The Churches

Catholic Schools: Dominican Help, Notre Dame Jazz . . . St. Edmund in Oak Park has a boost toward staying open from Dominican U., which would take it on as a sort of lab school, as in Wed Journal of OP&RF. Meanwhile, student recruitment goes hot and heavy.

Meanwhile, from the South Side comes this from Reader Bob:

At St. Felicitas [1501 E 83rd Pl] . . . we are so close to the criteria, [but] they decided to close us anyway. [It] hit us like a brick in the head. Day and nite for the last few months we've been strategizing and working to meet the 4 criteria.

We are losing now, so far, but as Yogi says: "It ain't over til its over." So we battle on. . . . I grew up here and came back last year to start a band at the school and to help with development. . . . I didn't get the seriousness of the situation until Oct 28, when [Cath schools supt] Nick Wolsonovich met with our principal and told her,"You must raise $150,000 and give me a plan for 2005-06 or we close you."

Well, we are up to $141,000. The Notre Dame Jazz Band gives a concert here Friday evening, 7:30, April 8 to bring in enough money to close the gap and hopefully go a little over the $150,000.

FRIDAY APRIL 8, 7:30, JAZZ FOR ST. FELICITAS!

posted by Jim Bowman @ 3/14/2005 11:01:00 AM