Attention all sports fans and friends of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School! Our annual fundraising gala will be held on Friday, September 7 at the TD Convention Center.
This year’s theme is “Teaming Up for a Bright Future!” So, get out your football jerseys and pom-poms, and and join us for an evening filled with team spirit!
More details coming soon.
As each day passes, we get closer and closer to our goal of building our children a new school! Above is a photo and note from some of our youngest contributors to our Weaving a Bright Future capital campaign.
Thank you, Alex and Justin!
We held our Groundbreaking Ceremony yesterday afternoon at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School. Our students, faculty and staff were joined by numerous leaders and members of our diocese, community and parish. Thank you for all of your support as we begin construction very soon!
We invite you to view various slide shows from the event:
-Our Facebook Page
Here are highlights from our recent Catholic Schools Week festivities!
St. Anthony’s school was privileged to receive a grant from the Metropolitan Arts Council allowing us to host an extensive art program in February.
Mr. John Gregory “Daso,” a South Carolinian artist who primarily paints from the memories of his childhood in the South, led the program. Each of our students worked with Mr. Daso to create a unique piece of art that expressed their individuality and heritage.
Working with various mediums, including pastels, watercolors, canvas and acrylics each student was able to create his or her own masterpiece.
Each student at St. Anthony’s also helped to paint a very large 5×6 foot mural entitled “The Journey Begins.” The completed mural will be permanently displayed in our new school building.
The culminating event of this entire program was held on February 17. The students of St. Anthony’s hosted their very own art gallery opening at the studio of Mr. Daso.
The studio, which is less than five minutes from the school, was transformed into a modern upscale gallery, which highlighted all of the beautiful works of art created by our students. The mural was also unveiled at this event.
To view photos from our art show, join us on Facebook!
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Many people have seen a statue of St. Francis or St. Anthony in a garden or in front of a home. I wanted to take this space to share a few things with you about our patron St. Anthony, and order’s founder St. Francis. When we think of them in relationship to our core values, “The Dignity and Order and Care of Creation,” we can gain significant insight into God’s will for us and for our children.
When St. Francis encountered birds and squirrels and worms on the path he marveled at them because they always did the same thing. Birds chirped and pecked and made nests. Squirrels ran about collecting, burying and digging up nuts. Worms made the soil rich. All day and night they act exactly as the creator intended. Never would they act outside of God’s intention for them.
Francis wondered why human beings weren’t so obedient to their nature. A bird can never be in-bird the way a human being can be in-humane. The disobedience of humanity saddened him when everything around him was being obedient. St. Francis longed to act obediently, which he believed was to live like Jesus, true human nature.
So, like St. Francis and St. Anthony, we marvel at the way creation obeys God better than we do. We try to learn from nature and respect and care for it because it teaches us to obey our nature, to be true Christian people, followers of Jesus Christ. Then, all of nature, us included, praises God at once! How wonderful for us to pursue these goals together at St. Anthony School.
- Father Patrick Tuttle, OFM
Many new partnerships have already been formed this year as we grow ever closer to breaking ground for our new school, which is being planned to be as green as possible.
Wikipedia tells us that…”Green building brings together a vast array of practices and techniques to reduce and ultimately eliminate the impacts of buildings on the environment and human health. It often emphasizes taking advantage of renewable resources, e.g., using sunlight through passive solar, active solar, and photovoltaic techniques and using plants and trees through green roofs, rain gardens, and for reduction of rainwater run-off. Many other techniques, such as using packed gravel or permeable concrete instead of conventional concrete or asphalt to enhance replenishment of ground water, are used as well.”
When we do begin construction, the children will have a solid foundation for understanding many of the elements involved in treating Mother Earth and all of her creatures with tender, loving care.
Enjoy this collection of photos from last month’s Red Ribbon Week. This week-long campaign provides multiple opportunities for students, parents, teachers and others to join together to address the alcohol, tobacco, other drug and violence related issues or concerns in their community.
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School is constantly on the move! On Wednesday, February 9, the students of Donna Barkey’s fifth and sixth grade class went to the Upcountry History Museum. During their visit, the students explored the rich heritage and culture of the upcountry identity, beginning when the region was an Indian frontier and continuing today as a political and economic hub known as the Upstate.
In addition, Tara Mendes and Diane Reilly’s kindergarten class, along with Sarah Gallant’s first grade class, met with their Elder Buddies to partake in fun crafts, using different colored faith beads!
During Catholic Schools Week, St. Anthony of Padua’s Student Council helped to gather and send items and cards for the military men and women serving overseas. In addition, the Student Council, represented by fifth and sixth grade officers and a class representative from each grade, planted flowers in front of the school sign in order to beautify the property.
As a final celebration of Catholic Schools Week, magician Gene Burton, father of a former student, put on an incredible show for the students and faculty! His magic tricks ranged from mind-reading to appearing and disappearing objects, card tricks to floating tables. Even students and teachers got involved. Overall, it was a great time for all ages.
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School in Greenville, S.C., is working diligently and effectively at raising academic success, becoming a builder of the Kingdom of God, and interlacing the school and community. One way in which St. Anthony of Padua School is embracing these goals is through their monthly PTO meetings. Like most PTO meetings, school topics are attended to and new information is announced. However, St. Anthony’s goes above and beyond the basic facts.
St. Anthony of Padua brings in speakers, shows off students’ successes, and invites all to God’s table. One of the most successful PTO meetings so far this year was held on November 19. Like every PTO meeting, November’s started out with a dinner. This allowed students, parents, friends, and staff members to all come together as a family. After enjoying a meal full of good food and great conversation, the talent show began.
Students were able to show off things they’ve learned and talents they’ve embraced. Nicolos Lopez, a sixth grade student from Madrid, Spain who is only here for a few weeks, displayed an amazing piece of art work; Dayanna Poole, a fifth grader, recited the poem “For Peace Sake” and two untitled limericks from memory; and many other students showed off vocal and dance performances. Every student involved did a fantastic job and we are all looking forward to future PTO meetings in 2011, including a Spelling Bee, Career Day, and much more!