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Sister Paulette Garry

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  • Birth Name: Marilyn
  • Current Name: Paulette
  • Religious Name: Paulette
  • Last Name: Garry
  • Mother's Name: Thelma (Haynes) Garry
  • Father's Name: L.E Garry
  • Hometown: Huron, SD
  • Entry Date: September 8, 1952

Education:

High School:

Huron High School, Huron, SD (1952)

College:

1955 - Presentation Junior College, Aberdeen, SD - Associated Teaching Degree
1968 - Northern State College, Aberdeen, SD - Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education
1975 - Northern State College, Aberdeen, SD - Master of Arts Degree in Education

Biography:

Sister Paulette earned a teaching certificate from Presentation Junior College, Aberdeen, SD and Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s Degree in Education from Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD. Sister Paulette taught in Mound and Willmar, MN; Madison, Woonsocket, Sioux Falls, Aberdeen, and Dell Rapids, SD and served as Principal of Sacred Heart, Aberdeen, SD. In 1999, Sister returned to Presentation Convent in Aberdeen to begin her current ministry as Community Life and Hospitality Director as well as Sacristan and Sisters’ Care Team member.

1955-1958 - Our Lady of the Lake, Mound, MN - Fifth Grade
1958-1960 - St. Mary, Willmar, MN - Fifth Grade
1960-1962 - St. Thomas, Madison, SD - Fifth and Sixth Grade
1962-1964 - St. Joseph, Woonsocket, SD - Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
1964-1966 - St. Mary, Sioux Falls, SD - Seventh Grade
1966-1978 - Sacred Heart, Aberdeen, SD - Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grade and Principal
1978-1999 - St. Mary, Dell Rapids, SD - Junior HighTeacher
1999-Present - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Community Life and Hospitality Director

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