Pep in their step: VCS celebrates Catholic Schools Week
Published 10:42 pm Thursday, January 30, 2025
St. Aloysius High School cheerleaders perform during a pep rally Wednesday celebrating Catholic Schools Week. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
St. Francis Xavier Elementary students Ryan Reeder, Clark Beasley and Crosby Lyons dance to the school's fight song at a pep rally Wednesday celebrating Catholic Schools Week. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
The St. Francis Xavier Little Dribblers wait for their turn to perform at a pep rally Wednesday at Vicksburg Catholic School. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg mayor George Flaggs Jr. speaks during a pep rally Wednesday at Vicksburg Catholic School to celebrate Catholic Schools Week. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg Catholic School is celebrating Catholic Schools Week. A week-long series of pep rallies and events have been held to recognize Catholic education in the U.S. and guest speakers including first responders, Vicksburg mayor George Flaggs Jr., and Jackson Dicoese Bishop Joseph R. Kopacz have come to address the Vicksburg Catholic School student body. On Wednesday, the St. Francis Xavier Little Dribblers fired up the students while the St. Aloysius High School pep band and cheerleaders also performed.
About Ernest Bowker
Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.
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