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G R A T E F U L P A R E N T S ’ GIVING SOCIETY Elizabeth Seton High School would like to thank those parents who have already joined the Grateful Parents’ Giving Society: Maria Albanese Mother of Alyssa ‘11 and Karri ‘14 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Barrett Parents of Kimberly Anita Barrett ‘11 Ronald & Sue Bodmer Parents of Emily Bodmer ‘11 M. Tanya Burrell ‘72 Mother of Kia Burrell ‘11 John & Deanna Busch Parents of Emily ‘07 and Katie ‘09 Agnes Cheung Mother of Stephanie Cheung ‘11 Michael & Stacey Gallagher Cleveland ‘88 Parents of Kelly Nicole Cleveland ‘11 Dr. Linda Gast & Mr. Lynn N. Dudinksy Parents of Katherine E.G. Dudinsky ‘11 Teri Frontin Mother of Danielle Frontin ‘11 Amy Hammett Mother of Sara Hammett ‘11 Margaret Hernick Leach ‘70 Mother of Veronica Leach ‘11 Stan Jackson Father of Kristin Tyler Jackson ‘11 Mark & Sheryl Jacobs Parents of Katherine Jacobs ‘11 Acquenetta & Robert Thurston Parents of Courtnie N. Thurston ‘11 Nadine Robertson Mother of Autumn Elizabeth Robertson ‘11 Bennie & Stephanie Spady Parents of Saidah Payne-Spady ‘11 We thank these parents who believe that Elizabeth Seton High School gave their daughters a priceless gift. If you are a parent of a “Seton Grad” of any year, please consider joining The Grateful Parents’ Giving Society. A gift of $12.00 in this year of 2012 will enable you to show your support. Gifts can be mailed or paid online by visiting: http://tinyurl.com/ESHSGratefulParents 8
Principal’s MESSAGE Last spring we began considering the introduction of a STEMbased program here at Seton. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, career fields where women have been largely underrepresented, despite the fact that the job opportunities in these fields have increased substantially and are anticipated to continue to grow at a rapid pace. Seton has traditionally provided one of the most challenging college prep curriculums in the Washington area, and more recently has added to and intensified our math and science courses to respond to current workplace demands. At the same time, more and more Seton graduates have been returning to visit and telling us that they are majoring in engineering or engineering/technology-related fields. In light of these realities, we feel that the time is right to launch a major effort to better equip our students to pursue careers in these disciplines and to compete in an arena where women have traditionally not ventured, but where a female perspective can be highly insightful. So, it is with great excitement that we will introduce the Learning Engineering and Design (LEAD) program in the 2012- 2013 school year. The LEAD program will be open to all of our current students as well as our incoming freshmen. Mrs. JoEllen (Narcavage) Gray, a 1986 Seton alumna and current math teacher, will serve as the LEAD coordinator. Mrs. Gray’s teaching skills and enthusiasm for the program make her the ideal person to lead this important effort. We have begun the process of identifying current students who have expressed an interest in and who qualify for the program. Incoming students will be able to take a sequence of four courses over four years (one per year). We are also investigating the availability of internship opportunities for our LEAD students. Upon learning about our plans, one of Seton’s recent graduates, who is pursuing an engineering degree, applauded our decision because her experience has revealed how beneficial a program like LEAD can be to facilitate the adjustment to an engineering or technology curriculum at the college level. I hope this will give you some appreciation of Seton’s ongoing commitment to prepare our students to meet the challenges that await them when they move into the future. Business Support for LEAD CentiMark Innovative Roofing and Flooring Solutions is pleased to present $5000.00 to Elizabeth Seton High School’s LEAD Program. From left to right: Mark Cooper (Sr. Vice-President of CentiMark), JoEllen Gray ‘86 (LEAD instructor), Sister Mary Beth Kubera, (Provincial Councillor), Sharon Pasterick (Principal), Grace Tarnosky ‘14 (LEAD student), Savannah Johnson ‘14 (LEAD student), Sister Ellen Marie Hagar ‘74 (President) Sister Ellen Marie expresses great gratitude for CentiMark, “CentiMark has blessed ESHS with expert workmanship in two recent roofing jobs. Their service and commitment matches that of Seton. We are extremely appreciative of their support for our innovation in education.” 9
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