St. John Bosco Catholic School was built in 1965 when it was originally called St. Sebastian with John Ferrigan as its first principal. In 1972, a new school opened with the same name and the original site was later renamed St. John Bosco Catholic School as the school was in St. John Bosco Parish. Enrollment for that year was 717 students, and Steve Loftus was principal.
St. John Bosco was a famous educator and caregiver to orphans. He was born on August 16, 1815, into a peasant family in Bechi, Italy. As a child, he performed acrobatic tricks to get the attention of the neighbourhood children. In return for teaching them those tricks, he asked them to pray with him.
John Bosco worked his way through school as a carpenter, shoemaker, cook, and farmer. He has ordained a priest on June 5, 1841, and thus began his great mission of helping boys without homes. Don Bosco died on January 31, 1888, and was canonized in 1934. He is recognized as the patron of youth and Catholic education around the world. St. John Bosco School tries to emulate this great saint in its Catholic teaching and in all school activities.
This school received a donation of 5 projectors. These will be used by the teachers and students at the school. They will primarily be used by the student to explore the web and work on their assignments. The projectors will be allocated to 5 classrooms for the teachers to use them throughout the day.
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