Passion, community and laughter are three of the many ingredients that make St. Gabriel’s Catholic School officials feel contributed to the school recently being named one of Central Texas’ Best Places to Work by the Austin Business Journal.

In order to qualify for this honor, a company must first be nominated, and then a 37-question survey is sent out to all employees. The survey focuses on team effectiveness, retention risk, alignment with goals, trust with coworkers, individual contribution, manager effectiveness, trust in senior leaders, feeling valued, satisfaction with current role and people practices.

Scoring high across the board, St. Gabriel’s landed a spot among the top 20 medium-sized companies in the area.

“Becoming a winner in this contest is not easy,” said Lyn Chasteen, Austin Business Journal publisher. “It’s each company’s employees who decide a nominated company’s fate – and as many us know, our employees and co-workers are often our toughest critics.”

Fourth-grade teacher Jill Hall said St. Gabriel’s family and faculty members feel like we were called to the school.

“I count myself among that group, and I am humbled and grateful for every second I spend in membership with this community,” Hall said.