Police seek help in combating graffiti
The Gilroy Police Department has issued a graffiti alert and is
looking to residents to help keep the community crime free. The GPD
asks that residents report all suspicious and in progress criminal
activity to 911 or 846-0350, the non-emergency line. Graffiti
vandals are coming into neighborhoods and defacing new construction
and other areas. They need to be stopped and police want community
members to act as the
”
ears and eyes
”
of the city to be a part of the solution.
Police seek help in combating graffiti
The Gilroy Police Department has issued a graffiti alert and is looking to residents to help keep the community crime free. The GPD asks that residents report all suspicious and in progress criminal activity to 911 or 846-0350, the non-emergency line. Graffiti vandals are coming into neighborhoods and defacing new construction and other areas. They need to be stopped and police want community members to act as the “ears and eyes” of the city to be a part of the solution.
Colors presented at St. Mary School
St. Mary School students watched respectfully as members of the local chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars presented the colors of our nation during Wednesday’s morning assembly celebrating Catholic Schools Week.
Across the nation, Catholic schools are celebrating the successes of our 7,800 schools, the excellence of our students, and the differences Catholic schools make in the community during this annual celebration of Catholic Schools Week.
More than 2.3 million students are educated in Catholic schools across America. St. Mary School has been at the heart of the Gilroy community since 1871, one year after Gilroy was incorporated as a city.
The Wednesday of Catholic Schools Week is set aside as a day that schools across the country take part in activities to honor our country, to proclaim the value of Catholic education at the state and local levels and to pray for peace in our world.
It was a day that included many activities to make students aware of the events of our world and how we can make a difference here in Gilroy.
Following the assembly, students picked up pre-made posters to wave as they quietly walked around the school facility during their Peace Walk. Signs proclaiming “Honk 4 Peace” and “Give Peace a Chance” prompted passing motorists to show their solidarity for the cause.
Back inside their classroom, teachers found time during the day to help students prepare Valentine notes to our troops serving overseas. Many thanked the soldiers for their service; others let them know they were in the students’ prayers each day.
Other activities during Catholic Schools Week included a collection of sleeping bags, blankets and toiletries for the Gilroy Homeless Shelter at the Armory and a Pasta Feed for all students and faculty prepared and served by our faithful grandparents to honor recently deceased grandparent and godfather of the annual Spaghetti Dinner, Val Filice.
