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St. Paul Catholic School
An
Indiana State Exemplary School
Celebrating success in our SECOND CENTURY
of education in Grant County
Have
Faith
in the Choice You Make
HISTORY OF ST. PAUL
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
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St.
Paul Catholic Schools began in 1909, when the Sisters of St. Joseph opened a
grade school in the basement of the old St. Paul Church on Branson Street.
The following year (1910) a brick building, accommodating grades one through
six, was erected on the corner of Ninth and Branson Streets.
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In
1924, an addition to the school building made room for the first two years of
high school.
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The
final two grades were added in 1932, and the first commencement exercises were
held in 1933.
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The
number of high school students from 1952 to 1954 necessitated the use of
temporary buildings, opposite the Coliseum, by the upperclassmen.
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The
parishioners of St. Paul Church, therefore undertook construction of a new
high school complex on Kem Road. Bishop John Bennett dedicated the new high
school bearing his name on September 5, 1955.
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This twenty-five acre site included a two-story school, McKeown Gymnasium
(2,800 seats), and outdoor athletic facilities.
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In
1965, McCarthy Hall was erected to provide additional meeting room, student
assembly and recreational space.
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A
new St. Paul Church and rectory were built in 1977 on the Kem Road property.
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In
order to upgrade elementary facilities and minimize operational expenses, a
major consolidation relocated the entire grade school to the Kem Road site
prior to the 1973-74 school year.
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On
March 19, 1993, it was announced that due to declining enrollment, the middle
and high school would close at the end of the school year.
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Now
beginning it’s 102nd year, St. Paul Catholic School is a pre-school through
sixth grade facility under the direction of pastor, Father Richard Weisenberger, and principal, Mrs.
Elisha Schlabach.
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