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St. Luke's Brooks students were able to secure donations for 3 Brooks charities through the Community Foundation's Youth in Philanthropy project. They were able to give $1200 to Cantara Safe House, $400 to Brooks Animal Protection Society and $200 to Brooks Victim Services. The students worked hard to support their community as part of their Religion class.

Our Youth in Philanthropy (YiP) program is designed to introduce motivated young people to philanthropy and local community development. In Brooks, St. Luke's Outreach has formed a YiP Committee, researched the greatest needs in the community and decided on 3 fantastic charities to distribute a total of $1,800 to. Congratulations Cantara Safe House, Brooks Animal Protection Society, and Brooks and County Victim Services Unit!!

City Council has declared May 10-14, 2021 as Catholic Education Week in the City of Brooks. The 2020-21 school year marks the 25th year of Catholic Education in Brooks. The local Christ the Redeemer Catholic School Division consists of Holy Family Academy, Christ The King Academy, St. Joseph's Collegiate, and St. Luke's Outreach. Over the years, the students, staff and families of the Catholic schools have been active and productive citizens of this community through their acts of service and involvement in businesses and recreation. Recently, the Brooks Chamber of Commerce has nominated Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools as Employer of the Year and Christ The King Academy for the Business Diversity award.

Congrutulations Taylor Lubbers from Brooks St. Luke's for being a winner of the April Nanowrimo Writing Camp. Her novel Shadow Forge is coming along and is highly engaging!

The Drama students at Brooks's St. Luke's earned an Honorable Mention in the 2020 Safe Gen Alberta Workplace Safety Video Contest. To follow Covid safety measures, they turned to creating a video as a creative outlet. They began by writing a script that highlights a safety tip for the workplace. They decided to work with the theme of Keeping Your Coworkers Safe (K.Y.C.K.S) and focus on the importance of reading the safety manual for a workplace. They students wanted to do a comical slant on it and settled on a group therapy situation after an accident had occurred that had been caused by a worker not knowing the rules. You can watch the video and other winning entries at the following website: https://safegen.ca/video-contest/

Throughout the pandemic heightened stress has caused many students to worry about their grades, but for a young St. Luke's Outreach student flexibility, perseverance and a consistent connection with St. Luke's teachers has helped her find a way to succeed. Read about her story! https://www.okotokstoday.ca/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/okotoks-student-keeps-the-faythe-during-pandemic-3544753

https://www.okotokstoday.ca/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/okotoks-student-keeps-the-faythe-during-pandemic-3544753

https://www.okotokstoday.ca/local-news/ctr-catholic-helping-students-find-trades-3520019

Our High River St. Luke's students who are young mothers to adorable babies have been recipients of It Takes A Village's support through their donations of diapers, baby clothes and a variety of baby items. Today (Sat. March 13th), please drop off any new baby item to UBUNTU in High River and receive one of their absolutely delicious savory/sweet pies for FREE! Located beside COCO Lux! Thank you UBUNTU for supporting It Takes A Village and our St. Luke's babies!

Our SLO schools congratulate Father Marino, pastor of Saint Mary's Parish in Brooks, on his 25th ordination to the Preisthood. Even in his busy schedule, which is even more complex because of Covid restrictions, he has still taken the time to visit our Brooks campus, this school year, on a number of occasions. He is a blessing of joy and hope to our CTR Brooks schools and our Saint Mary's Brooks Parish. We pray for many more fruitful years for him as he works to tirelessly to build the Kingdom of God.

Thank you to St. Luke's Outreach school in Brooks for inviting us to present last week about Youth in Philanthropy. YiP is a program that introduces students to philanthropy and local community development. If you are interested in learning more about YiP please contact sydney@cfsea.ca

Preventative Education Coordinator, Angela Koenig from Rowan House Society meets with our High River St. Luke's gals and provides an outstanding workshop on "Healthy Relationships". Angela continues to be an integral part of our St. Luke's family and we are deeply grateful for her years of support!

St. Luke's second day of Faith Days opened the doors for staff to volunteer their time making sandwiches for the Food For Thought program. The Food For Thought program provides healthy breakfasts and lunches for children in Grades ECS -12 in the Foothills areas. Thank you Stella and Suvi for showing us the ropes and allowing us to be a part of your mission to fuel the minds and tummies of our youth!

St. Luke's principal, Leslie Woehleke is proud to present Roxanne Mousseau with the 20/21 St. Luke's Christian Witness award. Congratulations Ms. Mousseau and God Bless you always!

St. Luke's is proud to present Roxanne Mousseau with the 20/21 Christian Witness Award! Thank you Ms. Mousseau for blessing our students and staff with your love of Christ through your words and actions. #GodBlessMs.Mousseau

St. Luke's was blessed to have Paula Ford share her faith testimonial and journey that led her to bring Catholic Education to the foothills. #PowerOfTheHolySpirit