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St. Columba Catholic School
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| Sr. Edith Marie Hauser, OP, Principal |
| 1801 East 3rd Avenue, Durango, CO 81301 |
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Phone: 970 247-5527 *
Fax: 970 382-9355 * Email:
sisteredith@earthlink.net |
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Our mission... |
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The mission of St. Columba Catholic School is to teach
gospel truth and moral value in an environment of academic
excellence according to Catholic tradition. |
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History |
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St. Columba School provides preschool, elementary and middle
school education (children 3-14 years of age). The
average enrollment of the preschool is 50 children, for
elementary-middle school, 190 children and young people. |
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In 1882, Bishop Joseph Machebeuf appealed to the Order of
the sisters of Mercy, St. Louis Missouri, asking for
volunteer Sisters to teach the children among the growing
population of southwestern Colorado. Led by Reverend
Mother Mary Baptiste Meyers, the Sisters lost no time in
responding to the Bishop's appeal. Within four month
of their arrival, the Sisters were attending to the
spiritual and educational needs of the parish children.
Within two years, the Sisters had completed the
establishment of a separate school. The "Academy" was
among the first parochial schools in Colorado. |
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Indeed, as Durango has grown, so too has the school.
Notable in the leadership of the school was Msgr. William
Kipp (1915-1933) who set about the construction of the first
three-story building in La Plata County. Today the
Hauser Building is home to St. Columba's Preschool and
Middle School. In 1957, Msgr. Segourn led the parish
in a fundraising campaign through which the present
elementary school was built. |
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Since 1983, St. Columba School has been under the leadership
of the Dominican Sisters of Great Bend, Kansas. With
thoughtful planning, the school has doubled in size over the
last decade, currently operating at optimum enrollment.
Curriculum is focused on the complete mastery of the basics,
with vocal music, fine art and art history, library
sciences, Spanish language and physical education completing
the course of the day. |
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Holy Family
Catholic School |
| Ann Ashwood, Principal |
| 786 26 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506 |
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Phone: 970 242-6168 (ext. 112)
* Fax: 970 242-4244 * Email:
aashwood@holyfamily-gj.org |
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Ground breaking of Holy
Family School * New Structure *
Opening
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Our mission... |
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Holy Family Catholic School, a Catholic faith community,
provides a quality education and challenges students to achieve
both individual and academic excellence. |
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History |
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Holy Family School was opened as St. Joseph's School in n1916 by
Fr. Thomas Conway and two Sisters from the Sisters of Charity of
Leavenworth, Kansas. Thirteen students attended classes in
the stone building, which had three stories with classrooms on
the main level, a parish hall on the lower level and the
auditorium on the upper level. The building still stands
on 3rd and Grand Street, downtown Grand Junction. |
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By 1931, enrollment had grown to 153 pupils. Due to the
high enrollment and lack of space, the school had to turn some
students away. Students did not pay tuition and the
teachers' salaries were paid through an envelope system
maintained through a church committee. Textbooks were
provided through the efforts of the Catholic Daughters.
The Sisters lived at St. Mary's Hospital and traveled downtown
each day by bus. In 1951, St. Joseph's was remodeled and
eight classrooms added, increasing the capacity of the school to
200 pupils. |
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In 1964, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish opened a new elementary
school and a junior high in a building east of the church.
The junior high functioned until 1970 when it was closed due to
a shortage of teaching Sisters. Immaculate Heart of Mary
Elementary continued for another four years until it united with
St. Joseph's School to form Holy Family Catholic School. |
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Holy Family Catholic School continues the tradition of Catholic
education that began in 1916 with a current capacity of 450
students in grades K-8, and a new pre-kindergarten program.
The Sisters of Leavenworth staffed Holy Family until 1996 when a
team of lay administrators was hired by the school board to
replace the Sisters of Charity. The current
administration, faculty and staff continue the Sisters' legacy
an dedication to maintain quality Catholic education in a small
school atmosphere. |
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St. Therese
Catholic School |
| Ms. Gail Sommerfeld, Principal |
| 320 Goodnight Avenue, Pueblo, CO
81005 |
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Phone: 719 561-1121 *
Fax: 719 561-2252 * Email:
gsommer@st-therese-school.org
Website:
www.sttherese-school.org |
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Mission of St. Therese School is to reach out to children, parents, and families
with the unconditional love of Jesus Christ, enabling them to grow in their
God-created potential as healthy, whole, loved people. In pursuit of its
mission, St. Therese School is dedicated to teaching the Gospel values inherent
in Catholic education and to fostering the personal growth of every child.
