St Alban’s Catholic High School marks the opening of the Jubilee Year of Hope

On Friday 24th January 2025, the Jubilee year of Hope was launched in Catholic Schools across the country. As part of this national celebration, St Alban’s Catholic High School in Ipswich produced a novel way of marking this event – ‘Words of Hope.’

Throughout the day, over 900 entries were made by staff and students on their hopes and aspirations for the Jubilee Year on the letters that would form hope. Mr Jon Hicks, Head of RE organised this with the support of the school chaplain and the Art department.

Mr Hicks commented “It was a fantastic way to get the students involved with the opening of the Jubilee in schools. It worked very well as this was the first time we have tried something like this. It was great seeing the student’s reactions to comments on affecting the world and to reflect on they see as being important both on a local, national and international level”.

It was a cross-community event that brought everyone together for reflecting on the need of Hope and reflecting on how the face of Christ can be made known through thoughts, words and actions which can truly form a community of hope.