Dedication of the new Science Center The new Daryl D. Wittich Science and Learning Center is Dedicated Paul and I recently returned from our annual visit to John Paul Secondary School and we are very happy to share the news that construction of the Science and Learning Center is now complete!!  Msgr. Paul Buyela, Vicar General and Education Secretary of the Archdiocese of Tororo dedicated the building on November 6, 2012 and when the ribbon

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The pictures. Look at the pictures. The kids smiling, slapping hands. Constantly saying, “How are you?” Almost like an echo. Spend five days with them. Hear them sing. See them dance. The young ones are future students. The older ones are the students, the ones who will be role models for the youngest of the young. These kids don’t have the swollen bellys you see on late-night television ads that ask for aid to a third-world African country. These kids

The last place I thought  I would ever visit on vacation was Africa.  When my wife decided to go on the November 2010 Uganda safari with Paul and Nancy, I reconsidered and followed her lead.  It turned out to be a great decision. As it turned out, the whole trip was one unexpectedly fantastic experience after another.   There were fabulous accommodations in a variety of unspoiled beautiful African settings.  The wild animals were incredibly plentiful including

“I was fortunate to have traveled to Uganda with Paul and Nancy in November, and experienced a trip of a lifetime!  John Paul Secondary School is a very exciting work in progress and an example of what faith, commitment and dedication can yield.  The people of Uganda are so gracious and the country is beautiful beyond description!  I am honored to share in supporting such an important project.”   Danna Dokmo

November 1, 2012 saw us leaving once again for our annual visit to John Paul Secondary School in Uganda. This year there were only four of us, but we were thrilled to have our nephew Michael Berrigan and his wife Blair as our traveling companions. They are strong supporters of the school and were anxious to visit it and meet the students as well as tour this beautiful country. This was a trip that had

  Check out the article in the Archdiocese of Kansas City Leavan  – September 2011 The Leavan – Kansas City 2011   Check out the article for the Bishop Ward High School Afterward Article – June 2011 Afterward Bishop Ward 2011   Check out the article in the Farmington Observer  – May 15, 2011 Observer May 2011 article page 1 Observer May 2011 article page 2   Check out the article in the Farmington Observer  – February 6, 2011

A fun event we attended during the summer has resulted in a whole new group supporting John Paul School. In August the “Class of 64” from Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City, Kansas (Nancy’s Alma Mater) held their 45th class reunion. We were fortunate enough to be able to attend and had fun reconnecting with old friends while enjoying the weekend activities. During the festivities the subject of John Paul School came up among

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This was my second visit to John Paul School and I must admit it was just as exciting for me this time as it was the first time I visited in 2007. My husband, Paul, was able to visit the school in 2008 but unfortunately I wasn’t able to accompany him that time. And while it looked friendly, warm and familiar, in the three years since I was there so much has changed. Now besides