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Our beloved St. George School was opened on September 6, 1927
with an enrollment of 146 pupils and under the pastorship of Reverend
George E.
Orr. The original school consisted of 4 classrooms on the second
floor of
the original Church building. Three Sisters of Saint Joseph took
on the
monumental task of educating the Parish Community's youth at the time,
and over
the years, the Sisters of Saint Joseph continued to be an influential
presence
in the school. The first graduation took place on June 22, 1928
with 13 students graduating. In June 1951, the old parish convent
was
converted into additional classrooms to accommodate rising
enrollment. As
the Parish Community continued to grow, it was decided by the Pastor at
the
time, Reverend Thomas P. Fitzgerald, to build a new school. The
new school
opened in January 1965. For 78 years,
our school expanded and educated thousands of students. Saint
George
Parish School graduated future doctors, lawyers, professors,
accountants,
mothers, fathers, religious sisters and priests. It had been
an integral part of so many lives. As of the closing of the
School in
June 2005, the total number of graduates reached 2,761. The
memory of Saint
George Parish School will live on in the hearts and lives of all those
who were
privileged enough to walk its halls and sit within its classrooms. |