir Show April 27 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Student art pieces will be on display throughout the school starting at 1 p.m. and the choir performance will begin at 2 p.m. in Mercy’s Stock Yards Bank Theater.
Prayer essay
Six students from Holy Angels Academy have been named winners in the 2013 “Try Prayer! It Works!” contest.
In the grade 12 category, Julianne Kramer placed first and Katie Kaufman placed second. Caroline Olson placed first in the grade 11 category. In the grade 10 division, Eleanor Horner came in third. Hannah McCarthy placed second in the grade 9 category. And, Jessica Kramer placed first in the grade 5 category.
The 19th annual national competition attracted nearly 1,100 entries from across the country.
