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By Special To The Catholic Herald
Bishop O’Connell in Arlington welcomes a number of new staff members to kick off the 2016-17 year, as well as the construction of a new concession stand near the athletic fields. Margaret Carroll (religion) comes to O’Connell with a degree from Mount St. Mary’s University in Theology, with an emphasis on youth ministry. She is […]
Schools
By Special To The Catholic Herald
The Arlington Diocese welcome five new principals for the 2016-17 school year – three at elementary schools and two at secondary schools. Daniel Cinalli, principal of St. Michael School in Annandale, was born in Fairfax. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English in 2008 from George Mason University in Fairfax and a master’s in education […]
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By Zoey Dimauro
A large dresser is filled with pastel baby clothes of all sizes. In another room, cans of formula line the wall. Two small offices are furnished with comfy chairs meant to invite conversation, and television sets to show educational films. A desk, bookshelves and a picture of the Virgin Mary fill Associate Director Tessy Trissell’s […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
This time of year – as the academic calendar begins and the last strains of summer’s song fade – the people in my household scatter. College-aged children move into dorms. School-aged children leave and come back and leave again every day, making the case for a revolving door at our front stoop. Even the boy […]
Schools
By Ashleigh Buyers
The sun decided to attend this year’s altar server picnic along with the more than 150 servers from all over the diocese. The boys and girls hung up their albs for the day to throw frisbees, skip rocks in the creek and enjoy each other’s company at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston. Many of the […]
Schools
By Ashleigh Buyers
Meaghan Tracy and Michaela Tracy have wanted to be teachers for a long time. In fact, the 22-year-old twins can’t remember ever wanting to be anything else, a result, they claim, of being surrounded by so many teacher role models such as their mom and older sister. So it was no surprise when they told […]
Schools
By Zoey Dimauro
Good Shepherd Church and St. Louis Church in Alexandria had a dream of collaborating on a project that would alleviate poverty in their area. With the help of Tim Slayter, principal of nearby Bucknell Elementary School, they decided on an enrichment program for students who might otherwise fall behind academically during summer break. For the […]
Schools
By Kurt Jensen
Jennifer Bigelow, the new superintendent of schools for the Arlington Diocese, used to think she wanted a career in politics. An experience with her mother’s second-graders changed her mind. Bigelow was working on a congressional campaign in 1994, and her mother, who taught at Corpus Christi School in Temple Terrace, Fla., asked her to visit […]
Columnists
By Mary Beth Bonacci
It’s election season. Time to commence with the public service announcements encouraging everybody to vote because casting a ballot is the responsibility of each and every citizen, no matter how informed or intelligent or inebriated. Well, I’m not so sure I agree. A few weeks ago I was with friends in a mountain town, soaking […]
‘To be holy, we must be humble’