Meet Our Faculty Administration Early Childhood Center Elementary School Junior High Specials Academic Support Staff Support Staff Administration FATHER BENNETT St. Mary of the Hills Church Pastor Seminary: North American College (Rome, Italy) Boston University Hometown: East Greenwich, RI Favorite Book: Bible“To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.” ~St. Augustine E-mail: [email protected] MRS. MAROTTA Principal Regis College BA-Mathematics, Bridgewater State M.Ed. Elementary Education, Lynch Leadership Academy Graduate, Emmaus Series for Catholic School Leaders Cohort 2017 Former SMH parent, PTO Member, Academic Advisor, and 5/6th Grade Math Teacher Hometown: Weymouth, MA Favorite Book: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini"No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it." ~George Washington Carver E-mail: [email protected] MRS. POWELL Business Manager Burdett College, Boston College Catholic School Leadership Program Hometown: Marshfield, MA Favorite Book: Walk in a Relaxed Manner by Joyce Rupp E-mail: [email protected] MRS. PARIS Administrative Assistant Came to St. Mary's in 2004 Hometown: Charlestown and Hyde Park Favorite Book: Mrs. Mike by Benedict & Nancy Freedman "Follow the Golden Rule ~ Treat others they way you wish to be treated! Life doesn't get any easier than that!" E-mail: [email protected] MS. COLLINS Admissions Director/Tuition Came to St. Mary's in 2016 Hometown: Milton, MA Favorite Book: Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt"The first to apologize is the bravest; the first to forgive is the strongest; and the first to forget is the happiest." E-mail: [email protected] MRS. EDDY Director of Advancement & Enrollment Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Kingston, MA Favorite Book: Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world." E-mail: [email protected] Early Childhood Center MS. HULME Director of the ECC/Early Learner Teacher, EL Massasoit Community College Came to St. Mary's 2016 Hometown: Weymouth, MA Favorite Book: What Makes a Rainbow Email: [email protected] MS. BELANGER Pre-School, PS1 Mt. Ida and Quincy College Came to St. Mary's in 2019 Hometown: North Quincy Favorite Book: It was Make Way for Ducklings as a kid and as an adult it’s Pride and Prejudice "Everything happens for a reason." Email: [email protected] MRS. CARVALHO Pre-School, PS2 Associate Degree In Early Childhood Came to St. Mary's in 2013 Hometown: Milton, MA Favorite Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom "Who else can chase the wind and expect to catch it? Who else reaches his tiny hands to the stars and brings back handfuls of light? Who else turns dark lonely days into ones filled with laughter and sunshine? Who else looks at us and smiles making us feel the love in its rarest form? Who else, but the child." ~A. Brent Earls E-Mail: [email protected] MRS. PETERS Pre-School, PS3 Came to St. Mary's in 2019 Hometown: Whitman, MA Favorite Book: Elmer by David McKee"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." ~Maya Angelou E-mail: [email protected] ms. gabriel Pre-School, PS4 Came to St. Mary's in 2021 Hometown: Randolph, MA Favorite Book: The Rainbow Fish"They may forget what you said but they will not forget how you made them feel." E-mail: [email protected] mrs. grant Pre-Kindergarten, PK1 Came to St. Mary's in 2019 Hometown: Avon Favorite Book: Where the Crawdads Sing"Don’t count the days, make the days count" ~Muhammad Ali E-mail: [email protected] MRS. MCLOUGHLIN Pre-Kindergarten, PK2 Came to St. Mary's in 2017 Hometown: Weymouth, MA Favorite Book: I Knew You Could by Craig DorfmanWhen it rains, look for rainbows. When its dark, look for stars. E-Mail: [email protected] mrs. vasta ECC Religion Teacher Bridgewater State College, BS Elementary Education Masters in Educational Leadership Came to St. Mary's in 2002 Hometown: Medway, MA Favorite Book: Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon "Being able to work together to accomplish a common goal for the community and in the process better the lives of everyone, particularly the children, is a sublime proof of your love of God." ~Joshua in the City, Joseph Girzone E-mail: [email