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Congratulations, Mr. Tim Grandy on 37 years of service to DSHA!
The man. The myth. The legend.
DSHA extends the biggest congratulations to Mr. Tim Grandy, on 37 years of dedicated, passionate service to over 3,000 Dashers!
DSHA extends the biggest congratulations to Mr. Tim Grandy, on 37 years of dedicated, passionate service to over 3,000 Dashers!
Principal Dan Quesnell announced today, via email to the greater DSHA audience, and in person to students at the end of the all-school Ash Wednesday Mass, that Mr. Grandy has decided to retire at the conclusion of this academic year. Please read his announcement below.
And save the date of Wednesday, May 16, to join Mr. Grandy for a coffee and donut reception in the Quad. Stop in to share your congratulations of a job well done in person.
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Dear Parents, Alumnae, and friends of DSHA,
Today, at the end of our Ash Wednesday Liturgy we announced that after 37 years of committed service to the mission of Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Mr. Tim Grandy has decided to retire at the conclusion of this academic year.
Mr. Grandy has taught over 3,000 Dashers across two generations. He will be remembered as a passionate educator who has successfully helped girls grow as writers, critical thinkers, and communicators. He is known for his tireless willingness to coach budding writers, and for the thousands of hours he has spent providing writing feedback.
Outside the classroom Mr. Grandy is responsible for having worked with students to produce the yearbook since 1987.
We will celebrate Mr. Grandy with a coffee and donut celebration in the Quad on Wednesday, May 16 from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Students, parents and alumnae are welcome to stop down to wish Mr. Grandy well. We will also recognize Mr. Grandy at the End of Year Liturgy on Friday, May 18.
Please join me in congratulating Mr. Grandy. And please see below for some special acknowledgements and memories from two of his current colleagues – who are also former students of Mr. Grandy’s.
We are grateful to him for his dedicated service and wish him Godspeed in his retirement.
Principal Dan Quesnell
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Laura Kahle, DSHA ’02 | English Faculty
Tim is one of the teachers I had at DSHA who inspired me to pursue teaching as my career choice. His enthusiasm and obvious love for teaching and for his students stayed with me well after I graduated from DSHA. When I thought about becoming a teacher, I thought about Tim Grandy. I wanted a career that would bring me the kind of fulfillment and joy that I saw in him every day. When I got my first real teaching job and was asked to teach AP English, I immediately called Tim and asked him if I could have his materials and if I could sit in on his classes. Tim made copies of everything he had to help me and invited me back to watch him teach several times. I loved coming back to room 108 to be a twenty something high school student. It made me want to take his class all over again! When I was hired in 2012 to teach alongside Tim, I knew I had earned my bragging rights. It has been a privilege to have him as a teacher and a blessing to have him as a colleague and friend. Tim is humble and kind and thoughtful and funny, and I will miss him dearly when he leaves.
Ami Bonk, DSHA ’88 | English Faculty
I have had the great privilege of knowing Tim Grandy for 35 years, going back to the fall of '84 when he was my freshmen homeroom 108 teacher. As a student, Mr. Grandy's influence on my academic career and writing were profound. His encouragement, energy and dedication to teaching was obvious, and he always made learning fun. Room 108 (I know it's room 214 now, but for me and a slew of other alumnae, it will always be room 108) was a room I looked forward to entering every day. Yet Tim's dedication to his students went above and beyond the classroom and graduation. When I was a student at Xavier, I would call Tim, collect no less, and go over essays with him. Tim always accepted the charges and always made my writing better. When I returned to DSHA in the fall of '99 as an English teacher, I could not have been more excited to teach in the same department as the very person who was responsible for my love of literature and teaching. And just as he did when I was a student, Tim Grandy has made coming to work fun. Each day I look forward to stopping in his room for a quick hello, or an answer to a question on some assignment or a commentary on the day's news. He is still the final authority when I have a question on writing, grammar, editing or any and all things literary. Most importantly, he is still one of the most kind, most caring, most genuine people I have ever had the good fortune to know and even greater fortune to call a friend. 
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