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15 DENVER CATHOLIC | JANUARY 27-FEBRUARY 9, 2018 9056 East Parker Road Parker, CO 80138 Preschool † Elementary School † Middle School C o l o r a d o C o m m u n i t y M e d i a school.avemariacatholicparish.org 720-842-5400 Open House & Campus Tours Tuesday, January 30th 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM † Financial Aid Available † Faith-Based Environment † High Quality Tentured Staff † Challenging Academics † Bus Transportation † Before and After Care † Sports/Clubs † Student Services 7071 East Otero Ave. |Centennial, CO 80112 | www.stmcatholic.org We provide a quality Catholic education program for children from preschool to 8th grade. ST. THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC SCHOOL One Faith One School One Family Open House Come see what STM Catholic School is all about! ♦ Campus Tour & meet teachers and staff members ♦ Visit our technology-equipped labs & classrooms ♦ Receive curriculum and admissions information Wednesday, January 24: 6:30PM (Perspective Family Meeting) Wednesday, January 31: 9:00AM–2:00PM (Open House) Call 303.770.0441 to set up an individualized tour. Notre Dame Catholic School Principal Position Open Notre Dame Catholic School has an opening for principal for the 2018-19 academic year. e school currently serves 260 students in grades Preschool – 8 and provides a Catholic education in the tradition of the Catholic Church. Visit www.notredamedenver.org/ to learn more about Notre Dame Catholic School. Candidates must: If you are interested in applying for the principal position at Notre Dame Catholic School and meet the requirements above, please submit a letter of interest and resume to: Archdiocese of Denver, Offi ce of Catholic Schools Attention: Mr. Adam Dufault, Interim Superintendent 1300 South Steele Street, Denver, CO 80210 • Be a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Catholic Church. • Have a strong commitment to the importance of Catholic school ministry in the Church. • Possess a Master's Degree with a minimum of 20 graduate hours in supervision, curriculum, instruction, or other related elds. • Have a minimum of ve (5) years teaching or administrative experience in Catholic schools. • Hold a current, valid administrator's license certi cate or become certi ed by the State of Colorado as a principal. Visit our website at www.archden.org/schools/o ce-catholic-schools/ and meet the requirements above, please submit a letter of interest and resume to: daily work of this ministry. I am a better leader because I was a teacher. The experiences I've had at St. Rose have taught me to build a com- munity and get to know the people I'm serving, whether that's the smallest student or the volunteers that come in your building, or benefactors. Catholic education is a labor of love on behalf of many people and it's a team e„ ort. I'm looking forward to getting to know intimately the other school communities, so that together we can work on making our schools the best for the world. My desire is that our schools look to the O˜ ce of Catholic Schools as a source of support. DC: As a Hispanic and son of immi- grants, why is it important to reach out to the Hispanic community in Catholic education and what can it contribute to the school system? EM: When my parents came to the United States and started their family, they knew right away that they wanted to be able to give us the greatest inher- itance they could possibly leave us, and that wasn't money, it was a Cath- olic education. They knew it, even if it meant sacrifi cing luxuries. I think many of our Hispanic families yearn for the same thing. We would like to get to a point where we can say that fi nances are never an impediment to enrolling children in our Catholic schools. Also, in many ways, God has brought the Hispanic community to our schools and Church because he needs the gifts they have to o„ er to help sustain and strengthen our com- munities: Their dispositions toward family, faith life, the devotion that is present to our Mother Mary and the unconditional support that is present for the children. These are all gifts that our Catholic Schools can benefi t from, and by extension, our entire Church. DC: What are you most grateful for in this opportunity in your life and career? EM: I'm grateful for the confi dence that's been shown and given to me on behalf of the Church community and Archbishop Aquila. I'm excited and looking forward to serving the Church in our schools in this capacity. I would only request that our entire archdiocese and school communities pray for me, so that I may be faithful to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit and transformed into a true image of Christ for the good of our Catholic schools and Church. New Superintendent Elías Moo seeks to make schools epicenters of evangelization. PHOTO BY CARI DEVLIN

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