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Susan LaRosa - Director of Education Marlene Mogado - Trustee
Andy DiSebastiano - Superintendent Doug Grant - Principal Todd Wilkinson - Vice Principal
  The Wonderful Life of St. Julia Billiart
Saint Julie was immersed in God’s love and goodness, even in the midst of great suffering. She was a woman of vision who responded to the needs of the suffering world around her.
Born in Cuvilly, France, on July 12, 1751, Julie lived a humble life in a loving family. She was a woman of serenity, despite the great personal suffering she endured. The Billiart family survived many hardships, including the deaths of several children. When Julie was 16, she went to work to help support her family. At the age of 23 she became paralyzed by the trauma of a shooting that was aimed at her father. She spent more than 20 years confined to her bed, unable to care for even her most basic needs. Besides her physical pain, Julie suffered religious persecution, lived in hiding as a refugee. Throughout her suffering, she steadfastly trusted in God’s goodness. At the age of 53, Julie and her very good friend, Françoise Blin de Bourdon, along with two other women, made their vows as Sisters of Notre Dame in
Amiens, France. A variety of difficult circumstances caused her to move her congregation to Namur, Belgium, several years later. Today these sisters are known as the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
Julie reached out to the poor and forgotten, she brought comfort and hope to those around her, she encouraged faith in the seeking and the lost. More than anything else, she was a witness to the deep, loving goodness of God. Her motto and mantra was: “Oh, how good God is!” In 1969 Julie was named a saint by the Catholic Church. The impact that Saint Julie had on the world continues through the life and ministry of the sisters who share in her heritage.
We hope to be able to connect with the Sisters of Notre Dame, from Boston and Cleveland, once again this spring(2009) to celebrate the feast of our Patron Saint. Details will follow in subsequent Newsletters.
Welcome to St. Julia - September 2009
It’s hard to believe summer is over and we are back again so soon. We warmly welcome our returning students and their families, as well as those who are joining the St. Julia School community for the first time! I hope everyone had a pleasant and relaxing summer. We are all looking forward to yet another ambitious and rewarding year at St. Julia, as we strive to improve ourselves and our community as a whole. As always, a number of changes have taken place at our school from last year, as enrollment has increased to over 510 students, several staff members have moved grade levels within the school, while others have left for other positions or schools. We welcome new staff members; Mrs. Kearns in grade five, Mr. D'Ambrosio in 4/5, Mr. Schnurr in 5/6, Mrs Romita as an additional French teacher, Mrs. Rad takes
over as our Phys. Ed. Teacher and Mrs Addorisio as one of our Core Resource teachers, Mr. Sanderson is our Music teacher. We are very glad to have a half time Vice Principal, Mr. Todd Wilkinson. We welcome back Mrs. Adewntowski and Mrs. Rousseau.
We would like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Ms. Ross), Mr. and Mrs. Manaloto (Ms. Greco), Mr. and Mrs Volpe (Briglio) who were married over the summer.
D. Grant
St. Julia School Staffing- 2009-2010
Grade |
Staff Member |
JK |
Mrs. Rosy Curcio |
JK & SK |
Mrs. Rebecca Lowrie |
JK |
Mrs. Alma Weldon |
SK |
Mrs. Tina Rousseau |
One |
Mrs. Kelly Robert |
One |
Mr. Brian Beaudry |
One |
Mrs. Lisa Adwentowski |
Two |
Mrs. Antonina Uymaz |
Two |
Mrs. Lucy Manaloto |
Two |
Mrs. Susan McClellan |
Three |
Mr. Scott McGuire |
Three |
Mrs. Lisa Volpe |
Three |
Mrs. Laura McMaster-Lyon |
Four |
Ms. Deanna Colangelo |
Four/Five |
Mr. Luigi D’Ambrosio |
Five |
Mrs. Eileen Kearns |
Five / Six |
Mr. Alan Schnurr |
Six |
Mrs. Janet Pinsonneault |
Seven |
Mr. Gavin Kelly |
Seven/Eight |
Mrs. Audrey Natale |
Eight |
Mr. Fabio Nardo |
French |
Mr. Robert Ariano |
French |
Mrs. Nancy Santos |
French |
Mrs. Josie Romita |
Teacher-Librarian |
Mrs. Trudy Matthews |
Core Resource |
Mrs. Josie Addorisio |
Core Resource |
Ms. Catherine Donovan |
ESL |
Mrs. Maureen Woods |
Phys. Ed. |
Mrs. Kimberly Rad |
Music |
Mr. Adam Sanderson |
Ed. Assistant |
Mrs. Jennifer Hinves |
Ed. Assistant |
Mrs. Margie Chiaramida |
Ed. Intervenor |
Ms. Kim Morrison |
CYW |
Mrs. Orly Zemel |
Library Technician |
Mrs. Mary Tamburro |
Principal |
Mr. Doug Grant |
Vice Principal |
Mr. Todd Wilkinson |
Senior Secretary |
Mrs. Jean Arseneau |
Secretary |
Mrs. Odette Katugampola |
Head Custodian |
Mr. Peter Apostolovski |
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