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This school is a hub of educational energy and collaboration, and I\u2019m fortunate to work with such a dedicated community of students, teachers, and families.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Who is your favorite saint?<\/strong><br \/>St. Christopher<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>What award have you received?<\/strong><br \/>Elizabeth Ann Seton Award, 2024<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4067,"menu_order":19,"template":"","staff-group":[420],"class_list":["post-3273","staff","type-staff","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","staff-group-specialists"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Melissa Chittenden - St. Alphonsus Parish School<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stalseattle.org\/school\/blog\/archives\/staff\/melissa-chittenden\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Melissa Chittenden - 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