Private Elementary & Middle School in Rock Hill, SC

St. Anne School 2009 Teacher Of The Year Marty Gagnon

"If your life honors the name of Jesus, He will honor you". (2 Thessalonians 1:12) A fitting and favorite scripture verse of Mrs. Marty Gagnon-St. Anne School's 2009 Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Gagnon has been with St. Anne for 15 years where she has taught grade 4 (for 13 years) and grade 5 (for 2). Marty is originally from Pennsylvania (near Pittsburgh) but has lived in the south since 1977. Mrs. Gagnon attended Edinboro University and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. Mrs. Gagnon has also taken graduate courses at both Winthrop and University of SC. Mrs. Gagnon co-sponsors the Junior Beta Club here at St. Anne, sponsors the safety patrol, coordinates the 5th grade service project for the Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen and has worked as the school's spelling bee coordinator. "St. Anne School has the feeling of being a large extended family…I love the fact that is has an excellent Christian and academic climate" said Mrs. Gagnon "When I consider all of the talented teachers here at St. Anne, I am humbled that they selected me as teacher of the year-it is a great honor to be recognized among your peers." "Marty is very caring, dedicated, helpful, and involved", "She is professional and warm in all her interpersonal dealings; she is knowledgeable in her subjects; she is willing to "pitch in" at all levels;" were comments from her fellow faculty members. St. Anne Catholic School is blessed to have Mrs. Marty Gagnon as a member of our St. Anne School Community and we are proud to name her the St. Anne Catholic School 2009 Teacher of the Year!
Thank You for your faithful service to our school.

Grade K4 - Lara Williams/Sherry Mullinax/Lisa Espinal

St. Anne School is blessed to have Mrs.Lara Williams as our K4 Teacher! This will be Mrs. Williams' third year teaching K4 at St. Anne. Mrs. Williams has also been a K5 assistant for several years. Additionally, Mrs. Williams taught kindergarten in England before moving back to the U.S.

Terry Solis.jpg Grade K5A - Therese Garcia-Solis /Loren Kennelly

Mrs. Solis joined St. Anne Catholic School from Miami, Florida where she was a first grade teacher. Mrs. Solis received her teaching degree from Barry University in Miami Florida and has been in a classroom setting since 1988 and teaching since 1998. Mrs. Solis’ favorite thing about teaching kindergarten K5 are the smiles and hugs she receives daily along with being able to teach morals and having Jesus as the center of everything! "The children are like sponges" they learn so much everyday. Mrs. Solis is originally from Lebanon and when she is not teaching, she loves spending time with her family.

Grade 1A - Lori Greene

I love teaching at St. Anne Catholic School because I can teach about faith -- faith in God, themselves and others. By providing students with high academic standards and faith, we can prepare them for life.

Grade 1B - Sue Garahan/Beverly Foundos

I love teaching at St. Anne Catholic School because of the support of the faculty, staff, and parents. I am glad to have the opportunity to share my faith with my students.

Grade 2A - Diane Hinton

What I love most about teaching at St. Anne School is the community. Parents, teachers and staff share a common intention, quality education in a faith-filled atmosphere. As a product of twelve years of Catholic schools, I want each and every child who walks through our doors to have the same experience I had. I was well prepared for higher education and my spirituality was nourished by those who lived the faith. The St. Anne School Community works together to accomplish that.

Grade 2B - Gloria Lombardozzi

I have been blessed to be a part of the St. Anne School family as a parent and volunteer for several years while pursuing my teaching degree at Wingate University. I attended Catholic schools for 16 years and am excited to have the opportunity to educate my students both academically and spiritually.

Grade 3A - Julie Peter

More info about Ms. Peter to come...

Grade 4A - Jill Pellett

Mrs. Pellett received her teaching degree at Belmont Abbey College, has been teaching for 5 years and will have completed her Master's in Education in December of 2009. Mrs. Pellet is from Charlotte, North Carolina and loves to work on her house when she is not busy creating her lessons and teaching. She loves teaching at St. Anne School because the St. Anne Community is helpful and shows kindness toward each other. " I love how we educate the shole child-academically AND spiritually." Her job is easier with such great students and fellow faculty and staff.

Grade 4B - Jennifer Vawter

"I am excited to have the opportunity to share both my faith and knowledge with St. Anne Students each day. St. Anne School is a wonderful place to teach. High academic standards and Christian values instilled daily help to form GREAT life-long learners!" Mrs. Vawter is in her 5th year teaching here at St. Anne School and brings the added experience her Masters in Divergent Learning has given her. Mrs. Vawter earned her Master's in 2008.

