School History
Holy Family Catholic School 2002-2012 ~ Celebrating 10 Years of Excellent Catholic Education
By the fall of 2000, Holy Family Catholic Church had grown to a congregation of over 940 families meeting in our own Church and parish center. Parishioners looked out beyond the Parish Hall and viewed an empty grassy landscape. Record enrollment in the religious education program and limited meeting space for our growing ministries were placing tremendous strains on the facilities for the Church. Dreams of a Holy Family Catholic School were beginning to spread throughout the Parish. A new school would provide a unique opportunity to leave a legacy – a legacy that shows our love of Christ and neighbor and a legacy that ensures our children would have a place to learn about our faith.
On September 20, 2000, Holy Family’s School Building Committee met for the first time to discuss the strategy for fundraising for Holy Family Catholic School. A parishioner announced to the committee that we would be building a 38,000 square foot school, with 21 classrooms (2 each of Pre-K, K, 1-8, and one learning resource classroom), necessary offices, and a full media center / library / computer lab. The estimated cost was around $3.5 million. A gymnasium would be an estimated additional $1 million. The total estimated cost was $4.5 million. The building committee came to a consensus of having one-on-one solicitations before the general campaign with architect’s receptions. The Architect’s Receptions were held on October 21, 22 and 29, 2000.
In November 2000, fundraising materials were mailed to all parish families to officially kick off the School Building Fundraising project. By January 2001, almost half of the $4,500,000 goal was reached! Howard Davis and Associates were selected as the Architects to design Holy Family’s School. Construction began on May 8, 2001.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place on June 24, 2001 at 12:45 p.m. with Most Reverend Bishop John J. Snyder in attendance.
In August 2001, Michael P. Corrigan was selected to be the first Principal of Holy Family Catholic School.
Pre-registration began in September 2001 to determine if there was a need to initially open grades beyond 2nd grade. Pre-registration concluded Holy Family would possibly initially open with grades Pre-K through grade 5……final determination would be made after reviewing paid registrations.
On January 13, 2002 registration began for the upcoming 2002 – 2003 school year. After registrations were reviewed, it was determined Holy Family School will open with grades Pre-K through grade 5.
Holy Family Catholic School opened for classes for the first time on August 14, 2002.
This year, Holy Family Catholic School celebrates its 10th Anniversary – 10 Years of Excellent Catholic Education. The school enrollment is at 450 students in grades VPK/Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade.
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