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A Message from the President
Dear East Catholic Family,
We had a great couple of weeks to kick off the 2024-25 school year! We began with four days of Orientation by respective class. The Class of 2025 started on campus on Monday and then quickly boarded busses to Winding Trails in Farmington. They had a lot of fun on the high and low ropes elements and enjoyed a lunch from Highland Park Market before heading back to school. I expect big things from our Seniors. The underclassmen had successful Orientation days on campus, culminating with a Freshmen Social on Thursday.
After a nice long-weekend, we began classes on Tuesday, and had three fairly normal days. Many thanks to all the parents and guardians who came out for Back to School Night on Thursday. It was great to see new and familiar faces in the building. One parent I talked to said that she had been to 11 years of Back to School Nights in a row with 4 different children. Quite a streak!
The highlight of the week, however, came on Friday with our Convocation program. We began with Advisory before assembling in the auditorium for our first all-school Mass of the year. Following a beautiful Mass with our new Chaplain, Father Matthew Collins, we settled in to hear from Javier Zamora, the author of our One Book, One Community summer read, Solito.
Mr. Zamora did not disappoint. The format was “in-conversation,” with a current Senior, Maria Jose Aedo-Marcucio, and a recent graduate, Valentina Garcia Solis '23, asking questions and Javier responding. His down-to-earth delivery and thoughtfulness were immediately evident, and the students were enrapt by what he had to say. After a 30-minute slot for small group discussion, the whole school returned to ask additional questions of Mr. Zamora. Once again his sincere, honest, and poignant responses met with great applause. Following the program, the hallways had a line of 100+ students waiting to get their books signed. Please ask your children about what they thought of the day.
I often talk about what a special place East Catholic is. It is days like Friday that reinforce that notion. We are blessed to have faculty, staff, and students who care about each other. What a great way to start the year!
Please be in touch with any thoughts, concerns, or positive celebrations!
Peace,
Sean P. Brennan ‘85
Chief Administrator
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