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Everest Welcomes....New Formation Instructors

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Dear Families and Friends,

Greetings on this first week of school. I hope all is going well at home with the routines and adjustments to the new school year. We believe that the students, faculty and staff are off to a wonderful start. Next week, the teachers will be available in their classrooms to review their program with you on Curriculum Night, Wednesday, September 7th 6:30-8:00pm.

Some of you are aware that this year we are blessed to have some new friends that will be working at Everest with our students. We welcome Ms Sonia Baldwin as Formation Instructor for the girls and Brother Dustin George, LC as Formation Instructor for the boys. Both will be fine additions to our team.  We are also very blessed to have Ms. Carol Dodd as our Mission Corp volunteer this year. Carol is an alumna from The Highlands School, which is a sister school in Dallas, Texas. She arrived last week and is already assisting Ms. Maher with this month’s campaign on Friendship.  A more complete bio of each is provided below.

With the introduction of our new team members we know this will mean seeing less of Br Juan Carlos Vazquez, LC and Ms. Teresa Maziarz. I say seeing less, rather than goodbye, as we are always bound to meet again because of their work with the schools and in serving the Church. Both Brother Juan and Ms. Teresa have new assignments. Brother Juan will be based in Ohio. You will be sure to see him if you visit Sacred Heart Apostolic School (which we invite all of you to visit at some time). This will be Brother Juan’s new Legionary home.

Ms. Teresa, who has always wanted to visit Ireland, is now in Ireland working as an Instructor of Formation at one of our sister schools, Woodlands Academy. She expects us to plan a pilgrimage to visit the Emerald Isle and looks forward to seeing us there. Woodlands Academy is located in County Wicklow, 25 km away from Dublin at the bottom of the Sugar Loaf Mountain. It is based in in Wingfield House, a restored Queen Anne-style mansion, that was built during the 1800s with exceptionally beautiful natural surroundings.

Thank you for your understanding and acceptance of the placement of our missionaries in serving Christ. They count on our prayers and support. Please join us in welcoming our new religious team members.  I have included a more complete bio below.


God bless you,

Sincerely in Christ,


Christine Gamache



Sonia is from Australia, where she became an expert cricket player! She has been consecrated for five and a half years. In addition to her degree from Mater Ecclesiae College at the formation center in Rhode Island, she has a degree in electrical engineering and computer science. In addition to her experience working in the Diocese of Sydney before she was consecrated, she was part of a road team to Toronto during her formation. She also worked in Greenville for a year as her first full-time apostolate.


Br. Dustin was born and raised in Annapolis, Maryland. When he was ten years old he began to attend the local Conquest boys club which he was later to lead at age fifteen. Shortly before his sixteenth birthday he left home to discern God’s will at the Legion’s high school seminary, Immaculate Conception Apostolic School, in Center Harbor, New Hampshire. During his two years there he worked with one of the local parishes teaching CCD to the fifth-grade class. In 2004, after graduating from Immaculate Conception, Br. Dustin entered the Legion’s seminary in Cheshire, Connecticut and was asked to do his two years of novitiate in Canada. In 2006 he made his religious profession and returned to Cheshire for two years to obtain his associate’s degree in classical humanities. In 2008 he moved to Rome where he studied philosophy, graduating with a bachelor’s degree.  Br. Dustin arrived in Chicago in August, 2010, and has been working with the local Conquest clubs and serving as formation instructor for East Lake Academy in Lake Forest.



About Everest

Everest Academy Lemont, founded in 1995 as White Pines Academy, is a private Catholic school offering a Pre-K through grade 8 program.

Our goal is to offer each child the highest quality education through Integral Formation®, the pedagogical method developed by the Legionaries of Christ. Through Integral Formation®, each student benefits from a personalized approach that develops the whole person, from intellect and character to spiritual life and apostolic responsibility. The result: intelligent, responsible, and positive leaders who will transform society with the Gospel values.

Here at Everest Academy, with our brand new campus opened for the fall 2009 school year, we are poised for growth and ready to give our students a Catholic educational experience that will last them a lifetime. Find out more by taking a tour of our campus.

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