The PCH community would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Principal, Ms. Fiona Gallagher. Fiona has been Principal of CBS Roscommon for the past eight years and brings a wealth of experience with her to help lead PCH on the next stage of our exciting journey.
Here is an excerpt of Fiona’s speech which she gave to the staff at a gathering last week;
“. . . so much is unfolding, that must complete its gesture. . . so much is in bud” (Denise Levertov)
Sowing is about believing that there is a time for everything. It is our task to carry out our work without ceasing, never knowing where the seed will take root, never giving up. It is a slow and arduous task involving a process of waiting and waiting in hope, with conviction and with expectation, in an age of immediacy and instant results.
I hope that our school can be a happy place to be and a good place to work and a good place for students and welcoming to all. Presentation Secondary School, Headford will be:
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- A community of excellence
- A community of care
- A community of standards
- A community of expectation
- A happy community
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Obviously, the new building will be a priority for all of us in the next while and I hope, while it will have its demands, it is a wonderful opportunity for us to shape the future learning and teaching environment for the better.
I would hope to meet the challenges and possibilities, both personal and professional, in a compassionate spirit, encouraging all to help forge a new identity. Traditional loyalties are to be treasured, but they are honoured not by remaining static but by creating a new vibrant school community. Change is constant and the charism and spirit of Nano Nagle has always meant reimagining Catholic education and its mission in the present age.
I am really looking forward to getting to know you, to listen to what is happening for you, to get to know the students and to help lead our school into the future. In the words of John O’Donohue-
May you have a mind that loves frontiers
So that you can evoke the bright fields
That lie beyond the view of the regular eye.
(Benedictus, A Book of Blessings).
We wish Fiona every health and blessing in her role. She will be joining us on September 20th.
