>Dear BF Communit
If you have not yet heard, we will be welcoming two new assistant principals this year. I regret to inform everyone that Dr. Cary Bell will be joining the Somerville school as the interim principal while Dr. Lorna Oates-Santos
is on maternity leave, and then he will be retiring upon her return. I feel so blessed to have had the honor to work with and learn from both Cary Bell and Lorna Oates-Santos the last three years. They are excellent educators, and special people. I am so happy that they will still be nearby and they
will always be part of the BF family.
I want to thank all the teachers and parents who were part of the interview process for the new assistant principals. We began with over 200 resumes and
interviewed 13 great candidates. The new Assistant Principal for Ridge House will be Mr. Greg Wu, and the new Assistant Principal for Franklin House will be Ms. Shauna Stovell. I hope we can all extend Greg and Shauna a welcome
into their new home at BF.
Greg joins us after 12 years teaching English at Ridgewood High School, including a 6-year stint as one of the Grade Administrators. A graduate of
Montclair State University, Greg was also the principal of the Ridgewood Summer School.
Shauna is also a Ridgewood teacher, spending the last five years as a 5th grade teacher at Travell, after teaching four years in Jersey City. A graduate of Skidmore College, Shauna completed her Master’s in Educational
Administration in 2006 from St. Peter’s College, and will begin at BF upon her return from her honeymoon.
Both Shauna and Greg will be sorely missed at their respective schools, but we are happy to have them both on board as we begin the 2008-2009 school year.
I hope over the coming weeks our parents will reach out to Shauna and Greg and help them transition into our community, and I look forward to seeing all the students again in September! Enjoy the rest of the summer. I look forward to seeing everyone September 9th for Back to School Night.
Sincerely,
Tony Orsini
Principal, BFMS