March 30, 2016 PLATTSBURGH - Catherine Russell, principal of the Middle and High School campus of The Seton Schools, has announced her retirement after more than 15 years of combined service to Catholic education in the Diocese of Ogdensburg. During her tenure, Ms. Russell focused her contributions in enhancing technology, and expanding college course offerings, the visual and performing arts and the campus ministry programs. “With increasing enrollment and lots of great things happening, Seton Catholic is in a good place,” Russell said. “Personally after six years, I am ready for a change, but it is most important to me that the focus for next year is to continue to enhance the strides that we have made. “I am so grateful to the faculty and staff here at Seton for our combined team effort as our successes could not have been made possible without their dedication,” she said. Seton Catholic was recently recommended for reaccreditation by the validating team from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Russell said that Seton faculty pride themselves on their dedication to the mission of Catholic education and a personal passion of teaching and learning. Meeting the academic bar of New York State’s new curriculum standards is not viewed by Seton faculty as an academic challenge as much as it is a personal commitment to success, she said. A few highlights of positive alternatives to public school education: Mr. Chris Hay, president of the Education Council of The Seton Schools said, “Ms. Russell’s passion and dedication to Catholic education will certainly be missed. Under her leadership we have increased the number of international students, been reaccredited with Middle States (the only local school to have this designation), successfully transitioned the sixth grade from Seton Academy to the middle/high school building and developed a 5-year strategic plan for our Seton Schools. “We wish Ms. Russell the best as she moves into the next phase of her life,” Hay said. |
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