New city schools’ CEO sees possibility, opportunity

On his first day of school in the United States in December 1969, Dr. Andres Antonio Alonso got lost. Curiosity led the Cuban immigrant away from the safety of the schoolyard and into unfamiliar territory in his new Union City, N.J., neighborhood. Although he had no money and did not speak the language, the child...
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Claire Pitz begins leadership of Towson Catholic

Claire Pitz believes Towson Catholic High School is among the best-kept secrets in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. As the school’s new principal, she wants to change that.
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David Brown is new principal of Cardinal Gibbons

After 30 years working in secondary education at Westminster High School, David Brown is transitioning to the Catholic school system as the new principal of The Cardinal Gibbons School in Baltimore.
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Teachers get A for classroom decorations

Mary Cutter and Barbara Aupperly have spent countless hours creating characters, designing bulletin boards and cutting out name tags to engage the classroom full of young students ready to learn.
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What do elementary school age children worry about?

Failing a test, new teachers, more homework and different classmates are all things elementary school students think about as they work their way toward the doors of their school buildings.
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Bayhan is new principal of St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis

Making St. Mary’s High School in Annapolis more widely known is at the top of the agenda for Richard Bayhan, the school’s new principal and a parishioner of St. Mary, Annapolis.
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Document on nature of church aimed at Catholics

SAN FRANCISCO – The recent Vatican document emphasizing that only the Catholic Church possesses the fullness of the means for salvation was created primarily as an instructional tool for Catholics and should not be read as a diminishing of other faith communities, according to the churchman who signed it.
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Nicholson: Amid controversy over war, the warriors are ‘beloved’

WASHINGTON – The ongoing war in Iraq is controversial, but the warriors fighting it are not, said Jim Nicholson, who recently tendered his resignation as the U.S. secretary of Veterans Affairs. “The warriors are beloved.”
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Bishops to discuss efforts to end war in Iraq with Democrats

WASHINGTON – The U.S. bishops have agreed to meet with a group of Catholic House Democrats to discuss how to pursue the goal of a “responsible transition” to end the war in Iraq.
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Tom Malone will serve Cristo Rey Jesuit High School

The new principal of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore is no novice when it comes to launching new schools. Tom Malone assisted in the launches of a charter high school on Cape Cod and a small independent school in Toronto.
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Balancing school work and activities requires time management

Marge Steele’s two high-schoolers think they have too much homework – most students do. Mrs. Steele agrees with her sophomore and senior sons who attend Calvert Hall College High School, Towson.
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Susan Banks is new principal of St. Agnes School

Strengthening the middle school program at St. Agnes School in Catonsville is one of Susan Banks’ top goals as she assumes her duties as the school’s new principal. Ms. Banks comes to St. Agnes following a two-year tenure as principal of Towson Catholic.
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