Grade 5A - Marty Gagnon

Teaching religion has been good for me spiritually. I have grown in my faith, and I love this environment. It is also nice to have colleagues who help one another solve problems together. The parents are very supportive of the teachers and quite involved in their children’s education.

Grade 7 Religion - Pat Blaney Bright

I love teaching 7th grade religion because it challenges me to grow in my faith. Together, through class discussions and sharing our faith, we all grow closer to God.

Grade 8 - Christina Judge

I love teaching history to middle school students because they become very intrigued by the larger world and have great curiosity about why the world is the way it is today. I love teaching religion to eighth grade students because they have a beautiful faith relationship with God. It is a gift to be able to share that relationship with them and to help them nurture it. I love working at St. Anne Catholic School because there is such a strong sense of community-we really nurture a sense of Christian family! Within this family, we share good times and bad, smiles and tears, failures and successes. This is my 35th year as a teacher and 10th year here at St. Anne School.

6th & 8th English - Gretchen Gantzer

I love teaching English at St. Anne School because God has provided me with a loving environment to repay Him with my time and talent. My students return to me so much dedication and energy that I feel privileged to be able to encourage them to meet their potential in language arts. It is a goal of mine to see that students enjoy learning and to see its great value.

7th Math/Algebra - Lori Leslie

This begins my 10th year teaching math at St. Anne School. I love my job!! St. Anne provides a wonderful, safe learning environment and the students are a joy to teach.

Art - Pat Blaney Bright

I love teaching art at St. Anne Catholic School because I enjoy seeing the students grow in their artistic skills and expression. They are so creative.

Band - Hilary Yost

I enjoy teaching band at Saint Anne because the students are so enthusiastic about what they are able to accomplish. They enjoy coming together to make music and perform. I especially love when they say "my friend (or my brother or sister) is in band and we practiced together last night!”

Computer - Dawn O'Donnell

I am excited to be teaching at St. Anne Catholic School this year. My family recently moved back to Rock Hill after being away for more than a decade- it has been wonderful to be back home! In my years away I have worked in six different schools and can say with great pride that SAS is the best! The students are well-mannered and motivated, the parents are supportive, and the faculty is dedicated. I am looking forward to a terrific career here.

Library - Gretchen Gantzer

Teaching library skills at St. Anne School is a mission of love. The support of the administration, faculty and parents make the success of our library a continuing pleasure. Introducing students to books and reading is a blessed vocation.

Music and Drama - Kay Irmiter

I love teaching at St. Anne Catholic School because everyday I have the privilege of using my faith and my love of music and drama to impact the lives of children. What I love most about working at St. Anne Catholic School is seeing the children succeed and grow from K-4's who "experience" music into Middle Schoolers who perform music. Working with so many levels each week makes my job challenging and rewarding.

Physical Ed - Jerry Clements

Jerry Clements moved from Virginia, after teaching P.E. at a Kindergarten through 12th grades Christian Boarding School for two years. Prior to that he worked at both public and Christian schools in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Clements worked as a youth minister for many years before completing his teaching degree. He loves to play sports, especially tennis, hockey, soccer, and bike riding.

Spanish - Rocio Nicolau

Ms. Nicolau has taught Spanish to all age groups including adults seeking to learn Spanish as a second language for business. Ms. Nicolau has been with St. Anne School since 2006 teaching Spanish to all grades K4-8. "The children's enthusiasm and excitement when I teach them my language and culture" is the best thing about her job here at St. Anne. Ms. Nicolau wants her students to be proud of who they are no matter what language they speak.

Principal - Mr. Anthony Perrini

I am blessed to be associated with St. Anne School. I have the privilege of working with a loving and talented faculty and staff.
St. Anne School is modeled around the Catholic Christian values of the Church. Every morning begins with the students and teachers congregated into the Family Life Center for morning prayer-the focus of which is centered on the Church Gospel reading for the day.

We pride ourselves in maintaining and seeking excellence in curriculum education. Our technology committee helps keep us at the forefront , updating and integrating state of the art technologies into our classrooms.

Our students are taught social responsibility while showing respect toward self and others. Our athletic programs along with elective courses offered further help develop student character as well.

These combined school attributes of spirituality, excellence in education, quality of education using technology, physical activity, and social respect and responsibility, all attribut on making our students whole, well-rounded individual citizens.