WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:03.920 --> 00:00:10.440 (Eric ) I think a Delone Catholic education is important  because it's critical to be surrounded by your   00:00:10.440 --> 00:00:16.760 faith. (Victoria) When I walk through the doors of Delone  Catholic, I see so many opportunities ahead of me.   00:00:16.760 --> 00:00:23.520 (Dave) My father first of all went to Delone Catholic. (Ava) My  Pap, my dad, and my brother all had number 10 when   00:00:23.520 --> 00:00:29.960 they played football at Delone. (Fr. Miller) All my brothers and  sisters, I'm the oldest of nine, we all went to Delone. 00:00:30.840 --> 00:00:37.760 There's kind of like a generational thing, you know  really powerful here at Delone. (Aidan) My mom and then my   00:00:37.760 --> 00:00:44.240 grandparents and my great-grandparents all went  here, so it shows really what Delone meant to them   00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:49.640 to send me here. (Donna) I think it's a given that families  continue to send their kids here and then their   00:00:49.640 --> 00:00:53.880 grandkids come here. I think it's because of the  experience they have when they're here. I think   00:00:53.880 --> 00:01:06.720 that you just fall in love. (Gabi) I graduated  here in 2017. Now coming back as a teacher   00:01:06.720 --> 00:01:15.800 it feels like coming home. All of the things  that you took from your high school career are   00:01:15.800 --> 00:01:17.604 are still here and I can also try to give back to  my students what my teachers gave to me. (Ava) 00:01:17.604 --> 00:01:31.080 I think a Catholic education is important because we get to  learn more about God and learn how to be better   00:01:31.080 --> 00:01:36.840 disciples of Him. (Aidan) We're held to a higher like  standard of character here that really helps us   00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:43.880 in our future lives. (Michele) I think servant leadership  is important for a Squire because that's what   00:01:43.880 --> 00:01:48.320 we're called to do in our lives. We're not  supposed to live independent lives and only for 00:01:48.320 --> 00:01:57.960 ourselves. (Eric) I think the spirit of a Squire is see  the best in everybody and and bring it out of   00:01:57.960 --> 00:02:04.760 them. (Victoria) Squires are faithful. Squires are welcoming.  Squires are loyal. Squires are strong. It's the   00:02:04.760 --> 00:02:11.040 mark that you leave on the school, on the town, on  people that go here, people that you meet, how you   00:02:11.040 --> 00:02:19.480 fulfill your purpose, the purpose that God put you  on this Earth for. (Fr. Miller) For me it means I live what I   00:02:19.480 --> 00:02:26.680 believe, that it isn't just stuff that's on a  page. (Eric) Yeah it's tough sometimes from a financial   00:02:26.680 --> 00:02:32.600 standpoint, but there is an entire community  of people who believe so strongly in what we   00:02:32.600 --> 00:02:39.240 do here that they're willing to help invest in  not just their own families, but in growing the   00:02:39.240 --> 00:02:44.320 Delone Catholic Family. (Michele) It it's incredibly  important to us that we sacrifice that for   00:02:44.320 --> 00:02:51.880 our children and for all the kids that need these  places to grow and thrive in in our area. (Gabi) I always   00:02:51.880 --> 00:02:58.440 say there's something about Delone kids. There's  just this magic to them. They're very accepting   00:02:58.440 --> 00:03:03.520 and everyone feels very much like they belong. (Michele) It's a family and I think that has transitioned   00:03:03.520 --> 00:03:07.160 now to the Spirit of a Squire, but I think it  kind of means the same thing - that we are a big   00:03:07.160 --> 00:03:12.480 family and we will be there for one another. It's  not just, you know, outliers coming together in a   00:03:12.480 --> 00:03:18.600 school. It is once you're here you a Squire and  you're part of this family. (Gabi) We're small, but our   00:03:18.600 --> 00:03:29.960 reach is is expansive. (Dave) Delone means my life because  I've been here, seems like forever. (Donna) The one thing   00:03:29.960 --> 00:03:36.640 that I think is the most important thing is that  Delone is always here. I think that it's important   00:03:36.640 --> 00:03:41.440 for the community. it's important for the families, it's important for the kids. When I retire, I   00:03:41.440 --> 00:03:48.240 don't want to go unless I know who sits in my  chair in my office is going to make sure that   00:03:48.240 --> 00:03:55.520 the school stays where it needs to be. (Eric) I am proud  that I'm a Squire and that I come from a legacy of 00:03:55.520 --> 00:03:59.680 Squires.