August 25, 2010

New principal at Christ the King

The 2010-2011 school year started this week with one new principal in the archdiocesan school system and the shuffling of two others.  The one new principal is Alison Higgins, who takes the helm at Christ the King School in Denver.

Higgins, 49, was born in Elgin, Scotland.  She and her husband Tom have six children and have lived in the Denver area for the past six years. 

Higgins has degrees in primary education and religious education, Scripture and theology.  In Canada she attended the University of Victoria in British Columbia and later the University of British Columbia where she earned a master’s degree in educational leadership and administration.

Her first job after graduation was at St. Anthony’s School in Kitimat, British Columbia.  Later, she moved to the British Virgin Islands where she taught music for two years.

Higgins told the Denver Catholic Register she is ready and eager to serve as principal at Christ the King.

“I’m looking forward to and excited about working at this school,” she said.  “I have found all my teachers to be professional, open-minded individuals who are ready to give something exciting to our students.” 

Other leadership changes within the schools of the Denver Archdiocese include: James Feldewerth, former principal at Christ the King is now serving as principal at St. Bernadette School in Lakewood. The last principal at St. Bernadette’s, Debra Roberts, has moved to serve as principal at Annunciation School. Former Annunciation principal Sister Jean Panisko, S.C.L., is the new treasurer for her order, the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth.