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Cathedral Catholic High School has hired its first female principal in the school’s 65-year history.
San Diego native Marlena Conroy will officially take over as the head of the school on July 1. Kevin Calkins, who has been principal for the last six years, will be stepping into the president’s role as Stevan Laaperi is retiring after 45 years of dedication to Catholic education.
Becoming principal at Cathedral marks a return to the campus for the Encinitas resident. Conroy previously worked at Cathedral as a teacher and an administrator for 11 years. She is coming to Cathedral from the Academy of Our Lady of Peace, where she served as assistant principal and director of campus life.
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Cathedral Catholic High School remembers Mario Fierro
“He was all in all the time,” says Cathedral Catholic principal Kevin Calkins “It really is inspirational for me to be able to work with someone like Mario.” Author: Tim Blodgett Updated: 5:19 PM PST February 27, 2021
SAN DIEGO On a cloudless day on Cathedral Catholic’s football field. The kind words of friends and students reverberated throughout the stadium. Just outside, this memorial made up of Post-it Notes captured the essence of what teacher and coach Mario Fierro meant to the students of Cathedral Catholic.
“He was all in all the time,” says Cathedral Catholic principal Kevin Calkins “It really is inspirational for me to be able to work with someone like Mario.”
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