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Open Houses at North County Schools Jan. 29 Kicks Off Catholic Schools Week
All the Catholic Schools in the Northeast Deanery of the St. Louis of the St. Louis Archdiocese will hold open houses on Sunday, Jan. 29. The Open House are in order to promote Catholic education and increase enrollment in the deanery’s elementary schools. The push for increasing enrollment comes as the Archdiocese examines ways to combine and close school across the region. The Archdiocese had announced that all schools in the Northeast Deanery of St. Louis will remain open in 2017-18
After consulting with pastors and studying enrollment histories and the Northeast Deanery grants and scholarships to schools, the Archdiocesan School Oversight Committee will plan the future of Catholic education in North County. Using Archbishop Carlson’s vision for A Renaissance for Catholic Education throughout the Archdiocese as a guideline, the Committee will assess the Northeast Deanery Schools.
Projections of enrollment, the percentage of financial investment made by the individual parish, and the Archdiocese’s investment in the deanery’s schools are part of the analyses The focus for Catholic Education in North County will be on Catholic schools that offer academically excellent, affordable, and accessible to families.
In order to draw new families to the deanery’s early education and elementary school programs, each Catholic Elementary school is hosting an Open House on Sunday, Jan. 29 to kick off Catholic Schools Week. The meetings occur in the afternoon but times vary. Contact the school offices for more information. Appointments to visit the schools can also be scheduled.
Jan. 29 Open Houses times and locations:
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Noon-2pm. Addie Govero, Principal; 314-522-3888; 150 N. Elizabeth Avenue, Ferguson 63135.
Christ, Light of the Nations, Noon-2pm. Sr. Mary Lawrence, Principal; 314-741-0400; 1650 Redman Road, Spanish Lake 63138.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, 1-3pm. Peggy O’Brien, Principal; 314-524-1948; 1115 South Florissant Road, Cool Valley 63121.
Sacred Heart, Noon-3pm. Lois Vollmer, Principal; 314-831-3372; 501 St. Louis Street, Florissant 63031; and Sacred Heart Kindergarten, Mary Kay Gladbach, Principal, (314) 837-6939; 751 North Jefferson, Florissant 63031.
St. Angela Merici, 11am-2pm. Mary Ann Kauffman, Principal; 314-831-8012; 3860 N. Highway 67, Florissant 63034.
St. Ann – Normandy, Noon-2pm. Jacob Reft, Principal; 314-381-0113; 7532 Natural Bridge Rd, Normandy, MO 63121.
St. Ferdinand, Noon-2pm. Anna Davis, Principal; 314-921-2201; 1735 Charbonier, Florissant 63031.
St. Norbert, 10am-1pm. Rebecca Nestor, Principal; 314-839-0948; 16475 New Halls Ferry Road, Florissant 63031; and St. Norbert Early Childhood Center; 314-420-9773, 1625 Swallow Lane, Florissant 63031.
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, 10am-1pm. Kenneth Morr, Principal; 314-921-3023; 3500 St. Catherine Street, Florissant 63033.
