Hundreds of students from elementary and high schools in the Archdiocese of Chicigo gathered Feb. 26 in Holy Name Cathedral for the annual service, which was planned by a committee of high school students. This year's theme was, "We Are Different Because We Are One." During the service, school superintendent Jim Rigg gave the African-American Heritage Award to Bobbie Hicks, 92, the first African-American lay teacher in the archdiocese's Catholic schools.
Students from Visitation School carry a banner in the opening procession for the Black History Month prayer service Feb. 26 at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.
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