Denver Catholic

23 DENVER CATHOLIC | MAY 16-22, 2015 Tech-savvy teacher recognized Elaine Hill, fifth- grade teacher at Shrine of St. Anne School in Arvada, was named a PBS Digital Innova- tor for 2015. One hundred educators were chosen nationwide, and Hill was the only teacher selected from the state of Colorado. The group of tech-savvy educators was selected for their passion and commitment to innovative teaching practices that integrate digital media and technology in the classroom. Over the next year, they will take part in a year-long professional development program, preparing them as digital learning ambassadors in their local schools and communities. 125,000-plus diapers donated in 2015 Largely in part to diaper drives held at Catholic schools, Catholic Charities is on their way to collecting their goal of half-a- million diapers in 2015. Since the beginning of the year, 113,142 diapers—as well as $3,336 in cash donations (that translates to 14,504 diapers at $.23 each)—have been collected for the Bottom Line Diaper Bank at diaper drives at Bishop Machebeuf High School (2,700), St. Mary in Greeley (4,167), Good Shepherd, fourth-grad- ers pictured above (5,134), Notre Dame (11,231) Mullen High School (13,500) and St. Thomas More School (30,860). Cash donations are still being counted at some sites, according to Charities' Mark Hahn. Other ministries contributing with diaper drives were St. Thomas More Respect Life Committee (3,139), Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church and School (19,922) and the Ladies Auxiliary with Knights of Columbus at St. Thomas More (7,985). In 2014, Charities exceeded their goal of 100,000, collecting 100,800 diapers, to be exact. That's a lot of happy babies and grateful parents. Bump, set, win! The girls' varsity volleyball team from St. Vincent de Paul School finished the 2015 regular season undefeated, sit- ting at the top of Division 1 in the league with a 10-0 record. They headed into the Catholic Schools Athletic League vol- leyball tournament a number one seed. Head coach, Chris Murdy, believes the team's success this year represents the culmination of five years of hard work and dedication. The team is comprised of seven eighth-graders and four sev- en-graders, most of who have played together since third grade. While they are excited about being 10-0, their record was not what was most import- ant, Murdy said. "We are preparing these girls for the future—high school and beyond," he said, which includes learning to play the right way, having fun, not being afraid to make mistakes, and being supportive of each other at all times. PHOTOS PROVIDED Shout Outs St. Ar- mand is his/her patron AKA Gali- lee (Jn 6:1) Editor's comment Symbol of the Holy Spirit Catholic university Texas "Consider the _ _ _: they nei- ther sow nor reap…" (Lk 12:24) non-cov- eting com- mandment Jetson canine Weaned pig One of the theologi- cal virtues Seed cov- ering Deficiency Destiny City west Tulsa Not, to a Scot Vitamin C (C for chemistry) Connor McCauley, a seventh-grader at Blessed Sacrament School, placed fifth out of 17 students in junior chemistry at the annual Colorado Science and Engineering Fair in Fort Collins April 9-11. He also received a $100 scholarship and the top award from the Colorado Chemistry Teachers Association, as well as honorable mention and a scholarship from the American Chemical Society. McCauley's project tested the amount of vitamin C in various vegetables. "I was told I needed more vitamin C in my diet and I don't like dark green vegetables," he said. "I wanted to prove my parents wrong and eat other vegetables that I like more." His research plan included a rationale, synopsis of the problem and explanation as to why his research was important scientifically. "The judges told Connor that his was a fantastic project and was clearly a 12th-grade-level project," according to Katy Glennon, middle school science teacher at Blessed Sacrament. "They also told him that his project was unlike anything they had ever seen! I couldn't be more proud of all the hard work Connor put into this project." McCauley qualified for the CSEF after placing first in junior biochemistry at the Denver Metro Regional Science and Engineering Fair in February, where he was the only student representing schools from the Park Hill neighborhood.

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