Patrick Klimkewicz, St. Anthony principal, and Father Dale Staysniak, parish pastor, said they are grateful to Father Wisniewski and St. Bridget Parish for their assistance in relocating to their property.
Klimkewicz said his priority was to get everyone moved into the temporary location and to get the instructional side of the school operational. “It’s been tough for the staff,” he said, explaining they lost all their resources. Teachers had to start from scratch to rebuild and reorganize new classroom spaces at St. Bridget. Fortunately, desks and other furniture were in place. Thanks to the generosity of the community, vast amounts of school, classroom and cleaning supplies were donated to help St. Anthony get back on its feet.
Plenty of pencils, pens, markers, crayons, notebooks, folders, books, etc. were donated and divided among the classrooms. However, each day someone discovers something that they used to be able to grab from a desk, cabinet, etc. that isn’t available. “There were a number of financial contributions that are helping us to replace these needs in different classrooms,” Klimkewicz said, adding how grateful they are for the donations.
Parents and students got a first look at their temporary home during an open house on March 3. Grades 6-8 returned to class on March 4 and on March 7, the entire school was back in session on the St. Bridget campus.
He said they prepared for the worst, expecting some members of the school community to be traumatized by the fire.
“We’re doing well,” Klimkewicz said. “Everyone is settling in but there is a lot to do.”
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