A good crowd is on hand as the Notre Dame’s new lower division six-classroom addition is dedicated and blessed on Feb. 27, 2017.
Head of School Andy Guest provided remarks and Fr. Ron Nikodem, s.m., from the campus ministry department, blessed the new structure before those in attendance filed in to the William Kozyra Assembly Hall for refreshments and treats.
“The fifth graders will be the first to occupy the new classroom building along with students in Spanish classes,” Guest said.
Guest thanked the faculty, staff, student and parents along with the project team, which included Steve Pangori from Anderson Eckstein and Westrick, Inc., and representatives from Frank Rewold and Son Inc.
Each of the six new classrooms in the addition are the same size as its current classrooms, with an additional restroom and entrance/exit included as part of the $1.1 million expansion, which was begun in late summer.
Notre Dame’s lower division moved in 2013 from its original location in Waterford to the current facility on the school’s main campus in Pontiac. Since then, it has experienced substantial growth in enrollment and its 12 classrooms will grow to 18 when the new addition is completed.
The division educates students in junior-kindergarten through grade 5.
At the new south entrance to the lower division building, Notre Dame Head of School Andy Guest and lower division Principal Diana Atkins help lead the dedication on Feb. 27, 2017.
One of the classrooms in the new part of the lower division.
Parents, students, teachers and guests get a first look at the new facility.
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Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." The Marist Fathers and Brothers sponsor NDPMA's Catholic identity and manages its educational program. Notre Dame is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.