Yesterday I was asked if I was read to “go back” to
school. With a smile I said I never
left, but I was certainly ready for all of the students and teacher to be
back. It is easy to see that the beginning
of the school year is quickly approaching with band and football camps this
week, teachers beginning to trickle into their rooms, and our custodial staff
putting the finishing touches on the floors.
You can begin to feel the excitement in the air.
The biggest news of the week has to be our new crop of
freshman. Currently we have 130 students
enrolled for the class of 2016. To put
this in perspective, our average freshman enrollment over the last 12 years has
been 113 students. Once school begins we
will compile and publish data regarding which grade schools students attended, but preliminary
numbers show roughly 74% of the Catholic 8th grade students will be attending
AHS. Congrats to Emily Faulhaber and everyone
whose hard work and dedication to Assumption are helping these students make
their decision.
Progress continues on our two big summer projects. The new technology lab is coming along
nicely. Drywall has been mounted, doors have been hung, Eric has started
constructing new tables for the lab, and we hope to install the new flooring
next week where it had to be removed to make room for extra floor outlets. The
daycare also continues to progress with paint, ceiling and flooring all
installed this week. After constructing
some cabinets, setting the fixtures for the plumbing, and boxing in some
support beams we should be close to opening the room.
I presented to the new principals on Wednesday about Boards
of Education and marketing. This was
good review for me as we prepare for our Board orientation on August 20th. I feel every year we get a little better at
our Board orientation, with more meaningful information. This year we will review the updated
organizational structure which was developed during our principal search.
Speaking of our principal, Bridget Murphy continues to prove
that she was the right choice for the job.
With some schedule changes and adding alum Andy Logan (‘96) to our
teaching staff, she has already made steps to improve AHS. Andy will be a great addition to our Religion
department and has extensive experience spreading the good news.
I had a chance to give a tour of the school as part of the
class of 1992’s 10 year reunion last weekend.
It was a great experience and I made sure to remind them that they were
seniors when I was a freshman, and that I hadn’t forgotten the ones who picked
on me and pointed out that I am now a lot bigger than they are. They got a big kick out of that.
Some of you may have caught the article in the times about
the proposed change to the lane lines on W. Central Park Ave. I met with Michael Clarke from the city in
regards to the proposed changes and we discussed some of the options. For the time being, the lines will remain the
same as they always have been, but there may be some changes as soon as next
year.
We also continue our talks with St. Ambrose about the development
of the St. Vincent’s Center property. There
will be more on this to come, but there are some exciting opportunities for not
only Ambrose, but also Assumption.
Good luck to all of the duffers out there today at the
Booster Club Golf Outing and have a great weekend!
Andy
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