Dr. Nelson’s Blog

Good morning!
Today we are celebrating the St. John’s School rising seniors by initiating them into the position of student leadership through the auspices of the annual Ring Ceremony – a ceremony that was crafted by dear departed Father Moore. Reverend Moore, headmaster from 1970 to 1990 at St. John’s, based this ceremony on the famous [...]

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A recent passing of a very famous leader, Peter Drucker, has given me a moment to stop and recollect some of his greatest truths for leadership.
“Don’t ever think or say “I”. Think and say “we”.
Attracting and holding talent have become two of the central tasks of management.
Focus on opportunities rather than problems.
Every decision is risky: [...]

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Here is the photo of our 8th grade students right before the descent to Lower Sigua Falls last Friday.
Mr. Stanley, Ms. Carrera, Mrs. Bamba and Mr. Feeley guided the students down and then back up the mountain.
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Parent teacher conferences
This Friday, February 17th, 2006, we are hosting parent-teacher conferences and there will be no regular classes for students at St. John’s school. We encourage all parents to get together with teachers and talk about student concerns so that the communications between home and school are effective and efficient.
First day of [...]

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On Friday morning at 8:00 a.m., all students in the eighth grade boarded a bus and about an hour later were dropped off at the top of the highest point on Guam that you can drive to. They disembarked the bus, posed for a photograph, and then were accompanied by SJS teachers who volunteered to [...]

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On Saturday Mrs. Santos, the department chairs and I hosted the first all-island teacher recruitment fair at St. John’s School. We had more than 20 interested candidates sign up and get interviews with the department chairs of their choice. Last week Mrs. Santos and I sat down with every member of the entire faculty in [...]

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At the Annual General Meeting of the PTA last month I presented an hour long state-of-the-school report to faculty and parents. The report included data regarding changes in student enrollment and tuition rates over the past decade at St. John’s School as well as how the top ten most pressing issues were addressed by the [...]

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Dear SJS community members,

I have taken the plunge and will be posting my reflections to this blog (Dr. Nelson’s Blog) for the sake of the greater St. John’s School Community. It is my desire that more people will be informed as to pertinent issues and improvements as they arise.
I encourage you to read this [...]

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