March 2007

Dance to the LCS Beat!

In January Bishop Ireton High School held their third annual Winter Ball Fundraiser for THP. Because of our sister school’s significant acts of solidarity, their Winter Ball meant much more than just a night of fun and dancing. On that special evening, BI students gave up the usual niceties that typically go with a high school dance and instead celebrated in their own groovy way their tremendous ability to support the students of LCS. By giving up their suits, dresses, and fine restaurant dining and then donating what a high school student could have spent on such an evening, BI students were able to raise enough to educate 15 students at LCS for a year as they boogied the night away!

by Kercy Pierre Junior (Katriem student, 15 years old)

Louverture Cleary is the best school in Haiti because it helps you to prepare for your future. It gives us good education and it shows you how to live in the society—it gives us a good training in general. We have learned especially in religion class about living in the world as Christians. We learned a lot of new things from the creation story of Genesis. We learned ideas about dignity and responsible dominion for the earth. It is from this story that we learn about becoming good citizens for Haiti.