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Next Level Hire: Dr. Brian Wickstrom, Higher Education Leader of Academics and Athletics, Named President and Chief Executive Officer at St. John Bosco High School

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020
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The Salesians of Don Bosco have appointed Dr. Brian Wickstrom as President and Chief Executive Officer of St. John Bosco High School, an 80-year-old, all-boys, Catholic college preparatory high school in Bellflower, California.

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  • The Salesians of Don Bosco have appointed Dr. Brian Wickstrom as President and Chief Executive Officer of St. John Bosco High School, an 80-year-old, all-boys, Catholic college preparatory high school in Bellflower, California.
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    Dr. Brian Wickstrom has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of St. John Bosco High School.
  • Its clear why he has been successful everywhere hes been, said Father Mel Trinidad, SDB, Director, St. John Bosco High School.
  • Founded in 1940 by the Salesians of Don Bosco, St. John Bosco High School is an all-male Catholic college preparatory school.

Salesian Missions reports "Little Schools" provide education to more than 17,000 children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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Friday, January 17, 2020
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Since 1954, the Little Schools have provided an education and nutritious meals to children in poverty.

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  • Since 1954, the Little Schools have provided an education and nutritious meals to children in poverty.
  • His goal was to teach the children how to read, a first step in educating them.
  • He also invited the children attending these "little schools" to come to the St. John Bosco cafeteria where they would receive a hot lunch.
  • The project increased the health and learning capacity of students by implementing school feeding programs in five Salesian centers in Haiti.