Bishop Noll welcomes Craig Stafford as he joins the Bishop Noll family with 16 years of education in his resume and becomes the new principal. With a Bachelor’s as well as Master’s degree under his belt, Mr. Stafford has said he chose Noll because of its status as a “premiere educational school.”

The 2013-2014 school year has started off with several new changes, the most prominent of which feature a huge change in administration. Mr. Stafford is accompanied by our former Assistant Director of Development, and now Dean of Students, Mr. Chico.

Mr. Stafford is a graduate of Andrean high school and has since been educated at Ball State, Indiana University Northwest, and now Lewis University. He has worked for 16 years in the field of education as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal. Obviously, those years have been beneficial because they have taught him a thing or two about being an educator. In his words, “education is about more than academics – it is the act of forming actual people. Education gives a person identification within a community.”

This opportunity to help young people become educated is what inspired him to step up. “I chose to join the administration to impact students on a larger scale and give the optimal educational experience,” Stafford explains. This enthusiasm is what will bring Bishop Noll to the next level and keep us on track as an outstanding place of education in Indiana.

Our educational excellence is actually a huge factor in what drew Mr. Stafford to Bishop Noll. “Noll is special because it offers a college prep experience grounded in religion and family,” he states. Stafford hopes to keep this trend alive and has many ideas on how to do so. When asked how he intended to keep bettering Noll, he replied saying that he wants “to keep a clear eye on the future with the understanding that the needs of students as well as the needs of schools change on a regular basis.”