Mary Ann Addis

“Seeing the students grow spiritually, emotionally and mentally is a great joy to witness. When I am teaching a lesson or preparing a choral piece with the students, seeing them grow together is inspiring and deeply moving. Also, when I hear children sing, my little heart becomes very happy!”
 
Mary Ann Addis is following in her parents’ footsteps by becoming a teacher – it was a natural decision for her. She has lived in Texas her whole life and attended high school at Duchesne Academy. She received her bachelor’s from Texas A&M University in 2006. She received a master’s degree in counseling at the University of Houston in Clear Lake in 2015.
 
Mary Ann has her hands full teaching Spanish and music. This also includes directing the school’s choir and preparing the students for weekly liturgies and concerts.  During the summer, she works with and directs various children choral camps. She is working this year to create a strong band and orchestra program at CtR. She can play the piano, organ, guitar and cello. She enjoys the Houston Symphony, is a member of Schola at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, where she directs the Spanish Choir, and fills in with choral groups around Houston.

She previously worked at Assumption Catholic School as the music, art, Spanish and P.E. teacher for Kindergarten to 8th grade, was the director of the Children’s Choir and the creator and director of the Ballroom Dance Competition. She also worked at St. Michael Catholic Church in Houston and St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School.
 
Mary Ann currently lives in Houston. She enjoys trying new recipes that bring out her Colombian and Lebanese roots. She practices yoga and is working on becoming a certified yoga instructor.