“What would St. Francis be doing in the world today,” was the topic of a recent annual essay contest for 8th grade students at St. Hedwig School in Los Alamitos. Teacher Sarah Visser supervised the writing and submitted 63 essays to the local St. Maximilian Kolbe Secular Franciscan Fraternity, which sponsored the contest.
Although all students wrote well, the essay of Nick Guggiana stood out as being very well thought out, inspiring and articulate. The award was given during a ceremony with students and parents in attendance on June 4, and Guggiana received $25 along with a statue of St. Francis for his winning essay.