Weekly Monday Memo

Every Monday the school sends an email with pertinent details for the school community. This will always include a note from the principal, important dates & announcements,  sports & clubs updates, PTC/Volunteer opportunities, and other news. If you are not on the mailing list, email office@holychildnm.com

Jerry Carroll was born and raised in the far north woods of Ashland, Wisconsin. He graduated from Wisconsin State University - Superior in 1973 with a BS in Geology and a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Air Force. After serving 12 years on active duty worldwide and 11 more with the Michigan Air National Guard, Jerry retired from military aviation in 1997 as a Lt Colonel and F-16 pilot. He began a second career in commercial aviation with American Airlines in 1985, eventually retiring a second time in 2011 as a Boeing 737 Captain. Currently, Jerry has been involved for 18 years in his third career as a volunteer firefighter and Captain with the Sandoval County Fire Department, and is a fully qualified Structural Firefighter and Wildland Firefighter/Engine Boss. Jerry is a member of the Holy Child School Consultative Council, the parish Financial Advisory Board, and the parish RCIA team.

Sarah Chavez is a parishioner of Holy Child parish, a member of the parish “Ignite Your Faith” initiative, a member of FIAT and has been a religious education teacher for over 20 years.

Consultant-Deborah Figge  has been a parishioner at Holy Child since she and her family moved to the East Mountains in 2001. Previously, she worked as a business manager and bookkeeper for a construction company in Chicago. In 2008, she utilized her experience to help with Holy Child's newly formed school as the business manager until 2019. She also took on the role of music teacher and choir director until her departure in 2019. In 2022, she returned to Holy Child Catholic School to direct the Christmas choir and is currently a member of the school's consultative council. In 2020, Deborrah became a member of Apostoli Viae, a private association of the faithful. Deborrah and her husband Steve have three beautiful adult children and continue to enjoy mountain living.

Indiana Jones is a parishioner, ministry leader and confirmation teacher at Holy Child. He also is a member of the HCCS Development team assisting in fundraising. He is the father of seven children, five of whom attend HCCS.

Jim Lyle is a father of two and has been a member of Holy Child parish for fifteen years.  He was a high school catechist at St. Thomas Aquinas parish in Rio Rancho for a number of years and currently teaches Confirmation at Holy Child, focusing especially on John Paul II's Theology of the Body.  He is a member of the consultative council at Holy Child Catholic School.  Jim and his wife are the leaders of an archdiocesan marriage preparation program known as Weekends for the Engaged, and they give Theology of the Body and Natural Family Planning promotional talks throughout the archdiocese.  He earned his bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master's Degree in Finance from the University of New Mexico.  In his free time, Jim studies philosophy, theology, and great works of literature.

Consultant-Leigh Myers is wife to Andy, an executive pastor at New Life City Church in Albuquerque, and mom to 4. Leigh has been homeschooling for 9 years and teaching in the classical tradition for the past 5 years. Currently she is teaching at Oak Grove Classical Academy and is pursuing her Master of Arts in Humanities with a Classical Education concentration at University of Dallas. She also is a lover of Latin and has been studying and teaching it the past several years as well.

Michael Simpson is a father of six. He and his wife own and operate Discount Catholic Products, an online retail store selling Catholic Products. They have been members of the St. Jude Thaddeus Parish for over a decade and have been sending their five oldest children to Holy Child School since 2019. Michael has spent the last 20 years serving in the Army National Guard including multiple deployments overseas. He is currently a Captain and serves as a Military Intelligence Officer. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (majoring in Entrepreneurship) from Washington State University and was previously licensed as a commercial real estate appraiser.