What St. Patrick School And
Catholic Education Means To Me
By: Caroline Grace Glendening 5B
Do you ever feel in religion class Jesus is closer to you? I do!! Every day I come to school hoping to learn something awesome. St. Patrick School never disappoints. So be prepared, pack your backpack, and get ready to go to school because I have a story to tell you, about all the wonderful things at St. Patrick School. These wonderful things I am about to tell you about learning like God and Jesus, the holy sacraments, small classes, and after-school activities.
I knew NOTHING about Jesus before I came here. I am not that proud or happy about that. When my sister came here for Pre-K, I was in second grade at Robin Hood. She came home talking about God and Jesus. I just said that was not true, but I was wrong. Ever since I came here, my life has changed. I am proud of it. My fourteen-year-old dog Ody was sick, and he will be 15 in May. I was so scared I might lose him. So, I prayed a bunch of times each day, for him to be safe, and he is still with me today. I learned about Adam and Eve. Now I know so much about religion it is unbelievable!! I feel better about it.
Jesus is making my life better. He helped me with my baptism on December 3, 2022, and my first reconciliation on January 28, 2023. I feel like I am a lot kinder. For some reason, I see things differently. I feel like I can finally make my dream come true to be a singer and make people feel good with my music, my dancing, my acting, and my magic. It has been my dream since I was five years old. While I was going through a really tough time in my life, when I got diagnosed with Celiac Disease, music and singing was the one thing I could depend on. I love the small classes at St. Patrick School. When I was younger, I had a lot of anxiety, and loud noises or big classes set it off. In third grade, every morning I was nervous about going to school. Now I walk to St. Patrick School with my friends and walk home with them. I don't have as many panic attacks, but they still happen, like with loud noises. I used to cry with loud noises but not that often anymore. I came here in third grade. This school is so amazing. I hope everyone sees that. That is why I love the small classes. My anxiety doesn't act up as much.
There are so many cool after-school activities and I love them all. There are activities like Newspaper Club, Basketball, Volleyball, Band, and of course, After School with Mrs. Monti. There are so many nice friends to hang out with. I can't wait to see even more after-school activities, St. Patrick School will offer in the future.
I was the new kid in 3rd grade, and I was welcomed with open arms. I hope everyone is welcomed to St. Patrick's School the same way I was. I was never baptized until December 2022. My Parents wanted me to choose if I wanted to get baptized. Obviously, I did, but I hope whoever has the choice to get baptized chooses to because they were the best days of my life.
I learn something new and awesome every day at St. Patrick School. That is why I love coming to St. Patrick School. I hope if you go to St. Patrick School you do too. This place is such an amazing place. St. Patrick School and Catholic education mean the world to me.
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