Twenty-five years ago, having a nun for a teacher or principal was as common to Catholic schools as daily prayer.<\/p>\n
Few were better at building morals and character, challenging students to consider the world beyond the classroom or reminding them that tucking in one\u2019s shirt was a rule that civilized people followed.<\/p>\n
With a shortage of nuns, however, there are fewer Catholic schools that have them as instructors.<\/p>\n
Guardian Angels Central Catholic in West Point is one of the exceptions. Parents and teachers appreciate the presence of Sister Joellen Kohlmann in the school.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it is important to have sisters be part of your faculty and present in your school whenever possible,\u201d said Matt Richardson, principal at Guardian Angels Central Catholic High School.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor many years, the nun \u2014 the habit \u2014 the sister \u2014 was synonymous with Catholic schools,\u201d he said. \u201cI think there\u2019s a degree of living your faith that they can share with the kids \u2014things that often times we as lay people may not right away think about. We are very fortunate that we still have Sister Joellen on faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kohlmann teaches religion at the school, which is believed to be the only one in the Archdiocese of Omaha that has nuns or priests teach all the religion classes in junior high school and high school. The archdiocese extends from Omaha through much of Northeast and North Central Nebraska.<\/p>\n
Justin Yosten, a junior, said his father and uncles were taught by nuns and he knows from talking to them that many of them are strict.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s kind of old fashioned,\u201d he said. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to mess around in front of a nun because they will set you straight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blake Hass, a senior, said having a nun gives students a deeper insight to their faith, which is one of the main reasons students choose to attend Catholic schools.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve been living the faith their whole lives,\u201d he said. \u201cNobody knows our faith more than a nun or a priest living the faith.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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