Brother Siaosi Ioane has been appointed principal of Marist Brothers' Primary School, Mulivai for 2017 - 2019.

He is no stranger to this position as he was the principal of Marist Primary from 2000 to 2002.

Aside from postings overseas, Br. Siaosi was also the principal of St. Joseph's College and Ulimasao College.

Br. Siaosi is Samoan and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Br. Bryan Stanaway has been appointed the principal of St Joseph's College.

He has been at St. Joseph's College for several years now as its Deputy Principal.

In the middle of this year, Br. Bryan was appointed acting principal of St. Joseph's and later principal.

Br. Bryan is of Maori descent and is a registered teacher in New Zealand who has vast educational experience having taught at schools in New Zealand and the Pacific for 50 years.

The Marist Brothers' schools have produced many leaders for Samoa, both past and current.

The current Head of State, Prime Minister, Speaker of Parliament, Chief Justice and Controller and Auditor General, are all former students of Marist Brothers' schools.

The Marist Brothers also introduced the sports of rugby and boxing to Samoa.

Source

• samoaobserver.ws
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The theme for the three-day celebration is '125 years of multiracial education.

The school's 607 students made the most of their day off from classes, with a formal celebration in which they were addressed by former scholars and items were performed by students.

Head teacher Dan Burese said that the school worked towards the theme of 125 years of multiracial education.

"It means that the education the brothers brought was for everybody and not for one particular race," Burese said.

Source

• Fiji Times
• Fiji Times
• Image: Marist solidarity