In honoring Saint Francis, our school brings together all students for our annual Feast Day. We get a day to come together as a class and school, to enjoy entertaining things our school has to offer.
Previous Feast Days were held at Sea Life Park and the Honolulu Zoo. On Feast Day, we celebrate by saying a prayer for Saint Francis, and bless all of the students, staff, and their pets.
Some of the exciting activities we do include dodgeball, kickball, and listening to different organizations and what they have to say. This year, we got to admire and bless a few birds brought in from a sanctuary and create arts and crafts projects. After all of the activities we got provided with bentos.
Many students at Saint Francis enjoy this day, and have a lot to say about it. Junior Jeanai Mackenzie says, “Feast Day is a fun experience, we celebrate, have fun, and just enjoy some of the activities all together as a class and with our friends”. Sophomore Camille Cosma added, “I enjoyed the blessing of the animals. I liked to see them, such as the birds and the dogs.”
Teachers appreciate and love feast day as well. The art and cermaics teacher Ms. Polly Massaro says, “What I love about Feast Day is I get to bring my dog to school. We get to bless the animals and put leis on the statue. Last year, I got to learn about sea turtles, and I also get to spend the entire day with my homeroom.”
