Fourth-grade students at Our Mother of Perpetual Help (OMPH) School honored the saints who have gone before them with a presentation to the school community and families on Nov. 1. Each student, under the direction of teacher Jennifer Dodson, had chosen and researched the life of a saint. On Nov. 1, the students dressed in costume and told the story of their chosen saint's life to their schoolmates and the parishioners in attendance. The presentations provided historical information about figures such as St. Francis of Assisi, St. Lucy, St. John Bosco, and St. Thomas More.

Students at OMPH School have also recently participated in the Art Goes to School program, implemented by art teacher Patricia Jacobs. This program aims to make fine art accessible to elementary students and stimulate an interest and delight in art from all schools of art and historical periods.

Art Goes to School collaborates with the Barnes Foundation, an art museum in Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania. Students view items from a portfolio of more than 2,000 reproductions of artworks and sculptures from prehistoric to modern times.

Art Goes to School is made possible through the work of volunteers. People of all ages who love working with children may lend a hand.

Jacobs has been teaching art to OMPH kindergarten through fifth-grade students for 13 years.

OMPH School welcomes students from the local Catholic churches, as well as families seeking a faith-filled education for their children. The school is accredited through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary Schools.

For more information, call 717-738-2414 or visit http://www.omphschool.com.