Students, parents, teachers name new school
The Archdiocese of Baltimore's first new elementary school in more than 60 years will be called Holy Angels Catholic School, the archdiocese announced Tuesday.
“We are delighted to have this much anticipated name for our new school," said Father Charles Hall Catholic Elementary School Principal Kathleen Filipelli, who will head Holy Angels in the fall. "Bravo to the Catholic school parents, students, and teachers who allowed the angels to guide them. Holy Angels Catholic School will be a positive and happy learning community."
The school is set to open for 2010-11 on the grounds of Seton Keough High School as part of the school reorganization announced last month by Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien. It is expected to attract students from Ascension School, St. Bernardine Catholic School, Father Charles Hall Catholic Elementary School, St. Rose of Lima School and St. William of York School, all of which the archdiocese plans to close at the end of the current school year.
If funding and enrollment permit, O'Brien said, the archdiocese eventually will build a new facility for the school.
The name Holy Angels finished first among five options in an online survey last week with 42 percent of the vote. Students were also allowed to write in choices.
Comments
i would never sent my kids there, i hope these other parents wouldn't either after what the church did behind everyones back
Posted by: joe | April 20, 2010 1:16 PM
I'm sure they won't miss your kids since they'll have a sizable waiting list.
Posted by: Jerry | April 20, 2010 1:49 PM
To Joe - and what did the Church do 'behind everyones back"? I mean besides to operate for years when at least 10% of the parents weren't paying tuition?
Do you think for yourself or do you just hear a story on the news and jump in on the Church bashing without trying to find out all of the facts?
Posted by: Steve | April 20, 2010 1:59 PM
I sure hope there will be civil authorities called and arrests made when there is child sexual abuse there. In fifty years and over two hundred young boys molested at Calvert Hall in Towson, there has never been a police report filed by the school. If nothing changes, nothing changes.
Posted by: Kurt Gladsky | April 20, 2010 2:54 PM
I am pretty sure the statement that Holy Angels will be the "first new elementary school in more than 60 years" is incorrect. Our Lady of Grace in Parkton was founded in 2000. See http://www.olgs.org/welcome/history/.
Posted by: Andrew Gendron | April 20, 2010 3:18 PM
How exactly do you know that information? More importantly if it's know by so many it should have been easy for the police to investigate shouldn't it? Is this based on anything?
Posted by: Anonymous | April 20, 2010 3:23 PM
I am disgusted that Kurt's comment was published. Calvert Hall grads know your story Kurt and that you have an axe to grind. You have no proof, in when abuse claims have been brought up the school has acted. Among them, the renaming of the center named after a Brother because allegations were brought against him, 17 years after his death.
Posted by: Eric Dorsey | April 20, 2010 3:28 PM
Hey Andrew,
It said "the Archdiocese of Baltimore's first new elementary school ..." Not all Catholic schools belong to the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Posted by: Jason | April 20, 2010 5:40 PM
I kind of figured Kurt had an axe to grind with Clavert Hall since he mentioned them specifically and made accusations but provided no support. Comments like his do nothing to help victims.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 20, 2010 6:37 PM