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A Message from Our President
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT “
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- Sister Carolyn McCormack, O.P.
Dear Friends,
In spring of last year, I shared with our community that I felt this was a “trifecta” of years:
2019-20, the beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic 2020-21, a full year in the Pandemic 2021-22, coming out of the Covid-19 Pandemic
These three years are closely interwoven and carry within them their own “trifecta” of extraordinary moments, extraordinary people and extraordinary results. In a time marked by darkness, fear, anxiety, loss and lamentation, we have experienced beautiful “silver linings” on the Hill. We have celebrated our joys and met our challenges. We are moving on!
We are all completely committed to the safety and well-being of our community. In multiple and varied ways, we have worked with our facilities department, our faculty and staff
and our families to ensure that Flintridge Sacred Heart would be a safe and protected place for all our students and employees. We are grateful for everyone’s effort to work together for this goal. We would be remiss if we did not acknowledge our school nurse, Kathy Larson and our Covid-19 School Team for incredible work done on campus this year. We are safely back on the Hill!
Our greatest celebration in 2020 was the dedication of our beautiful Mozilo Family Center for the Arts. Our “state of the art” building is the long-awaited dream for our Visual and Performing Arts department and the gift of so many, many generous, committed donors. This $17 million dollar facility for our young artists and performers has no debt and a strong endowment to ensure its care and improvement as we move into the future. We send grateful thanks to the Mozilo family for their incredible support and abundant gratitude to each and every person connected to Flintridge Sacred Heart who has been a part of this extraordinary effort.
Thank you seems so small in light of what this Arts Center means to us on the Hill….our grateful appreciation and our daily prayer is our best way of sharing thanks. Know that you are remembered each day in the prayers of your Dominican Sisters. Please count on this!
Now, we are moving forward into a new year. While there continue to be Covid-19 constraints, our school community is back and we are engaged in new endeavors and challenges, all celebrated in the powerful joy of being together again. New adventures lie ahead of us and new challenges—in all of this, we feel blessed with your support and the strength of our Mission on the Hill.
In a speech she gave last year, Queen Elizabeth II shared, “I hope, in years to come, we will be able to take pride in how we have responded to this challenge!” I share this hope for Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy. Thank you for your steady support and generosity. You are a precious blessing to us.
Sister Carolyn McCormack, O.P.
President
