Back to Exponent Menu Printer Friendly Page   LOCAL FEATURES Friday, August 30, 2002 New year brings new faculty, changes at diocesan high schools By Susan K. Virgalitte Academic Year 2002-2003 has begun for the six high schools of the Youngstown Diocese. The schools have announced their new faculty members, additions to curricula, and improvements to school buildings. Ashtabula SS. John and Paul School welcomed 147 high school students on the opening day of school Aug. 21. The school has 14 lay teachers. New staff members include Ara Tanajian, Julia Bloom, Brian Lago, Tiffani Seames, and Charles Poluga. Tanajian is the new head of the Art Department. He graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo. Ms. Bloom will teach math and social studies and will implement the new Model United Nations program. She is a graduate of Kent State University. Lago will head the music and band programs and is a graduate of Bowling Green State University. Ms. Seames will teach English and is a graduate of Hiram College. Poluga will teach physics and holds a bachelor’s degree from Franciscan University of Steubenville and a master’s from the University of Akron. The school’s computer lab has been updated with new computers and furniture. Canton Central Catholic High School began regular classes for all students Aug. 19 with opening liturgies Aug. 16 for freshmen and Aug. 29 for all other students. All liturgies were held at the Central Catholic grotto with Father Robert Kaylor, principal, as celebrant. Enrollment is expected to be 645. Staff members include one diocesan priest and 49 lay persons. New staff members include Tia L. Jameson, Kelly M. Massarelli, and Dana E. Perretta. Ms. Jameson will teach art and received her bachelor’s degree from Kent State University. Ms. Massarelli is a 1984 CCHS graduate and will teach art on a part-time basis. She is a graduate of the University of Akron. Ms. Perretta is a 1989 CCHS graduate and will teach math. She received her bachelor’s degree from Walsh University. Jim Huth has been named new department head for the Social Studies Department. Graphic Design is being offered as a new course added to the school’s curriculum. Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas High School opened Aug. 20, with opening liturgy on Aug. 23. Father John Zuzik, school chaplain, was presider and homilist. Enrollment is expected to be 450, and the faculty includes 34 lay teachers and one priest. New to the staff at Aquinas are Humility of Mary Sister Marcella Houdek and Darren Johnson. Sister Marcella will be associate campus minister after retiring as principal from Canton Our Lady of Peace School. She will focus primarily on liturgy and paraliturgy planning, class retreats and spiritual development of the faculty and staff. Johnson with teach health and physical education. He is a graduate of Bowling Green. In addition, John D’Egidio has been named new Dean of Students and Tim Tyrrell is the school’s new athletic director and head football coach. Tyrrell is a graduate of Youngstown State University, has played on three national championship teams, and was graduate assistant at YSU under coach Jim Tressel. Walsh University, North Canton, and St. Thomas Aquinas High School have entered into a collaboration to offer post-secondary honors senior English classes on-site at Aquinas. Mary Faigley, English Department chair and adjunct instructor at Walsh, will teach the classes. Walsh professors Dr. Cynthia Staudt and Dr. John Kandl will be guest lecturers. In addition, the school’s Honors Physics class is now an Advanced Placement class. Physics teacher Sharon Kilgallin completed training this summer to satisfy advanced placement requirements. The school has installed an elevator as part of its commitment to provide access for those with limitations. Warren John F. Kennedy High School’s opening day was Aug. 27. The school’s opening liturgy will take place Sept. 4 at 9:20 a.m. with Father William Petrunak as presider. A “Meet the Teachers” Evening will also be held Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. Parents will follow an abbreviated version of their children’s schedule and should report to the cafeteria first. Enrollment is expected to be 384, with one diocesan priest and 27 lay persons on the faculty. New faculty members are Jim Fogarty, Doug Knowles, Jose Nogales, and Regina A. G. Olivia. Fogarty will be teaching a new course in the Fine Arts curriculum, “Introduction to Filmmaking.” A graduate of Bowling Green, Fogarty has extensive experience in writing and producing independent films and commercials. Knowles is the school’s newest physical education and health teacher. He is a graduate of the University of Akron. Nogales, a native of Spain, will teach Spanish I and II and religion classes. He will also coach the girls’ tennis team. Nogales is an alumnus of YSU and has attended John Carroll University. Ms. Olivia