Chris Bengford was born May 6, 1967. In 1982 he graduated from Holy Family School. He attended South Pasadena High School and graduated in 1986.
Athletics were a big part of his life. He played four years of high school football, three at the varsity level. Chris played two years of basketball and four years of Volleyball.
After South Pasadena he attended Northern Arizona University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in History and minor in Biology. After attending Northern Arizona, he attended California State Los Angeles for his teaching credential. He began a master’s degree in computer education, but only completed 30 units of the program. He also attended Mount Saint Mary’s University Los Angeles completing many classes in Education Administration.
During high school and college, he worked at Trader Joe’s in South Pasadena and loved it. Trader Joes was a fantastic job and a great learning experience. In December of 1992, he was extremely fortunate to be hired at Mayfield Jr. School. Chris worked at Mayfield Jr. for 2.5 years and had a wonderful experience.
In May of 1994 he was hired by Dr. Susan Grant to be the 7th grade homeroom teacher at Holy Family. Chris has taught 7th & 8th grade Math, 6th grade Earth Science, 7th grade Life Science, 8th grade American History, Religion 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. He has coordinated both science camps (CIMI for 8th grade for 27yrs) and 6th grade Outdoor Science School for four years. Mr. Bengford was the Bridges Coordinator with Dolores Mission, Coordinated the Science Fair for 16 years. He was the Middle School Coordinator and Vice Principal for two years. Chris enjoyed his time as the Holy Family Academic Decathlon coordinator for 15 years. Currently, he is the 8th grade homeroom teacher. Chris now teaches 6th,and 8th Religion 7th-grade Biology, 6th grade Earth Science, 8th grade United States History. Chris is responsible for and enjoys organizing school Masses, Stations of the Cross, Holy Thursday Prayer Services, and Funeral Altar Serving Teams. He is privileged to assist students and parents with the high school application process and coordinate 8th grade graduation.
Chris is happily married to his wife Katie, and they have a son, Bradley Patrick. His hobbies and interests include biking, skiing, golfing, camping, and collecting G-scale trains.
Chris lives by this prayer: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right
If I surrender to His Will, That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next”.
Amen.