KIDS TALK BACK

We asked students at St. Joachim’s Elementary School: What do you plan to

give up or do differently during Lent?

“I’m going to do something for Lent instead of sacrificing something. I

am going to help my mom at her pet-grooming company every Friday. It will

teach me responsibility.”

MARTIN PREMOLI, 11

Sixth grade

“I am going to help my mom at home. I will help her clean up the house

everyday. It will teach me to be more clean.”

JOHN SWIFT, 10

Fourth grade

“I am going to be giving up ice cream and soda.”

MARIA SWIFT, 7

First grade

“I am not going to give up something, but I am going to make my bed every

day during Lent, so it doesn’t make as much work for my mom.”

NATHAN FREIBERG, 11

Fifth grade

“I am going to give up talking about people. That way I will be

concentrating more on myself and not on other people.”

HOPE HARRIS, 13

Eighth grade

“I am going to give up Oreo cookies. But it’s going to be pretty hard.”

KASEY MITCHELL, 5

Pre-kindergarten