It’s amazing to think that we have been in school for almost a month. The start of school this year eas especially smooth and calm. As an administrator, I feel like my job is always to wait for “the other shoe to drop.” I’m happy to report that is has not (yet!) All of our [...]
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Happy new year!
September 10, 2009Championship basketball returns to SJND
March 16, 2009Congratulations to our basketball teams for very successful seasons. Our women’s basketball team finished their season with a 21-8 record and made it to the semi-final round of the North Coast Section (NCS) playoffs, the deepest they have went into the playoffs in nearly a dozen years. Our men’s team is the 2009 North Coast [...]
Reflections on teaching
February 3, 2009I had the pleasure last night of reuniting with a former student of mine whom I taught when I taught English at St. Ignatius in San Francisco. She was a student in my sophomore English class the first year I began teaching in 1993. As a teacher, we tend to remember that first year very [...]
Happy new year 2009
January 8, 2009I hope that you and your family had a joyous and restful Christmas time.
As we enter the new year, I have had a chance to reflect back on the progress our school has made this past year. I am proud of many accomplishments here at SJND. I wanted to highlight two of them.
After a full [...]
New admissions video
November 20, 2008SJND has put together a new admissions video that highlights the school three major components: academics, cocurricular opportunities and spiritual development. It’s a great way to get a close up look at what our school is all about.
SJND commercial to hit airwaves
November 14, 2008The SJND Admissions Department is excited to announce the debut of SJND’s first TV commercial to be featured on the local CBS and CW network affiliates here in the Bay Area. The premiere of this 30 second spot marks the first showcase of our students and faculty to the general public on such a large [...]
School visits
September 18, 2008During this month, our admissions director Julianne Berry and I have been visiting the principals of our support schools, elementary schools who send their students to SJND. We have over 30 elementary schools represented at our school, each of them unique in their culture and community. It’s important that SJND gets to know these schools, [...]
First week of school
August 21, 2008I always get a little nervous at the start of each school year. In fact, many veteran teachers I talk to tell me the same thing – there’s a special feeling one has at the start of each school year. You want to impress a new group of students, you have new strategies and lessons [...]
Happy New Year!
August 13, 2008Welcome to the 2008-9 school year. I trust that you and your family had a safe and restful summer vacation and that you had an opportunity to spend time with your family. A new school year will bring many new changes to the school.
I’m excited about all of our changes this year, but the one [...]
Calendar dates for 2008-9
April 17, 2008I know that many of you like to plan ahead for things such as family vacations, so here are some important dates for the 2008-9 school year.
10th-12th grade orientation: Wednesday, August 13, 8:15AM-12:15PM
9th grade orientation: Thursday, August 14, 8:00AM-3:00PM
First day of school: Monday, August 18, Pilot schedule
Christmas vacation: December 19-January 4
