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PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- When she was in fifth grade, Jayda Pugliese realized that "something wasn't right." As a student at St. Mary Interparochial School in Philadelphia, she struggled to keep up in class. Her world was falling silent, due to a progressive disease that attacked her auditory nerves. Adept at lip-reading, Pugliese managed to pass regular hearing exams until her condition reached a crisis point, and her grades began to plummet. Now, 25 years later, Pugliese is the principal of St. Mary Interparochial, and an internationally recognized educational leader whose work b...
Once a struggling student, Jayda Pugliese of St. Mary Interparochial School drew on her faith to battle hearing loss -- and returned to lead her alma mater, while gaining international recognition for her work.