Thoughts from our Head of School, Joseph Vorbach:
It has been a busy seven days. Last Thursday our boys basketball team took on Paul VI in our gym, and as I entered the gym after a committee meeting, I learned via a text from Father Thompson that Bishop Burbidge was coming to the game. In fact, he was already in the gym. It was great fun to see our new Bishop in a photo op with the 500+ Knights in the "O-Zone." It was an amazing game --after DJO senior Matt Lewis tied the game with a three pointer with under 5 seconds remaining, PVI was able to draw a foul and win on a free throw as time was expiring.
The week just ending included some special moments too. The Social Studies department had its Rho Kappa Honor Society ceremony on Wednesday night, inducting 106 new members. This gathering was blessed to receive a wonderful testimonial from counselor Cynthia Germann about her experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa.
The next day, we welcomed Bishop Burbidge for his first Mass at our school and a day of visiting students and faculty in and out of the classroom. The Bishop ate lunch with students and spent time in Q&A with them in multiple classrooms. He shared some of his vocation story with them, as well as some perspective on his role as Bishop. He was very generous with his time and he made himself very accessible to the students.
Today, about 250 faculty and staff participated in the Rally for Life at George Mason University in Fairfax and the March for Life on the Mall in Washington, D.C. As Head of School, I was very proud of the students who chose to peacefully and prayerfully bear witness to the sanctity of human life.