Bishop Connolly student receives award from National Catholic Educational Association

FALL RIVER — In a ceremony held at Bishop Connolly High School on Jan. 28, sophomore Isabella Moniz received the 2019 Youth Virtues, Valor and Vision Award from the National Catholic Educational Association for selfless service, determination, innovation and ideals that are changing the world.
Moniz was chosen from more than 1.8 million Catholic school students across the country. Her “Backpacks to Learn & Grow” project collected school supplies and backpacks to benefit an estimated 300 families in area shelters and transitional housing.
The Youth Virtues, Valor and Vision Awards program is made possible, in part, through the generosity and support of Cross Catholic Outreach, a Catholic ministry whose mission is to mobilize the global Catholic Church to transform the poor and their communities materially and spiritually for the glory of Jesus Christ. Cross Catholic offers dynamic programs and free resources to Catholic educators to engage students in faith-in-action service projects and works of mercy. For more information about Cross Catholic Outreach, visit www.crosscatholic.org/PSCD.