Ruth Hernandez Olvera Senior at San Juan Diego Catholic High School in Austin San Juan Diego Catholic High School and the Cathedral School of St. Mary in Austin are like family to Ruth Hernandez Olvera, a graduating senior at San Juan Diego Catholic High School in Austin. “I will forever be thankful to God that these schools were put in my life,” said the teenager, who is also involved at St. Mary Cathedral Parish in Austin.
Ten years ago, Father Mark Hamlet established “Our Kids at Heart,” a nonprofit aimed at accelerating the growth of Catholic schools through Catholic school tuition assistance for the underserved members of the Diocese of Austin.