Beth Tanner

"Sometimes, my grandmother drank coffee from a mug but usually, she drank it from a tea cup. If you needed her wisdom or prayers on any given day, you just needed to open her kitchen door and with a jingle of bells that hung there, you would probably find her sitting at her kitchen table, a tea cup in her hand reading a book, the newspaper, or in the midst of a crossword puzzle. In an instant, she would be completely present to your heart."

"My grandmother would be thrilled about not only the new Science Technology Religion Arts & Music (STREAM) program but especially the rich tradition of our school community forming our children to be good citizens and better Catholics by Seeing Christ in others and Being Christ for others. As we look toward the new year, I look forward to listening, as my grandmother always did, and then, working to integrate those thoughts and ideas into our plan for this year and for the years to come."