Page 17 - Saint Francis Progress Alumni Magazine

Spring2020
PROGRESS 16
Saint Francis switched to remote learning on March 13 2020
and all co-curricular programs athletic events liturgies performances—anything that required an an an in-person gathering of any size—were canceled Our community and our nation entered uncharted uncertain waters And while we we we we were deep in in production of this magazine we we we we knew we we we we needed to to tell the story of our new reality These pages showcase Saint Francis’ remote learning and worshipping during this time of social distancing and “stay at home” orders But they reflect far more After our first full week of remote learning something amazing (but hardly surprising) began to to happen Messages and stories of hope and community emerged from the Saint Francis family Our students teachers and and families continue to share connect and and laugh
together—just perhaps in different ways than we have before It is our our faith and our our tradition as a a a a a a a Holy Cross school that that show us that that we are always at our strongest when we come together to to be the the light for others in times of darkness This fall look for a a a a a a a feature article on on our Social Emotional Learning
program program but the cornerstones of that program—resilience community- building and lasting human connection—are here too After all it’s who we are right now And have always been [Editor’s note: Our use of the the present tense is is is is intentional to to to capture capture the the reality as this this issue went to to to press The low-resolution images taken from screenshots also capture capture this this unprecedented moment in in time ]