protected] MS. BRESLIN Early Learner Aide Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Quincy, MA Favorite Book: Whoever You Are by Mem Fox"Play is the highest form of research." ~Albert Einstein E-mail: [email protected] MRS. WATSON Pre-School Aide Mother of 2 Alums Came to St. Mary's in 2019 Hometown: Braintree, MA Favorite Book: The Giving Tree”There but for the grace of God go I.” E-mail: [email protected] Ms. PHITA Spanish, EL - PS & PS Aide Came to St. Mary's in 2021 Hometown: Winthrop, MA Favorite Book: El Secreto de Los Andes (Secret of the Andes George Hunt Williamson (Brother Philip)“Cuando el alumno está listo llega el maestro. El Maestro le mostró y enseñó un mundo de grandes y maravillosas posibilidades entonces el alumno abre sus ojos a la verdad y el conocimiento del gran Universo”. (When the student is ready the teacher appears. The teacher showed and taught a world full of great and wonderful possibilities so the student opens his eyes to the truth and the knowledge of the great universe.) E-mail: [email protected] MRS. BARRETT Pre-Kindergarten Aide Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Dorchester, MA Favorite Book: Any book by James Patterson"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." ~Maya Angelou E-mail: [email protected] MRS. MCLAUGHLIN Pre-Kindergarten Aide Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Braintree, MA Favorite Book: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier." ~Mother Teresa E-mail: [email protected] Elementary School MISS MEEHAN Kindergarten, KA College: University of Massachusetts Boston Came to St. Mary's in 2019 Hometown: Dorchester, MA Favorite Book: Oh the places You’ll Go! "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." ~Benjamin Franklin E-mail: [email protected] MS. KING Kindergarten, KB University of Maine, Orono; B.S in Elementary Education K-8 Came to St. Mary's in 2006 Hometown: Hingham, MA Favorite Book: The Giving Tree"Be someone you would be proud to know!" E-mail: [email protected] MRS. CRONIN First Grade, 1A Westfield State College, B.S Elementary Education Lesley University, Masters in Curriculum and Instruction in Literacy Came to St. Mary's in 1991-2001 as Grade 1 Teacher 2013-2015 as Librarian, September 2015 came back as grade one teacher Hometown: Marshfield, MA Favorite Book: Medjugorie: The Message by Wayne Weible"Learning never exhausts the mind." ~Leonardo DaVinci E-mail: [email protected] MRS. PUNGITORE Second Grade, 2A UMass Boston B.S. in Management Bridgewater State M.Ed. In Elementary Education Came to St. Mary's in 1999 Hometown: Canton, MA Favorite Book: The Art of Racing in the Rain "When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind." ~Dr. Wayne Dyer (from the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio) E-mail: [email protected] MISS O'LEARY Third Grade, 3A Westfield State University Came to St. Mary's in 2018 Hometown: Walpole, MA Favorite Book: House Rules by Jodi Picoult"In a world where you can choose to be anything, be kind" E-mail: [email protected] MS. NEWELL Fourth Grade, 4A Bridgewater State University Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Weymouth, MA Favorite Book: After the Fall by Dan Santat “I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing... that it was all started by a mouse.” E-mail: [email protected] MRS. BLAHO Fifth Grade, 5A Bridgewater State College: BA in English and Secondary Education Curry College: M.Ed. in Elementary Education Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Dedham, MA Favorite Book: The Walk by Richard Paul Evans"Love is shown more in deeds than in words.” ~Saint Ignatius of Loyola E-mail: [email protected] MRS. CIARDI Kindergarten Aide Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Brockton, MA Favorite Book: The People We Keep by Allison Larkin Favorite Quote: "This too shall pass." E-mail: [email protected] Junior High Mrs. Ieronimo Sixth Grade, 6A Came to St. Mary's in 2021 Hometown: Milton, MA Favorite Book: The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant"“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.” ~Louisa May Alcott Email: [email protected] MRS. CLARK Sixth through Eighth Grade Science, 