The winter issue of IN Fox Chapel Area Community Magazine highlights
the outstanding accomplishments of our students and staff throughout the
Fox Chapel Area School District. You will read about the amazing scientific
accomplishments of Mihir Garimella, our eight National Merit Semifinalists,
and many athletic achievements in this edition of the magazine.
I am very proud to present the new Creativity and Literacy Program at Kerr
Elementary School. This innovative center is a state-of-the-art learning facility
that will focus on the development of preschool students, while also being
available to students working on projects at other grade levels. Several evening
sessions for parents and students will also be held during the school year at
Volunteers of America’s All of Us Care location in Sharpsburg.
This will be my final letter to the residents of the Fox Chapel Area School District
due to my plans to retire from education in December 2013. I have enjoyed my
eight years in the district and I am proud of the many accomplishments of our
staff and students as we raised the bar continuously at each grade level. The Board
of School Directors is currently in the process of working with the Pennsylvania
School Boards Association (PSBA) to complete a national search for the next
superintendent. Their goal is to find the right person who will keep this amazing
school district focused on providing a superior education for each child by
maximizing student learning, achievement, and development.
Following are two quotes that I keep on my desk as reminders of who I try to be
as an educator and as a person:
“Unless a man believes in himself and makes a total commitment to his career
and puts everything he has into it – his mind, his body, and his heart – what is
life worth to him? If I were a salesman, I would make this commitment to my
company, to the product, and most of all, to myself.”
Vince Lombardi & Vince Lombardi Jr.
“People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but people
will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
Thank you for your support and encouragement throughout the years.
Sincerely,
Anne E. Stephens, Ph.D.
Superintendent
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Dear Residents of the Fox Chapel Area School District,
Fox Chapel Area
A MESSAGE FROM THE
SUPERINTENDENT