GRADUATION 2016

A special issue honoring the class of 2016 and Catholic students in the Albany Diocese....

• ST. PIUS STUDENTS CREATE SCHOOL APP
Seventh- and eighth-graders at St. Pius X School in Loudonville can answer just about any tech question you throw at them. In fact, they could even make you your own smartphone app. And that's just what they're doing for their school.

• SARATOGA SENIORS FIND CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS IN HARRY POTTER NOVEL
Saratoga Central Catholic High School are feeling a little magic as they head toward graduation -- but not for the reasons one might expect.

• TEACHER'S MEMOIR RECALLS 'VOICES FROM ROOM 6'
After 47 years as a teacher at Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School in Schenectady, Dr. Paul O'Brien felt he needed some closure. The teacher, who retired in 2014, recently wrote a memoir titled, "Voices from Room 6: A Teacher Remembers."

• GIRL SCOUT CREATES SAFE SPACE FOR BROTHER WITH AUTISM
To earn her Silver Award -- the highest honor for Girl Scouts in grades six through eight -- Brigid Mack completed a service project to raise awareness for her brother and other young people with special needs.

• CAMP COUNSELING MADE ME READY FOR SEMESTER ABROAD
Summer camp and traveling to Europe have a lot in common.

• THE ANSWER TO MY 'WHY'
Before even having the ability to comprehend sentences, I was baptized into the Catholic faith. By the time I was five years old, I was enrolled at St. Thomas the Apostle School in Delmar, where I would continue my education through eighth grade.

• Have you heard: GRADUATION EDITION

• GOOD NEWS FOR KIDS: DECORATING FOR GRADUATION
Graduation decorations are everywhere. If you want goofy sunglasses that say "Class of 2016" on them or a banner that spells out "C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S," they're easy to find. Some families go big in celebrating their graduates, getting lots of swag to show their pride.

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