Shepherds Hockey Night at The Bridgeport Islanders Islanders!

Thanks to Class of 2026 KCHS mentor, Bob Marchesi, over 20 Shepherds mentors and their students were able to enjoy a private tour of the Total Mortgage Arena and then watched the puck drop for the game between the Bridgeport Islanders v. Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

It was a 4-3 loss for the Islanders but a win for our group as they enjoyed exciting hockey, great food, lively music, and a lot of fun! Nyasha, Mariela and Cindy even made it on the jumbotron!

Thank you, Bob, and all the mentors who made the effort to enjoy the day with their students!

CLICK HERE to see all of the pics from the night!

Shepherds Student/Mentor Team Make a Big Difference

Shepherds student, Anaya is a conscientious Junior at Kolbe Cathedral who saw a great need in her community and delivered a solution to match.

"I really wanted to do some good and give my time volunteering, but I wanted it to be a mission that meant something to me...and at a place where I could make a difference," Anaya shared.

"Being a Shepherds student, Anaya knows the importance of service and volunteering and we spoke about the different options," Anaya's mentor, Onnie Pucel explained.

Being one of 5 children, the youngest at home being just 2 years old, Anaya knows the importance of having an adequate supply of diapers and wipes on hand and the challenge of the expense of the items. So, when KCHS Dean of Students, Dr. Hill talked about the Baby Center at nOURish Bridgeport, Anaya found her calling.

Anaya took it upon herself to start a "Baby Drive" at school to collect diapers and baby wipes. By making morning announcements at school and talking to students, she collected over 1000 diapers and 50 packages of wipes! This past week, Anaya and Onnie packed up the car and delivered these items to nOURish where they were gratefully received. Well done, Anaya!

Congratulations to Kolbe Cathedral Women Basketball Team and Shepherds student, Amaris!

Amaris and the KCHS Women’s Basketball Team are headed off to the State Championship game at Mohegan Sun on Saturday, March 18th as the South-West Conference Champions having defeated Wyndham Tech on March 13 th. In that game, Amaris had a double-double, scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Congratulations to Amaris and the entire Kolbe Cathedral Women's Basketball team on becoming the SWC CHAMPS and best of luck at the State Championship!

Shepherds Expressive Writing Workshop is underway for Freshmen and Sophomores

Shepherds students got expressive and even active as they participated in exercises such as acting out expressive verbs and learned about the differences between "showing" v. "telling" a story in their writing.

Students have completed 3 out of the 5 Wednesdays that focus on "Expressing Yourself Effectively!". Students will continue to develop techniques for distilling their ideas in writing in a clear and concise manner. The goal at the end of the workshop is for each student to effectively and expressively tell their personal story.

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Join Shepherds at The Shelton Sports Center on Friday, March 31st!

Mentors and students: Shepherds is having a fun-filled afternoon of Arcade and Laser Tag at The Shelton Sports Center (784 River Road, Shelton, CT) on Friday, March 31st from 3pm-5pm.

The cost is $28 per person (to be paid at the door) which includes 40 credits towards the arcade plus a snack and beverage.

The Shelton Sports Center is a 4,000 square feet of state-of-the-art video arcade, featuring over 100 games - sign up today!



1 Day, 2 College Tours for 3 Shepherds Classes - 2024, 2025 & 2026

Shepherds Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors from both Shepherds' partner schools will be visiting two colleges on Thursday, April 13th: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and The College of The Holy Cross, both in Worcester, MA.

Space is very limited for this College Tour. This trip is for students to reserve on a first come, first serve basis. Mentors are family members, please encourage your students to sign up soon. Space may be available for family members and mentors after all students have had the opportunity to sign up or decline. We will advise family members and mentors if space is available by April 10th.

The bus will leave Kolbe Cathedral at 7:30am and Notre Dame at 8:15am and will return to Notre Dame at 5:15pm and return to Kolbe Cathedral at 5:45pm.

There will be a tour and information session at both colleges and lunch will be provided at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

STUDENTS, SIGN UP BY APRIL 6th!

Life Skills Workshops Coming Up in March and April

All workshops are required for Shepherds students and will be held at Wissel Hall. Students

will have to let their coach or boss know that they will be unavailable during the workshop times. If a student is unable to attend, please call Mrs. Hatton prior to the day of the workshop at

(203) 858-1559 or email at chatton@shepherdsmentors.org

We can't believe we are already here talking about the close of another successful school year...but, here we are!

We are happy to announce the Shepherds Kolbe Cathderal End of the Year Celebration will be on Saturday, April 29th from 9:30am-11:30am. This celebratory breakfast will be held at The Trumbull Marriott Shelton (180 Hawley Lane Trumbull, Connecticut 06611)

We are asking our Shepherds mentors to coordinate with their student for attendance and travel arrangements and RSVP below. (Senior students are welcome to bring up to 2 family members and Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors may bring up to one family member).

We look forward to seeing everyone there and to celebrate another successful Shepherds year!

MARCH 2023

Life Skills Workshops:

Friday, March 31: Shelton Sports Center Activity

All Shepherds students and mentors are invited to attend

APRIL 2023

Thursday, April 13: College Tour Day

Freshmen, Juniors and Seniors

Visit includes tours of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and College of Holy Cross

Wednesday, April 19: Resume Writing Workshop

For Juniors

Wednesday, April 26: Etiquette Workshop

For Freshmen and Sophomores from 2:30pm-3:30pm

Saturday, April 29: Shepherds Kolbe Cathedral End of the Year Celebration

All students and mentors will have a celebratory breakfast at The Trumbull Marriott Shelton

Shepherds celebrates 25 years of "Changing Lives...One Student at a Time" this fall with our 25th Anniversary Gala, Thursday, October 19, 2023, at The Inn at Longshore in Westport.

Shepherds only holds a major event like this every five years! It’s critical to building the financial resources to support more students over the years between events.

Sponsorships and tables information will be available shortly. Should you wish to reserve a sponsorship early - personal or business - make a tax-deductible gift, please contact Jane MacDonald at Jane MacDonald at jmacdonald@shepherdsmentors.org.

We have started to build our pool of prospective mentors for the incoming Class of 2027.

As of March 15th, we still need 4-5 women and 3-5 men for the incoming Class of 2027 at Kolbe Cathedral and 4-7 mentors for Notre Dame. 

Please invite your friends whom you think might be interested to check out Shepherds website, send us an email info@shepherdsmentors.org or call us (203) 367-4273 to discuss the opportunity to “change a life….”

Click here to fill out a Mentor Interest Form (or email the link to a friend!)