After sharing the story ‘Bartholomew and the Oobleck’, 1st and 7th grade prayer partners explored properties of matter while making their own Oobleck. From left to right:  Benjamin Gonzalez (7th), Joseph Flores (1st), Abel Torres (7th)

SAN BERNARDINO—Last October Caroline Brown, along with the rest of the sophomore and junior classes at Aquinas High School, and approximately 1.5 million students across the nation, sat down to take the PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test)/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test). This exam was the last of its kind, because the whole structure is scheduled to change for the 2015 test.

By Kendrick Robbins
Sacred Heart Academy
Grade 7

 Family is a very strong and important thing. Family is always there for you to pick you back up when you fall, or if they fall, you will be there for them. 

 In the dictionary this is the definition of family: Family is a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group whether dwelling together or not.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA—On September 13, 1965, with the help of Father Frances Horvath, the Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King opened Anton Martin Slomsleck School in honor of the saintly bishop. 

 The sisters were dedicated to spreading the gospel message and with just 58 students, began teaching children in the area. In 1966 the enrollment had grown to 136 students. In 1969, the first class graduated. In 1983, the Sisters of St. Francis were replaced by the School Sisters of Notre Dame.

SAN BERNARDINO—Our Lady of the Assumption School is pleased to announce the grand opening of a new Preschool

 Principal Sue Long and Preschool Director Candace Meador welcomed the first students of Our Lady of the Assumption Preschool September 1.

By Alex Howard
Sacred Heart Academy
Grade 7

 The meaning of a family in the dictionary is a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household, and that is true, but it can also mean a lot more than that.