First graders Mae Mills and Kylin Grothouse sit on the lawn April 8, 2024 at Mary Carrico Catholic School in Knottsville in anticipation of the eclipse. There school’s watch party included sunglasses and Sunkist. COURTESY OF SARAH MILLS
Schools take part in solar eclipse viewing
BY WKC STAFF
Monday, April 8, 2024, experienced a total solar eclipse that was visible in many regions of the Diocese of Owensboro. Here are highlights shared by our local schools.
Children do a set of activities learning about the total solar eclipse at John Paul II School in Morganfield – one of the regions in the path of totality on April 8, 2024. COURTESY OF JOHN PAUL II SCHOOL
Middle schoolers at John Paul II School in Morganfield – one of the regions in the path of totality – learn about the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. COURTESY OF JOHN PAUL II SCHOOL
Second-graders wear eclipse glasses and spell out “Eclipse Day 2024” at John Paul II School in Morganfield – one of the regions in the path of totality on April 8, 2024. COURTESY OF JOHN PAUL II SCHOOL
Zemma, a John Paul II School pre-K student, wears protective eclipse-viewing glasses on April 8, 2024, the day of the total solar eclipse. Morganfield was within the path of totality. COURTESY OF JOHN PAUL II SCHOOL
Children at Holy Name of Jesus Parish’s childcare program watch the total solar eclipse with special viewing masks on April 8, 2024. The childcare staff also provided special “Eclipse Survival Kits” with themed treats like Milky Ways, Moon Pies, Sun Chips, Starbursts, and Capri Suns. COURTESY OF HOLY NAME OF JESUS SCHOOL
A girl at Holy Name of Jesus Parish’s childcare program watches the total solar eclipse with a special viewing mask on April 8, 2024. COURTESY OF HOLY NAME OF JESUS SCHOOL
A solar eclipse model is seen March 11, 2024, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School in Henderson, Ky. Sixth graders there were preparing for the April 8 eclipse that would pass over their community. COURTESY OF TYLER ORSBURN
Holy Name of Jesus students Anna Forbes and Keane Lovell roleplay the sun and moon for Scott Taylor, associate professor of communications at the Henderson Community College in Henderson, Ky., at the Preston Art Center March 12, 2024. The students were preparing for the April 8 eclipse that would pass over their community. COURTESY OF TYLER ORSBURN
Louie Hall views the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 near St. Peter of Alcantara Parish in Stanley. The area experienced 99.99% totality. RACHEL HALL | WKC
Originally printed in the May 2024 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
