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For Evie Cannon '25, SMA's Border Immersion Instilled 'Deeper Sense of Empathy'

Each year, in line with the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary's corporate stand of advocating for migrants and refugees, St. Mary's Academy takes a group of 10th-12th grade Spanish students on a border immersion trip in Arizona at the Nogales-Sonora Mexican-American border. Senior Evie Cannon '25 attended the 2025 trip in April and penned the following reflection about the experience.

SMA Students Reflect on Pope Francis' Death

SMA seniors Mia Sena and Lucita Ocaña Dessen each reflected on what Pope Francis' life and ministry meant to them — Sena, who is Argentinian, on his cultural impact, and Ocaña Dessen on his religious impact.