Eighth Grade Class Gears Up for High School
written by H.D. • January 26, 2010 • Leave a Comment
Eighth grade students at St. Leo the Great are graduating soon and going to high school. On Saturday, January 9th, they took a High School Placement Exam. In other words they took a test that chose which of the high schools best fits them. Though some students did not take the placement exam. The eighth... [Read more]
Ways Students Can Help with Haiti Quake Relief Efforts
written by S.B. • January 22, 2010 • 2 Comments
The student council of St. Leo the Great is coming up with ways to help the people of Haiti and the students of La Promesse, a three-story school with 700 students inside that collapsed in the 7.0 earthquake on January 13, 2010. The quake that struck Haiti wiped out more than half of its population.... [Read more]
Brightening Up Spirits this Holiday Season
written by LLS • December 4, 2009 • Leave a Comment
ALAMEDA– St. Leo the Great’s gospel choir helped brighten up the spirits of senior citizens at the Alameda Care Center during the annual tree lighting ceremony tonight in Alameda. The students in the choir, along with music teacher Mrs. Janice Reid, performed a variety of songs from traditional... [Read more]
Thanksgiving Food Drive Kicks into Gear
written by E.R. • November 17, 2009 • 1 Comment
Once again the school community of St. Leo the Great has come together to lend a helping hand to those less fortunate this holiday season. Last week was the beginning of the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Students from Pre-Kindergarten to Eight Grades have brought in a range of different non-perishable... [Read more]
Remembering Those Who Served Our Country
written by LLS • November 13, 2009 • Leave a Comment
Saint Leo the Great students, teachers, and staff will be off today to observe a holiday in honor of Veterans Day which took place on Wednesday. Some schools in the Oakland Diocese had Monday off, while others took the day off on the actual day itself. But no matter what day was chosen, the important... [Read more]
7th Grade Play in Honor of Cesar Chavez
written by LLS • April 29, 2009 • Leave a Comment
St. Leo the Great’s seventh grade class honored Cesar Chavez last month by putting on a play for the student body. The seventh grade painted and created a set and made their own props for the play where they re-enacted scenes from Cesar Chavez’s life. Every student had a part in the play,... [Read more]
Annual Celebration of Catholic Schools Week
written by S.T. • January 30, 2009 • 1 Comment
Every year, we celebrate Catholic Schools Week at the end of January. At St. Leo’s, we had different activities each day to celebrate the week. On Monday it was “Career Day” where students dressed up as what they want to be when they grow up. Tuesday was Open House where parents came... [Read more]
5th and 6th Grades ‘Feel the Beat’ at Symphony
written by N.A. • December 16, 2008 • Leave a Comment
Last week, we had the annual Christmas Concert, but last month, the fifth and sixth grades took a field trip to see a real concert at the Oakland Symphony! The students went for the “Feel the Beat” concert. It was for their music classes to hear the percussion instruments in all their shining... [Read more]
25 Things You Can Do Over Christmas Break
written by U.H. • December 16, 2008 • Leave a Comment
What things do you do over Christmas break. Do you do things that are fun or do you do things that are boring? Want something to do during the Christmas break? Here are some things to do over the Christmas break! 25 things that you can do over the Christmas break are: go skiing at Lake Tahoe, go to... [Read more]
What Our Family Does for Thanksgiving
written by F.A. • November 21, 2008 • Leave a Comment
I think Thanksgiving is great because you get to spend time with your family. My family likes Thanksgiving because they get to spend time with the whole family. For Thanksgiving we get together at my Aunt Saba’s house. For the meal we eat a turkey, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, cornbread, and... [Read more]
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