Diocese Holds Groundbreaking for New Resurrection Catholic School
Contact: Father John Geaney, CSP
Memphis, TN -
The Most Reverend J. Terry Steib, S.V.D.,
Bishop of Memphis will officiate at a ground
breaking ceremony on Sunday, June 4th for the
construction of the new Resurrection Catholic School
at 5475 Newberry, in the Hickory Hill community.
A procession from the Church of the Resurrection
will end at the site of the future school.
Construction of the
Resurrection Catholic School is scheduled to be
completed in August 2007. When construction is
completed, and the school is fully staffed and
occupied it is expected to hold 350-400 students.
Dr. Rafael Rondon will be the school's principal;
he comes to Memphis from Dade County, Florida.
Enrollment for pre-school
and kindergarten classes only is now taking place.
Initially the school will serve Pre-K and kindergarten
classes and then each year for the next eight years,
one grade will be added until the school serves students
through the 8th grade. By introducing a child at the earliest
age possible to a challenging, private, Catholic environment,
the students understand exactly what is expected of them.
"This is our eighth
Jubilee School since the initiative started with
one school in August 1999. We now have more than 1,200
students in 7 Jubilee Schools and two urban initiatives,"
said Dr. Mary McDonald, Superintendent of Catholic Schools.
"These schools are a gift to the community and the children
and families we serve, that lifts us all."
The Resurrection Catholic School
will be the latest of the Jubilee Schools to open. It joins
the other Jubilee Schools: St. Augustine Elementary,
De La Salle Elementary, St. John Elementary, St. Joseph Elementary,
Little Flower Elementary, and St. Patrick Elementary.
The Jubilee Catholic Schools serve various urban neighborhoods
around the city and are funded by the Catholic Memphis Urban Schools Trust
(CMUST). Though Jubilee Schools' tuition is the same as at other
Catholic schools (approximately $4,000 per year), very few families
pay full tuition, thanks to CMUST.
The typical Jubilee School family
of three has an average income of just over $14,000. By comparison,
the Shelby County average per capita income is $34,583 while the
federal poverty standard is $12,120. A sliding scale is used to
determine tuition at Jubilee Schools, meaning that some families
pay as little as $100 a year - spread across 10 monthly installments.
Typically 95% or more of each Jubilee School's students receive
tuition assistance; over half qualify for 80% or greater tuition
assistance. 87% of students qualify and receive free or
reduced lunch.
Contact: Father John Geaney, CSP
Telephone: 901-289-0760
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