On Thursday, May 23rd the students at St. Sebastian School held their annual Marian Celebration. This year’s celebration kicked off the Memorial weekend. The prayerful devotion to Mary, included a special remembrance to all our American soldiers that have died for our country. Prayers were said for peace throughout the world.
Students brought their flowers and petitions and placed them in the new shrine donated by the graduating 8th grade class. This special celebration marks the beginning of the end for our 8th grade students as they prepare for graduation. Of the 22 graduates, St. Sebastian will be sending nine to St. Bonaventure. Two graduates, Venisa Rodriguez and Marisol Ramirez, will be entering St. Bonaventure with Honors. This honor indicates that they tested in the highest percentile of entering freshman. Venisa and Marisol are both residents of Fillmore and have attended St. Sebastian School since kindergarten. When asked how St. Sebastian School helped to prepare them for high school, Venisa stated that “…the family-like atmosphere makes asking for help easy, you know your teachers and your teachers know you.” Marisol added, “I’ve really enjoyed having small classes. The teachers can spend more time with each student when you need help. And, you’re not afraid to ask for help because the teachers treat you like family.”

St. Sebastian School will have its graduation mass on Wednesday, June 12 at 5:30 pm. The graduates include students from Piru, Fillmore and Santa Paula. Besides St. Bonaventure, students will also be attending local high schools. St. Sebastian is a Catholic school that has a year-around preschool and limited class size for grades Kindergarten through 8th Grade.