Alliance for Catholic Education
Sacramento
Life in the City
The city is the Midwest of California in terms of friendliness. The location is unbeatable being so close to the mountains, ocean, wine country and the Red Woods. The weather is awesome—best of all ACE communities!
ACE Sacramento
Julianna Conley
St. Charles Borromeo
4th Grade
Aidan Doyle
Cristo Rey Sacramento
HS Math
Lydia Sandy
St. John Vianney
4th Grade
Joe Thursby
St. Charles Borromeo
3rd Grade
Carson Whitesell
Christian Brothers
HS Math
Hometown
Tustin, CA
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Major: Sociology and Pre-Health Studies
Minor: Journalism, Ethics, and Democracy
If you had to pick just one word to describe your ACE experience so far, what would it be (and why)?
Sparkly: Elementary education has let me again view the world with a lens of childlike wonder, where every science experiment is an awe-inspiring equivalent of alchemy, every minor holiday becomes a major event, and mundane tasks like reading or addition are still new and exciting!
Hometown
Elma, NY
Undergraduate Institution
Loyola University Chicago
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: Mathematics and Secondary Education
What are you looking forward to the most in ACE this year?
I'm looking forward the opportunity to explore a part of the country I've never been to and hearing about it from my students' point of view! I can’t wait to hear their thoughts on what the city is like, where I should get food, and where to go for the best thrifting.
Hometown
San Diego, CA
Undergraduate Institution
Santa Clara University
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: Religious Studies & Child Studies
Minor: Urban Education
Why did you say "yes" to serving children in Catholic schools through ACE?
I attended Catholic school my whole life so I knew from a young age that I wanted to give back to the education system that helped foster my academic, personal, and faith life.
Hometown
Northfield, MN
Undergraduate Institution
St. Olaf College
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: English and Economics
Why did you say "yes" to serving children in Catholic schools through ACE?
I've wanted to be a teacher my whole life, and the opportunity to serve inspired me.
Hometown
Indianapolis, IN
Undergraduate Institution
University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Studies
Majors: Mathematics and Political Science
Minor: History
If you had to pick just one word to describe your ACE experience so far, what would it be (and why)?
"Passion." Everyone in ACE has so much passion for what we do. We are passionate about serving our students, about building strong community with one another and in our schools, about teaching our subject areas, and about our faith. It is truly inspiring to see so many people devoted to providing a quality education to the students we get to serve.