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16 | July 19, 2018 | The winnetka Current SCHOOL
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Regina Dominican appoints Porreca as new principal
Submitted by Regina
Dominican
Regina Dominican
High School has selected
Dr. Kathleen Porreca as
the new principal of the
60-year-old all-girls, college
preparatory Catholic
high school.
“Regina Dominican is a
leading academic institution
and has empowered
decades of women through
its strong educational values
and exceptional leadership,”
Porreca said. “It’s
an honor to be the new
principal of this historic
institution, and I look forward
to building on the
school’s treasured past by
guiding new educational
opportunities for the next
generation of female leaders.”
Porreca comes to Regina
Dominican with a strong
background in educational
and civic leadership. Previously,
she served as the
interim principal of Hales
Franciscan Catholic High
School; the principal and
director of the University
of Illinois Laboratory High
School; a research specialist
at the Center for Education
in Small Urban Communities
at the College of
Education University of
Illinois; and the principal
of Elm Middle School in
Elmwood Park.
Additionally, Porreca
served as commissioner of
the Park District of Oak
Park, joined the board of
the West Suburban Special
Recreation Association,
and worked as board liaison
for the Friends of the
Oak Park Conservatory.
She has received numerous
personal accolades
throughout her career, including
being named on
Newsweek Magazine’s list
of “Public Elites” in 2006
and 2007, and earning the
Illinois Journalism Education
Association’s “Administrator
of the Year” award.
“Throughout the thorough
interview process,
Dr. Porreca quickly distinguished
herself among a
group of highly qualified
candidates,” said Elizabeth
Schuster, president of
Regina Dominican. “Her
qualities and characteristics
reflected the values and vision
desired by the Adrian
Dominican congregation,
faculty, staff, students, parents,
and alumnae.”
Members of the Regina
community participated
throughout the interview
process and their input was
key in the selection decision.
The interview committee
was impressed by
Porreca’s experience in
creating top performing
learning environments, her
passion for both learning
and educating, and her vision
for data-based solutions
and modern administrative
methods.
Dr. Porreca recently
began as the principal of
Regina Dominican High
School on July 1.
Dr. Kathleen Porreca is the new principal at Regina Dominican High School. She
began her position on July 1. Photo submitted
School News
John Carroll University
Winnetkan named tp
Spring 2018 dean’s list
Brandon Callison, of
Winnetka, has been named
to the dean’s list at John
Carroll University for
the spring 2018 semester.
Students eligible for the
dean’s list must have completed
a minimum of 12
semester hours within one
semester and have a quality
grade point average of
at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
Lehigh University
Students make dean’s list
for spring 2018
Students at Lehigh University
attained dean’s list
in spring 2018. This status
is granted to students who
earned a scholastic average
of 3.6 or better while carrying
at least 12 hours of regularly
graded courses. Students
include: Ann Pigott,
Sophia Holt, Hanna Skinner,
Zoe Gottlieb, Emily
Lindblad and Charles
Williams, all of Winnetka.
Miami University
Winnetka, Northfield
students make the dean’s
list
Miami University students
who are ranked
in the top 20 percent of
undergraduate students
within each division for
second semester 2017-
18 have been named to
the dean’s list recognizing
academic excellence,
including Charlie Hines,
of Northfield, and Jessica
Joyce and Jack Oldfield,
of Winnetka.
Students make the
president’s list
Miami University students
who are ranked in
the top three percent of
undergraduate students
within each division for
second semester 2017-18
have been named to the
president’s list recognizing
academic excellence. Students
include: Haley Paez,
of Winnetka, and Krista
Mersino, of Northfield.
University of Iowa
Resident named to spring
dean’s list
Abigail Andrews, of
Winnetka, has been named
to the University of Iowa’s
dean’s list for the spring
2018 semester. Undergraduate
students in the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
the College of Engineering,
and the Tippie
College of Business who
achieve a grade point average
of 3.50 or higher on
12 semester hours or more
of UI graded course work
during a given semester or
summer session and who
have no semester hours
of I (incomplete) or O (no
grade reported) during the
same semester are recognized
by inclusion on the
dean’s list for that semester.
Local students earn
degrees
Spring 2018 University
of Iowa graduates include:
Eleonore Kulp, of Winnetka,
who received a bachelors
of science in civil engineering,
and Riley O’Day,
of Winnetka, who received
a bachelors of arts in communication
studies.
Wheaton College
Local students graduate
Wheaton College congratulates
the more than
400 students who graduated
in May 2018. Madeleine
Preston, of Winnetka,
graduated summa
cum laude with a bachelor
of arts in Spanish and a
bachelor of science in applied
health science. Eric
Samuelson, of Northfield,
graduated cum laude with
a bachelor of arts in business
economics. Graduates
join a worldwide network
of 45,000 alumni.
Winnetkan performs in
‘Confessions: There is a
Time’
Wheaton College student
Madeleine Preston,
of Winnetka, performed in
“Confessions,” the spring
dance show presented by
Zoe’s Feet Dance Ministry.
Zoe’s Feet is a Wheaton
College ministry for dancers
to use dance as worship
and to the use their gifts to
minister to others through
dance.
School News is compiled by
Editor Megan Bernard at megan@winnetkacurrent.com.