Principal for the Day

We had a new principal today at 

St. Columbkille Catholic School.

He led our school in prayer, the pledge of allegiance

and our school mission to start the day right.

Realizing what a big responsibility he had,

he called and appointed a Vice-Principal.

Together they headed to the 

classrooms to do observations.

They shared their observations to give timely feedback.

They had lunch with the School

 Advisory Council for the day.

In the upper grades of St. Columbkille Catholic School, students have long had to carry Discipline Cards with them at all times. The Principal decided that the teachers all ought to have Discipline Cards with them.

If they forgot to carry their cards,

 he wasn't afraid to mark them.

As members of Fr. Damian's staff, they also got a tour of the new parish office during construction. In the picture above they check out the view from Fr. Vogel's future office.

They also got to let a student know that her picture will be on the parish bulletin this weekend.

They did a great job! 

They are very thankful that the "Principal for the Day"

 was offered at Columb's Ceili.

The Principal's Message

Every week Mr. Makey has been writing a column on the St. Columbkille Catholic School website giving his perspective as the principal. This week he writes about the process he is in right now of hiring teachers for the new year.

Here's some of what he says:

Some of you have probably heard that we are hiring some new teachers for next year. We have had a couple of people retire and one person is moving away. I thought you might like to know a little bit about the process I like to use when hiring new teachers.

First of all, I consider it one of the most important parts of my job. A good teacher is worth his or her weight in gold. This is the person with whom your child spends the majority of his or her day. This is the person who has the biggest impact on your child’s education. So, what is my process? How do I like to conduct the hiring process?

For the rest (or to see previous messages) click here

Appreciated

Today is National Principal Appreciation Day. At St. Columbkille Catholic School we celebrated after Mass highlighting the qualities Mr. Makey and Mrs. Redburn display as principals at our school.

Thank you Principal Makey and Asst. Principal

 Redburn for your service to our school!

The Times on our new Principal

St. Columbkille names principal

By Mike Bell
Times Staff Writer

Meet the new boss.

St. Columbkille School hired its new principal last April, and he knows he has big shoes to fill.

Jim Makey started his new job this month, and is looking forward to his first year as principal. Makey, of Guthrie Center, Iowa, has been an educator for 33 years. His most recent job was principal at Logan Magnolia Elementary School in Logan, Iowa.

Working at a private Catholic school will be a new experience for him.

“I’ve been in public schools my whole life, so this is a switch for me,” he said.

Read more of the Papillion Times story here.

Thank you Mrs McGuire

Mrs. Mary McGuire had a tough task coming to St. Columbkille Catholic School on April 2nd while Dr. Blue was in hospice and less than two weeks before she passed away.

She was admirable in her abilty to bring a joyful presense and encourage everyone in the process.

She was able to fill the tasks as principal, encourage our teachers in their work and give another perspective as we plan for the future. She brought energy, faith and two decades experience just when we needed it.

 

Last week she finished her tasks preparing for the new administration. She is relaxing this week and next before she undertakes her next role as Interim President of Skutt Catholic High School. She assures us that, in a year, she really will retire and she has grandchildren ready to hold her to that promise.

Again, thank you!

Our new Principals

We had two special visitors to the classrooms today.

Mr. Makey [may-key] will be our new principal and Mrs. Redburn will be our new Assistant Principal.

For 20 years Mr. Makey has been a principal

 at Logan-Magnolia Elementary School.

Mrs. Redburn is currently the "Mrs. Watson"

 of St. Pius/St. Leo School in Omaha.

We are excited to have them at our school.

Remembering Dr. Blue

Dr. Blue:

You weren't just our principal

You were approachable

 You tied our shoes

You were ready for us

You were at our concerts

 and our special events

You prepared us for graduation

You recognized and rewarded us

You were there for our First Day of School

and our first day of summer

You even directed traffic

You supported HSA at McDonalds

and Runza Night

and the Flower Sale

and Turkey Bingo

You were a valuable part of our staff

 and encouraged us

We didn't know quite what to think of you three years ago

but right away you wanted to see what we were doing

We appreciated you and your qualities

 and we shared that with you

We're blue today

It's hard to think of you on the sidelines of our lives

We'd like to give you one last hug goodbye

This year, well before anyone knew your cancer returned, you helped us put on emphasis on praying for one another. So we continue to pray for you. We hope you pray for us as well.

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord

And let perpetul light shine upon her

May she rest in peace

Amen

May her soul and the souls of

all the faithful departed, through

 the mercy of God, rest in peace

Amen