The 1st graders at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point decided to do a special community service project during Catholic Schools Week. They made miniature “Love Your Melon” hats. Love Your Melon is an organization that was founded by students at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul Minnesota.
Since 2012, it was their goal to improve the lives of children battling cancer and to put a hat on every child with cancer. The company put out a request for people to make and send in miniature LYM hats to support a girl named Nathalia. She is battling a rare form of Osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Nathalia made mini hats for the LYM crew. In turn, they wanted to surprise her and show her what an inspiration she has been. The 1st graders took great joy in making the hats. They all agreed that this project is what Catholic Schools Week is all about!
St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point offers grade levels Junior Pre-Kindergarten (for three year olds) through grade eight. St. Mary’s faculty teaches a rich curriculum supported by cutting-edge technology. Faith, Academic Excellence, Life Lessons, and Compassion are the pillars of the school. Students in all grades are provided with opportunities to help others by way of service projects. All students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities such as Academic Team, Chess Club, Craft Club, Math Bowl, Spanish Club, Science Olympiad, Scouts, Environmental Club, athletics and more. St. Mary’s will begin accepting applications for new students for the 2019-2020 school year on February 14th. To learn more about St. Mary School’s visit stmarycp.org/school.