Columnist Bios.
Anastasia (Anya) E. -4 posts
Age: 14
Grade: 9
Hobbies: writing letters, playing basketball, spending time in Eucharistic Adoration, doing artwork, shopping
Patron/Favorite saints: Saint Agnes, Saint Barbara, Saint Christopher, and Saint Padre Pio
Favorite school subject: math
Angelina S. -6 posts
Age: 16
Grade: 10
Hobbies: I love to decorate pysanka eggs and sing. (Hopefully I can start selling my decorated eggs online for fun and maybe start voice lessons soon.)
Patron/Favorite saints: My patron saint is St. Bernadette; other favorite saints include St. John Vianney, St. Teresa Benedicta, St. Mary of Egypt, St. Theresa of Avila, St. Anthony Mary Claret, and especially St. Padre Pio.
Favorite school subject: Latin
Other: I love cold weather, hanging out with friends, and our Blessed Mother Mary… I hate Algebra, but I love learning languages. I am 3rd down in a family of six.
Augustin L. -7 posts
Age: 9
Grade: 4
Hobbies: playing the piano and playing my synthesizer, playing pool, and playing laser tag
Patron/Favorite saint: Saint Augustine
Favorite school subjects: all of them
Other: I love fedora hats. I am wearing one in my picture.
Bernadette T.
Age: 11
Grade: 6
Hobbies: Cooking, Baking, and Guitar
Patron/Favorite saints: My Birth Patron is St. Bernadette of Soubirous
and I Like John Bosco and Dominic Savio.
Favorite school subjects: Geography and Grammar
Other: I am Number 6 in a family of 9 Children, 5 Boys and 4 Girls.
Benjamin LaFosse -1 post
Age: 7
Grade: 1
Hobbies: eating noodles
Patron/Favorite saint: Saint Joseph
Favorite school subjects: writing
Other: I love fedora hats and noodles.
Cecilia S. -10 posts
Age: 12
Grade: 6
Hobbies: I love ballet dancing, drawing, roller skating, and playing piano.
Patron/Favorite saints: My patron saint is Saint Agnes; other favorite saints include Saint Maria Goretti, Saint Lucy, and Saint Francis of Assisi
Favorite school subjects: grammar, religion, and reading
Other: I have a pet rabbit named Darlin. I love horses and horseback riding. I don’t like science!
Clair S. -4 posts
Age: 18
Grade: 12
Hobbies: creative writing, drawing, oil/watercolor painting, playing piano, fencing, woodworking, dog training, hiking
Patron/Favorite saints: St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi, St. Padre Pio, St. Maria Goretti, St. Damien of Molokai, St. Therese the Little Flower
Favorite school subjects: Theology, German, Art and English
Other: I love prayer and spending time with Jesus in Church, I enjoy spending time with friends, I like animals and nature, and I want to be a moral author for youth and illustrate my own books
Dimitrius E. -3 posts
Age: 16
Grade: 11
Hobbies: My hobbies include reading, listening to Catholic CDs, watching movies, target practice (bow and gun), serving Mass, and playing guitar.
Patron/Favorite saints: I have many favorite saints but I have a huge devotion to Our Most Blessed Mother. I also pray to Saint Isadore and Saint Michael often.
Favorite Subjects: My all-time favorite subject in school is history, but I also love math.
Other: I am the oldest of nine children. I am very involved with the youth group at my parish. I like spending time working on my jeep and plan to paint it as a pro-life jeep.