Leadership

 

Buddy Classes

One of the ways that Angelus Academy fosters the family spirit within the student body is through the buddy system. Every year, classes are paired—a younger grade with an older—and each child in the younger class gets an older class buddy. Angelus students sit with their buddies for weekly Mass, and buddy classes get together for events, crafts, and celebrations. Older buddies learn responsibility by being good examples for their young buddies. And the younger ones work hard to follow that example. It is always an exciting moment when the new fourth graders get to become older buddies for the first time—a sign that they are ready to continue the tradition and to become role models for another group of Angelus students.

 

Weekly School Mass

Reverent and responsible students in our upper grades have the opportunity to demonstrate leadership to the student body by assisting our priests and our school sacristan. Student lectors have the important job of proclaiming the Word of God to the people during Mass by reading the Bible lessons from the Lectionary. Boys in grades 4 through 8 are offered the chance to assist our priests during Mass as altar servers. These young men agree to agree to participate in all responses at Mass and during all Angelus Academy community prayer times, and they model reverent worship behavior for their fellow students. Student sacristans in grades 6 through 8 prepare the chapel and the altar for the priest before Mass, and they are responsible for neatening those areas and for cleaning and storing the sacred vessels after Mass.

 

Safety Patrol

Students in the middle school (sixth through eighth grades) have the opportunity to serve the school community by acting as safety patrols during morning drop off and afternoon pickup. They help students get into and out of their cars safely and occasionally help carry unwieldy art projects. Patrols keep the afternoon carpool line moving by keeping track of arriving cars and notifying staff in the chapel so students can be directed outside once their ride arrives. Patrols are also responsible for raising and lowering flags on the flagpoles at the front of the school building in the morning and afternoon.

 

Student Council

Eighth grade students have the opportunity to participate in Angelus Academy’s Student Council. As part of their Civics class, students get to experience the election process while running for council seats. The mission of the student council is to provide generous service and leadership for the school. Throughout the year, the student council runs many fundraisers with the goal of being able to purchase something special to donate back to the school. A few examples of these gifts include the beautiful Monstrance in our large Chapel, as well as the Crucifix and candlesticks for the altar. Student Council offers a great opportunity to sharpen students’ project and money management skills, as well as build their confidence, and grow their virtues of fortitude and charity. 

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