Dear Shepherds Friends, January is Mentor Appreciation Month! On behalf of Shepherds’ students and the staff and Board of Shepherds, we recognize and celebrate our Shepherds Mentors this month. You have generously volunteered your time to help change a life. From much experience, we observe that our students don’t …
Dear Shepherds Friends, Have you noticed how the season for thanks-giving gives way to the season of giving? Both are relevant to our work at Shepherds. You’ve heard from us in the past how much we appreciate the time, treasure, and talents that mentors, sponsors, donors, and all those connected to Shepherds make and how …
The Shepherds Classes of 2024 and 2025 engaged in a 4-week program offered by the College of Engineering at the University of New Haven. Each week the students met a different UNH faculty member who led them to explore the fields of mechanical and chemical engineering and data science with an overarching question; what is a …
Antwain “AJ” Johnson is a sophomore in Notre Dame’s Class of 2025. There’s not much offered at Notre Dame that AJ is not involved in. Although he was recently sidelined due to injury, AJ has been playing on the ND Football team for two years as a Guard/Nose Guard. His teammates report that they love …
Dear Shepherds Friends, Have you noticed how the season for thanks-giving gives way to the season of giving? Both are completely relevant to our work at Shepherds. You’ve heard from us many times in the past how much we recognize and appreciate the time, treasure, and talents that constitute the contributions made by mentors, sponsors, …
Fall fun in the sun! Shepherds Kolbe Cathedral High School and Notre Dame High School Students and Mentors enjoyed a beautiful, fun-filled and sun-filled day at Treat Farm on 10/28 . The event included “tailgating” with cider and donuts, hayrides and a challenging, 6 acre corn maze. Some got lost in the stalks and others …
Dear Shepherds Friends, We’re off and running in the new school year and all systems point to “GO.” First, thank you to all the mentors and family members for making the effort this past month to show up and participate in our partner school Kick-Off events with your students. We know it’s not often easy …
Dear Notre Dame Shepherds Friends, As the new school year begins, Shepherds staff and Board look forward to a “normal”, healthy, in-person, be together, see each other’s smiling faces year! Let’s see if we can make it so! This is also the beginning of Shepherds’ 20th year in partnership with Notre Dame High School in …
Dear Shepherds Friends, I’ll tempt fate a bit and start this September newsletter off optimistically anticipating a “normal”, healthy, in-person, be together, see each other’s smiling faces year! What makes me think so? Independent of the health context (I’d rather not mention that other word perpetually lurking out there), Shepherds comes off a celebratory 2021-22 …
…and comes back a changed young man. Under the auspices of the Order of Malta, Dannylo joined the Youth Pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, the week of August -16 for a week of service. This annual pilgrimage of youth from around the world provided a life changing experience in service, spiritual growth, and fellowship. Danylo’s trip …
