This year St. Roch’s School has added two new members to the teaching staff. Mr. Michael Grady will be the 6th grade homeroom teacher, in addition to teaching 5th and 6th grade departmental science and social studies. A graduate of Washington University, Mr. Grady also attended St. Roch’s school, as did two members of the staff, Mr. Edward Martin and Mrs. Margaret Mahon. The 7th grade also will have a new homeroom teacher, Miss Lucia Gallo will also teach science, social studies and religion to the 7th grade students.
As you may be aware, all the schools in this area were recipients of a generous gift. The St. Roch’s School Board has agreed to use the gift to hire Physical Education and Art teachers for an additional day each week, thereby expanding the programs to two days per week. Mrs. Sidney Fiquette, Art teacher, and Mrs. Joan Crawford, Physical Education teacher, have both agreed to teach two days per week.
Principal Sister Leo Ann has informed us that new text books for the entire school have been purchased. Having devoted most of the summer to selecting the best textbooks for St. Roch’s students, Sr. Leo Ann is very optimistic for an interesting and productive school year.
St. Roch’s will again offer the MiniCourse series beginning in the Fall semester. Three new programs will be offered this year: Gymnastics; and a course on Movement for the younger children, designed to teach motion coordination; and surely a welcome addition to the Mini-Course line-up is Tennis.
Originally published in The Paper, September 1977.
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