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- The blessing of the worms (National Catholic Reporter)
posted on October 6, 2009 at 06:34:47 pm
SYLVANIA, OHIO — This year's annual blessing of pets at Sylvania Franciscan Academy had its usual dogs, cats and gerbils, as well as worms. About 60,000 worms . - Lowly creature is elevated at ceremony at Lourdes College (The Toledo Blade)
posted on October 6, 2009 at 10:03:31 am
By TOM HENRY BLADE STAFF WRITER He died 783 years ago. But St. Francis of Assisi probably had a big smile in heaven yesterday for the ecology work that 13-year-old Rachel Perzynski began in Sylvania months ago with a bunch of worms. Not any worms, mind you. A special variety called Eisenia fetida that compost food scraps five times as efficiently as ordinary night crawlers, according to Jamie ... - Pinwheel project puts artistic spin on 'whirled peace' (The Toledo Blade)
posted on September 22, 2009 at 09:36:14 am
By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER FINDLAY - Creating a "pinwheel for peace" made perfect sense to Elonah Bennett, 8. "I used a lot of different colors like red and yellow and orange and purple - really light, bright colors that make you think about peace," the third-grader explained. "Not brown and black because those make you think about violence. "I wrote on it in different colors," she ... - Headmaster named for Sylvania Franciscan Academy (The Toledo Blade)
posted on August 5, 2009 at 03:47:07 pm
A former administrator with the Lucas County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities is the new headmaster at Sylvania Franciscan Academy. Richard Kohler, 53, is a member of the graduate faculty for Lourdes College's Master of Education program, and will retain those duties while taking over management of the academy's general operations and guiding its future expansion and ... - Lourdes to run Sylvania Franciscan Academy (The Toledo Blade)
posted on July 1, 2009 at 09:50:41 am
Lourdes College announced Tuesday it will oversee operations of Sylvania Franciscan Academy, providing new opportunities for collaboration between the educational institutions. Both schools had been sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis since the facilities' inceptions - 51 years for Lourdes College and 36 years for the academy, which has kindergarten through eighth grade. The schools are ... - Pack closing in on 2 teams in lead in Blade's School Stock Contest (The Toledo Blade)
posted on March 24, 2009 at 10:43:26 am
At the clubhouse turn of The Blade's 2009 School Stock Contest, two thoroughbreds remain locked in a battle for the lead, while an entire field of late-breakers thunders up from behind. With just six weeks to go, the "CoD" team of 9th graders from St. Joan of Arc school extended the lead it retook last week from the "Kelter" team at Sylvania Franciscan Academy. CoD's portfolio picked up nearly 4 ... - At midpoint, 'Call of Duty' aims to keep spot in lead in Blade's School Stock Contest (The Toledo Blade)
posted on March 17, 2009 at 10:07:27 am
At the midway point of The Blade's 14-week school stock market game, the "CoD" team from St. Joan of Arc School has reached its objective by securing the top spot and is deployed to hold its position. Still, the nine eighth grade members of CoD, which refers to the popular video game Call of Duty, know that "mission accomplished" is seven weeks off. "They realize there's a long way to go," said ... - Young minds in Sylvania think alike, grab the lead in Blade's School Stock Contest (The Toledo Blade)
posted on March 10, 2009 at 09:25:26 am
As a teacher for Sylvania Franciscan Academy, Roberta Handel knows that it's hard to argue with the logic of young minds. When her eighth-grade students were assembling their fictitious portfolios for the five teams they would field in The Blade's 2009 School Stock Contest, one stock - Autozone Inc. - was chosen for all five entries. "They chose Autozone very early on," Mrs. Handel said. ... - BG, Toledo teams fight trends, soar in standings in Blade's School Stock Contest (The Toledo Blade)
posted on March 3, 2009 at 11:24:30 am
The bear market took a bite out of most portfolios in The Blade's 2009 School Stock Contest again last week. But the big story was a pair of big movers. The "Ching" team from Bowling Green High School jumped from 17th place to fifth place. And "DaWorks," from Toledo's Horizon Science Academy-Springfield rocketed to 39th from 90th. "I don't recall anybody ever moving that much," said Matt ... - Young teams of investors weathered rough week in Blade's School Stock Contest (The Toledo Blade)
posted on February 24, 2009 at 11:25:39 am
The top of The Blade’s 2009 School Stock Contest looks like a battle on the high seas: Three schools, each with two teams in their armada, are locked in an epic fight for victory, but Pirates have appeared on the horizon looking to steal the bounty. Overall in the contest, all but one team lost ground last week. The only gainer was “Pirates” from the Maritime Academy of Toledo. The team was up ...
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