will teach ninth grade Religion. She has worked as religious education consultant for the Diocese of Cleveland, assistant director of religious education for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and theology instructor at Walsh University and Ursuline College. She has served in various parishes in the Diocese of Youngstown as director of religious education. She is a graduate of Youngstown State University and St. John College and is pursuing her doctorate in systematic theology at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh. In July, Jennifer A. Ristvey joined the staff as director of alumni and development. She comes to JFK with almost 10 years experience in public relations, media relations, event planning, and integrated marketing. She is a graduate of Kent State University and is currently studying at YSU. JFK has created a new scholarship program. To date, $165,000 has been raised for the fund, which is located at Second National Bank. The school has completed the first phase of Project Kennedy and now has new baseball, softball and soccer fields. The second phase of the project will involve the construction of five new tennis courts. Youngstown Cardinal Mooney High School welcomed 615 students on its opening day, Aug. 23. Father Terry Hazel, pastor of Canfield St. Michael Parish, celebrated the school’s opening liturgy Aug. 30. The faculty includes one Religious and 51 lay persons. New staff members are Melina Frangos, Mary Pat Nally, and April Wood. Miss Frangos will teach mathematics and is a graduate of YSU. Miss Nally will teach theology. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Dayton and a Master’s degree from Mankato State University in Minnesota. Mrs. Wood will teach music and is a graduate of the University of Akron. New courses added for this school year include Computer Systems & Programming and Clothing Design and Construction III. The school has purchased equipment to facilitate projected computer displays in technology classes. Also, the school has completely replaced all lockers (which date from the 1950s) with new, more spacious lockers and has installed new oak trophy cases adjacent to the gymnasium. Youngstown Ursuline High School welcomed 530 students when it opened for the school year Aug. 22. The faculty includes one diocesan priest, two Ursuline Sisters, and 35 lay persons. New faculty members are Daniel Murphy, Kristin Wilk, and Susan DiLoreto. Murphy will teach physical education and business classes and has been named head football coach. He is a graduate of YSU and the University of Toledo. Miss Wilk will be teaching in the English Department. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, and she is pursuing a master’s degree from YSU. Mrs. DiLoreto has been assigned by the Youngstown Board of Education as the Freshman-Sophomore Guidance Counselor. She received her bachelor’s degree from YSU and her master’s from Westminster College. Two members of the Ursuline staff received master’s degrees this summer. Dan Chiaberta received a Master’s in Education from Marygrove College, and Ms. Eleanor Price a Master’s in Guidance and Counseling from YSU. Capital improvement projects at Ursuline include the erection of a Celtic Cross in the meditation garden. Other improvements include repainting the gymnasium, sanding and resealing the gymnasium floor, and installation of a handicapped-accessible ramp at the rear entrance of the building.   Back to Exponent Menu Printer Friendly Page   Other Articles of 2002   Christmas letter from El Salvador missions thanks diocesan Catholics   Bishop shares views, discussion with Central students   ETC slates Christmas specials throughout the season   My Favorite Christmas Memories   Guidelines on religious ed homeschooling are issued   Local Catholic radio station targets Feb. 1 date   HMs end 98-years of service to Salem St. Paul Parish   Learn ‘language’ of young, youth meet speaker urges   Bishop Tobin: Meeting in D.C. on norms was ‘anxious, tense, difficult’   Priests must ask one another the tough questions, speaker says   Catholic death and funeral rites   Deacons mark 25th with Mass, dinner, memories   Diocesan Ministry Convocation Speaker: Global solidarity, not globalization, should be aim   Jusseaume inaugurated as sixth Walsh president   Diaconate marks 25th anniversary with Oct. 27 fete   New norms sent to priests, deacons on Communion under both kinds   Ashtabula parishes are ‘one Catholic community’   Jusseaume to become Walsh’s sixth president   Charismatic speaker: ‘Church being tested in faithfulness’   Lutheran/Catholic covenant event draws 140 to Walsh   Canton St. Joseph Parish observes centennial celebration   HMHP CEO Michael Rowan   Stewardship speaker: It’s about gratitude and thanking God first   Imagination is key to resolving crisis, priests told   War with Iraq? 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