Introducing Some New Colts Part II

Annmarie Ghio Painting Library Mural

In my last blog, I introduced four of the seven new folks at St. Ann for the 2019-20 school year. Now, it is time to introduce the rest of the gang.

We will start off with Lola Scarlett. What I've quickly learned about Ms. Scarlett is that everybody loves Lola. She has worked at so many of the Jubilee Schools plus St. Paul and St. Francis. Ms. Scarlett is our new art teacher, and she will be teaching the art classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. She will continue teaching at St. Paul on Tuesday and Thursday. Ms. Scarlett is originally from Portugal and taught in Catholic Schools in Portugal for about ten years before moving to the United States. We are hoping she helps us with the school plays as well. She has already helped Annmarie Ghio paint a new mural in the library. Ms. Scarlett has been described by many who have worked with her as a ball of energy. We are excited that ball of energy will be with us at St. Ann!

Lola Scarlett Painting Library Mural

Tina Ostrowski also comes to us from the Catholic School system where she taught at St. Michael. Years ago, she was also the principal at St. Michael before moving back to Chicago. She moved to Memphis years ago and earned her Bachelor's degree from Memphis. She later received a Master's from Louis University in Chicago. She is a Cubs fan, which has already created a little competition with Stacey Griffith and Julia Langford (Cardinals fans), and John Baum (Pirates fan). Makes it more interesting that all three are in the same division. It really doesn't matter because whoever wins that division will lose to the Dodgers anyway. Kind of a moot competition there. Miss Ostrowski will be teaching 6th grade religion and social studies as well as 7th grade social studies. We are excited Miss Ostrowski will be with us at St. Ann. Just as with Lola Scarlett, people love Tina Ostrowski.

Judy Thomas is our new LIFE teacher. Mrs. Thomas worked at St. Ann last year as a part-time PK3 aid. She comes to us from Shelby County Schools (SCS) where she is a Title I teacher. One of her Title assignments was at St. Joseph where she worked with Leslie Harden, our new assistant principal. Mrs. Harden said, "Judy Thomas exudes compassion and a love for teaching and guiding students. She is extremely knowledgeable in her role as a Title teacher." Much of her teaching experience comes from working with students who need some extra academic help. So, she fits our LIFE teacher role perfectly. Mrs. Thomas is the St. Ann teacher with the most teaching certifications. And, she will continue her duties as a Title teacher with SCS.

That's it for the introduction of our new staff members. Lots of new topics coming soon in future blogs. The countdown to the first days of school for 2019-20 is on. See you soon at St. Ann!

Don't forget our $10K Challenge Match.  We are quickly approaching $8K in the St. Ann portion of the match led by the Class of '86. We would love to see other St. Ann classes help us meet the $10K match. All funds from the challenge match are earmarked for financial assistance.
https://stannbartlett.weshareonline.org/St.AnnAlumniMatchingChallenge

God bless you,
Didier Aur, Principal
St. Ann Catholic School