KERNERSVILLE — Bishop McGuinness High School has announced George Boschini as interim principal for the 2020-2021 school year.
A principal for many years, Boschini brings a wealth of parochial and public school administrative experience and is eager to lead and serve the Bishop McGuinness High School community. His tenure is effective immediately, according to a release from Dr. Gregory P. Monroe, Superintendent of Catholic Schools.
Boschini, a parishioner of St. Pius X Church in Greensboro, retired in 2018 after 41 years in education with the last 27 in school administration.
Since retirement, he has served as an interim administrator for the Guilford County School system. Prior to his retirement, Boschini held teaching positions in the Fairfax County (VA) Public School System and later served as the Teacher Evaluation Coordinator in their Central Office.
He has 26 years in administrative experience shared between the Diocese of Raleigh Catholic School System, Alamance Burlington School System, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, and Guilford County Schools.
“As we begin this new school year, my primary focus will be on creating and maintaining a safe learning environment for our students, staff and families. This will allow Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School to focus on academic excellence in an environment where our Catholic faith is both celebrated and a part of everything we do. Extra-curricular activities and programs are an essential element of the high school experience and we are committed to offering these as much as possible,” said Boschini, a dynamic and energetic leader with a passion for Catholic education.
“We are extremely grateful to Mr. Randy Quarles and his whole leadership team for their hard work and for leading Bishop McGuinness this summer as we prepared for the start of another school year.
“Additionally, we want to thank our Bishop McGuinness principal search committee for vetting candidates this past summer and for ultimately leading us to Mr. Boschini.
“Looking ahead, Mr. Boschini is the right fit and the right leader for Bishop McGuinness to lead through this year. He has the experience and traits needed to ensure our wonderful school continues to flourish and remain dedicated to helping our students become missionary disciples of Christ,” said Dr. Monroe.
“Bishop McGuinness has a rich tradition of being a school where all students feel welcome and are able to experience success, which I witnessed firsthand as our sons graduated from BMCHS in 2007 and 2009. My commitment, by working together as a school and faith community, is to build on these traditions and legacy,” Boschini said.
A formal search will begin this fall for the school’s permanent principal, whose term will begin on or before the start of the 2021-2022 school year.
— Catholic News Herald
CHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter Jugis announces the appointment of a second vicar of education to help oversee the growing work of the Education Vicariate.
Father Timothy Reid is becoming the Vicar for Education: For Catholic Schools. Father Roger Arnsparger, the current education vicar, will become Vicar for Education: For Catechetical Formation.
The Education Vicariate covers an extensive range of programs and ministries for faith formation and Catholic education for people of all ages — everything from the 19 Catholic schools across the diocese to campus ministry, young adult, youth and adult faith formation and lay ministry, to the RCIA program.
The vicariate also oversees the Bishop’s Youth Pilgrimage and Totus Tuus summer faith formation program, diocesan youth retreats, and Campus Ministry service projects.
It also provides catechist training and certification and coordinates work among the parishes’ religious education directors, and it organizes the annual diocesan catechetical conference.
The office also organizes the diocese’s annual Eucharistic Congress each September.
The growth of the diocese’s education and evangelization-related activities prompted the move to split the office and share the leadership duties, Father Arnsparger said.
“All of the departments of the Education Vicariate will still be one team continuing to share professional support, encouragement, resources, ideas, programs and vision for Catholic education,” he noted in an Aug. 20 announcement to employees.
Father Roger Arnsparger
Father Reid is the pastor of St. Ann Church in Charlotte and also serves as the vicar forane for the Charlotte vicariate of parishes.
He will oversee the 19 Catholic schools system, which recently welcomed a new superintendent, Dr. Gregory Monroe.
“I am delighted to serve alongside Father Arnsparger in the Education Vicariate, and I very much look forward to working with Dr. Monroe, the staff at the Diocesan Pastoral Center, and especially our school communities,” Father Reid said. “It's a privilege to serve in this capacity.”
— Patricia L. Guilfoyle, editor