{"id":1591,"date":"2019-11-26T15:40:18","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T23:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stalseattle.org\/school\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2019-11-26T15:40:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T23:40:18","slug":"principals-corner-november-26-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stalseattle.org\/school\/blog\/archives\/1591","title":{"rendered":"Principal&#8217;s Corner: November 26, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><strong>Message from the Principal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hello St. Al Families, Staff, and Friends:<\/p>\n<p>This is a special time of year.\u00a0 Loved ones travel from near and far to share food, laughter, and fun.\u00a0 We all have our traditions whether it is special pies, football games at the park, or sharing memories while cooking a meal.<br \/>\n<!--more-->As a child, I loved Thanksgiving, especially the food.\u00a0 We had turkey with stuffing and all of the typical items, but being Italian, our meal also heavily featured spaghetti and cured meats.\u00a0 I knew this wasn\u2019t the norm for everyone but for me, it still feels like home.\u00a0 Sometimes our traditions do not look like what others expect but the message is still the same\u2014be thankful.\u00a0 Today, I am so thankful for my mother who worked so hard to put a beautiful meal on the table every holiday.\u00a0 I am so thankful for my husband who easily blended his traditions with mine, even though pasta for holiday dinners is something he still doesn\u2019t understand.\u00a0 I am thankful to my friend who invites us over for Mexican food and introduced us to another set of traditions.\u00a0 Finally, I am thankful for the traditions old or new that help bring people together so they can say \u201cI am thankful for you\u201d in person.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are traveling or staying home, I wish you a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving.\u00a0 Thank you for being part of our school family.\u00a0 To everyone at St. Al\u2019s I want to say thank you, have fun, and enjoy some spaghetti.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Blessings,<\/p>\n<p>Kathleen Daspit<\/p>\n<p>Principal<\/p>\n<p>St. Alphonsus Parish School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Message from the Principal &nbsp; Hello St. Al Families, Staff, and Friends: This is a special time of year.\u00a0 Loved ones travel from near and far to share food, laughter, and fun.\u00a0 We all have our traditions whether it is special pies, football games at the park, or sharing memories while cooking a meal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-principals-corner"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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