Middle School
“Catholic education aims not only to communicate facts but also to transmit a coherent, comprehensive vision of life, in the conviction that the truths contained in that vision liberate students in the most profound meaning of human freedom.”
-Pope Saint John Paul II
Mr. David Gillespie, History
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Mrs. Viviana Pacheco, Mathematics
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Dr. Eric Vollero, Science
Dr. Eric Vollero grew up in Rahway, New Jersey and attended St. John the Apostle in Clark from K-8 and Union Catholic Regional High School. He attended Montclair State University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Some of his interests in the field include works from Jean Piaget, Carl Jung, and Jordan Peterson. He also has a Doctorate of Acupuncture from Pacific College of San Diego, holds a license for acupuncture in New Jersey, and owns a sports injury and recovery practice in Westfield and Boonton, NJ. Other personal interests include playing guitar, rock climbing, and hiking.
Dr. Vollero has a variety of different experiences teaching including high school history, psychology, and sociology; assistant teaching biomedical classes at a grad school level; and teaching after school programs for middle school science. His personal favorite scientific topics include animal behavior, planetary space science, and anatomy and physiology.
Mrs. Rosalee Bolleia, Latin III
Mrs. Bolleia teaches middle school Latin and English. She is excited to share with her students the wonderful worlds that the Classics make available and that she herself traversed as a child. By encountering beautiful Literature, Mrs. Bolleia believes as John of Salisbury writes: “The soul is purged of its defects and is revivified even in adversity by a mysterious and serene cheerfulness.”
Classically homeschooled with her nine siblings, Mrs. Bolleia received her B.A. in Classics and Early Christian Literature from Ave Maria University in Florida. After graduating from college, Mrs. Bolleia spent a year traveling and teaching, both in the United States and abroad in China. She is currently completing a Master’s degree in Classical Education from the University of Dallas. When not furiously writing papers and preparing lessons, Mrs. Bolleia enjoys hikes, swing dances, travel, a good book and a cup of coffee, and the occasional thrilling adventure such as sky diving or scuba diving.
Mrs. Amelia Lodato, Latin II
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