While Super Typhoon Yutu struck the island months ago, Mount Carmel School continues its recovery efforts, which have been aided by continuing contributions from donors off-island. Students at Aquinas High School, a Catholic school in Augusta, Georgia, donated several boxes of school supplies, which has helped many Knights who lost much during the typhoon.
The school has also received financial donations from the Knights of Columbus in Norfolk, Virginia. The school even received a new batch of life skills books from John Bendt, the great grand nephew of Fr. Arnold Bendowsky, who founded the school in 1952 with the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz. The books are used in the school’s Knights Seminar course, which helps Seniors prepare for life after high school by studying the college admissions process, career exploration, and financial literacy.
