Perry K. Martin
President, Maryknoll School

I hope you are enjoying a restful summer. As your new President, I am thankful to be following in the footsteps of dedicated and insightful leadership and will work tirelessly to be a contributing leader working with many constituents in the school and community. The upcoming school year holds many keys of opportunities for your student. I am so happyto be working alongside you to make this a year of academic, physical and spiritual success.

We see and hear the phrase "21st century" almost everywhere. Prehaps the term has become so ubiquitous that i has lost much of its impact or meaning. However, the dramatic impact of the ongoing technological revolution that ushered in the 21st century is growing. It is changing our world, the context in which our studnets live and learn, in more dramatic ways with each new development. Maryknoll creates students who navigate a world that is extremely fast-paced, constantly changing, increasingly culturally diverse and technologically driven. This context of a Maryknoll education requires that we redefine "education," "school," "curriculum," "teacher" and "learner." It requires that we provide an education designed to help our students truly succeed with "what's next" at every age level.

Our proud and distinguished history started with a group of 10 Maryknoll Sisters who in September 1927 made their passage across the Pacific. Six of those Sisters would come to Sacred Heart Parish and open Maryknoll School to 170 neighborhood boys and girls. From our humble beginnings until today, the Maryknoll motto of Noblesse Oblige ("to whom much is given, much is expected") stands as a critical indicator of what student expectations are. High expectations are also evident within theh workings of the Maryknoll administration, faculty, staff and School Board, the Office of Development, and our impressive accreditation standards. Evidence of our financial commitment is clear with the construction of the new Maryknoll School Community Center, a project that will benefit students and community for years to come. For the first time in the school's history we will be able to hold assemblies, performances and liturgies as one school. Moreover, when the building is completed, we will play our first indoor "home game" in imore than 80 years and hold our Homeocming in our own athletic "home."

So there is much to be excited about, but none more than having you celebrating the journey with us. I hope that the 2008-2009 school year will be a memorable one for you. When the summer comes to a close, I look forward to welcoming you to a great school year.

Faithfully,

Perry K. Martin
President, Maryknoll School