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ST. LEO CATHOLIC SCHOOL OPENS 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR WITH NEW PRINCIPAL

Welcome Mrs. Kathleen Nance!

The school year at St. Leo Catholic School opened Thursday, August 22, with a new principal, Mrs. Kathleen Nance, who brings a wealth of experience in teaching and leadership to what she calls her “dream job.”

A Maryland native, Mrs. Nance grew up in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, completed all 12 years of her early education in Catholic schools, and graduated from the prestigious Mount DeSales Academy in Catonsville, Md., which she credits with modeling the best in Catholic education that she hopes to bring to students at St. Leo.

A 2008 graduate of High Point University, she also holds a master’s degree in school administration from Appalachian State University and teaching certifications in elementary education and academically and intellectually gifted learning. After teaching third grade for nine years in the Triad, she served as admissions director of High Point Friends School and director of its Lower School. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she served as project director for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater High Point to support learning for at-risk afterschool participants with meals and tutoring and to fulfill requirements to secure a large grant. The experience led to a position as Founding Director of Education and Programs for the Nido & Mariana Qubein Children's Museum. In 2023, while employed in strategic planning for the High Point Market Authority, she completed the city’s Chamber of Commerce Business Leadership program.

“Everything has led to this moment and prepared me to be a principal in a Catholic school” she said, “something I’ve long wanted to do. Although I couldn’t always understand the way He led me, God had a plan that got me to St. Leo. I’m delighted to be here.”