Letter to PARENTS
Dear Parents/Guardians,
May the blessings of our Lord Jesus Christ be always with you! I hope that you and your families are having a wonderful summer. The staff of Holy Cross Catholic School is very happy that your child is returning to our great school and we are looking forward to a good and happy year!
I am blessed and honored to be hired as the Principal of Holy Cross Catholic School. I was born and raised in Santa Fe. My husband and I will celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary in August and have four wonderful children, one dog and two cats!
My educational experience includes working with the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for thirty-one years—twenty –six of which has been with Catholic Schools. I have worked as a teacher for thirteen years and as a principal for thirteen years. I have also worked as Director of Religious Education and have been the First Grade Teacher at Holy Cross for the last four years. My degrees are a B.A. in Elementary Education and an M.A. in Educational Administration.
I firmly believe in the importance, mission and philosophy of Catholic Education, the education and safety of all students, compassion toward others and the uniqueness and integrity of each human being. I have a passion for working with God’s beloved children, their families, other educators and the community and have dedicated my life to this.
It has been really busy at the school these past few weeks. Good news! We have been blessed to hire Catholic, certified, experienced teachers for all the openings! We welcome to our staff: Renee Kemm—Kindergarten, Ursula Gallegos—1st Grade, Janice Ulibarri—4th Grade and Diana Maestas--5th Grade. Thanks to those who served with me on the Interview Committee: Carmen Borrego, Shirley Herrera, Kathy Lujan and Eileen Torres. We welcome back our returning staff: Crista Chacon—Pre-K, Elaine Martinez—2nd Grade, Shirley Herera—3rd Grade, Theodora Valdez—6th Grade; our Educational Assistants: Louise Lopez, Teresa Martinez, Karla Montoya and Erika Montoya; Angela Trujillo—Administrative Assistant, Kathy Lujan—Librarian, Carmen Borrego—Computer Teacher, Delores Medina—Music Teacher, Rebecca Castaneda—Cafeteria Manager and Maintenance—Jose Oaxaca and Luis Chavira.
We have a great staff for our wonderful children and are looking forward to the new school year.
School begins at 7:55 A.M. in Marian Hall for all-school prayer and the school day ends at 3:00 P.M. except on Fridays which remains at 1:00 P.M.
We are starting new committees including Fundraising, Grants, Buildings/Grounds. There will be an opportunity to sign up for these committees at our Welcome Back Evening.
I am looking forward to working with the Holy Cross students, parents, staff, pastor and parishioners in this new and exciting role. Together, with God’s help, we will continue to make an already great school, an even greater School! May God bless you and yours always!
Sincerely in the Holy Family,
Mrs. Terry Ann Lopez
Principal
