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| November 21, 2008 | |||
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Father John Blum installed at St. John Vianney Parish
Father Elmer McDonald, left, greets Father John Blum during a presentation of parish clergy at the installation Mass for Father Blum as pastor of St. John Vianney Parish at St. Pete Beach Jan 27. 
Staff and parishioners offer a round of applause for Father John Blum after his installation as pastor of St. John Vianney Parish.
Guardian ad litem program needs volunteersThousands of abused, neglected or abandoned children in the area need a voice in court. Every year, thousands of children in the diocese are trapped in hopeless home-life situations. Even when they are removed by law enforcement, many of these children have no one to speak on their behalf in court. Guardians ad litem fill this role and more are needed. Training sessions will begin March 4 in Hillsborough County at Christ the King Parish in Tampa. Call 813-272-5110 or e-mail Tami.Dodd@gal.fl.gov for more information. Six classes are scheduled in Pinellas County. The next class will begin Feb.16 at Stetson College of Law in St. Petersburg. Call 727-464-6528. For more information, a complete training schedule and an application go to www.guardianadlitem6.org. School earns accreditationCorpus Christi Catholic School, which has offered a faith-based education to Temple Terrace and northeast Hillsborough County since 1964, recently learned from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement that it will become an accredited school March 15. The school has been in the process of preparing for this accreditation for 18 months. An educator representing the association visited the school in November 2007 and reported his findings to the Florida office of the association. The school was required to meet three basic criteria for accreditation: meet specific high standards, engage in continuous improvement and demonstrate quality assurance through external review. Corpus Christi is one of two Catholic parochial schools in Hillsborough County that will have this accreditation. Tampa Catholic, the only coeducational Catholic diocesan high school in Hillsborough County, has 750 students. Tampa Catholic hires alumni directorPatricia A. Landry, principal of Tampa Catholic High School, recently announced that Rosalyn “Roz” Rodriguez, from the school’s class of 1973, has been named alumni director. Rodriguez began working in the development office when classes resumed after the Christmas break in early 2008. She is a product of local Catholic Schools — as a student she attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in West Tampa before beginning high school at Tampa Catholic. She is a retired law enforcement supervisor and career investigator with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, where she also worked in community relations. “TC holds very fond memories for me and my family,” Rodriguez said. “I have lifelong friendships from this school, and my teachers were great mentors and became my friends following graduation. I hope to pass on the pride in Tampa Catholic, which was the strong force that propelled TC to the forefront in so many ways. I am very much at home here.” As part of the development office, Rodriguez will continue to press forward with alumni activities, reunions and stewardship. She hopes her efforts strengthen the day-to-day alumni relationships and will also include gaining additional support for the athletic complex master plan, as well as scholarship funding. Tampa Catholic, the only coeducational Catholic diocesan high school in Hillsborough County, has 750 students. Jesuit High receives awards Jesuit High School in Tampa recently received commemorative plaques honoring its 2006-2007 4A boys basketball and soccer teams, which received awards from the Florida High School Athletic Association’s inaugural Academic Team Champion awards program. The state recognition honors teams in each of FHSAA’s 20 sanctioned sports and 11 recognized sports for teamwork, not only in athletic competition, but also in academic achievement. According to FHSAA Team Champion Award requirements, a team must have participated in the district tournament and have at least a 3.0 cumulative team grade-point average on an unweighted 4.0 scale to be eligible for nomination. Jesuit’s basketball team was honored for its 3.562 cumulative team GPA, while the soccer team was honored for its 3.502 cumulative team GPA. “The young men involved in our basketball and soccer programs are to be congratulated for their strong efforts in and out of the classroom that have led them to this special state recognition,” said Joseph R. Sabin, Jesuit’s principal. Jesuit High School is a private, all male, Catholic high school that has been educating the young men in the Tampa Bay area since 1899.
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