Dear Members of the Loyola Community, 

As Christmas approaches, with the subsequent marking of the New Year, our busy school schedule, with its focus on academics, shifts to a precious time of celebration with families and friends.  All the learning Loyola students have accumulated - both in and out of the classroom - is summarized and expressed during exam week. This week of focused work is followed by a well-deserved break, highlighted by our communal observance of the birth of Jesus.

This is my first Christmas at Loyola, and I can say with all my heart, that it is our students who remind me every day of the extraordinary and immeasurable love that God has for us in a world that prefers light over darkness. 

As we embark upon the Christmas season, I pray that your gaze be fixed on that which has transformed my heart.

I thank you for your continued support, and I extend a warm Christmas blessing to you and your families. 

Merry Christmas,
Ms. Marcelle DeFreitas