Monday, March 01, 1999
Students help break ground
Catholic school starts expansion
BY SUSAN VELA
The Cincinnati Enquirer
BURLINGTON — Students of Immaculate Heart of Mary School — plus Bishop Robert W. Muench of the Diocese of Covington and the Rev. Jerome C. Britt — donned hard hats Sunday before they pushed Tonka trucks over mounds of dirt.
Tonka toys were most appropriate in the official groundbreaking ceremony for a 10-classroom addition, considering that Immaculate Heart of Mary School serves preschool through eighth-grade students, said Father Britt, of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.
About 485 students attend the school, at 5876 Veterans Way, which now has 18 classrooms. Enrollment continues to jump by about 50 students a year, which is why the addition to the school's west side is needed, Father Britt said.
The school already has some space challenges. Prin cipal Ann Reibling noted that one large room now houses the school's library, computer lab and a kindergarten class.
Construction actually began about three weeks ago. The site has been leveled, and some sewer pipes have been installed.
While construction remains in the initial stage, Father Britt expects the addition to be complete in July or August, which means the classrooms should be available in the fall.
A $1.1 million capital campaign is financing the project. The parish of about 1,200 families began the campaign in 1997.
The goal is for the school to eventually offer three classes each at the kindergarten through eighth-grade level. It now offers four sessions for preschool and kindergarten students and two each for first through sixth grade.
Ms. Reibling said the addition's completion will mean that the school can offer a third first-grade class and a second seventh-grade class next fall.
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