Roses covered the cafeteria, and the volunteer orchestral group played as students, families, and staff made their way in for mass. Many had bouquets of roses in hand to offer at the Altar, and others had single roses they had purchased in support of the House of Peace.
The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated on December 12 annually in Mexico to celebrate the Virgin Mary. On this day, our community engages in a school-wide mass, where students, staff, and their families are invited to celebrate the special day and offer roses to the Virgin Mary.
Unlike other school masses, this one features a student-led skit. This year, the National Hispanic Honor Society volunteered to reenact the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe’s appearance to Juan Diego.
Our student-led and run social justice club, Oportunidas Para Todos (OPT), sold roses in the days leading up to the mass for students to bring as an offering, and to raise money for a local domestic violence shelter, House of Peace. For every sale, $1 was donated to help the women and children at the shelter. The fundraiser generated over $200 for the shelter.