The NativityMiguel Network of Schools is pleased to announce a new sponsor
for the Guiding Star Award. The NativityMiguel National Alumni Network was
founded by member school alumni at the Alumni Think Tank in Washington, DC
in April, 2010. The Alumni Network steering committee unanimously voted to
assume the sponsorship and selection of the Guiding Star Award.
Melodie Hessling, who has served as the principal at Nativity Jesuit
Middle School (Milwaukee, WI) since 2007, has been named the Director of
Mission Effectiveness for the NativityMiguel Network of Schools.
The Philanthropy Roundtable highlights BJ Cassin and the NativityMiguel Network of Schools in - Saving American's Urban Catholic Schools: A Guide for Donors. It's worth reading in full, but see Sections II, V, and X for its profiling of NMNS as a strategic priority, new school model to be replicated, and a great idea in need of funding.
Until five years ago, the prospects of the Carrillo brothers going to college were dim. Alfredo, Alex and Jesse were born in a poor neighborhood of South St. Louis, and their Catholic school was in danger of closing because of declining enrollment.
The NativityMiguel Network of Schools is pleased to announce a new sponsor
for the Guiding Star Award. The NativityMiguel National Alumni Network was
founded by member school alumni at the Alumni Think Tank in 
