Posts Tagged ‘St. Anthony’

St. Anthony’s kids learn about bullying through theatre

February 6th, 2010 at 7:00 am by Celeste Gracey

Students at St. Anthony’s learned about bullying through a Taproot Theatre production Wednesday.

I had the opportunity to visit and watch the play, and there is a full story in the Lifestyles section.

The troupe kept on message about how to handle being bullied and how not to lash back. As it turns out, it was a small part of the many things they do to prevent bullying at St. Anthony’s.

I was also impressed by how well the actors did. They’re all pretty young and work exclusively in the traveling group.

I asked them if they had been bullied as kids, and they all said they were either bullied or the object of a terrible gossip scene.

Here are some pictures that didn’t make the Web site, but I think are worth sharing.

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Kiana Manzano, age 6, watches the play Super School by the Taproot Theatre Roady Company at St. Anthony's School. The actors taught students about bullying and how to prevent it.

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St. Anthony’s greenhouse blessing

October 22nd, 2009 at 4:59 pm by Celeste Gracey
Father Gary Zender of the St. Anthony Parish holds a radish from the school's new garden and greenhouse.

Father Gary Zender of the St. Anthony Parish holds a radish from the school's new garden and greenhouse.

I went to the blessing ceremony for St. Anthony School’s new greenhouse.

This photo I took I found particularly beautiful, and I thought I’d give a little preview before I write up the story for tomorrow.

The project was completed much to the hard work of first-grade teacher Jan Seely, who plucked the radish from a garden bed before the ceremony started.

The school will use the garden to teach children about growing vegetables and keeping a garden. The vegetables themselves will be distributed through the school’s food bank.

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Celeste has been the education and communities writer for the Renton Reporter since July 2009. Follow her on Twitter and watch for stories on RentonReporter.com.