Mount St. Joseph President to receive Papal honor
Brother James Kelly, C.F.X., President of Mount Saint Joseph High Schoolwill receive the Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice during a special prayer service at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queenlater this month.
The Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal, an award of the Roman Catholic Church, is also known as the "Cross of Honour". The medal was established by Leo XIII on July 17, 1888, to commemorate his golden sacerdotal jubilee and was originally bestowed on those women and men who had aided and promoted the jubilee, and by other means assisted in making the jubilee and the Vatican Exposition successful.
Today, the medal, is given for distinguished service to the church by lay people and clergy. It is the highest medal that can be awarded to the laity by the Papacy.
“It is very humbling to be announced as the recipient of this award,” said Brother Kelly, who has been at Mt. St. Josephs for 11 years. “Education, specifically teaching in Catholic schools, has been a large part of my life. To be recognized by the Pope for doing something that I love is a great honor.”
Glenelg Country junior organizes World Cup Soccer Tournament
Glenelg Country SchoolJunior, Tala Ahmadi, has organized a World Cup Soccer Tournament with Columbia Associations’ International & Multicultural Programs and the Teen Advisory Committees. The Tournament will take place November 5, 2011, at Glenelg Country School. The event is free and open to all high school students in Howard County.
The World Cup Soccer Tournament evolved from an essay Tala Ahmadi created for a micro leadership grant from the Washington, D.C. based Fund for the Future of Our Children(FCC). As a result, the FCC gave Ahmadi a $1000 grant to realize her vision of “welcoming the stranger” in Howard County.
“By replicating the world cup on a smaller level in Maryland, teens will be able to appreciate and understand more about countries and cultures completely unfamiliar to them, while still participating in a sport loved by many,” states Ahmadi.
Educator and author Rick Lavoie to speak at Odyssey School
Rick Lavoie, an internationally recognized advocate for children with learning differences, will speak at The Odyssey School on Wednesday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. Presented by The Lindsay Dryden Speaker Series, Mr. Lavoie will share his expertise regarding the frustration, anxiety and tension that children with learning differences face in their daily lives. His message is especially meaningful to families with children who work hard each day to overcome dyslexia and other language learning differences.
Lavoie is an educator, motivational speaker and author and has served as an adjunct professor or visiting lecturer at numerous universities. He is the creator of the video, Fat City, which captures how it feels to live with a learning challenge. Seating is limited. Please reserve your seat via email at events@theodysseyschool.org as soon as possible.
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