A letter from Valley Catholic Middle School Principal Dr. Jennifer Gfroerer

Dear VCMS Families,

After 25 years of teaching on the SSMO campus, Ms. Courtney Ferrari officially retired at the end of the first semester. Ms. Ferrari was one of the founding teachers when the Middle School was restructured as a 6-8th grade program in 2011. She designed the curriculum for her classes, her department, and grade levels. In 2010, she received the Oregon Middle School Social Studies Educator of the Year Award from the Oregon Council for Social Studies. In 2011, she received the Global Educator of the Year Award from the Oregon World Affairs Council. Courtney has such contagious enthusiasm for teaching that she inspires not only the students, but her peer teachers as well. Courtney is, without hesitation, one of the most respected teachers we have on staff and she will be greatly missed. For those who were unable to attend, here is a link to a video montage and a link to some photos from Ms. Ferrari’s retirement assembly. 

Dr. Jennifer Gfroerer