Archdiocese schedules merges/closure of four Houston schools

[VicMan]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...an/6250005.html

The archdiocese decided to shutter four Catholic Schools

* Holy Name School, K-8 (Northside Village area) will flat-out close

* Our Mother of Mercy, K-8 (Fifth Ward), will merge into St. Francis of Assisi, K-8

* St. Charles Borromeo, K-5 (Northline Mall area), will merge into Seton Catholic Junior High School, 6-8

* St. Philip Neri, K-5 (Sunnyside/South Park), will merge into St. Peter the Apostle Middle School, 6-8

The Charles Borromeo school is already being housed at Seton because of Ike damage to the Borromeo campus (which is not that far from Seton).

Edited February 7, 2009 by VicMan

[Vertigo58]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...an/6250005.html

The archdiocese decided to shutter four Catholic Schools

* Holy Name School, K-8 (Northside Village area) will flat-out close

* Our Mother of Mercy, K-8 (Fifth Ward), will merge into St. Francis of Assisi, K-8

* St. Charles Borromeo, K-5 (Northline Mall area), will merge into Seton Catholic Junior High School, 6-8

* St. Philip Neri, K-5 (Sunnyside/South Park), will merge into St. Peter the Apostle Middle School, 6-8

The Charles Borromeo school is already being housed at Seton because of Ike damage to the Borromeo campus (which is not that far from Seton).

Holy Name closing by the end of this month per ABC 13 moments ago, depressing.

[Vertigo58]

Holy Name closing by the end of this month per ABC 13 moments ago, depressing.

School opened in 1926 and Spokespersons state enrollment to date was up by 5 1/2%. This will be a bad blow to the local area for all concerned. These nabes need all the support & help they can get.

This church itself is very iconic of this immediate area.