MESSAGE FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL

a message from our

HEAD OF SCHOOL...

dear FriendS oF Providence HigH ScHool,

This edition of Pioneer Connections once again focuses on the many successes and celebrations of our past school year. In my graduation welcome and address to the class of 2018, I spoke about how our most successful and revered teachers and students over the years at Providence High School have been the most adaptable. They have also most likely been innovative and creative, and of course, they are loving and caring, but most importantly, they have adapted to the changes in education and the world. Ms. Linda Wyatt, who we begin to celebrate in this issue, is a perfect example of a woman who expertly adapted to change over her 44 years here at Providence High School. Ms. Wyatt is a true Pioneer!

We are foremost a Catholic school. Sister Mary Hawkins, SP, Board of Regents member and former school administrator, says, “To belong to the Sisters of Providence is to become aware of the needs of our societies, to gain a sense of the many works of Providence and to feel a participation in all of these works in many areas of the world. To be charged with the mission of proclaiming Providence is a sacred trust. God loves each one of us, and for that blessing, I am most grateful. Providence of God, I thank you for all.” The lay leadership of Providence High School carries on this central mission today.

Secondly, we are a college prep school. I am very proud of the college matriculation of our seniors. The Class of 2018 is very impressive. The 118 graduates had an average GPA of 3.53. 92% of them were accepted into four-year universities, and 98% of them will be attending college in the fall (two will be joining the workforce). More than 20% of our seniors will be attending out of state colleges, and 26% of them are the first in their family to attend college. These outstanding students have received more than $3.6 million in scholarships! We have students from our Cinema Arts Focus Program attending the best film schools in the nation: USC, UCLA, LMU, CSUN, Chapman, NYU, Syracuse, Emerson, and others. I am so proud of all of our graduates!

Thank you for your support of the Providence Fund. We are able to continue to inspire new Pioneers each year because of your generosity. If you have not had a chance to participate in this annual Providence Fund, please consider doing so. All of the information is available on our website – www.providencehigh. org.

Please make certain to follow us on social media – Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also, please stop by campus if you haven’t been here in a while. We love to show off our talented students, faculty, and staff!

Yours in Providence,

Joe Sciuto Head of School YOU BELONG HERE.

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