SAN JACINTO—Service members gathered at the front of the church on a cool, brisk November morning, parents put last minute touches on the refreshment tables and made sure all the yellow ribbons were secured tightly as the many dozens of American flags adorned the pathway.

 St. Hyacinth Academy’s weekly Mass was ready to begin as Father Cris Subosa and the veterans lined up to process into St. Anthony’s Church. You could hear the children’s choir beginning to sing “America the Beautiful,” their voices in Acappella unison.

By Andres Rivera
Staff Writer

SAN BERNARDINO—Wishing to continue offering an opportunity for youth to gather and celebrate their culture and the way faith is expressed, the Office of Asian Pacific Ministry and the Ministry with Youth Office are teaming up to present Asian-Pacific Youth Day. 

RIVERSIDE—With the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year the iPad has become an integral part of the school-wide learning environment at Notre Dame High School in Riverside. 

 In fact, Notre Dame is the first secondary school in Riverside to become a fully integrated iPad school. This means that students are using the device across all disciplines for multiple purposes, including iBook textbooks, e-book textbooks, electronic Bible, iMissal for Mass, curriculum-related apps, daily planner, presentations, web-related research, language labs, science lab instrumentation, data analysis, math problem solving, note taking, quizzes, test taking, composition, video production and more. 

A parent perspective

By Freddie Olmos

 We feel blessed to have had the opportunity to visit our family in Jalpa, Zacatecas, Mexico this summer and have them share in my daughter Isabella’s First Communion. Jalpa and the surrounding pueblos are the lands of our ancestors where our families grew up and set roots. Though our roots are now in Redlands, we have left a part back in Mexico. 

By Brynne Ambrose
Grade 8

 My trip to Catalina was very inspiring. I learned many things. I got to really know people that I’ve been with ever since kindergarten. I was able to experience things I have never done before. Lastly, and more importantly, I learned and found new things in myself. 

 Where should I start? I have attended Sacred Heart Academy since kindergarten. I have always wanted to go to Catalina. Our eighth grade takes a five-day trip to Catalina at the beginning of every school year, so my wish finally came true! 

RIALTO—St Catherine of Siena School has been selected for the 2013 Best of Rialto Award in the Elementary Schools category by the Rialto Award Program.