Welcome
Meet Our Principal
Mr. Paul S. Pinto
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Welcome to Northern Chautauqua Catholic School, the only Catholic Regional Elementary School in Chautauqua County. I want to first recognize the gifts of your children that make our days bright, fulfilling and enthusiastic! As educators, we enjoy their presence each and every day praying for our Lord to guide and nurture their development. We ask the Holy Spirit to keep us all safe and help guide our diverse needs of educating all students to the best of our ability.
It is a pleasure to be part of this joyful learning community. Our list of benefactors, volunteers, donors, our Board of Trustees with so many donations of time and talent, it's a blessing to embrace members of our learning community each day! The inclusion of a school mass twice a month at Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, our neighbor, is a staple of Catholic Elementary School education.
As a graduate of Most Precious Blood Parish in Angola NY, I began serving at mass in third grade. I have continued my devotion to the Catholic Faith by training as a Eucharistic Minister, Lector and visiting the sick with Holy Communion on a weekly basis. I began my career in the private sector after SUNY Binghamton graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering. I completed my teaching credentials at Buffalo State College with a Master's in Education, then completed the Master's Program at Niagara University with Honors for a second Master's Degree in Educational Leadership and Policy.
My classroom experience began in 1998 at Dunkirk Middle School, then Alden Middle School, Silver Creek Middle-High School (1999 - 2005), Canisius High School as Assistant Principal, then Principal at St. Francis Grammar School in Tonawanda. When St. Francis closed in 2014, I entered Law investigating negligence in automotive, commercial and medical malpractice accidents. My law career proceeded with Federal Court in the Western District serving District and Magistrate Judges.
I learned of the vacancy at NCCS and was intrigued that a small Catholic Elementary School, with an adjoining Parish was operating with a healthy enrollment in Chautauqua County. I embraced the opportunity by the Board of Trustees and here we are finishing the 2024-2025 school year in style. I look forward to finishing the school year and plan many more successful academic years at Northern Chautauqua Catholic School, to support NCCS as a success!
Please join me in discovering ways to educate all learners to the best of their ability in Christ. May the good Lord bless you and keep you, all the days of your life ! Please feel free to email or call me anytime. God Bless you and your family!
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Please feel free to reach out to me at anytime.
Cell: 716-949-9082
Email: ppinto@nccschoool.us
Meet Our Canonical Administrator
Father Daniel Walsh
I am happy and proud to be back as our Canonical Administrator, and to be part of such a great school with so much going for it! I never really left you. Like you and your children, we may leave NCCS, but NCCS will never leave us.
We all hear a lot about a mental health crisis in today's society. We hear nothing about the antidote for this sickness. I believe the medicine we need is FAITH in a merciful God. At NCCS we hear about a loving God everyday. Your children are listening. We are all healthier because God is in our school.
Thank you all for all the sacrifices and support. It's your best investment in the long run, as it is mine. Now and forever, you, your children and all of us are happier and healthier because of NCCS.
Lord protect us from all anxiety as we live in joyful hope.
Blessings,
Father Dan Walsh, Canonical Administrator