Plant Manager Dennis Norenberg

Dennis is a native of Cass Lake, Minnesota. He attended Cass Lake Elementary School, Cass Lake High School and then moved westward and attended Grossmont College. During the last seven years, Dennis has been more than Mr. Fix-it around Sacred Heart Academy.

What Dennis likes most about SHA is the super teaching staff and faculty. "I am impressed with how the teaching staff spend so much time and energy with the kids. Also, having a commander such as Bob Hamm at the helm is a God send to Sacred Heart Academy"

Dennis Norenberg has been married to Julie for 29 years. Together they have two children: son Matt, 28 years old and employed at Scripps Institute of Oceanography and daughter Amy, 27 years old, employed by the Grossmont High School district. Before being employed at SHA, Dennis was self-employed. He owned his own construction company and operated a beer and wine tavern in El Cajon for several years. He sold that business and purchased a 7-11 store in Santee.

After selling the 7-11 store, Dennis went back into construction and built a second story computer lab and library at SACRED HEART ACADEMY!

Dennis' favorite color is green and his favorite meal is steak and potatoes. His favorite movie of all time is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. His favorite animals are mountain lions and bears. Dennis enjoys softball and basketball. Dennis' hobbies are varied and labor-intensive. When Dennis is not on campus, he designs and builds whirligigs. My Webster's Dictionary says that a whirligig is a 1: child's toy having a whirling motion 2: Merry-go-round 3a: one that continuously whirls, moves, or changes b: a whirling or circling course (as of events). There you have it. He also enjoys fishing for salmon in Alaska and hauling rocks in his yard to build rock walls in the garden. Certainly no one could say that Dennis does not get his exercise!

We are blessed to have all of these individuals as members of our staff at SHA. I hope you enjoyed getting to know them just a little bit better.