Student’s first day of school means staying with family

Principal says that once a child starts attending Christ the King the other siblings almost always follow.

By: Krzysztof Scibiorski
   School opened yesterday at 8:30 a.m. for first-grader Kelly Loebes of Hillsborough, who joined her two brothers at Christ the King School in Manville.
   In fact, Kelly’s parents, John and Angela Loebes, are turning Christ the King School into a true family affair — once the school year begins in earnest there will be four Loebes kids attending Christ the King. JohnPaul, their eldest, is starting fifth grade, his brother Brandon is in third grade and Kelly is a first grader this year.
   And their youngest brother, Adam, is waiting to start Pre-K classes at the school Monday.
   Ms. Loebes calls the school the "area’s best kept secret" and hopes that more parents will get to know about it. As Christ the King R.C. Church parishioners and former Manville residents, the family decided to send JohnPaul to kindergarten "to give the school a try" and were "very pleasantly surprised by the quality of education he was receiving." Afterward, it seemed natural that each child attend the school as well.
   According to Sister Maryann Kasica, the school’s principal, once a child starts attending Christ the King the other siblings almost always follow. Sister Maryann and Ms. Loebes cite the school’s reading program as a strong draw for the school — most kids enter the first grade with well developed reading skills.
   According to Sister Maryann, this year the school is launching numerous academic programs including a new laboratory science curriculum, an accelerated math program in the higher grades, and a spelling and penmanship program for all of the students.