BISHOP HEELAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WILL OPEN THE ACADEMIC CLASSROOM WING TO THEIR NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN JANUARY.
HEELAN PRINCIPAL CHRIS BORK GAVE A MEDIA TOUR OF THE 55-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT ADDITION CONTAINING 29 CLASSROOMS, A MEDIA CENTER AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ON WEDNESDAY.
BORK SAYS NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL BE A HIGHLIGHT OF THE BUILDING FOR STUDENTS:
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SENIOR NATALIE CALLAHAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW CLASSROOMS:
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BORK, WHO HAS BEEN AT HEELAN FOR 2O YEARS, SAYS THE MOVE FROM THE NEARLY 70 YEAR OLD HEELAN BUILDING INTO THE NEW QUARTERS STARTS ON CHRISTMAS BREAK, DECEMBER 21ST:
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ONE NEW AMENITY IS AN ELEVATOR, SOMETHING BORK SAYS WILL END AN ANNUAL PRANK PULLED BY UPPER CLASSMEN IN THE OLD HEELAN BUILDING:
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THE NEXT PHASE FOR THE NEW HEELAN CAMPUS WILL INCLUDE COMPLETION OF A GYM WITH FOUR LOCKER ROOMS FOR BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS SPORTS ACTIVITIES.