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Dear Parents & Students:
Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year! I hope you had a peaceful,
restful summer
filled with good times and are now ready to begin the hard
work of education
and formation. Included in this newsletter is a variety of
information concerning
the beginning of the school year and the various schedules,
activites, and requirements.
Please take a few minutes to look through all of this information.
There have been a number of staff changes over the summer
so some new faces
will be present. You may have seen the announcement of Mr.
Long's departure.
Mr. Crossley, Ms. Addison, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Samaha, Mrs.
Cook (the counselor),
Mr. Lambright, Mr. Attaway, and Ms. Young have all left Kelly
HS for a variety of
reasons.
Mrs. Mahan is joining us in the English Dept. She is a native
of Vidor who
taught at Vidor HS for a few years but is coming to us from
South Carolina where
she has been teaching for five years.
Mr. Rice and Ms. Vernon will be joining the Science Dept.
Mr. Rice is a veteran
teacher with many years of experience in a number of schools.
He will also
be helping with coaching. Ms. Vernon is a young and energetic
teacher who grew
up in mid-county.
Mr. Hanks will be in the Social Studies Dept. after teaching
in public
schools in the Southeast Texas area. Mr. Hanks will also assume
some coaching
duties.
Mrs. Harris will join the Religion Dept. She has been involved
in youth ministry
and education in parishes in the Diocese of Beaumont for a
number of years.
Many will recognize our new Head Football Coach and Athletic
Director,
Mr. Hartsfield. He comes to us after ten years of experience
at St. Anne.
Mrs. Barclay, not the same Mrs. Barclay some will remember
from English
tutoring last year, will take over the Drama efforts. She
has worked in Drama in
schools and community theater for many years.
Mrs. Hillin is our full-time counselor. She comes to us a??er
experience as a
counselor at Westbrook HS in BISD.
Mr. Reid will fill the newly created position of Asst. Principal
for Curriculum
and Instruction. He comes to us after many years of administrative
experience in
public schools in our area.
In addition we have new volleyball coaches, who have already
begun work with the
volleyball program. The head coach is Kaci Brewer. With a
new Athletic Director
there may be some coaching changes in other sports, as well.
That is currently being reviewed.
A huge thank you to Mr. Walter Umphrey who gave Kelly HS a
wonderful
donation which
allowed us to repave the large parking lot just outside the
café. When you
come to Kelly you can't miss it! Over the next few days and
weeks, whether you
are an adult or a student, please try to make the new members
of our school community, both adults and students, feel welcome
and loved. As a
community rooted in the love of our God and Savior there is
no place for
initiations or hazing, even if it is only meant "in fun".
Although these
rites of passage may be commonplace in our world, our faith
and belief in God calls us
to a higher expectation of behavior. If we truly value an
environment of love and
caring, each of us must do our part to contribute to it.
I hope all of you enjoy the last few days of summer vacation
and are ready for
a productive and blessed new
year!
Roger S. Bemis
Principal
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