Jeane McNamara was formally installed as president last Sunday.
Jeane McNamara was formally installed as president of Little Flower High School on Sunday during a Mass and celebration at Normandy Farm in Blue Bell.
The installation was replicated on Monday morning at Little Flower during a Mass for the Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux, the school patron.
Joining McNamara on the altar for the installation was Nicholas Regina, deputy secretary for enrollment and marketing for the Office of Catholic Education.
McNamara, formerly the director of curriculum and instruction at Villa Maria Academy, replaced Sister Donna Shallo, who is working for the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. She described Little Flower as the “best value in education” and as a place to grow spiritually and socially for all girls in southeastern Pennsylvania.
“Live this sisterhood,” she told students.
McNamara also likes working with what she calls a “powerful” alumnae network.
“They love this place,” she said.
Students were treated to ice cream and water ice during lunch.
Little Flower will hold open houses on Sunday, Oct. 7, from noon to 2 p.m., and Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Following the school day on Monday, Little Flower kicked off a partnership with the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, which finances “Breakaway Scholarships” for students in the program at schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
The goal for the Little Flower-Snider partnership is ultimately to field a competitive hockey team. ••
