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BENNINGTON â Few people have worked at the same place their entire career. David Estes, who has just retired as principal of The School of Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales, is one of them.
His 42-year career at the school began right after graduating from North Adams State College in 1979. He taught for several years and then was appointed principal in 1987, succeeding Sister Ellen Therese Barry. Estes was the longest-serving Catholic School principal in the Diocese of Burlington, which consists of the whole state of Vermont.
âItâs been an enjoyable experience. I love the school. The school has been a part of my life for most of my life. And weâve grown. When I started here there were 91 students, now weâre at 198 students,â he said. âWeâve added classes throughout my tenure. We added preschool. We brought back seventh and eighth grade.â
Abbott Memorial Says Goodbye to Longtime Principal
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CHELMSFORD In 2011, Thomas Gallagher hoisted a tray of glasses while preparing for a catering job when a tremendous pain flared in his lower back. I felt like it was on fire, said Gallagher, who put down the tray, and collapsed on the floor. His T12 vertebra the 12 thoracic vertebra in the spine had ruptured.
The rupture led to paralysis in his lower body. Since Dec. 11, 2011, he has used a wheelchair to get around.
But Gallagher, 52, a math teacher at McCarthy Middle School, persevered, including in his leadership in school athletics.