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Jennifer Passerino
(Ramsey, N.J. – April 17) – Don Bosco Preparatory
High School in Ramsey has announced the hiring of a new principal, Ermanno
(Manny) Morelli. The appointment is effective on July 1, 2019.
A 2002 graduate of Don
Bosco Prep, Mr. Morelli earned his B.A. in history from Boston College, after
which he went on to earn two Master’s degrees, an M.Ed. in teaching and curriculum
from Harvard Graduate School of Education and an M.A. in education leadership
from Ramapo College of New Jersey.
Mr. Morelli has most
recently been serving as dean of students at Regis High School in New York City.
Prior to that, he taught over ten years in several schools: Westwood High
School, Cresskill Middle/High School, and Newark Academy, where he also served
as director of the Community Service Program. He has also been an adjunct
professor at Relay Graduate School of Education in Manhattan, forming social
studies teachers and designing curriculum.
“It is a proud moment to
welcome back an alumnus as our new principal. Manny embodies the best of a Don
Bosco Prep education, and he will build well on the academic excellence,
spiritual vitality, athletic distinction, and accomplishment in the arts that
is the tradition of Don Bosco Prep,” said Fr. James Heuser, director/president.
Mr. Morelli will replace
Robert Fazio, who will step into the role of Don Bosco Prep’s president on July
1, 2019. He will be the first lay president in the school’s 104-year history.
“I am humbled and honored
to serve as the next principal of Don Bosco Prep,” said Mr. Morelli. “It is an
incredible gift to know I’m coming home to the place that played such an
important role in molding me into the man I am today. Bosco’s focus on faith,
service, and academic rigor empowered me to choose the education profession,
and I am excited to pay that forward to the next generation of Ironmen as we
work to bring Bosco to the next level.”
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