Hays, Kansas, June 23, 2023 – Holy Family Elementary is pleased to announce Mandy Meagher as their new Principal.
Geoff Andrews, Superintendent of Schools for the Salina Diocese, said, “I have enjoyed working with Mandy the last three years at Sacred Heart in Colby, and I am excited to welcome her to the Hays Catholic Schools. She is a servant leader who loves Catholic education and will continue to help Holy Family Elementary thrive.”
“Mandy not only has many gifts and abilities to serve as principal, but she also seems to have a great love and enthusiasm for our schools,” said Fr. Nick Parker, Pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish and Holy Family Elementary. “We are happy and excited to have her at Holy Family Elementary.”
Meagher received both her bachelor’s degree in elementary education and her master's degree in education administration from Fort Hays State University. She began her career in the classroom in 2005, teaching kindergarten for fifteen years before being named the principal at Sacred Heart Elementary in Colby, Kansas, where she was currently serving before being hired by Holy Family. For the last seven years, she has also served St. Nicholas of Myra Parish as the Director of Religious Education.
Meagher and her family are parishioners of St. Nicholas of Myra Parish. They have been a part of the HFE Family for the last ten years as their three children attended Holy Family. “I am excited to serve the HFE family in this new role. HFE has been a special part of our family, as it has been for so many others in our community. I am excited to work with the extraordinary faculty and staff as together we continue to build on the strong tradition of Catholic Education in our community. I can’t wait to see all our students in August and work with their families as we prepare for the upcoming school year”. -Mandy Meagher.