Gulf Pine Catholic

16 Gulf Pine Catholic • October 1 2021 Junior Noah Ladner learns basic sewing skills. While Saint Stanislaus prepares our students academically in the classroom for college and beyond, we also believe students need to master some fundamentals for their everyday survival. Our Life Skills, taught by Sam Doescher, teaches young men how to cook, how to manage a household, sewing, and basic car maintenance. Young men who enroll in this class are well- prepared to manage their lives outside of school. St. Stanislaus teaches Life Skills The Saint Stanislaus Class of 2022 joined 20 alumni for the 23rd annual Senior Leadership Breakfast on Friday, Aug 27. The alumni represented a range of careers including banking, law accounting, law enforcement, self-employed business owners, medicine, education, athletic administration, and public service. During the presentation, Thomas Mavor, former Academic Dean at Saint Stanislaus and current Faculty Formation Director at Brother Martin High School, talked about findings one’s leadership role and developing it to its fullest potential. Seniors Dayton Hall and Gus Breisacher attend Senior Leadership Breakfast. St. Stanislaus hosts Senior Leadership Breakfast Seventh grade Student Council Louden Riccardi, Noah Swanson, Mason Graham, and Wynn Danielson. The seventh graders elected their student council class representatives for this school year. The representatives for this school year are Louden Riccardi, Noah Swanson, Mason Graham, and Wynn Danielson. Congratulations, Louden, Noah, Mason, and Wynn! St. Stanislaus elects seventh grade student council S t . S tanislaus C ollege , B ay S t . L ouis S t . S tanislaus C ollege , B ay S t . L ouis Freshman sets new school swimming record Freshman Gibson Williams Freshman Gibson Williams set SSC’s new record in the 100-meter fly in the recent meet against Picayune. Gibson’s record time of 57.03 beat the previous record of 57.19 set on October 28, 2017, by John Prikasky. Congratulations, Gibson! S acred H eart P arish S chool , H attiesburg HATTIESBURG -- National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has recognized Sacred Heart Catholic School student, Christina Danford, as a Semifinalist. This standing is a result of her initial screening with 2020 Preliminary SAT (PSAT) results and represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. Sacred Heart Catholic School desires to develop the whole student through its teachings and extra-curricular opportunities. “National Merit represents the best of the best academically tal- ented students. However, Danford is a triple-A-threat! She excels in academics, athletics and artistry,” said Kimberly Pittman, school counselor for Sacred Heart. Danford was selected to par- ticipate in the Hattiesburg Mayor’s Youth Council, performed as a violinist at Carnegie Hall, awarded the Coca-Cola Scholar Athlete and is a member of the 30+ Club for ACT. “Christina is a sincere leader with a strong moral compass,” said Betsy McIntire, faculty in literature and composition. “She will continue her ascent into the future, fearless, curious, joyful and with gratitude.” Danford represented Sacred Heart as a Girls State Delegate and was named Distinguished Young Woman of Mississippi for 2022. Sacred Heart faculty selected Danford as the Outstanding Undergraduate for the junior class. Danford plans to attend the United States Naval Academy and major in Chemistry. “I have been recruited to play tennis for the Naval Academy next year. My goal is to graduate and attend medical school,” said Danford. “My most meaningful academic experience in school is with the AP Chemistry program at Sacred Heart. I have enjoyed the smaller classroom size which allowed my teacher to spend quality time with me. I have learned about kinetics and equilibrium, but most importantly, my teacher has also strengthened my time management and study skills.” Danford will continue the NMSC competition with a goal advancing to finalist in spring. Congratulations to Danford for yet another amazing accomplishment. Danford We want to print your news! Please send your parish, student and school news items to: tdickson@biloxidiocese.org ; or fax to: (228) 702-2128; mail to: Gulf Pine Catholic , 1790 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 39532. Advertising deadline is 10 a.m., news deadline is 4 p.m. Thursdays, 8 days before publication date.