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A YOUTHFUL PERSPECTIVE

Bella Graves
Grade 7

Younger people should talk to older Experience The Word
folks because of their wisdom. Older
people have so much wisdom because with Christ The King.
they have more life experience. Their
stories – good, bad, sad and happy – can CTK students are challenged to achieve their
all have lessons to learn. Older people
can teach us about things we all will full potential in a faith-filled environment.
have to go through in life, like going to college and getting Contact us to schedule a personal tour.
a job. My grandmother tells me some experiences she had
while she was still working and about some things that she
did wrong, which helps me learn what I shouldn’t do.

Tuong Tran
Grade 11 PRE-K3 — HIGH SCHOOL
I could spend my whole day listening 4011 54th Street 806-795-8283
to my grandfather’s stories. [H]e has ctkcathedralschool.org
told me stories [of many things] he has
undergone since he was a boy. He used
to be a lionheart during the Vietnam
War. The way the memories flood his
expressions as he re-lives each moment
touches my heart. They are stories about surviving, loving
(my grandfather met my grandmother during the war),
and sacrificing. Hearing their stories [is like] walking into
the past.
Old [people] have had more failures than us young people.
Failures taught them how to become successful and gave
them the strength to cope with difficulties in their life.
Talking with older people [gives you] the opportunity to
gain from their experiences.

Julia Zupancic Tony Meng
Grade 7 Grade 9
My Grandma Dodo was born in Mexico. There is a saying in China: “Life to study,
Her family lived in a small area and raised much more to learn, live and learn.” This
their own livestock. She told me they ate means that you are going to learn until
cow tongue, cow eyeballs and cow brains. you die. There is plenty of knowledge
(I never believed the brain one.) Dodo also that you can learn from older people.
loved coffee. She said she was even given Older people know ethics that tell people
coffee as a toddler. Dodo was the oldest of something is right or wrong. When young
six. [She] spoke better Spanish than almost anyone I’ve ever people do something wrong, sometimes they don’t even
met. It is good to talk to older people so you can learn and be know that they make mistakes, then older people can teach
inspired by their life stories. I miss my Grandma Dodo. I’m them ethics. Older people have a lot of value. Let us connect
so glad she told me her stories while she could. with them and learn more!

Andrew Blazek
Grade 7

Once, my grandma, Mimi, tried to slip me some money but got caught by my mother who said, “Stop
giving him money. He doesn’t need it.”
Mimi suggested that I get a bank account. [She] was a banker, so she was an expert on that subject. I learned
that you need a minimum of $100 to start an account. She taught me about debit and credit cards. I learned
that a debit card takes money straight out of your account. [When] a credit card is used, if you don’t pay it
off in full, interest will be added. If [you don’t pay it off in full], you could get into serious debt.
We should talk to seniors because they can give us wisdom and advice that can be used in the future. I learned that it is smarter
to use your debit card than your credit card so you know what you can afford.

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