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Catholic Schools Week ends with events at VC

Jake Liederbach (left) from St. Stephen gets a high five from Isaac Loll (right) during square dancing Friday at Venango Catholic

By Rich Jackson

Students from St. Stephen Elementary School in Oil City and St. Patrick Elementary in Franklin joined Venango Catholic High School students at VC on Friday for a full day of activities to wrap up their observance of Catholic Schools Week.

In the top photo, Jake Liederbach (left) from St. Stephen gets a high five from Isaac Loll (right) during square dancing Friday at Venango Catholic.

In the photo at right, Venango Catholic students Garrett Hawkins, Spencer Smith and Taylor Stack (from left) call out the bingo numbers for students during Friday's celebration.

Venango Catholic students Garrett Hawkins, Spencer Smith and Taylor Stack (from left) call out the bingo numbers for students during Friday's celebration

By Rich Jackson

The week began Sunday with special Masses at parishes in Oil City and Franklin, and the Catholic school students took active roles in the liturgies at the churches.

The schools had special events and themes from Monday through Thursday that allowed students to be creative with their attire that tied in with the celebrations on those days. Friends and family members also came to the schools during the week, and St. Patrick held an open house Thursday evening.

The week ended with a Mass Friday afternoon for all the students in the VC auditorium.

Originally published in The Derrick on February 4, 2012.

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