Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Bishop Peter Brown, head of the Diocese of Samoa Pago Pago, announced recently the appointment of new principals for Fa’asao Marist High School and St. Theresa Elementary School in Leone.

According to the Office of Catholic Education, Lentoy Felefele Matagi is the new principal for Fa’asao Marist while Victor Langkilde is heading St. Theresa.

Both appointments became effective Aug. 1st.

“The Diocese of Samoa Pago Pago welcomes these new appointments to our schools. We are confident that these skilled leaders will continue the historic contribution of Catholic Education to American Samoa,” Bishop Brown said in a brief statement. “We invite parents to be part of the new school year under the leadership of these gifted principals.”

Matagi, a long time educator, was recently the Assistant Chair of Undergraduate Studies at the now closed Argosy University, American Samoa campus. She also served as principal for Tafuna HS and Leone HS in the past.

A 1988 Marist HS graduate, Langkilde was principal of Fa’asao Marist from 2009 to 2016 and was president of the high school’s Parent/Teacher Association (PTA) from 2016 to last year. He also has served as coach for the high school’s girls softball and boys baseball since 2009.