At the end of this school year, the St. Dominic community will be bidding farewell to three beloved members of its staff.

Mrs. Molitor

Mrs. Nancy Molitor, who works from her office in the Guidance center, will be retiring from her position as Computer Operator after 30 years of service. After her first year, during which she was a volunteer, she was hired and made an official employee.

Mrs. Molitor has quite a history with the school. Both she and her husband attended Assumption High School, which later became the foundation for St. Dominic. Then, they sent their five children through school here as well. When she began working here, she was entrusted with the task of coordinating grades and making report cards. Although the job can be rather tedious, she always has a smile on her face.

“I’ve only worked part time, three days a week for the past few years, and I don’t have any regrets about working here. I really hope I can keep in contact with some of the people that I’ve become friends with,” said Mrs. Molitor.

As for her retirement, Mrs. Molitor doesn’t have any specific plans in mind, but is looking forward to the free time she will have to visit with her family, especially her twelve grandchildren. She also enjoys reading and line dancing and is considering taking up golf as yet another hobby in the future.

Mr. Fitzler

At some point in their time at St. Dominic, nearly every student has had the pleasure of being instructed by Mr. David Fitzler in some way, whether in a P.E. class or as an athlete under his direction. Mr. Fitzler has worked at St. Dominic for 36 years, and has spent every minute of that time dedicated to challenging his students to be their very best.

During his time here, Mr. Fitzler has taught a variety of P.E. classes, as well as health. His job as a coach began with girls’ basketball, which he stuck with for three years. Then he moved on to soccer, his true passion. When track was first introduced at St. Dominic, he started helping with that as well.

Through all of his activity within St. Dominic, Mr. Fitzler has left his mark on countless members of the community. In turn, he has made great friends through his work.

“There’s lots of neat people I’ve come into contact with… just tons and tons of people,” he said.

Though his time as an educator at St. Dominic will be over, he isn’t leaving teaching behind just yet. He has two children, both of whom currently attend a school that only goes through sixth grade. Next year, when his son Michael will be entering seventh grade, Mr. Fitzler plans on homeschooling him until high school. By the time Michael will be preparing for freshman year, his daughter Katy will be entering seventh grade, so then it’ll be her turn.

Madame Fassero

With her festive attire and warm cries of “Bonjour!” as she races through the halls, Madame has certainly brightened the halls of St. Dominic in her 14 years here. She has taught all levels of French classes in her time, as well as instating Le Cercle Français (French Club) to give her students a further glimpse into French culture.

Nearly every other summer, Madame has taken a group of her students to Europe to immerse them into the French lifestyle and give them a chance to put all they’ve learned in her classes to use. These trips have created some of her fondest memories of her time at St. Dominic.

She has enjoyed learning about all of the new technology and attending the teacher workshops because for once, she gets to be the student. In addition, she simply loves teaching here because of the people she gets to work with.

“I’m going to miss the routine, just knowing that I’m going to see everybody and having a lot of things to look forward to. When I fill out the calendar, I always look forward to what’s coming up next,” she said.

Though she’s leaving St. Dominic a little earlier than she would have liked, Madame will be keeping busy by staying with her father, who turned 100 this past year. She plans on living with him for most of the week to help out around the house, as well as taking him wherever he wants to go. Since she will no longer have a strict schedule to stick to, she also hopes to be able to take spontaneous trips to visit her friends in France during the off-season, when the cost of plane tickets will be low.

With their unwavering dedication to bettering St. Dominic, these three will be greatly missed. We wish them well in the future and would like to thank them for their service all these years.