St. Ignatius Student of the Month: Jewels Tavera

            Dedicated to excellence in both academics and sports, seventh grader from St. Ignatius, Jewels, is an exemplary student and one of the many reasons why Vision of Hope exists. Jewels  has been on the Honor Roll since she first started attending S.I. in kindergarten. She loves spelling, and when S.I. had a spelling bee [...]

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St. James Student of the Month: Angelo Chukwudebe

            Angelo, a seventh grader attending St. James Elementary School, truly embodies real Catholic values. A soft-spoken young man, he believes that the most important lesson he has learned while at St. James is that, “you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.” A lesson that takes some people a whole lifetime to learn, Angelo [...]

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SAIC Student of the Month: Valentin

          Valentin, a thoughtful and intelligent eighth grader at Saint Anthony Immaculate Conception Elementary School, is proof of what happens when a young man has access to quality education. Valentin has attended SAIC for nine years, since kindergarten, and this is his last year. He is really excited about high school and is looking forward [...]

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Axel S. turns his life around

As American actress Pearl Bailey said, “You must change in order to survive.” There’s no better example than that of Axel S. He is a graduating 8th grader at St. Michael’s School. Axel came to our school two years ago in search of a new beginning. When he left his previous middle school he had [...]

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The Widow’s Mite (Koins for Kids 2010)

Each year the students in 20 Dominican schools throughout California rally throughout January to support children in the inner-city Vision of Hope schools. Coins of all sizes, – dimes, quarters, nickels and the ever dreaded pennies – are turned in by the thousands every year in each school – but as the thirteen years have [...]

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A second-grader with big goals

A second grader at St. Elizabeth Elementary School, Gonzalo is a remarkable young man. Aside from loving math, his interests range far and wide. He keeps track of birthdays, ages and other important facts and figures. When in first grade, he proudly announced that Mother Pia, the foundress of both the Dominican Sisters and St. [...]

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Student at National Young Leaders State Conference

In November 2008, Saint Anthony-Immaculate Conception eighth grader Carina Melara packed her bags and headed to San Jose, California to a four-day leadership conference sponsored by the National Young Leaders State Conference. She was given a leadership “tool kit” to help her strengthen her skills to succeed in school and act upon her dreams of [...]

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Field trip to California Academy of Sciences

On December 2, 2008 Saint James School community enjoyed an all-school field trip to the new California Academy of Sciences, via chartered bus thanks to a loyal friend, Irene Scully. This field trip was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that the children will never forget!

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Saint Elizabeth School’s 115th Birthday

Saint Elizabeth Elementary School celebrated its 115th birthday last October with a gathering of Friars, friends, alumni, teachers, students and neighbors in the Garden of Learning. Each class prepared a healthy snack. Student entertainment included a new percussion group, another tribute to the Dominican Schools Music Program! It was a tremendous success and a fitting [...]

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