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Our mission.... |
| The Shrine of St. Therese School, in union with
parents and the parish community, is dedicated to living and
teaching Gospel values. As a Catholic school, we strive to
prepare our students for service, worship, and ministry so that
these values will become their way of life within an
ever-changing society. Recognizing the uniqueness and
potential of our students, we aspire to academic excellence
through a curriculum which promotes spiritual, intellectual,
social, emotional, and physical growth. |
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History |
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the Shrine of St. Therese will open a new pre-k through eighth
grade school in September 2000. The school will
accommodate 150-220 students in grades K-eight, and thirty to
fifty pre-school children. The facility will be a state of
the art school with a traditional core curriculum, which will
also include technology, art, music, health, physical education,
and foreign language |
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St. John Neumann Catholic School |
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Mr. Pat Lesar, Principal |
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2415 East Orman Avenue, Pueblo,
CO 81004 |
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Phone: 719 561-9419 or 566-9636
* Fax: 719 561-4718 * Email:
pat.lesar@john-neumann.com
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Our mission... |
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John Neumann Catholic School was established for the purpose of providing
quality private education. It is a school committed to teaching Catholic faith
and values and to help each child acquire skills for personal growth and service
to others. The school offers a curriculum of instruction in the doctrines
of the Catholic faith, and provides opportunities for each child to practice
faith in an atmosphere rooted in Christian values. In keeping with these
principles, however, it manifests the acceptance of every student regardless of
religion, race or color. Recognition is made of the unique personality and
talents of each child by offering instruction commensurate with individual
abilities. Through a rigorous academic program, the faculty works to
enrich the student's mind and sharpen his/her intellect. |
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St.
John Neumann is a private Catholic School committed to:
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providing
quality education
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teaching
Catholic Faith and values, and
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helping
children acquire skills for personal growth and service to others
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St.
John Neumann Elementary School
2415 E. Orman Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004-3999
(Stauter Campus)
Administrator: Pat Lesar
Phone:
719-561-9419 or
719-566-9636
Fax: 719-561-4718
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St.
John Neumann Pre-School
2415
E. Orman Ave., Pueblo, CO 81004-3999
Director: Mrs.
Connie Lauer
Phone:
719-561-9419
Fax: 719-561-4718
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History |
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In 1971, a Catholic alternative to public education in Pueblo ceased to exist.
During the subsequent years, certain clergy and laity discerned the need to
re-establish such an alternative. Approval from Bishop Buswell was sought
and obtained in January 1977, and John Neumann Catholic School was incorporated
in the state of Colorado in July of the same year. In September, under the
leadership of a ten-member Board of Directors, the John Neumann Elementary
School opened with an enrollment of eighty-seven students in kindergarten
through sixth grade. The elementary school was housed at the Assumption
School building, and remained at that site until September 1982. In
addition to the elementary school, a second facility, St. Mary's Education
Center, was leased in September 1979 to accommodate the newly organized middle
school. |
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Expansion of John Neumann continued until it was evident that a larger facility
was needed. In the spring of 1982, Bishop Arthur N. Tafoya leased the
former Seton High School, 330 Lake Avenue, to the John Neumann System, and in
August, the Pueblo School District No. 60 Board of Education voted to lease
Lakeview Elementary School, 2415 East Orman, to the Catholic school. |
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With the additional of a preschool in 1985, the school system was organized
according to the following format: Elementary (preschool through fifth
grade) at the Lakeview Building, now called Sauter Campus; Middle School (sixth
through eighth) at the Seton Building, now called the Seton Campus. (In
the next academic year the school plans to reconfigure their grade levels.) |
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In 1994 the John Neumann System purchased the Lakeview Elementary Building.
Today the school is the academic home of nearly 200 students. |
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