6B Bridgewater State College Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Holbrook, MA Favorite Book: Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop"A person's a person, no matter how small." ~Dr. Seuss Email: [email protected] MRS. MCNALLY Sixth through Eighth Grade Spanish, 7A University of New Hampshire Came to St. Mary's in 2018 Hometown: Boston, MA Favorite Book: Little House on the Prairie Books Favorite Quote: “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” ~Mother Teresa Email: [email protected] MR. TURCO Seventh & Eighth Grade Literature, 7B Emmanuel College, Boston Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Revere, MA Favorite Book: Divining Venus by Mary Elizabeth Pope"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night." ~William Shakespeare E-mail: [email protected] MRS. RUGGIERO Seventh & Eighth Grade Mathematics, 8A Bridgewater State College, Elementary Education Came to St. Mary's in 1996 -Grade 6: math and science 1996-2004 -Grade 7 & 8: mathematics 2004 - 2018 -Grade 6 - 8: mathematics 2018-present Hometown: Pembroke, MA Favorite Book: The DaVinci Code "An obstacle is often a stepping stone." ~Prescott E-mail: [email protected] MRS. BANACH Seventh & Eighth Grade Social Studies, 8B California State Fresno, Education Fresno Pacific University, Education Came to St. Mary's in 2015 Hometown: Reedly, CA Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice "Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people." ~Eleanor Roosevelt E-mail: [email protected] Specials MR. FRITZ Physical Education, Pre-K - 8th Grade Salem State University Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Randolph, MA Favorite Book: The Untethered Soul “Great things come from hard work and perseverance, no excuses.” E-mail: [email protected] MRS. HUGHES Computer, K - 5th Grade M.Ed. in Education Cambridge College B.S. in Early Childhood and Physical Education at Bridgewater State College Came to St. Mary's in 2004 Hometown: Middleboro, MA Favorite Book: The Little Engine that Could"Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax for the journey." ~Harold V. Melchert E-mail: [email protected] MRS. O'CONNOR Art, K - 8th Grade BFA UMass Amherst, MFA Boston University Started teaching at St. Mary's in 2012 - Giving students the opportunity to express themselves creatively and to experience many techniques and media. - Expressive pastel artist exhibiting regularly in national juried exhibits and the south shore area. Member of several art communities and represented by the Copley Society in Boston and the South Street Gallery in Hingham. Fine Art Website: laurindaoconnor.com “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” ~Pablo Picasso E-mail: [email protected] mrs. guingue Spanish, PreK - 5th Grade Came to St. Mary's in 2021 Hometown: Framingham, MA Favorite Book: Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss"Everything happens for a reason." E-mail: [email protected] Academic Support Staff MRS. FAHERTY Literacy Coach, Wilson Certified Practitioner UMASS Boston, Masters in Elementary Education Suffolk University, BSBA Came to St. Mary's in 2002 Hometown: Milton, MA Favorite Book: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." ~Albert Einstein E-mail: [email protected] MRS. BURNS Math Coach, Grades 1 - 8 Boston College, Masters in Special Ed Came to St. Mary's in 2018 Hometown: Bristol, CT Favorite Book: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane"Do not worry too much about your difficulties in mathematics, I can assure you that mine are still greater." ~Albert Einstein E-mail: [email protected] Support Staff MRS. CAMPBELL School Nurse, RN Came to St. Mary's in 2020 Hometown: Quincy Favorite Book: Anything by Jodi Picoult Favorite Quote: "This too shall pass." E-mail: [email protected] Mrs. Coflin Adjustment Counselor Came to St. Mary's in 2021 Hometown: Hingham Favorite Book: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Favorite Quote: "Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness." ~Anne Frank E-mail: [email protected] MR. MARTINEZ School Custodian Came to St. Mary's in 2015 Hometown: Manzanillo, Dominican Republic E-mail: [email protected]
