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Entries for May 2023

Touring the Town
 St. Columba School's Elementary students took a tour of Bloomsburg. Their community walk went to the library, post office, and courthouse. The students received a tour of each building too. They visited the fountain, the Civil War monument, and examined many architectural fe...

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Monkeying Around at the Philly Zoo
St. Columba's Middle School took an amazing field trip to the Philadelphia Zoo. Middle schoolers strolled through this massive 42 acre zoo. They observed over 1,300 animals and 340 plus species. Just about every animal you can think of they found on this trip. Bears, penguins, sloths, gorillas, ...

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May is Time for Mary's Crown
Students in St. Columba School's 2nd grade honored Our Lady this month with a special prayer service. These students each carried flowers and placed them in a vase in front of a statue of Mary, then Maryn Berger took a crown from the pillow Jonathan Ervin was carrying and placed the cr...

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The Holy Spirit, Saleah, And Confirmation
St. Columba School's 8th grader, Saleah Shannon took her next step in the Roman Catholic Faith. Saleah received the sacrament of Confirmation. She took the name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. Saleah hopes to go into some kind of animal care as she m...

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Farmers Make It Happen
Mr. John Esslinger, a member of Columbia County Farm Bureau,sits in with our third graders. Every year they like to visit classrooms in Columbia County and read a book that helps students get a better understanding of agriculture. The book, The Day the Farmers Quit, was enjoyed by all. The...

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Coding an Elephant
Students in Mr. Drumm technology class have been constructing their own Robotis Elephant. Robotics is a creative robot kit for kids to learn various features, functions, and principles of building and coding robots. Pictured from left ot right are Benjamin Parker, and Jonathan Ervin ...

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