Stories for St. Frances Cabrini
Home named principal at St. Frances Cabrini
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From left Molly (7), Anna-sara, Eleanor (9), Ian and Josie (5).
By Kathy Williams Spencer, Director of Development, St Frances Cabrini
Mr. Ian Home has been named the principal at St. Frances Cabrini for the 2011-12 school year. Ian is the first male principal Cabrini school has ever had in our 58 year history! He is a Gig Harbor native, graduating from Peninsula High school in 1994. He earned his B.A. in History from Western Washington University in 1998. After working as a substitute teacher in the Peninsula School District, Mr. Home earned his Master’s in Teaching Degree from City University in 2000. He taught at Purdy Elementary School from 2000 to 2005 in grades 3 and 4 and in the Learning Assistance Program. After earning his Principal Credentials from City University, he spent a year as Assistant Principal at Chautauqua Elementary School on Vashon Island. He comes to St. Frances Cabrini from St Nicholas School in Gig Harbor where he served as Vice Principal and 5th grade teacher since 2006.
Ian is an amateur farmer who loves sports, gardening, camping, singing and spending time with his family, wife Anna-sara and their 3 daughters, Eleanor (9), Molly (7) and Josie (5). We are so pleased to welcome Ian and pray God blesses his ministry at St Frances Cabrini with many years of success and growth.
Ad: St. Frances Cabrini PreKindergarten Open House
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Ad: Honoring Stephanie Van Leuven
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Longtime St. Frances principal to retire
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Ms. Stephanie Van Leuven, Principal of St Frances Cabrini School in Lakewood since 1989, will be retiring at the end of this school year. In a letter to the school parents she wrote:
"The completion of our 2nd successful accreditation is a good time to pass the leadership of our awesome school to a new principal. A new principal will find our school poised for continuing and building upon its excellence."
Ad: St. Frances Cabrini Catholic School open house
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Check out St. Frances Cabrini's wagon
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From Lakewood Promise's 'Paint Your Wagon' program and website: "Check out the Garden of Stewardship, located outside the front door of St. Frances Cabrini School. There is so much to this wagon that we kept taking more pictures. Those with a "green thumb" will appreciate the plants and the "homey" feel of this wagon."
St. Frances students visit McChord
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Thank Col. Kevin J. Kilb, Commander of the 62nd Airlift Wing, and his wife Stacey, parents of two St. Frances Cabrini students, who invited the Kindergarten and 1st grade classes to visit McChord Air Force Base. The tour included a walk through of the flying squadron, a visit to the static air display, which is a history of the different planes in our US Air Force, a meeting with Sparky the Fire Protector of the flight line and the absolute highlight was sitting in the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft with "thousands of buttons to look at, not push." The tour also included a drive around the Base to show the small town atmosphere that is present on McChord. This self-sufficient town includes banks, a Post Office, the Base Exchange, a Commissary, chapels, movie theaters, restaurants, a bowling ally, golf course, housing developments, a stable, trout-stocked ponds and even a campground. So many civilians surrounding our bases never get the opportunity to see first hand our military installations and all that goes into defending our nation. This was an A+ field trip and a wonderful opportunity for many of our parents to go too! St. Frances Cabrini Catholic School thanks all our retired and active duty military for your incredible service to our country! May God bless each and every one of you!
Spring Event at Bair Bistro
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Forty-three members and guests of the Steilacoom Chamber of Commerce enjoyed a "Spring Evening at The Bair" on Thursday, April 22. Representing the Port of Tacoma, Connie Bacon was the featured guest speaker during the dinner. She stated that the Port is currently conducting a "nationwide search for a new CEO who is trustworthy, who will tell us the right story in business for the Port of Tacoma, who understands strategic thinking, and is a go-getter." According to Bacon, the Port of Tacoma is "beginning to see a tiny rise in activity, but anticipates steady growth over the next five years." She added that the Port has spent $170M to clean-up Puget Sound and Commencement Bay. There are ongoing negotiations with the Puyallup Tribe about possibly operating a terminal, as well. Bus tours of the Port of Tacoma are available to the public and scheduled every couple of months.
Big Hair is Back
Posted by | CommentsIn a totally tubular turn of events, the 80's have returned to St. Frances Cabrini School. This year's C.A.P.E.R.* theme is '80's Prom', so pull out the spandex, dust off that mullet, and get ready to party like it's 1985. Enjoy a champagne cocktail, dramatic silent auction, fine dining, delicious dessert auction, and a thrilling live auction, all to provide essential financial support and make the best Catholic education available to our students.
You can make the auction totally cool this year by teaming up with other parents, friends, and family and reserving a group table. Come up with your own theme, and dress the part! Relive the past – were you a rocker, preppie, neo-maxi zoomdweebie? Maybe you were a Madonna-Wanna-Be or wore puffy shirts and guy-liner. Whatever your style was, or what you wish it was, dress up and make your table outrageously awesome!
Please reserve your tickets by Feb. 26th, 2010. For more information please call the school at 253-584-3850. *Cabrini Auction for Programs and Educational Resources.
