For Some, School Year Starts With New Leadership
ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published: September 13, 2007
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The Office of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta hosted a principals’ meeting at the Catholic Center August 2. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, sitting, center, stopped in to take a group photograph with those in attendance who included (first row, l-r) Catherine Spencer of St. Peter Claver Regional School, Decatur, Kathy Wood of Queen of Angels School, Roswell, Patricia Allen of St. Joseph School, Marietta, Terry Collis of St. Thomas More School, Decatur, Karen Vogtner of St. John the Evangelist School, Hapeville, and Peggy Warner of Christ the King School, Atlanta; (Second row, l-r) Linda Grace of Our Lady of Victory School, Tyrone, Jamie Arthur, vice president, institutional administration of Holy Spirit Preparatory School/Solidarity School, Atlanta, Anita Nagel of Our Lady of the Assumption School, Atlanta, JoAnn McPherson, assistant principal at Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fairburn, Diane Starkovich, superintendent of schools, Patty Childs of St. Jude the Apostle School, Atlanta, Tricia DeWitt of Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Atlanta, Eric Westley of Holy Redeemer School, Alpharetta, and Father Joel Konzen, SM, of Marist School, Atlanta; (Back row, l-r) Todd Shirley, assistant principal at St. Catherine of Siena School, Kennesaw, James Anderson of St. John Neumann Regional School, Lilburn, Alex Porto of St. Mary’s School, Rome, Frank Moore of Blessed Trinity High School, Roswell, Julie Kattmann, guidance counselor at Pinecrest Academy, Cumming, Steve Spellman of St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, Tom Campbell, associate superintendent of schools, and Donovan Yarnall of St. Joseph School, Athens.
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ATLANTA—As Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta began classes for the 2007-2008 school year, many did so under the guidance of new principals.
New principals for Catholic schools include: Donavan Yarnall, St. Joseph School, Athens; Sister Mary Jacinta, OP, St. Catherine of Siena School, Kennesaw; Terry Collis, St. Thomas More School, Decatur; and Tricia DeWitt, Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Atlanta. DeWitt is a former principal of the school who has returned to lead the school after an absence last year.
On Aug. 1, principals from all the schools within the archdiocese gathered for their annual meeting. Diane Starkovich, superintendent of Catholic schools, said that the archdiocese has been “blessed with dedicated and very qualified principals.”
“Collectively, they are the best and most qualified group of principals that I have had the privilege with which to work,” she said. “Every one of them places the needs of their students at the center of every decision made in their schools. Effective schools research points to the fact that highly successful administrators lead highly successful schools. The principals in the Archdiocese of Atlanta commit themselves to maintaining the academic excellence and strong faith formation found in all of our schools.”
There are 18 archdiocesan and six independent Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
For more information about Catholic schools in the archdiocese, visit the Web site for the Office of Catholic Schools, located at www.archatl.com/schools. |
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