September 7, 2022

Dear Our Lady of Mount Carmel Families, 

        As I write this, I am happy to say Day 1 was a success. It was great to see those smiling faces again. We are also excited to Welcome our new families and students. Now more than ever our Catholic faith must be the bedrock of our very foundation. We at Mount Carmel have worked hard in the face of arguably the greatest challenge faced by any generation in recent times. Teachers, Parents,Staff and Students have come together to continue the great tradition of Catholic Education here at Mount Carmel in the face of a two and a half year long pandemic. We have perservered together and it has made our family stronger and forced us to be better.The teamwork shown by all those collective groups is what made us succesful and allowed us to persevere. We did it together! I am so proud of what we have accomplished since March 17,2020. I am so proud of the hard work and dedication of our teachers and staff, the patience and thankfulness of our parents and the courage and strength of our wonderful students, but now it is time for us to move forward. We are mindful and more vigilant, but we enjoy again many of the daily happenings that we once took for granted. As we near the exit of the Summer and look forward to our last few months of 2023, we celebrate how far we have come and continue to work on making our school even better. We are always upgrading in the area of technology. Just today we received 80 new chromebooks from the Arch Angel Group who generously donated new chromebooks to all schools around the Archdiocese. We thank these true angels for providing us with this great gift of generosity. These with our own commitment to purchase new chromebooks and charging carts with the help of our Pastor Father Felix will help our students be succesful it the academic challenges of the future. We are in the early stages of designing a new state of the art computer room to replace our current computer room. Again, this will assist our students with getting ahead in the area of Technology and prepare them for both what lies ahead in high school and college. We will again be bolstering our Art and Music Program with programs such as Piano and Guitar lessons and a fantastic Art Club that was headed by an outside vendor for our students who show a true passion for Art. These programs all free to your children through our Zankel Donor Grant. We are excited to be planning our Christmas Spectacular again and rebuilding our Drama Club, so we can again present our Spring Musical in May. Exciting things are happening here at OLMC.  I also remind you that we are here for you and your family with whatever assistance we can offer. We are but a phone call away. I ask that we continue to work hard and be vigilant to ensure that our children stay happy and healthy. The children are our greatest gift and we must do all we can to provide them with any resources at our disposal to ensure their success. We are thankful that you also chose to continue or chose to send your child to OLMC for the 2022-2023 school year. We are happy to have you as part of our special family and hope you continue to put your faith in Catholic Education and Our Lady of Mount Carmel. May God Bless you and Best of Luck to all our students and teachers on what God willing will be a great school year ahead.

Regards and Blessings,
Mr. John Musto, Principal

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Pray for Us. Live Jesus in our hearts, forever.