Nolen Named Middle School Principal

Maria Antoinette Nolen has been named principal of the middle school campus at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School.

“We are very excited about Maria’s experience and vision she brings to this position,” said Anne Ceasar, Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School President. “Maria will build upon the foundations of the Middle School and bring new and imaginative ideas to make it even bigger and better.”

Nolen is in her 15th year as an educator. A graduate of Christian Brothers University and the University of Memphis, she has taught in public and parochial schools in Mississippi and northern Alabama, serving as the assistant principal of Catholic High School in Huntsville this year.

“I look forward to building relationships with the students and parents at Montgomery Catholic as the middle school principal. Montgomery Catholic has a wonderful and rich history; I am delighted to be a part of it,” said Nolen.

Nolen assumes her new duties on July 1.

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