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Every year, before the semester comes to an end and the Senior Class officially bids farewell to Thomas Aquinas College, the Junior Class throws a goodbye dinner and dance in honor of the soon-to-be graduates. 

Clearing the last hurdle on their journey to graduation, members of Thomas Aquinas College’s California Senior Class finished defending their theses last Friday, and, according to tradition, joined their tutors for a softball game and barbeque after classes on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate their achievement. 

For two decades, the student choir Chrysostomos has delighted the ears of the Thomas Aquinas College, California, community with its rich harmonies and beautiful voices. This year, the choir will celebrate the 20^th anniversary of its founding with a concert on May 4.

Committed for four years to Thomas Aquinas College’s rigorous Great Books curriculum, students do not have much time to spare on a typical weekday. Yet, once a week during the 40 Days for Life campaign this past Lenten season, students on the California campus made time to pray outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in the neighboring city of Ventura. 

Inspiring both laughter and awe in their audience, the Thomas Aquinas College Choir and Orchestra performed Gilbert and Sullivan’s famous operetta The Mikado at this spring’s concert.

To help students approach their finances with prudence and confidence, Ray Walshe, regional vice president of Starr Insurance, spoke about financial responsibility on a recent visit to Thomas Aquinas College’s California campus.

Mr. Walshe, father of two TAC alumni, (’94), gave generously of his time and expertise in a two-hour personal finance workshop. The workshop, “A Financial Primer for the Soon-to-Be College Graduate,” was a crash course in money management, equipping students to avoid unnecessary debt and make thoughtful investing choices. 

“We pray that the ‘Pope of Mercy’ is enjoying eternal peace in the arms of our merciful savior.”

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SANTA PAULA, CALIFORNIA —

The women of Thomas Aquinas College, California, set aside an afternoon for prayer, reflection, and community at last Saturday’s Women’s Retreat. Coming at the end of Lent and in the midst of a busy semester, the retreat gave the students a chance to slow down and recollect themselves before entering into Holy Week.