Senior Desmond Daniels has found a special kind of freedom in creating art, unconsciously developing a comic style that feels right to him. “I love art. It gives me the ability to be creative, to get my thoughts down on paper in a visual way. It just allows me to be free,” he said in his quiet, thoughtful way.
Read MoreBryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of the best-selling book, “Just Mercy,” gave an inspiring opening keynote address.
Read MoreAn appreciative audience responded with bursts of applause and cheers at several points throughout the program.
Read MoreA focus on environmental sustainability at AFS may be the next initiative ahead. About a dozen faculty members and administrators held a brainstorming session.
Read MoreFourth graders spent the day making cornhusk dolls and candles, writing with a quill pen and making Johnny corn cakes. Simple games, played with wooden hoops and sticks of all sizes, were a favorite.
Read MoreThe students were representing fellow AFS students, who had made one of the windows last spring during an English class.
Read MoreThe folks who donated the cute little guinea pig said it was a female. That's when the trouble started.
Read MoreSenior Saria Rosenhaj became the first student in the history of the DeSales University Poetry Festival to win the prestigious Carol Ann Robertson Award twice.
Read MoreAfterward, one student wrote, “This was a great day because I felt so safe expressing who I am. I leave this day with no regrets, but hope that this will continue into the future.”
Read MoreWith a new team banner, two new coaches and a record 22 student-athletes, AFS’s varsity Swimming team has entered a new era, according to Athletic Director Jeff Bond.
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