It is a beautiful Sunday afternoon. I’m sitting here on my deck after returning from Calgary earlier today. I taught my last class of this semester for Gonzaga, but the bonus was being able to see our son, daughter, son-in-law and of course our two precious grandchildren. Emerson was born 4 weeks ago and Carter …
Category: From the Desk of the Superintendent
Jun 03
From the Desk of the Superintendent- June 2018
I’m sitting in a hotel room in Red Deer completing this blog post, after spending a glorious morning in the pool with our grandson Carter. This past weekend, I was in Calgary teaching (weekend 2 of 4) the course “The Principalship” for Gonzaga University. Rather than return to Lethbridge on Saturday night and then turn …
May 13
“Change is inevitable, growth is an opportunity” 2018 Graduation Address for St. Michael’s Pincher Creek
Oki! Bonjour Mesdames et Monsieurs, and Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen and especially to our St. Michael’s Graduates of 2018. Your graduation quote, “Change is inevitable, growth is an opportunity” leads me to the question, “What opportunity?” We know that some of the growth we encounter is innate, it just happens, like getting taller. And …
May 13
“We are Glorious” 2018 Graduation Address for Catholic Central High School
Oki! Bonjour Mesdames et Monsieurs, and Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen and especially to our CCH Graduates of 2018. Although I love movies, I’m not great at taking them in at the theatre and so unfortunately I’ve not seen the movie, “The Greatest Showman” from which you’ve taken your grad theme, “We are Glorious.” But …
Apr 29
From the Desk of the Superintendent- May 2018
I’m writing this blog post while in beautiful Kananaskis, having just finished attending the annual SPICE Conference hosted by Alberta Catholic School Trustees’ Association (ACSTA). I’ll be here for a couple of more days for Catholic superintendent meetings and then be back in the office on Wednesday morning. This is my first time attending SPICE …
Apr 04
From the Desk of the Superintendent- April 2018
Welcome to April and the winter that never seems to end! I hope that everyone had a most blessed Easter and those who could were able to spend the time with family and friends. March was certainly a full month of learning and activities in schools and throughout the division. Highlighting the learning was our …
Mar 02
From the Desk of the Superintendent- March 2018
“You have three priorities in your life. Faith, family and then the job! Keep them in the right order as much as possible.” That statement is one that I share with all of our new teachers at the beginning of each school year and is one that all of us should hear more often. Wellness …
Jan 31
From the Desk of the Superintendent- February 2018
Last Thursday, my dad underwent open heart surgery at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary. They cracked his chest open (I still shudder at that thought) and replaced two of his heart values. He was in ICU until late Saturday afternoon and then he walked on his own to the “step down” unit. On Tuesday, …
Jan 05
From the Desk of the Superintendent- January 2018
It is the last weekend before we welcome staff and students back into our schools on Monday morning. Unfortunately, for some of our staff and students, the Christmas holidays were not necessarily a joyous event. I point this out to remind all of us that we may greet students who exhibit some negative behaviours and …
Dec 17
Christmas Message 2017
Monday will mark the first day of the last week before Christmas holidays. Five more days and schools will close their doors for the annual Christmas vacation. There will be many excited children this coming week and probably a few staff as well. Unfortunately, there will also be some students whose behaviour will escalate because …