The New Year

Remarkably, summer is quickly coming to a close, and with it, a flurry of activity is taking place as well. Some of it is very good for Holy Angels, while other occurrences are a bit more concerning.

we have accomplished a significant amount of physical plant upgrade throughout the school. Thanks to the dedication and perseverance of several parents, we have completed the construction of a new lunch structure; we have re-slurried and painted the playground, and we replaced the carpet in both the pre-kindergarten and seventh grade classroom. We are also in the process of renovating our lower grade bathrooms, thanks to the generous support of Murray Plumbing.

A bit more troubling is that, like most Catholic schools, our enrollment will be down this coming school year. While the numbers are far less than what many schools are experiencing, and a final number is still not known (we still get calls daily about enrollment) we will be down.

We are excited by the recent hiring of Ms. Kathryn Di Pietro as our new sixth grade teacher, as well as alumni Sara Canzoneri to help teach math in our 5 through seventh grades.

Finally, we are awaiting word on our WASC outcome, although we have great expectations for our results. Our teachers will soon begin training to use a computerized grade book, and the the eight grade grades will be posted online as an experiment for future grade postings.

As you can see, we have a great deal going on at the school, but most importantly we will be entering another school year where our students education is of primary importance and we will begin to institute the change we identified in or school self-study. I am excited about the upcoming year, as I feel that we continue to fulfill the promise and the mission of Catholic schools. As always, first and foremost I attribute this to the parents of our school who are the primary motivators of all we do at Holy Angels. In particular, we must acknowledge Rudy Castillo for his efforts and dedication to the lunch structure, Clare Maher and Kim Collins for their motivation behind all our development efforts, and Tim Tomko for acting as the conduit between Holy Angels School and Murray Plumbing. They are examples to all about the impact parents have on the quality of our school