Future alums finish their Service Project in Chicago

Sacred Heart students in Chicago for their Summer Service Project
pose for a group photo in the Driehaus Center on Sheridan Road 

Last Friday on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, Sr. Martha Curry, RSCJ invited me to join her and fellow Religious of the Sacred Heart, along with students representing eight Network schools for mass at Sheridan Road.  The students were concluding their week long Level II Summer Service Project. The ten young ladies (pictured above) represent the following Sacred Heart Schools: Bloomfield Hills, Duchesne Omaha, Forest Ridge, Newton, Stuart-Princeton, and Woodlands. 

Under the guidance of two faculty members from Sheridan Road and one faculty member from 91st Street these young ladies spent a week in Chicago learning about the Juvenile Justice system.  The Level II service project takes a critical look at the Juvenile Justice system in the United States (and Cook County in particular) and proposes changes that should be taken to ensure a better outcome for those affected.  In addition, the students return to their schools with practical steps that they (and their peers) can take to better the situation.  

It was a wonderful experience for me to witness the RSCJ renew their vows and meet these bright and energetic young ladies. They all sang so beautifully!  After mass we all enjoyed a buffet super in the Driehaus Center.