The costume event Tuesday was part of Catholic Schools Week, which runs through Sunday and was celebrated by St. Columba s 250 students and their families and teachers. The commemoration started Sunday, Jan. 28, with a family mass and breakfast fund-raiser for the St. Columba Bulldogs, the middle school basketball team. We also praise the Lord in the way we are taught to respect our classmates, our teachers and ourselves. The school s focus on morals and faith are what makes St. Columba and all Catholic schools a special place for education and learning, said Sister Edith Marie Hauser, St. Columba s principal. Catholic schools exist because we need to teach children about God.
Public schools can t even mention it.
We learn there is more to life than just having the things you want. St. Columba was established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1882 and was one of the first parochial schools in Colorado. The school educates preschool, kindergarten and first through eighth grade students and is one of 8,144 Catholic schools nationwide. There are discounts for families with more than one child attending. Hauser works with families to determine what they can afford for their children, and the fund makes up the difference.