COLUMBUS – Fifth grade students walk through a line during Mass to receive “puff ball blessings” – an example of how God blesses us even if we have a cross to bear. (Photo by Jacque Hince)NATCHEZ – Grafton Dollar, Ella Blase Gaude and Phillip Hammond work on a fun project at Cathedral School. (Photo by Brandi Boles)FLOWOOD – St. Paul Early Learning Center PreK-4 and 5 students work on pumpkin carving. Pictured: Ellie Peters, Jonathan Speights, Nora Wallace, Litton Pambianchi and Cooper Smith. (Photo by Susan Irby)SOUTHAVEN – Sacred Heart eighth graders volunteer at Sacred Heart Southern Missions preparing Angel Tree gifts. (Photo by Bridget Martin)MADISON – St. Anthony first grade students welcome Fathers Joseph Ashok Thumma and Joseph Reddy Golamari to school and ask about their upcoming All Saints Day Mass. (Photo by Bridget Moorhead)VICKSBURG – St. Francis Xavier third and fourth graders sing “Hey Jack,” featuring Jack Dornbush as Jack. (Photo by Mary Arledge)JACKSON – St. Richard Early Learning Center students Charlotte Loper, Elle Breite, Casey Creel, Jack Bingham, Miles Harrison and Margot VanDenLangenberg enjoy play time. (Photo by Janiyah Thomas)JACKSON – St. Richard fifth graders perform “13 Colonies,” for fellow students and families. The skit is an exploration of the original colonies in America. Pictured (l-r): Thomas Ueltschey, Elliott Montagnet and Andrew Compretta. (Photo by Celeste Saucier)GREENVILLE – Lena and Evie Reed pick out a book with their mom, Angel, at the St. Joseph School Book Fair. (Photo by Nikki Thompson)MERIDIAN – A firefighter gives high fives to St. Patrick School’s PK-3, PK-4 and Kindergarten classes as part of a visit during Fire Prevention Week. (Photos by Helen Reynolds)CLARKSDALE – St. Elizabeth School had a blast with their Halloween Movie Night FUNdrasier. (Photos by Mary Evelyn Stonestreet)
