ST. JOHN’S PREP
ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERS
Two veteran educators at the Astoria school
named school’s new principal and president
26 JULY 2019 I LIC COURIER I www.qns.com Courtesy of St. John's Prep
St. John's Prep in Astoria announces that Nualla
Martinez has been appointed president and Maria
Johnson is named principal of the Astoria school.
BY BILL PARRY
Two longtime teachers at St. John’s Prepara-tory
School in Astoria have been appointed
to key leadership positions.
The St. John’s Prep board of trustees
named Nuala Martinez as its new president and Maria
Johnson as the school’s new principal.
Martinez has served 32 years as a math teacher,
mathematics department chairperson and assistant
principal for administrative affairs. Johnson, meanwhile,
has served 34 years as a social studies teacher, social
studies department chairperson and assistant principal
of student life.
Both women are passionately committed to
continuing and promoting the Vincentian Mission
as they prepare to celebrate the 150th anniversary
of St. John’s Prep, which was founded in 1870.
Martinez and Johnson have followed his teach-ings
and have dedicated their lives to embracing
and to affirming the dignity of their students.
Their goals are clear in preparing students to be
leaders not only in academic excellence but also,
and more importantly in faith, values, integrity,
and service.
Martinez said that she “intends to establish new
sources of revenue, to create and encourage vibrant
alumni participation, to develop strong lasting partner-ships
and to seek opportunities for future academic
advancement and growth.”
Martinez and Johnson will work as a team to develop
new and engaging programs in areas of technology,
science, mathematics and research. The have already
begun plans for expanding STEAM programs, enriching
present curricula and creating effective and supportive
ways of meeting individual student needs.
“The legacy of a St. John’s Prep education is
the development of a deep and abiding sense of
faith, the creation of school culture that is welcom-ing
and supportive of all students and serves as
the inspiration for a life-long journey of learning,”
Johnson said.
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