Tuesday, March 14, 2006

New calling for former nun

By VALERIA GODINES, The Orange County Register

The Orange County Register: St. Nativity Catholic School in Santa Ana doesn't have a school librarian, unless you count 12-year-old Moises Araiza.

He organizes the few books they have on shelves and created a computer program, with the help of student Christian Lopez, for checking out books.

Araiza throws back his shoulders and proudly announces, "I'm the librarian."

The school's cheerleading uniforms cost $10. The navy blue sweatshirts are donated. And the school doesn't even have a PE coach.

But they have Armida Deck, a former nun, who as the principal earns $42,000 a year. The energetic leader runs the county's only non-tuition Catholic school, which opened in August, and doesn't mind pinching pennies to get by.

Be sure to read the rest of this story! This is only a small part of it.

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