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Kairos Retreat #39
Our 39th Kairos Retreat took place in November 2017. Fourteen juniors attended the retreat at the Jesuit Retreat House in Parma. Led by a team of eight seniors along with support from several faculty and sta members, the juniors focused on the relationships in their lives that are forming them into the people they want to become. e students strengthen their relationship with God, which ultimately makes their friends and family relationships better.
Padua Receives Parma’s
Outstanding Citizen
Award ... Again
Padua Franciscan High School received the City of Parma’s Outstanding Citizen Award once again in January 2017.
Our Bruins gave back to the community by
raking and bagging leaves at more than 40 homes of Parma residents who are elderly or have disabilities on Sunday, November 6, 2017.
In recognition of this service, Parma Mayor Tim DeGeeter and Councilman Allan Divis (the father of four Padua alumni) pre- sented a plaque to Padua teacher Chris Zgrabik, who oversaw the service project, at the City Council Meeting on December 4, 2017.
All 800 of our students are committed to serving the community, just like our patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi. At Padua, students learn that actions are a re ection of faith. Community service is part of our curriculum, but by the time our students graduate, it’s part of their DNA.
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