BERNAT NAMED DCC’S ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL
Headmaster Gretchen Caruso (left) welcomed Carol Bernat of Punxsutawney as the new principal of DuBois Central Catholic Elementary School on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. A member of Saints Cosmas & Damian Parish, Bernat joins Dawn Bressler, middle & high principal, on the Administrative Team, supervised by Msgr. Charles Kaza (right), President of the school system. Bernat’s credentials include the following: B.S. in Elementary Education and Master of Education, Science Education, Clarion University; active and valid instructional certification along with Pennsylvania Certification as Administrative Principal PK-12 through Slippery Rock University. Bernat has taught at both the SSCD Elementary School and the Punxsutawney Area Middle School. According to Bernat, providing a variety of opportunities to assist faculty and students to grow in knowledge and to capture the desire of discovery involved in life-long learning is my passion. She adds, “Being here at DCC fulfills my desire to be part of an educational setting that is faith-centered as a community of believers.”